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but this is also why i support & defended Wren so much, he was more or less in the same situation & didn't (ever) look at Tristan as anything but as child -
if anything given how Tristan's father treated him, he could've abandoned Tristan without a backwards look & i wouldn't blame him. but he chose to take him in & raise him as his own.
the fact Tristan developed a crush is neither here nor there - it's a mental glitch considering he wasn't blood related to the person who took him in & gave him unconditional TLC. so the love & his hormones made him feel something that should never be followed up on, considering their dynamic - same with Ethan & this dude.
the adult is at fault for not putting up boundaries. Ethan lost his parents was trying to hold onto any person like a life-line, for some normalcy & family. the relationship he ended up in was toxic as f*ck.