I don’t know if I like how the author handled this. Not the scene overall because that makes, but how he made the guy look when he said perfectly normal things and was pretty nice about it. Maybe the author was trying to show it from her point of view and how much shock those simple words had on her, but still. As a reader the way the guy was drawn and emphasis put on him made it seem like he just called her a dumb bitch or something equally insulting. When in actuality he’s just doing what he’s always done (speak his mind), is being fairly polite about it, and instantly apologizes and compliments her senpai -kohai relationship. I just don’t like how that got portrayed as if he was in the wrong (just leaves a poor taste in my mouth). Maybe if the shock was shown more on her face? At the end of the day it the issue here is her own insecurities (which is fine and is setting up for a great character arc).