I agree with you, still.. I think he is so lonely and defenseless that right now he can not rebuke to Iriya. I mean, he has Keiki with a stroooong personality and Riku saw his "persona" being totally shattered by all the events.
So, I think he has all the rights of being insicure and whiny.
Still, come on, boy, get a grip :'<
I think he’s still a bit in shock because he’s an omega, like he lost his value and everything he’s been though being an alpha
But even so, it really do feel out of character like he was an amazing alpha and now he’s the “defenseless pitiful omega” you know?
Oh yeah that makes sense. He’s still dealing with the fact that he’s an omega after leaving his life as an alpha. Yeah. I get it. I was just taken aback by the sudden and stark change in attitude but yeah he is still dealing with a traumatic information about being an omega.
*living his life as an alpha i mean. Hehe. I typed *leaving*
For some reason, I felt like Riku acting insecure was out of character from how he was in the initial chapters. Of course, I understand in the situation that he’s in, that could happen... to anyone. Anyone can get insecure but while I was reading it, I was expecting Riku to have a rebuttal on the things Iriya said. I mean even Keiki said in the earlier chaps that Riku had the confidence of an Alpha. So the way he’s acting now felt out of character for me.