Same, this one doesn't have siblings vibes to it. They're essentially in a contract symbiotic relationship and there is nothing seggy or taboo about them when they hang out or any weird tension other than her thinking she's going to be killed. I think it's because she's so distant and wants to survive that makes it work and she's not out to fall in love since she just wants to make money and get away. What's working his how he's also distant too but slowly showing her a different side of himself that she never knew since she's still thinking he'll be with the fl. And while everyone but her sees it as a blossoming relationship because she's so distant about it and naive it really works that when they do get together it works out cause she didn't expect it or aim to get this ending.
I did drop another one cause they grew up together and behaved like siblings and we're siblings in everything but blood but then she and the brother had to live separately for safety and then when they met again like a couple years later they fell in love and it just felt so wrong cause they still kept in touch and had their sibling relationship still cause she was with the younger brothers and taking care of them. Even though they weren't related they shared a sibling bond and it didn't seem realistic for her to be with him since she was known as his sister and had other options. It just felt weird and forced and not enough time nor distance for them to work out. You know?
I think she does baby him a lot, like she refuses to see him as a man yet so I think they still have a long way to go. Every time she tells him "grow up and be happy" and acts all "guardian-like" it feels like she acts like his mother... *shake my head* It's not impossible to break that weird dynamic, but it's cretainly not simple, so I wonder how the author's gonna go about it.
Tru but I can see that the author is slowly trying to set up the tone around our MC and ML bc a lot of characters around them have been hinting alot to her about MLs interest towards her and she’s currently still in denial and is still distant but also has a sliver of interest towards the ML. It’s just going at a very slow pace but I like the pacing, it feels natural. But Ye I totally understand the weird guardian dynamic going on
This is the first time I’ve prolly approve of a story’s “incest” relationship bc they don’t give me sibling vibes and they were never blood related nor grew up together cuz a lot of ppl usually end up dropping bc of this topic. The author did a good job at setting their relationship early on cuz nao I find it moar acceptable bc of their circumstance and the story is good xD