Its not twinkification, he allowed himself to be clingy but is still afraid of how attached he is to him. You just gotta read it understanding he had isolated himself from people enough to be comfortable with her mother's death and the 0 empathy his dad shows. He's still ashamed for feeling like a looser, but he's already let himself be vulnerable with a crush and its is beautiful.
Its not twinkification, he allowed himself to be clingy but is still afraid of how attached he is to him. You just gotta read it understanding he had isolated himself from people enough to be comfortable with her mother's death and the 0 empathy his dad shows. He's still ashamed for feeling like a looser, but he's already let himself be vulnerable with a crush and its is beautiful.