He agreed to date to satisfy his own twisted ego.
Don't think you're right about that. It is of course one interpretation, but the way things happened it seemed more like the MC did it for a mix of reasons.
Because he realized the girl he'd been crushing on not only hadn't really been nice to him, but had just tried using him, it made him up on girls in general at that moment.
Add to that, that the boy she was trying to attract wasn't looking at her but at him, made him feel good.
But more importantly he is only one who has shown any real interest in wanting to get to know the MC.
I think in the end he did it because he wanted to know what it felt to be liked by someone. Because the one person who had been nice to him had asked for it. And while he may not be ready to be in a same sex relationship, he not only likes the guy enough to try to find out, but had gotten to a mental frame of mind where it didn't really matter. Where to heck with he's a guy or girl, at least this person wants to be with me, so I'll try it.
I actually like the uke and his attitude quite a lot
So you believe he did it because
1) He felt good knowing that the new hot guy wasn't looking at the girl, but at him
2) He wanted to know what it is to be liked
3) But he doesn't have any feelings for the guy.
But you don't think this is literally satisfying MC's ego? All your speech does is strengthen my point, thanks.
That was willfully misunderstanding of what I wrote to arrive at your own POV. You decide to totally ignore that I wrote that Hotta liked him, which contradicts your point 3 entirely. I clearly wrote that I thought that Hotta liked him enough, and by that I meant he too wanted to get to know the other guy better and be closer, to be willing to try.
I could write a lot more to your snooty little comment, but one thing my comment doesn't do is support your argument. Only your own biased reading of it would think so.
If that is what you want to think have at it, but don't twist other peoples' words just so they fit with your opinion.
There is nothing to support that MC likes him. He even said he'd definitely reject a kiss and was likely to reject him totally if not for the instance with the girl.
Y’all leave my notifications alone please it ain’t that deep
I think that smile was just that he was happy that the guy who that girl liked likes HIM instead. I don’t think the mc has any ILL intentions or BAD ulterior motives, so idk why he’s getting so much critique :/ he seems like an ok guy to me