@Aiko honestly the best explanation i have is they seem to know each other for a long time and I'd guess mako fell first so the situation is something along the lines of mako liked him for some time and got attached and confessed and the guy basically got that as a chance to use him and make him more attached and so mako is kinda used to him acting like an a*hole and + he doesn't wanna let go of the happiness andpeace he has so he's gaslighting himself
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