@pants so i joint quite late to quotes you on this, But i think you are wrong. that is not simp.
he have one side crush. But that it, He think he have no chance and he never even act. So he not active aiming for her. How is that simp ?
And what creepy again ? He never even try to approaching her
And why it is not fluff. he met the chance to met her and he act this time. Thank to that, they later they get together.
The guy was "coward" as he said it himself, try to change -> get happy result. That so creepy, how dare him 😅
As much as i concern, you are a very bad professor