Word (jeez, coming from me that sounds lame) to your whole second last paragraph. There has to be some sort of payoff for Martha. At some point she's going to call him on his emo-ness (? - btw, I find it hilarious in people's review that they're describing him as emo) and realise what a twat he's being. Sometimes I just want to smack him. And not in a good way.