And then there's the ending which is just sad. How are you going to squirm away from a date invitation like that? A girl asks you out on her own accord and you think it's just to make fun of you over paintings? God your mom really did ruin you.
Not arguing with the rest because I don't disagree at all.
But I literally just read a thread of people sharing experiences about girls being forward asking someone out, inviting on a date, etc, for the exact purpose of pranking or mocking a person. I think there was even a tiktok or Instagram trend of this a while back.
I had a sorta similar experience, where a girl who didn't give a damn about me offered a kiss/make out if I let her do something to me. Best decision I made, instantly rejecting that.
It's one thing if someone has S tier looks or personality.
But for someone who has spent most of their life as a mob with there being nobody interested in them to suddenly have a near stranger take interest, like that can be hella sus.
Just because MC has a reasonable reason to be sus about her motives/goal, doesn't make this dumb trope of girls just magically throwing themselves at dense MCs any better. Like "Oh this person was a friend I met briefly in kindergarten. Guess I am in love with them for life after not seeing them for 10+ years".