I'm not a big fan of the age gap rn (bc even if he's max 5 years older, she's still just 10) but i feel like the bigger issue is that she's incapacitated rn and the story is heading towards a kiss??? in my mind that's awful no matter how old the person is bc she doesn't think of him like that
also it's forced bc we've barely seen them talk tbh, he just kinda stares at her from afar, gave her that one necklace, and whatever feelings he has, she doesn't reciprocate so