i lts not a coincidence that the new guy looks like jeoh. it makes complete sense that beingnin the same position as blonde guy brings up bad memories. thrusting urself back into that space is bound to fuck you up idk. now that he isnt operating solely off survival, the memories have time to come and torture him
i dont think ml lead mc on. he might have been rude about it and its sad to see a sweet person get rejected but i dont think he necessarily did anything wrong. its obvs mc only has 1 friend and has literally no experience with dating. to a person like that, a little flirting and basic human decency can make ur heart beat a mile a minute. ml said what it was and gave him the option to end things. personally i think yeomin shoulda ended things and it coupdve been water under the bridge w time but we know how these stories go.
on a seperate note, he coulda replied to at leasr one of yeomin's messages but maybe thats him sticking to his boundry i guess :(
wdym its over? thats it? no more?