I'm all team "Childhood Friend" right now. Honestly to God, the only redeeming quality the ML has is that he was sacrificing himself for his kid, but he is utter trash as a supposed "lover".
He tampered with the MCs social life in college, toyed with his emotions, and dumped him solely because he was a beta. He legit said to him, "Now that you're of use to me, things are different." What a trash fucking thing to say. They would never have been a thing if the MC hadn't suddenly turned into an omega who could bare children. Utter. Fucking. Trash. Then he just toys and plays with the MC after he tracks him down and blackmails him (using their child for the blackmail btw!!!!!!!!!!) into a marriage. Still clearly doesn't care for the MC. Just feels possessive because he views the MC as an object.
And just like someone said before me, I also skipped all the sex scenes. Chapters long sex scenes that are nothing but hollow loveless acts of possession, manipulation, sexual assault, and selfish self centered physical desire. (Not for the MC, the ML was just horny) I've never skipped sex scenes before in any other toxic manwha trope either. These ones just feel utterly unnecessary. MEANWHILE The childhood friend cared for the MC while he was a beta AND after he returned home an omega, marked, and pregnant. Took care of the MC's child like he was his own. Checked up on the MC whenever he could. Always offered him help. Came running whenever the MC reached out to him. THAT man loves him.
This isnt a miscommunication trope. The ML just doesn't actually like the MC. If anything, at the end of the second season he's probably just feeling loss because he lost his belongings. By his own words, the MC is worthless to him again now.
I'm all team "Childhood Friend" right now.
Honestly to God, the only redeeming quality the ML has is that he was sacrificing himself for his kid, but he is utter trash as a supposed "lover".
He tampered with the MCs social life in college, toyed with his emotions, and dumped him solely because he was a beta.
He legit said to him, "Now that you're of use to me, things are different." What a trash fucking thing to say. They would never have been a thing if the MC hadn't suddenly turned into an omega who could bare children. Utter. Fucking. Trash.
Then he just toys and plays with the MC after he tracks him down and blackmails him (using their child for the blackmail btw!!!!!!!!!!) into a marriage. Still clearly doesn't care for the MC. Just feels possessive because he views the MC as an object.
And just like someone said before me, I also skipped all the sex scenes. Chapters long sex scenes that are nothing but hollow loveless acts of possession, manipulation, sexual assault, and selfish self centered physical desire. (Not for the MC, the ML was just horny) I've never skipped sex scenes before in any other toxic manwha trope either. These ones just feel utterly unnecessary.
MEANWHILE
The childhood friend cared for the MC while he was a beta AND after he returned home an omega, marked, and pregnant. Took care of the MC's child like he was his own. Checked up on the MC whenever he could. Always offered him help. Came running whenever the MC reached out to him.
THAT man loves him.
This isnt a miscommunication trope. The ML just doesn't actually like the MC. If anything, at the end of the second season he's probably just feeling loss because he lost his belongings. By his own words, the MC is worthless to him again now.