so cute :( surprisingly complex! mc is a naive dunce, but as expected since he lacked any kind of socialization with the real world + pretending to be a girl his whole life. crystal's story is so interesting to see from a psycological & sociological lens :)) co-lead(???) is a woman pretending to be a guy because father went crazy upon eldest's death. essentially, they're both pretending to be the opposite gender!! and it's really fun because they stick through with their dynamics til the end; no reversals to "comply" with their true genders and their roles. lovely read, it felt a biiiit draggy in the middle, but overall i'm glad there weren't any big fights or climaxes for the sake of tension. very fun & things were resolved nicely :)))
so cute :( surprisingly complex! mc is a naive dunce, but as expected since he lacked any kind of socialization with the real world + pretending to be a girl his whole life. crystal's story is so interesting to see from a psycological & sociological lens :)) co-lead(???) is a woman pretending to be a guy because father went crazy upon eldest's death. essentially, they're both pretending to be the opposite gender!! and it's really fun because they stick through with their dynamics til the end; no reversals to "comply" with their true genders and their roles. lovely read, it felt a biiiit draggy in the middle, but overall i'm glad there weren't any big fights or climaxes for the sake of tension. very fun & things were resolved nicely :)))