@JonRa I dunno, this definitely isn't "reality"ing a situation. You mentioned he was acting mature and in the process, you completely forgot that yes, in fact, they are high-schoolers and this is absolutely normal behavior for them to go through. As a matter of fact, Poemu is acting mature in it...
@JonRa I don't know what kind of toxic relationships you've been in, but this ain't it chief.
And even if we were to assume that she's actually "ashamed" of him, by the end of the chapter she goes fuck it and lets him loose to be a dork.
You're really stretching here, cause the whole point of...