idk this is js my assumption but if this guy really treasure the mc as a friend, he probably said all those things bc he doesnt wanna lose his one and only friend, he's making the mc drift away and not get his hopes up (probably). honestly its giving 500 Days of Summer... the ml is indeed a jerk tho, like, why is he defending himself by saying it's all bc of the mc and his pheromones who tried to make him stay, grow up
idk this is js my assumption but if this guy really treasure the mc as a friend, he probably said all those things bc he doesnt wanna lose his one and only friend, he's making the mc drift away and not get his hopes up (probably). honestly its giving 500 Days of Summer... the ml is indeed a jerk tho, like, why is he defending himself by saying it's all bc of the mc and his pheromones who tried to make him stay, grow up