I feel so much for the poor ml, since childhood people around him systematically destroyed any self-esteem he had, so now he has zero confidence or trust in good things happening to him. I cried so much just because it was such a realistic self-hate that i couldn't take it. He really needed gentle and patient person in his life like mc to heal those wounds (even if it was not a lover). Thought I kinda feel a bit meh about him imprinting, in a way, to the first person who showed him unconditional trust and love, before emotionally healing personally.
PS. The author is trying to show that the siblings are good, but, if they care so much, how come they didn't try to defuse the situation whether with parents or at school. Instead the big brother doesn't care when the whole school is shitting on your beloved brother (and it's because of you) and just let it be? And leave him to his only 'friend' when it's so obvious from the body language than ml is super uncomfortable and avoidant of him. I can fucking see it from a couple panels, but the siblings can't in the prob close to 20y they were 'friends'? If they're only shown like pretty good people in ml's fucked up life then I wouldn't say anything, but they are SOOOOOO FAR from being good siblings that it's infuriating.
I feel so much for the poor ml, since childhood people around him systematically destroyed any self-esteem he had, so now he has zero confidence or trust in good things happening to him. I cried so much just because it was such a realistic self-hate that i couldn't take it. He really needed gentle and patient person in his life like mc to heal those wounds (even if it was not a lover). Thought I kinda feel a bit meh about him imprinting, in a way, to the first person who showed him unconditional trust and love, before emotionally healing personally.
PS. The author is trying to show that the siblings are good, but, if they care so much, how come they didn't try to defuse the situation whether with parents or at school. Instead the big brother doesn't care when the whole school is shitting on your beloved brother (and it's because of you) and just let it be? And leave him to his only 'friend' when it's so obvious from the body language than ml is super uncomfortable and avoidant of him. I can fucking see it from a couple panels, but the siblings can't in the prob close to 20y they were 'friends'? If they're only shown like pretty good people in ml's fucked up life then I wouldn't say anything, but they are SOOOOOO FAR from being good siblings that it's infuriating.