yep and how he's showing her that she's fully capable of actually fighting AND win her own battles/solve her own problems aka not rely on some knight/dude!
basically, putting the "damnnnnn"in "damsel" lol
Yes! And when he helped her bathe when she first came to the mansion! It would have been creepy and lecherous with any other ML but it was so wholesome with him
Right?? It felt so wholesome and genuine, and in such moments I feel like both of them are interacting as humans, beyond social status and gender. Just raw trust and respect.
It shows how you like a person as a person first, admire them and adore them before you love them.
The archduke gotta be one of my favorite MLs of all time. Best scene so far gotta be when he's handfeeding Ebony with cookies!! Gosh you won't find such ML anywhere else. Also when he holds her hand while listening to her story(!!!) Although so far there is no romance yet I'm loving the fact that his respect to Ebony is only developing further and he also pushes her to grow and develop!