>>45341285Probably thought of him as an almost-father figure or at least the one guy that believed in him since even his parents apparently didn't want him. Would explain why he was so crushed when Rose threw him away like that (even if it was Oleana being a dick mostly).
He was a kid trying to do what he thought was the right thing. Shame we didn't see more of his story arc honestly. Fucked up what happened, but I'm glad he seems to have a mostly positive relationship with his new grandma.