Gotta say this story is hitting a lot of personal favorite boxes for me right now but the protagonist is taking the whole cake by a lot of reasons:
-An incredibly relatable MC with actual personality and real insecurities.
-A normal guy who is a weirdo by virtue of being a normal guy surrounded...
"Shina, I knew I could trust you! You know me so well you figured out what I'd choose."
"Naw bro, you're just basic af."
"..."
I mean, in a sense this too can count as the power of friendship, you know?
I really like how much of a poor-ass bastard he is, taking her to a street market to buy fish has to be the most cheapskate date I've ever seen in a while!