Tbf, I think it’s more like “despite being your fan for basically forever I have and will always remain on your side, not because you’re an actor I love or how famous you are but because I’ve come to see you for the real you”. It’s really easy to show someone caring for another and defending them for who they are in their ordinary life if they have no clue who that person is but to truly see a celebrity that you have always adored beyond their title and your preconceived notion of them, while also simultaneously showing that you can love their art but still make a clear distinction between the art and the person, not treating the celebrity like a product or an object (which is unfortunately how most celebrities are often seen and treated by their fans) but instead treating them like a normal ordinary human, is something that is not often portrayed within this trope. The whole point of this story is that everyone turns away from MC immediately because of the millions of baseless rumors but the uke being a psychotherapist, has a more grounded view of everything
The whole “I’ve been your fan the whole time” trope has always made me sad, but I had some hope this one wouldn’t do it... But in my heart of hearts, I knew it likely was going to lead down that route. And, well... Yeah. Idk. It’s still a good story so far, but it's honestly decently disappointing to me that the author wrote it like this. Not only is it a tired trope, it also taints the begining of their relationship in a different light, and it's not a good one. The therapist lied, blatantly and repeatedly. And while I can understand why, it’s still a lie that he carried on for weeks. Not only that, but the author had such a good opportunity to subvert the trope and have him be seriously clueless as to who he was, and not obsessed since he was a kid. It just cheapens their whole relationship, honestly. They have such good chemistry, and it would have been made even better if the author left that trope at the door.