If you are creeped out, you are probably taking it out of context.
Sure, if you describe it as “he molested a minor and made her forget about it”, it sounds quite creepy. But if you think of it as a lonely, inexperienced and deeply troubled boy thanking a girl fawning over him for her help in a tricky situation the best way he can, then maybe you will see that the difference in physical age does not automatically translate in this case into any kind of a power difference.
If you are creeped out, you are probably taking it out of context.
Sure, if you describe it as “he molested a minor and made her forget about it”, it sounds quite creepy. But if you think of it as a lonely, inexperienced and deeply troubled boy thanking a girl fawning over him for her help in a tricky situation the best way he can, then maybe you will see that the difference in physical age does not automatically translate in this case into any kind of a power difference.