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I can tell you this. I’ve read the novel a few years back. And it’s true the seme’s personality is really complicated. You can say he’s an anti-romantic person coz he really is. Their relationship is more like transactional not a romantic one, as with his previous sex partners. A benefactor in that case. But as the story progress Seme will also develop frelings for uke.

Is there a redemption arch for seme? What about a second ml ?

After reading the original (mandarin) version of the novel , it was indicated seme was interested in uke ever since the moment they first met. But he hold back from going after uke since uke is straight. Until the incident where uke needed seme help .