This is probably the first time I'm not getting annoyed by an overly timid and naive FL. I...

This is probably the first time I'm not getting annoyed by an overly timid and naive FL. I still have that pesky voice at the back of my mind going "Man, she should just spit that shit out and be done with it", but it's not frustrating and I can actually understand why she is the way she is.
It doesn't feel like Maxi is behaving that way for the sake of creating problems and tries to learn and fix herself instead, to put it short.
Ripton is a nice contrast to her personality *cough* and is absolutely hot *cough*, without coming off like an asshole or a psychopath, which is nice aswell.
Also, a theory:
Ripton > rip... > ripped af looks at these abs
I wouldn't be offended nor surprised if the author just took the word "ripped" and tinkered it into a name.