Pretty neat so far, interested to see how it goes in later updates. In agreement with others, as I feel it is too early in the game to just be shutting down paths completely. Maybe friend routes instead that could later open up to LI routes (kind of like, not interested right now, but maybe later)? I'd rather get to know the characters more before having to make a decision if I want to go down their path or not.
Don't mind the trans character. They play keyboard and the MC plays guitar and needs to practice more for that event they were invited to. So yeah, jam buddy! As before, it would be nice to have a friend route option instead of shutting them down. This way you could still have a jam buddy/friend without a relationship. Dude's been your friend for awhile and it seems kind of weird to not go hangout/jam with them just cause you don't want a relationship with them.
But overall, seems fun. I like the MC's attitude and the music is nice. Hopefully we can get some "just friends for now" routes in later updates (or changes to existing ones later). Looking forward to see how this goes.