I see the complaints in the comments, but I don't see this as forgiveness.
This feels much more like a very tenous truce.
Black dragon is metaphorically on his knees every day. She is barely giving into his requests. Everything she does is a calculated move to help the kingdom.
And the black dragon is doing everything she says.
This isn't a healthy relationship. It's currently held together by contempt on the FL's part and anxiety on the ML's part.
Their roles in the story is practically flipped. Maybe FL will feel like they are even now and maybe properly marry him in the future.
I see the complaints in the comments, but I don't see this as forgiveness.
This feels much more like a very tenous truce.
Black dragon is metaphorically on his knees every day. She is barely giving into his requests. Everything she does is a calculated move to help the kingdom.
And the black dragon is doing everything she says.
This isn't a healthy relationship. It's currently held together by contempt on the FL's part and anxiety on the ML's part.
Their roles in the story is practically flipped. Maybe FL will feel like they are even now and maybe properly marry him in the future.
But for now, this isn't forgiveness.