
(sorry for long comment idk i just randomly talked... XD)
same i'm shook that the story took a 180 turn for the plot but i'm okay with it :D it's good
well i guess they are misunderstanding each other
since they both have different meanings for the word "woman"
for the FL i think "woman" is like a romantic interest i guess it's because it sounded like.. (for her) the ML doesn't feel any attraction for her as a lover/potential partner(in which case.. the term here is a "woman" cause lol this is a hetero love story hahaha)
example:
"I like you... but only as a friend/family"
oof that hurts XD and they still want to be able to talk/hang out to you afterwards?... some can't do that especially just after being rejected by said person hahaha they still need a moving on phase
she kinda sad that the only way to see her as a "woman" in his eyes is being seen "that" way (even tho it was an accident) she's sad that they can't be a lovers, glad that she was "acknowledged"... in a way
the attitude the prince is giving her right now is this sweet/gentlemanly, clingy/touchy-feely friend who's giving you signs but when you say you like them, they don't see you that way but they don't mean any harm theyre just that... friendly hahaha
besides in her POV it only looks like he's using her just to have this weird curse(?) he has to be temporarily gone when they are together or outside. see the "talisman for illness" or "mental stabilizer"?
hope you understood my weird ass long comment where i don't know my point was HAHAHAHA ( ̄∇ ̄")

hello! i totally understand haha, i also reached that conclusion when i read the other comments. i get how her "woman" differs from his "woman" and that it can cause misunderstandings. it's just painful for me to see her suffering quietly like that, and of course it is also painful for me to see what the ML's gone through to reach that kind of PTSD, where he can't get near women + other symptoms.
it is sad to see her be happy to be acknowledged as a "woman" by him, because yes his "woman" has a totally different connotation. for her to be happy with that is heartbreaking because she knows [ thinks ] that the ML is using her like a tool [ to cure his trauma ] and for her to see his terrified eyes made her think that she's no longer a tool, but a "woman" in his eyes, albeit momentarily. that moment, i think, made her happy & miserable at the same time. which was why my comment was like that TT it really made me feel discomfort, angst & more stuff ;;
this story is taking me wonders! lol i also like it, it's good.
this has really dark underlying concepts (which im kinda uncomfortable with) and i especially felt it when FL said she felt sickeningly pathetic when she was happy he recognized her as a "woman" wherein for the ML, a woman = enemy/sexual predator. >< i could feel the discomfort in her thoughts, how could she be happy to become the person ML so desperately hates? just wow (as in, im shookt)