Ithink Gale's scene with gazing at the stars can be, with a bit of good will, viewed in two different ways - although I do believe there's no distinction between that moment with romance triggered, and without it - and it does look a bit weird and forced, if you're just friends. Same goes with Wyll dancing scene.
I just had the Gale stargazing scene today, with no romance element. I just sat with him, and the next morning he said he was grateful to have a friend like me, and it was all very heartwarming. That said, I did think that we were sitting a bit closer than felt quite natural, and gazing at one another a bit more intensely than I'd gaze at my mates. I guess that is because the animation is intended to serve dual purpose, whether we're in a relationship or not? If so, then I'd agree that ideally there'd have been slightly different versions of the animation depending on whether there was an active romance, though the words in my playthrough seemed fine. I'm also note sure I'd have read so much into it, had I not been reading about the problems other people had been having and so was actively looking out for inappropriately romantic moments.
I can't speak for the dancing scene with Wyll, as my character had been flirting with him earlier (though she'd got fed up when he was so determinedly oblivious), and was open to a romance. It therefore felt quite natural, and both quite sweet and impressively reactive given he acknowledged that he'd almost missed what was in front of him. But still awkward, though I think for me because the dancing looks silly. I'm sure it's all properly researched and appropriate to a pseudo-mediaeval setting and all that, but I wish they'd gone for something a bit less prancing that played up the elegance and smoothness I'd expect from the Blade! But that's off topic, so apologies
"You may call it 'nonsense' if you like, but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!"
