Ffff. I'm glad you're finding it nice, rather than obnoxious. :'D I expect this fandom is going to be pretty for a while.

re: embarrassment squick, it hits mine too (with regard to a lot of the humour) BUT I found that the degree of that stuff got toned down a bit as the story progressed. So maybe if/when you give it another try later on, it won't be so cringe-y.