@Flare77 Smoothness is far from here. This is pure Blitzkrieg towards his man-ass, where only speed and efficiency matters for maximum impact. No subtlety, pure snu.
So basically, the author created a meddlesome character to either speed things, or spice things up.
Looks like a white flag to me, tbh...Like, the author can't think of ways to move things along, without adding a character, and making it bluntly push the main couple.
@DarkeLourd@MonsieurQuack Well, sure, but what she's doing is just shy of grabbing them by the collar, slamming their heads together and shouting "Aaaaaaaand KISS!" in their ears (just like @Groceries suggested above). That might be a bit counterproductive.