at first his character seems like it could just be a cliche cardboard cut out of cold possessive blood thirsty ML (to be fair, his is those things), but KEEP READING; it all ties into the plot, most important his back story isn't just told to you as a kind of after thought, it's woven in throughout the novel as part of the narrative

not recommended if you're looking for something light and fluffy; I personally found them very cute and caring towards eachother but it is in a dark kind of dysfunctional way; their feelings are very detached and dissonant but develope over time as they learn about themselves

they aren't all over eachother immediately it always feels like they are moving forward and it's not just put on pause randomly so plot can happen; physical intimacy builds up in stages so we still get steamy scenes

the ML and the Antagonist (supposedly 2nd ML) is both a crazy ass forced by their own situation, and both become mu*derers.

one is raised as an experiment subject, the start and also the end of the apocalypse, forced by the scientist (adopted parent) to 'sacrifice' for the greater good, when they didnt even give him any chance, never even see him as a human being. He learned to mimic others to survive. Only MC didnt want him to sacrifice himself. F*ck, hes such a dog (he said it himself).

One is raised in a organ trafficker organization and didnt even have a birth certificate, he dreamt of regressing endless times Like MC and become crazy cause of it, MC is his anchor, his reality. MC once trusted him so much, because hes the only ome who remembered the dreams. He mu*dered people whose close to MC (infront of him), justifying pain HE inflicted upon MC is FINE, but one inflicted by other isnt. He boldly claim he himslef is the owner of MC. He doesnt f*cking resent MC when MC stabbed, mu*dered him. He resented himself, resented other and for a fact, will never let MC die. He doesnt change btw. He doesnt regret what hes done.

The fact that both of them are a damn pe*vert like f*ck one is living their dream LOL. Let me be with MC instead. ML restrained himself and never tried to hurt MC GAAH

2nd ML has destructed MC's self confidence, traumatizing, confining and even making MC dependant fully on 2nd ML on that dream, he relished upon the fact he hold unto MC's life and death. In reality, he still wanted that. He endlessly lay upon nets to trap and catch his beloved.