I still think he's either gay, asexual, or has some sort of trauma that makes him afraid of intimate contact... or maybe the boss has made it clear that inter-office relationships will be punished by castration. The guy is basically a total cipher except in that he reacts in a way that makes it clear he's afraid of something.
"Afraid of giving into his inner urges and doing something irreversible" sounds quite plausible. Some guys still know where to draw the line.
I still think he's either gay, asexual, or has some sort of trauma that makes him afraid of intimate contact... or maybe the boss has made it clear that inter-office relationships will be punished by castration. The guy is basically a total cipher except in that he reacts in a way that makes it clear he's afraid of something.
Estavali said:
"Afraid of giving into his inner urges and doing something irreversible" sounds quite plausible. Some guys still know where to draw the line.
AdventZero said:
And don't forget self-control. It saddens me that self-control isn't the first thing that comes to mind...
There's also the possibility that he thinks she's way above his league and thus unattainable.