i'm not usually a fan of age gap so the twist turning out this way is a bit disappointing, but... i'm willing to see where it's going. even just having them stop to say "hey, wait a minute" helps
I'm not even sure if it's really a twist? Since from what I remember, at least now in hindsight, is that one of them was always around 20 and the other later 20s. Which at least as they get older the gap really won't be that big of a deal, like when they're both in their 30s. 19 right now is on the younger end so do I understand why there's hesitation, and I see why other people are uncomfortable here and that's understandable. For me though it's not that big of a bump in the road with this particular story and the dynamic between them, and as I said as they get older the gap will only become less important.