Bro did you not read the same story? Can’t speak much on appearance but the personality change is very much valid especially knowing his childhood and how meeting the ml again made him more vulnerable and open to being loved and loving another individual. Like ofc he’s not going to be all nonchalant and independent anymore bc he’s grown as a person..it’s called character development.

NO, YOU CANNOT CONVINCE ME THE NEW CHAPTER MC IS THE SAME MC IN THE FIRST CHPATERS! I'm not only talking about the already extremely weird twinkification of the MC (looks like a fuckass child now) but also the personality. I missed when he was independent and a smartass. Now he's so dramatic and predictable.