im pretty sure it’s meant to be interpreted as like saying a REAL adult. as in if your 20 and still new to the adult word and decide to date a 28-30 year old who has way more experience in life, you wouldn’t really be considered a REAL adult, as you don’t exactly have the responsibility and experience as adult who’s been on their own for a long while. they have that age gap.

On chapter 11 but weird how all he does is treat him like a child and keeps calling himself like an adult an ‘how it feels being with an adult’ kind of pedophillic