Responses
He's being a sad loser not because that's who he is, but because the author is intentionally writing him that way to appeal to boy failure lovers which feels fake and forced.
It has the same vibe as an incel posing as a feminist to impress women, ''hey period pains! I have a delivery for knuckle sandwich'' ass vibes.
I know this is supposed to be cute and I like pathetic men but this one is so icky, I don't even know why, he got ''redeemed'' and he seems mildly invested in his relationship but he feels kinda fake?
You know when someone makes an oc specifically tailored to be a tumblr sexy man and this in turn, makes them unsexy because they weren't natural? this has the same feeling.
ML was specifically manufactured to be a pathetic male wife character but he's so uninteresting and forgettable, this in turn makes him unsexy and pathetic in a way that you don't really want to associate with him.
It's hot when your lame boy tries to impress you but falls on his face
It's not hot when your lame boy intentionally falls down to look pathetic to appeal to you.