I beg please

I hope that the authors goes through with the something being off here vibe. 'Cause in most other stories having other ppl weight in about how they perceived the ml's actions would make the MC immediately start to change their mind. Like "omg I misunderstood and he actually loves me!" But here, the MC not only doubts what everyone else says, he feels that something is off completely. Because from the brief pov we get from the ml we can tell he mostly feels possessiveness, he's not in love and he just wants to keep the MC by his side through any means. Maybe the ml will fall in love in the future, but for now, all he feels is that he needs to make sure the MC only relies on him. I'm just praying that it gets explored and not brushed off, cause we know that the ml is an asshole for sure.