The only thing I don't necessarily agree with is the part about Erynn's fear of losing a friend, she doesn't behave with the MC as if they were just friend, not for the age they both are.
She's a grown woman, open enough to have chosen a career as a model, and she's VERY aware of who she is and how she looks.
What I mean is that for me the only real reason that justifies how slowly the relationship with Erynn develops, is the traumatic situation she's in, not her past friendship with the MC, or the risk of losing a friend.
Friendzone IS a thing, she doesn't put the MC in the friendzone, she routinely jumps in his bed, she flirts with him, she's jealous of other women he hangs out with.
Going to ask, how many of you had a friend of the other sex when you were in your late teens/early 20s? How many times did they jump into your bed while you were asleep or strated changing in front of you? In the case it happened, how did you react to it and how did your friendship develop?
EDIT because I pressed send before finishing it lol
Erynn is afraid of losing the MC, but not as a friend, that's not what she wants.