
Rapiel’s family needs an alpha without a title, a second born that inherits nothing, to carry on the legacy of his household. Like Rapiel’s mom ‘Marlena’ the true power behind the Westport household. It’s one of the major reasons why Clough was highly regarded as a candidate, he’s successful and has great reputation. It also helps that Viscount Derbyshire is marketing Clough as one of the best bachelors in the capital. He made himself rich and known within a short period.
I’m writing a fanfic about this, so I learned that women during that time were really required to learn about housework. It was expected of them. Since Clough was still building his assets and working hard to provide a better future for them, Rapiel felt that he should do his part. Martha probably told him about the fish, she learned that dish for Clough.
Rapiel genuinely wants a partner and friend in this relationship and eventual marriage. He thought that Clough could provide this…
Clough is described as handsome, smart, kind, charming and well-mannered. So Rapiel must have felt lucky, because Clough rejected a lot of the other omegas that Viscount Derbyshire tried setting up with him. It’s sad. He’s a really good person… who wants the same partnership as his parents.

But the only reason he went for Rapiel is because he looks like the MC. Also that was a major slap in the face which we don’t find out until story 2 is that during story 1 when Rapiel was found after being attacked and bleeding out the ML called out the MC’s name not Rapier’s OUCH….::.
Maybe it’s different in the novels but we didn’t see enough of the interactions between Rapiel and the ML for me to see it was legitimate feelings which regardless of how Rapiel felt- ^^^ calling out someone else’s name when your pregnant mate is dying is never good

Yeah, which is sad. Because Rapiel could have had a better life, without Clough, he actually had everything he wanted a family and kids.
You mean the dream in s2… it’s the imprint messing his mind. It messes with your memory, dreams, also results in hallucinations. Aeroc and Rapiel died the same way, in both situations Clough was helpless. In the novel the dreams weren’t specified except their was an omega with blue eyes and blond hair. In the manhwa he dreams of visiting the cabin, he calls Aeroc by Rapiel. It’s because in this w2, he was closer to Rapiel, so he thinks the omega in his dreams was Rapiel.
It wasn’t until he recognized his feelings for Aeroc in the novel, that his dreams became clearer and scarier, he saw himself raping Aeroc and cursing him to die the same way as him (Rapiel)
But Clough’s feelings was really more that he was frustrated about his feelings for Aeroc, he wants him so badly, he dated a look alike.

I read some bits of the spanish translation so I’m bit I’m unsure if its accurate, Rapiel really liked him according to that, Rapiel has his own spin-off that’s connected to this arc.
He ran away after his dad made them breakup as a sign of rebellion. So as a reader think his feelings were more genuine than Clough’s.
Which is again sad, because Clough fricking just the threw the ring away when they broke up and forgot about it.

Yeah, he could have at least got him a diamond. I know he probably got it because of Rapiel’s eyes.
But the difference in how he felt when he got Aeroc a ring, the pressure was different. He keeps talking to himself like an idiot about proposing. This was the right feelings you should have felt before proposing!!!!
Instead of fantasizing about Aeroc before proposing… (╯°Д °)╯╧╧

Rapiel… I’m sorry but is a really uninteresting character, if you read the spin-off his family and Wolflake were the main gems of the that show. Rapiel was just placed on the spotlight because of them and the tragedy of w1…
He develops into a more of an authority figure. He was a stricter parent than Wolflake and was more vocal. I think his youth and his sheltered life really affected how he didn’t see the blaring red flags… he couldn’t understand why his dad made him breakup with Clough. I wanted to scream, your lover beat two alphas an inch of their life because they accidentally interrupted his proposal. I know they were doing something indecent but damn… that’s scary!
I totally feel that the omega was working his way into that Alpha’s bed from the start. Even the stupid cookies and the “learning how to prepare fish” we all know he was never going to be the one cooking. Major eye roll in the alpha again for creating this mess - the omega knows about your family’s love for fish BEFORE YOU START DATING. The omega was playing the game- I mean all is fair in love and war - so in the end I blame the alpha for his stupidity and blindness