The uke thought he was being bullied for years. The seme genuinely thought they were close childhood friends. Still the seme acknowledged that he was the reason the uke hid his hobbies and apologised for it (since he read out loud the manga the uke was holding). He also apologised for teasing him in the past, as he didn’t know how to express that he liked the uke.
The point is that although the seme teased the uke in the past, it was only during preschool/elementary. And while that’s still bad, it’s also very normal kid behaviour. In middle school, he realised his actions were hurting the uke, but as he had already unintentionally bullied the uke for years, they developed a misunderstanding. For example, when the seme was relying on his childhood friend by borrowing his textbook, the uke thought he was being forced/threatened. So while the seme was following the uke around trying to get closer to him, the uke thought he was being tormented, only to realise that the seme had never actually made fun of his hobbies.
The uke thought he was being bullied for years. The seme genuinely thought they were close childhood friends. Still the seme acknowledged that he was the reason the uke hid his hobbies and apologised for it (since he read out loud the manga the uke was holding). He also apologised for teasing him in the past, as he didn’t know how to express that he liked the uke.
The point is that although the seme teased the uke in the past, it was only during preschool/elementary. And while that’s still bad, it’s also very normal kid behaviour. In middle school, he realised his actions were hurting the uke, but as he had already unintentionally bullied the uke for years, they developed a misunderstanding. For example, when the seme was relying on his childhood friend by borrowing his textbook, the uke thought he was being forced/threatened. So while the seme was following the uke around trying to get closer to him, the uke thought he was being tormented, only to realise that the seme had never actually made fun of his hobbies.