I think the author was going for shy, reserved, closeted, workaholic uke letting themselves be pulled into a fling in spite of themselves, then getting scared and running away from drama. Versus an annoyingly clingy, obsessive ex-gf stalker seme. She just messed it up badly. They never had much of a relationship to begin with, and too much awkward bargaining. A complete mess.
2 yrs might be too much but I'm the person who told my crush/ex bf i would wait for him when he told me he was rough phase with his on/off gf while not knowing if they'll break up or not.
read til chapter 9 and dropped it. lmaoo i can't stand the unrealism. even other fictional stories aren't as unrealistic as ts. i don't think any sane person would be that calm and collected after their partner ignored them and disappeared for two years just out of the blue. this dumbass is such a pushover