what can he do? hes literally way older than her and doesnt see her as a love interest. he doesnt want to ruin their relationship either
HE COULD REJECT HER but she would probably be butt hurt about it considering it IS tess
be a mature adult who acknowledges the other person's feelings and rather than treating them as a joke, reply seriously
mans probably thinks tess is a whole joke itself
as well as this comment
yikers
SOMEONE WHO POINTS OUT THE OBVIOUS WHERE THE MC ALWAYS MAKES LIGHT OF SUCH SERIOUS FEELINGS
TESS DID THE IMPOSSIBLE