I think his healing was literally dating the ML. Not the best way of dealing with past trauma but some people can definitely heal by finding new connections and filling in the missing gaps of feeling through healthier ones. Im very much like the MC and i have some major trauma from past relationships. Im not ready to deal with it or move past it yet, but i might need a therapist or not to get through. I cant really know until i try!!
I’m in therapy rn and I have been for a while. I definitely recommend because it really helps especially when you have the right therapist! And there’s different types as well if the normal talk therapy doesn’t fit your needs ! As for the story - I just feel like dating someone isn’t the actual solution realistically because you risk projecting your traumas onto them and ya know it’s not just gonna magically disappear you still gotta deal with the effects of it ya know? Like I’m not saying someone traumatized shouldn’t date but they should still work on it hopefully with a therapist like it get that’s it’s just a story but it just feels low effort to just make the character suddenly have no trauma lmao
Bruh….. wtf was that…this whole time he doesn’t want to date ml because or his trauma… and then just starts dating him magically without ever dealing with the past trauma or actually talking to the ml or idk a therapist about it and it’s like it just magically disappeared now that they are dating … like I was hoping this was going to a route of actually dealing with those issues lol what a major plot hole