with how many times he has made that baby cry he's getting the award for worst bottom of t...

I think his reasons are very realistic. Sure they might be happy together and he might finally like him but he don't know what the futur maybe a little spark now but he certainly don't like him right now

didn't mean fix it as, be together assap, more like he put them both in this situation bc he got curious of furry sex with a yourger virgin guy he's working with (both the age and the work environment are power dynamics)

Power dynamics are only a problem, when the person with power uses it to get something from the person without. Also, the ML being into older men, kinda negates the age power dynamics as well. Like, he knows MC is older and more experienced, and he actively wants that. MC has tried nipping MLs feelings in the bud, because MC made it clear he wasn't into a romantic relationship, and didn't want to lead ML on. MC has also gone above and beyond to keep the sex and work life separate, because he never wanted it to effect their work lives.

Oh, last thing, editors work for authors, and an author not working properly reflects on the editors work performance. They are technically closer to equals, as they both work under the publisher. Under MLs contract, he would be expected to write a certain amount by a deadline, and the editor then reads it over, gives feedback, asks questions, advises on changes, keeps in contact with their authors, and keeps their authors aware of deadlines. But they are not the authors boss, which is important to note. It is why you will often see editors begging their authors for them to meet their deadlines, or lighting a fire under their asses. They are essentially the motivation police for authors. People need to stop equating an editor to the person who hired the author, when they both work under the same company, and were basically both hired to work together on the same job. The reason the authors tend to feel shame for not producing results, is because it is them not doing their half of the team project.