[I mean, a fae already has him technically. Merlin kind of counts?]

Of course not. If I wanted to be comfortable, I wouldn't have agreed to come here in the first place.

[Watanuki is willing to trade current comfort for future relaxation, basically. Work hard now, reap the rewards later. The rewards being 'not bothered by ghosts'.]

I guess asking how it's different won't help much, huh? It's one of those 'you have to see it to understand' things?