gives himself a drug to make himself like an omega in a heat in order to do it with the ML, no matter how much the author frames it as ML had to have feelings first in order to do it with the MC, it's still messed up.

MC finally realized he had feelings, and instead of admitting it, started stepping all over the ML by reneging on their agreement: he went out to nightclubs, tried to drink, attempted to have ambiguous relationships (all things that didn't end up happening because ML put a stop to it) and also insulted the ML at every turn and poured out food the ML spent time learning to cook for him. ML eventually was like "I need to show him he can't step on me like this" and faked wanting a divorce, but like the fact that it had to get to that point for the MC to start demonstrating his scared, crying act (he does this EVERY time) was ridiculous. ML is raising a f*cking demon child.