I'm actually kind of creeped out by the kind of people who would interpret this boy as some sort of "spineless bitch," when I'm reading about a very different person. He is sensitive and kind, devoted and talented in his craft, non-judgmental, and has already shown such qualities through his actions to a girl who clearly gets it. And yes, he's socially awkward, with a social trauma from when he was even younger than the sensitive 15 years old that he is. And she also gets it and doesn't hold it against him.
I mean what do you people want him to do, push the girl down the moment he's got a chance, ignore what she wants, and get fast-tracked into the supreme court?
I mean what do you people want him to do, push the girl down the moment he's got a chance, ignore what she wants, and get fast-tracked into the supreme court?