ok i need to talk about this in more than just tags. first of all this is beautiful. jake has such great character development. but we need to talk more about his relationship with amy and how he reacts to it. when amy says things, jake takes them to heart. she’s not doing it in a controlling way or “trying to change him” the way that trope is normally portrayed either. jake wants to grow up and be better. it’s not “ugh i have to drink 8 glasses of water a day now bc of my nagging girlfriend” or “i’m pretending to do this thing to get her off my back” he’s really trying. it’s an attitude of “my girlfriend is trying to take care of me and i want to grow and be better so i’m letting her”. and with the books, she doesn’t say “you’re an idiot you should read more” she makes a passing comment about it or mentions a book she loves and jake wants to love it too. they spend time together and feed off of each other in a natural way. (of course amy starts doing the cool cool cool cool thing… he says it a lot. it’s a contagious speech thing.) they really just know each other and it’s so wholesome and not the typical sitcom “ball and chain” type of thing.
