Oh.... this is my type of shit im sorry 😔

finished the novel and imo ml isn't a black flag lol I've read worse tbh

real black flags are mls from non zero sum and others i forgot the titles.

Yeah I think he’s like crimson red

Plus by the end of it the MC knows how to handle him lmaoo he’s crimson red too bc he doesn’t apologize really but from his POV you know he actually cherishes the guy not just for his benefit to him