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point here is, a lot of people start barking without being well-informed or reading without critical thinking (or they js don’t care lol)
a lot of complex characters like them have been hated throughout the years because they only see the bad parts, and not the reason and context behind it. i’m not invalidating anyone’s opinion, but sharing a new perspective that could enlighten some. we could also apply this to politics btw… thanks for listening to my tedtalk
i know ya’ll don’t like the empress and call her the r word, but re-reading those chapters of the flashback, she really isn’t. the emperor did this WITH consent for the sake of the ML his brother. even if he didn’t want to, there was no other way. they both got something they want in exchange: being the emperor and saving his brother AND being the empress and having the emperor all to herself.
they are both selfish and complex characters WHICH I LOVE along with the others of this story! like how other people call princess bubblegum a dictator but she is just a complex character who loves her people.