genuinely surprised of the reaction to the ML here- to me it seems obvious he has feelings for the FL but can't act on them due to family drama/trauma, and so he does things to distance himself from her (albeit poorly)
And also because her mother asked him to stay friends with her.
genuinely surprised of the reaction to the ML here- to me it seems obvious he has feelings for the FL but can't act on them due to family drama/trauma, and so he does things to distance himself from her (albeit poorly)