Responses

While I understand, if I were ML, I would leave too. Like the mood just got awkward cause it got brought up again and it seems MC didn't like it. Seems reasonable to me if anything cause idk who woudl stay after that tension looming in the air. MC said they should take things slow, so ML responded by leaving because if they remain in bed or sleep over, that might be too fast for MC.
The ml is a red flag. When the mc said things were moving to fast and putting down boundaries suddenly the ml wants to leave and get cold in response of the mc. Highly manipulative