ml is super coersive and manipulative, and because mc is highkey naive(stupid) and emotionally attached, it gets brushed aside and there is no anger or frustration towards ml (just a bit of fear for the fact he a tiger) and if anything lowkey victim blaming (without resolving any misunderstandings for the mc to understand).
I thought i could like read through and had high hopes ml got better, but i js cant, too icky, r*pey, and like, not cool