
Something about the anatomy really throws me off. The heads are like... too big? And in some scenes the chins are just too big? Hard to focus on the "plot"...

Yeah their heads are too big, they don't do that classic anime kinda sharp chin, their lips take up too much real estate on their face, because of the artist's art style most of the characters we've seen have the same face making it difficult to distinguish between them. The ukes big head is especially noticable in that full body climax panel as it just feels like they should've shrunk it.

why am I kind of rooting for him like bro been there since the beginning he the og

idk, as someone with traumatic past (sami definitely has one), i don't want to do anything with people from the past, especially if they know things. i'd rather meet someone new who doesn't know anything... let them know organically THROUGH ME. my perspective. my lense. my true experience.
the people involved in the past had their own versions of the things that caused me trauma, so they can never be purely empathetic to my struggles.
... or at least that's just me. /shrugs/

As someone who has also dealt with some things in the past, I absolutely cherish all the people there were there with me when I was going through it. Depending on how the story progresses my opinion on him may change, but as of right now it seems like he likes her for more than just her previous looks, so I'm hoping that maybe he at least tried to be there for her when she had experienced loss. However if we find out he didn't do anything I probably won't like him as much.
RULER OF MY HEART? ALIEN STAGE MENTIONED?
i thought abt that too lol (still not recovered from stage 7 tho)