YO ANASTASIUS IF YOU TOUCH MY BOY EZEKIEL I WILL NOT LET THAT SHIT SLIDE. NOT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST.
I think people who wants him to worded it "nicely" is quite naive, he set it straight and cut to the chase, no bullshit, no sugar coating, no leading on, no false hopes. There are no 'nicer way' to reject someone, the 'nicer way' most people thought are halfhearted ones that gave people false hopes. If you reject someone, you have to properly tell them without giving the stupid shit like "we can still be friends" "i still care about you" bla bla bla, those kind of rejection usually hurts the most.
Say it like it is.
And some of yall fans should stop glorifying Male Lead with a horrible attitude and drew the line on "at least he's nice to the girl he likes only <3" because that trope on romance are so dead. Put some accountability on that fangirling.