It was a huge miscommunication thing which ML would regret so much he will become clingy like a puppy.
MC was ignored for 7 YEARS in a relationship that's basically a roommate relationship. MC is in his late 20's, early 30's. If he went for another person, his needs would have been fullfilled. He would never have to go through that trauma in army.
Instead he's stuck in a situationship for 7 years with no sex, no intimacy, always had things said to him like "go fuck an omega" while he thinks he deserves this relationship limbo for confessing his love to his best friend and ruining their friendship. No matter how attentive your partner is on other things, if you're still pining for a proper relationship with your partner who is nothing but a courteous roommate, wouldn't you feel frustrated too?
Oh, not to mention, MC's trauma was belittled every possible time. ML didn't know it was PTSD, but wouldn't you be concerned if your partner has recurring nightmares frequently and take him to a therapist or something? ML kinda deserved this mild inconvenience.
He literally told him to go see a psychologist for his foot. The mc lied to him about that to. As for intimacy… call me strange but he says himself he has low lebido but if he TRULY desired more he could have spoken to the ml about it. I fully believe (as a manga reader) the ml would have worked through it with him. Doesn’t seem like the ml is getting some on the side, they’re both without.
Yeah they were both idiots. They make up in the latter part of the story
Like lowkey, this poor guy. He’s a victim from childhood trauma, did he handle the relationship well? No…but was he sincere? 100% yes, he loves mc a lot but he never got over his trauma or even opened up to the mc about it. Both of them were so….scared? I think that’s the correct term. When the ml thought he’d cheated he was so distraught he even broke up with mc. I think that’s mc did the alpha wrong there.