Trying for some constructive criticism below.
Spoilers for builds 1 & 2 below.
The scene where the MC blew up on his friends for saying what they thought his life was like felt wayyyyyyyy to early in my opinion. We not only never got to know much about atticus, acadia, or Eco before hand but also didn't get much info on his home life before hand as well. The VN gave me the impression that it wasn't the greatest but it wasn't that bad until he blew up and we got more info. This scene had very little build up and was a bit out of nowhere. As a result, the impact it gave felt very damp. Like don't get me wrong, I feel bad for him but after he handled kai being taken away so poorly as well, it feels more like he's gonna just gonna blow up at anything that makes him slightly mad.
This scene would've had a lot more impact if we just got it later down the line maybe after the MC struggles to get the money to pay for stuff, maybe after a big fight , etc. just something more to warrant the big explosion he had and give it more oomph.