Here’s a thought, I strongly believe that Dr Max is not only bi but he’s also demisexual, he’s still single at his age, and we haven’t heard anything about past partners. I used to work on ships, the crew quarters are very close and you can’t go off the ship after watch every night, so this does lead to a greater interaction amongst the crew, especially staying up talking late into the night. This could give Max the time to form that deep emotional connection with Avery and eventually Tristan so he can feel that attraction to them in a way that his peripatetic existence beforehand has never given him.












