
Even if it wasn't said, isn't it like the usual cliché? You know, his real father was abusive, this new father (uncle) was kind and even tho he may not have liked what was being done to him, he really didn't want to leave his uncle...
Well that's my take on it, not really sure tho since it wasn't specified

I think he was like that because it was the only reality that he knew
He didnt know what their relationship was and didnt even know what he wanted this relationship to be because he never had a real family, so he just accepted because there wasnt any other place to go
He was trained by his real father that he needed to be quiet and afterwards he was trained to be a slave so he never really had to think for himself and the few times he did ppl went crazy (like hurting him or the tattoo), so I guess he just accepted...

First off, I like your name. Haha. Also, second, i think it's because that's just how his life has always been. He never made any decision for himself and let Uncle do everything for him (although he didn't like it at first). It's not that he loved Uncle, but just that he didn't know what to do without him. That's why in the end, he mentioned about making his own decisions for the first time. I think youre kinda right with the Stockholm syndrome :D
sorry for being a big dumb, but didnt chouno hate his uncle for abusing him, so why did chouno say "i am the only person who wont leave you uncle", "ive been thinking about you" at that time?? Can anyone break it down to me cuz i couldnt read between the lines of that scene. (Was it like stockholm syndrome? Did chouno resign himself to being his uncles female at that scene?)