Understandable but mc is in the closet and don't want others to find out their relationship he did get too far with the "he likes a girl" but the seme was seriously better enough to not get too upset about it. He's gay and seeing mc he probably had been exposed to homophobia more than support
that’s no excuse
That is an excuse and a valid reason, he's in the closet and he's afraid of the backlash for the ML might face not himself but ML since he thinks these dudes might spread rumors about him (though they're good friends so far but obv there's still some trust issues there) and or it might ruin his career and him depressed, MC has already faced alot of backlash and with how Korea is bad with it's parasocial, mc could be harassed too. Don't forget they're both celebrities. but they're going to fuck after this chapter anyways.
no it’s not. he can lie for himself all he wants but lying on behalf of his partner who is clearly fine being out, that he’s seeing a woman, is a selfish move to keep anyone from thinking he himself is gay.
if my partner did that to me i would be so passive aggressive the rest of the night and then dump them right after and give them the number to a nearby therapist.