
there is no objectively "best" choice for ML. i wouldn't even mind Callisto, i think his psychotic bloodthirsty personality is delightful to watch. i was like "yeeeah!!!" when they first revealed him. but from the very beginning, they made it very clear Penelope was going to either choose Vinter or Eclise, and around chapter 33 she rejected Vinter leaving only Eclise. his puppy dog thing, despite most likely being fake, is unfairly cute. if they weren't going to have him end up with her, they shouldn't have especially written the chapter where Penelope feels this 'kinship' with Eclise and is like 'our situation is not that different' or whatever.
i am aware i can't change the author's decision for the endgame couple, but i CAN complain, which i am doing right now. after all, that is what the comment section is for.
if they weren't gonna have her end up with Eclise, they shouldn't have hyped him up so much. i was really hoping she would end up with him. such a disappointment. of course she ends up with the asshole, psychopath prince that tired to murder her. i don't really care what kind of emotional baggage he has, it's such a tiresome trope.