it's not crazy to say that at all & this isn't your normal love triangle where the side character is an annoying hindrance. he's a pretty decent plot device, & i would argue that he's the reason behind ml's character development. he'll eventually find his own love interest so you can enjoy this with ease. but i will say, he later gets a growth spurt & becomes even more attractive lol

I know this sounds insane but I don't mind toxic characters and I can see this has a dark story line. But hate love triangles.