Which I very much agree with. To me, it's telling that he "swears like an Irish sailor" or whatever when he's drunk--that strikes me as classic "introvert who wants to get along but doesn't know how to calibrate drinking and human interaction in social events and overdoes it."

Blake hating people, but kind of wanting to know how they tick anyway, is yet another reason why I love him. <33

Every time Blake thinks he's finally succeeded, nope, there's Avery again, like the Energizer Bunny...

Heh, definitely! Blake just keeps trying to bat Avery back, even in the later books, and Avery just keeps returning with affection. Just let him adore you, Blake! XD