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Andrew exercises Delayed gratification
, willing to obey the inheritance catch. And there is a dissonance between the two views of Andrew and Betty but I don't recall any trope dealing with it.
^ I originally wanted to ask the latter point you mentioned, but then now I wondered if it's a case of People Sit On Chairs.
Edited by SamCurt Scientia et Libertas | Per Aspera ad Astra Nova
Stockholm Syndrome fits, in certain respects - where the captive/abused finds common ground and cause for bonding with the captor/abuser. (The opposite/associate trope is Lima Syndrome, where the captor/abuser is the one to realise they have common ground with the captive/abused.) Psychology calls this "co-dependency" and in cases where the two become allies in a common delusion, "folie a deux".
Edited by AgProv Elderly curmudgeon and awkward person. Professional old fart.
So, is there a trope where an arrangement is seen to be abusive by the outsiders, but seen as fine by those involved, with internal justifications? The case I saw is as follows; c'est bizarre, but this is from a kid's novel (or maybe have some young adult readers).
Andrew, who's of a old money background, was required to be cloistered in his Big Fancy House before 18 as a condition of inheriting the family business. He is 12 at this time.
Betty, the series protagonist, incidentally get to see Andrew (in the name of "serving" documents from the authorities, despite being around the same age), and was appalled by an enforced case of Minor Living Alone (the rest of the cast agrees with her sentiment later on). However, Andrew doesn't mind his current arrangement, due to future expectations, and he actually retrofitted the house that can legitimately be called a Cool House in the meantime.