Ok but to me that still doesn't make sense , it doesn't cancel the fact that the ml has been shit to the MC so far... And on top of that if ure mentioning a highschool crush, shouldn't he be over it by now ? Unless they're trauma bonded or smth which am not aware of since I didn't read the previous story. My main point still stands, because anyone aware of the situation they stand in would never go back to check up on him, especially when he's involved in with the mls brother too..
The cause of the ml’s shitty behaviours is due to a misunderstanding they had in hs, causing them to part ways on bad terms(not defending him) There’s also a reason for why he’s a homophobe and does gang work(he basically has no choice but to do so lol) Since they both were in a vulnerable state at the time ig they developped a mutual dependency and relied on each other for emotional support which make it difficult for the feelings to just disappear.. but yea i agreed with your comment i despised the seme’s behaviours throughout the entire novel but keep in mind he’s not just ur typical shallow seme; there are more complicated factors behind his shitty actions

My general view on this manhwa: first of all it's full on cliches. Like it just so happened to be that the MC is a pitiful gay twink who's buried in heaps of debt with a pitiful background and hateful parents who leech off of him. On top of that he's a pushover who just so happened to fall in love with the worst kind of bastard: the male lead who also happens to be; a homophobe, rapes the MC, drugs, does gang work, a murderer and also an overall red flag. LIKE SOMEHOW, with the ml treating him the way he is, he still manages to fall in love and goes back to find him........ I somehow should be empathizing with the MC but the plot direction is so predictive that I have myself having the ick. Ofc lots of people might not have the same opinion but it's just my own view of things... I wouldn't discourage people reading this... But for me it's overall falling in between me dropping or a mid story.
Again my opinion of things.. U can disagree.