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I really can’t see the MC being stupid, he’s in a horribly abusive relationship where he’s literally being threatened and manipulated. Even the “calmer” “cute” parts have manipulation smeared all over it. The ML is horribly controlling and I really can’t fault the MC for leaving espc when he tried all other options and it led to him being abused. Of course he’d try to pretend everything is fine and try to follow along or else it would just end up leaving him in a worse off place. Why would he be miserable 24/7 when he can pretend everything is fine and happy? It’s how abuse works. It’s not just torture all the time but a “it’s good until it’s not”. It frustrates me how victim blaming these comments are, he’s not stupid but instead being taken advantage of.