for those who are confused: he basically says, in the first part of the chapter that he got close to Courtney (got in her good graces) and made her open her boundaries bit by bit until she was comfortable enough to bite the bait (embrace her dominant nature for the first time) it doesn't have to imply that he's manipulating her but he's not exactly innocent either. but because he's drawn in such a way that people are assuming he's that was ig
It's not really that part that I'm talking about. Just the way he's going about all of this always seems like he's pushing her too much but idk what would be the right amount
for those who are confused:
he basically says, in the first part of the chapter that he got close to Courtney (got in her good graces) and made her open her boundaries bit by bit until she was comfortable enough to bite the bait (embrace her dominant nature for the first time)
it doesn't have to imply that he's manipulating her but he's not exactly innocent either. but because he's drawn in such a way that people are assuming he's that was ig