
I usually ignore how dumb plots can be and take them for what it is. But when his group leader and man that helped him a lot forbid him from meeting the rapist and he still went there..
That really left me with a bad aftertaste, after all he said it was for his leader and he does that
Plus, the tattooist is obnoxious.
If this goes the cliche route, black haired will be end game. Is almost always the rejected misunderstood character that (sometimes) suffered the ML. If they change things a bit Crown Prince that reeks of 2nd ml wins.
But if the author truly wants to do something unexpected the white haired guy wins.