Worse. It's the ML, which frustrates the MC attempts to handle the political warfare between the two factions and his own mother.
Tbh. I started to read it because of the angst, but ended up really frustrated with the ML because he's got nothing in his brain but wanting to fuck the MC in the most inappropriate moments to fuck him. Also the MC does some stupid things because he loves the ML and he recognises that love made him an idiot.
The ML deliberately goes against every order the MC gives him to behave and to ignore him in a public setting. ML literally could hint at every single person he interacts with that the MC is an omega and that can get him killed for lying :).

Brother, why do you think its a good idea to fuck in an archive??? When both of your lives are hanging from a thin thread??? Can't you like, pick a better moment??? No, you fucking can't. Istg Etienne could have better plans if fucking Rishar did not think with his dick.