
i genuinely dont understand how the mc now likes the dude, like u literally hated him and he just starting flirting w him like

I think it was because he realized along the way that the dude wasn't an ahole and that they had misunderstood each other. And as they spent more time together, he learned more about the ML. For example, his laugh/smile used to feel condescending, and now he loves seeing it.
At least that's the vibes I got from it.
IVE LOVED THEM OMG<333