Just a reminder for us all:
-he's 13 (like it mentioned a few chapters back) and is just smaller since the curse keeps him malnourished
-she's just a couple of years older than him, max a few (it was either from an earlier chapter that's I've read too long ago or I saw it mentioned from someone else)
+not excusing anything, it'd still be weird for them to be together or shipped as it is right now
-she doesn't have any feelings for him in that way, since she read the novel and he looks so much like a child right now, she just cares about him as one would usually care about a child in such a situation lol
-the only "romantic" type thing right now is him having a crush on her, which is normal for someone his age also since she's the only one who's been that nice to him, or course he'd be more likely to develop some sort of feelings for her lol
I know eventually they're bound to get together or at least mc starts having feelings for him too, but that's hopefully most likely not gonna happen until after the curse breaks and there's a time skip to give him time to fully heal from the effects of the curse, probably having a growth spurt along the way.
As this comic is now, it's just adorable fluff. I just hope it stays this way for now and doesn't try to go too far, too soon in the story lol
And if I'm mistaken about anything, it's been awhile since I've read the beginning of this and I haven't slept much right now, so please remind me!