Honestly I don't feel too bad for nathaniel only because according to yaoi logic he's going to bw paired with someone else in the future. BL logic dictates that:
1. If a character (especially omega) is given an overly detailed and beautiful face that means they're important enough to be given focus at some point beyond mc 2. The fact that he easily could've dissapeared into the background after attacking mc but stuck around 3. He went through a bit of personal delevopment after that incident, was less mean to mc and we got to see his more sad & kinder side 4. !!MOST IMPORTANTLY!! the fact that this isn't one of those "ml has a true love but still visits his harem though" kinda story, nathaniel has said that there's no point to having a heat since the king doesn't plan to touch him again
^All this cultivates in a character that is being set up to have his own happy ending
Honestly I don't feel too bad for nathaniel only because according to yaoi logic he's going to bw paired with someone else in the future. BL logic dictates that:
1. If a character (especially omega) is given an overly detailed and beautiful face that means they're important enough to be given focus at some point beyond mc
2. The fact that he easily could've dissapeared into the background after attacking mc but stuck around
3. He went through a bit of personal delevopment after that incident, was less mean to mc and we got to see his more sad & kinder side
4. !!MOST IMPORTANTLY!! the fact that this isn't one of those "ml has a true love but still visits his harem though" kinda story, nathaniel has said that there's no point to having a heat since the king doesn't plan to touch him again
^All this cultivates in a character that is being set up to have his own happy ending