I don't know what are you talking about #'-'#
Hehehe Actually I had screenwriting classes so yeah analyzing character's behaviors was one of the subjects in the course #^^'#
I also had great relationship with my teachers, specially my vocational program's teachers because they helped a lot to study through the course. If you're good to them, they will treat you with respect, will act more patiently towards you, even explain your doubts more attentively than others. They're people after all.
Owen's kinda remember me of them, maybe that's one of the motives I like him ♡
Also just to add to end the doubt: there's no law that prohibits a teacher to date students, they being over 18 and consented, however what weights more about this kind of relationship is the "favoritism" type, that a student or teacher can use this relationship in order to gain a higher grade or to bargain to gain more praise towards the student if the student is directly under the teacher's wing. That would break the institute's grading system and harm other students merits and also spoil the institute's image. Because of that, that kind of relationship is not well seen. Also it's more like an institute policy than a state one.
Although Owen's KINDA did that kind of thing with mc but he didn't do it on purpose to gain something from him. He noticed that mc's grades dropped and asked what happened, concerned about him, and at the end he just raised a little as a token of trust, like mostly of the teachers do to their student that obviously are having a bad time.
Like I said, Owen's is such a caring old bear ♡