@AaniK Shounen Ai is basically gay romance without the physical intensity offered by Yaoi. It's BL "Boy's Love" but like, the scientific name
The MC stated that he's coddling up to the protagonist cause he doesn't want to die, one of the reasons he choose to seek him out at night bc he doesn't want to 1) implicate troublesome people = he doesn't trust other people 2) he trusts the protagonist as to go as far as revealing him true origins bc he has an inherent idea of the protagonist's behavior (for the novel). BUT I don't know why our transmigrated emperor is plagued with such troubles, but it's probs just bc "plot"
@Mojo Thank you for gracing me with that video