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Nope, sorry. Just because he was restrained or prevented from leaving, doesn't automatically make it SS. There are several other criteria required for it to be a case of SS. His life and safety were never threatened, he had a means of fighting back and escaping, he never lost hope, he never had to concede to or sympathize with his captor to gain better treatment and he never became dependent on his captor for survival. Stockholm Syndrome is the most often cited psychopathy in regards to erotic fiction and yet the least understood by those who cite it.

But wait.. He did feel bad for the captor, thought he must be lonely in the big house or sth. Anyway, the kouhai wasn't that crazy to really tie him down, so yeah it's not to point that he's got ss.

Sympathy and empathy are common in most situations involving humans and their emotions. It is thanks to these feelings that we can function as a civilization and a society. So, having them is not always detrimental or harmful like they would be in cases of SS. When sympathy and empathy prevent us from protecting ourselves or risk our own safety without concern, then we are getting into the realm of SS. Anyone can be abducted and feel sympathy for their captor. In fact, most do. It is only when that sympathy prevents the captive from saving themselves or risking their own safety to prevent their captor's arrest/to protect their captor that they fall into the category of SS. Stockholm Syndrome is a much more complex disorder than most understand it to be and they want to attribute it to anyone who has been held, even for a moment, against their will. It is just not that simple. It is a very complex emotional disorder brought on by intense, long term, trauma. In most cases the trauma is a combination of physical, emotional and mental, with some having sexual aspects as well. A victim must come to the conclusion, in their own mind - or by the influence of their captor - that they can not survive without their captor or the loss of their captor would impact their lives in such a way as to make them unable to live fully, moving forward. These feelings prompt the victim to aid, abet, conceal, protect, lie for and even defend their captors. Simply thinking, "Wow, you had a tough life. That's a shame.", isn't Stockholm Syndrome, that is human nature.