Blade hates shopping for himself and is bored/irritated if others drag him along to do it, but romance tends to activate a strong… provider instinct inside of him, where he finds himself constantly preoccupied by the overarching question: “What do you need? And how do I bring it to you?” Basically (part) of his idea of courtship is making sure MC is cared for like the precious person she is, and that all of her needs are met, and since he knows it’s adamantly not normal to like go out and hunt and drag home a deer or present MC with the heads of her enemies, his next best option is to take them shopping as a way to channel that “LET ME CARE FOR YOU” energy LOL. (Notice that a lot of the things he buys for MC tend to be weapons or practical defensive tools 😂 And then when they’re not, he overthinks it and becomes paralyzed with indecision, which is why taking MC shopping together is the next best thing lol so he can learn what she likes)