I'm sorry. Did you miss the chapter where he outlined 8 years of rape and torture? How does the Emperor confessing his feelings magically make his actions in any way shape or form understandable or forgivable?
i know its hard, but like i said, he's aware that the emperor is favoring him (but he thinks its only because of a child) but the emperor proved himself throughout the years he was with him as a kid. yeodam came back to past, and everything has change since then, isnt he aware that there will obviously be changes from the emperor's personality after spending the time with him?
He mooned as a child for years and the ml is under the impression that the Emperor has been playing games with him his whole life. Studying it that way I think he would consider all those years him playing him for a game and being selfish rather than him changing because as an individual he's blinded by his suffering. And I know they will get together but he should never forgive it forget all those years of suffering he went through.
i wanted to blaim yeodam on this, he should know what responsibilities he has right now. his action depends on the lives of a million people around him. and as a herbalist that he is, he also should know that skipping meals is just not good. yeodam hold power more than every woman and man could have, even the strongest just kneel in front of him. the emperor already has a violent nature, and he knows that. ugh, i just want them to listen to their own hearts at once. if the emperor could just listen to his heart and confess his feelings loudly, and if only yeodam could listen to the different emperor that he knew, who was with him for all years. who learned a lot from him. whose willing to take down his throne in order to be with him. then maybe they could change slowly for the sake of the two of them and highkey for the world too.