beta
the thing is maybe he didn’t reach out to mc cuz he didn’t want to cross the boundaries mc drew, so it’s possible he did care but was “too considerate” of mc(?). they did finally communicate well for the first time and ml being like oh ‘i didn’t know he wanted to hear it directly’ gave me an impression that he really just didn’t know mc’s wants and needs(when two people’s love languages do not overlap it happens)??? mc struggled to speak up about it too so i can’t say it’s anyone’s fault. i’ll keep reading maybe the redemption will make it all worthwhile.