The growth spurt did in fact move him from average height of a man in the UK to above average, but he’s not a head taller or anything. Yet.

Spotting the blur that is his girlfriend as she runs then leaps at him, Benjiro raises his arms in time to catch around her middle even as he has to fall back a partial stride to deaccelerate her without falling over while he laughs through the protest from his muscles, “Owwahaha! Hello to you too.” His expression lights up seeing her, but the way he holds her is looser than normal without any real pressure to the contact.