Look ik he got a redemption arc and all, but he give the biggest "imma need to lie for our relationship to work" vibe.
Idk I just don't want him to be as insufferable as he was in the beginning (Also are we sure he still isn't homophobic ? The dude doesn't seem to really regret insulting garam)
Might be trust issue, but those straight ml always seem to somehow come back as a dick in later chapter, don't want to regret actually thinking this was a passable redemption arc yk