[it's definitely the come hell or highwater, go down swinging mentality that slots it into place for him. because as much as he loves that she's all quirky and perky, it's at an armslength. but the fatalistic logic, that's where he's at.]

[so yeah, he gets it, and he may not like it or get why it's him, why she went for him, but he gets it, which is why it's easier to pull her against him by her waist and crush a kiss against her mouth]