Please.. please let the MC have such a rugged, weighty full sack of balls enough to stand up for himself, call the bitch out, tell the parents what's up, or at least deny everything, get up, leave..
And the MOST important part. DONT LET HIM SHOW UP LATE. That trope's old.. for once, let us see a MC in a romcom who shows up to the Fireworks show after dealing with some other side bullshit, and show up AT LEAST on time, or before the FMC..
I'm already getting the vibes of MC being late, childhood friend meeting up with FMC and them going on their merry way because the MC was late. Fuck that noise.