Great story so far. What makes the romance stuff so interesting is that Hilda is so far beyond Elliot's league physically, financially, socially, etc., and yet Hilda herself gives zero fucks about all that because she's totally smitten with him! Of course we'll find out if this leads to a lasting happy relationship, or if she gets bored of him eventually and they move on. I would bet on the former from what we know about her. She's been with plenty of brawny, wealthy, MAJOR guys of status and power, comparable to her, including her ex-husband, and they all eventually left her bitter and unsatisfied. She seems to be so attracted to Elliot precisely because of how not all of those things he is.

Elliot meanwhile, is struggling with feelings of perceived inadequacy and emasculation. He has an inferiority complex (though, I image all minors would have one to certain degrees compared to their larger peers, since they actually are inferior). As bitchy as Minnie was, she clearly just trying to get under his skin, and it was fairly easy for her to do so from exploiting this about him. Perhaps he'll realize that ultimately, people like him, and his sexy new giantess girlfriend adores him, just from being himself, and not this take charge, stereotypical alpha male someone put in his head he had to be like in order for people to take him seriously.