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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.