>>43984788>>43984813Hop would kiss the MC, not the other way around. The MC can bully the shit out of Hop and make him feel bad constantly.
Hop, on the other hand, is desperate for the MC to like him because even with all the bullying he still considers the MC his best friend and the neighbor kid he's supposed to "watch over", even if s/he became the champion and doesn't actually need his protection in battle.
If the MC kissed Hop, of courss he's going to be really happy about it like
>>43984803Nobody else his relatively close to his age even remotely cares about him. Not even a throwaway NPC like Trace and Avery have.