MC's behavior is starting to irritate me. Whenever he encounters someone or something that would progress his fit into society one step further, he immediately take two step backwards for no reason at all. No one abolutely no one for 50+ chapters ridiculed him for his passion except that little twerp at first chapter and everyone around him is supportive and understanding as cute as a button, so why there is no progress with his mental attitude and always edgy. Is it really this easy to traumatize someone like that so much with one word that he cant get past this for 10+ years.
Yeah. Maybe he's on the autism spectrum. For me, that makes me a bit obsessive. It can give me incredible focus when trying to solve a problem, but it can also drive me into the ground without a way out.
Gojou developed a fundamental belief in his being unacceptable, except within the narrow world of Hina dolls. This means that his place in life can only be secured through perfection in making dolls. Marin is a kind of doll, and so still fits into that framework. But she is actually a person, and through her he is only now getting some alternative perspective.
The things that Marin considers important, such as significant dates (confessing on a 'special day') don't have an impact on Gojou, which can put her in the position of the one who puts in all the effort in the relationship. That can become old pretty quickly, unless Gojou can figure out how to fake it for her sake.
Autism is a bit like being an alien from another planet. Or like being a psychopath. He might never easily feel the things that Marin is trying to draw out of him, but he might be able to come close out of devotion.