
I actually love Patrizia as a character, not only for her strength and beauty but because she has always been just.
I've seen some ppl complaining about her being 'kind' to the emperor, but I'm actually happy that she's willing to help someone in need whoever that is. Leaving everything aside, the Emperor never had a single person that could aid with his mental disorders (especially when he is having his attacks and seizures). NO ONE deserves to be in such pain and trauma without a single person reaching out to them, no matter who that is. I'm glad he seems to be moving in a positive manner and that he's slowly healing, he deserves that for his own peace of mind.

To be honest, she doesn't really have a choice to "leave" the Emperor. This is why I can't really blame her for the ending.
After Rosemond is executed she requests he divorce and dethrones her - he refuses.
she requests he at least let her live far away from the palace - he refuses.
So she stuck between a rock and a hard place. She chose to make the best of a bad situation and Lucio did whatever he could to prove his worth to her. Also, she was dedicated to role and duty as empress of the nation which she very good at.

She's terrific. Her hatred and desire to save her family was justified. She didn't know all his trauma and abuse and self-loathing. The guy is a product of two abusive women and an apprently useless set of relatives/father/etc.
Her helping him and softening is a sign of good character, not weakness. She knows the real person behind her family's desmise is Rosamund manipulating a damaged man.

Indeed, this is why I find her even more beautiful and admirable as a character. I'm perfectly content with her hating him and letting him know her feelings as well. He does deserve her rage for what he's done to her (although he isn't aware of the past timeline, he's done enough in the present time to justify her hatred).
It takes REAL STRENGTH to lend out a hand to someone you hate when they're most vulnerable, miserable. She understands what's happening to him isn't his fault at all, no one deserves what he went through. Even if it's pity or sympathy, she acts in the best way someone could towards Lucio. I respect her very much and I'd love to become someone who is able to be as just and kind as her.

My comment wasn't really treading towards that in particular (I did read this spoiler in the novel forum). I'm speaking more of the present time where she's still the empress for her family's honor and to take revenge on Rosemund for the past timeline.
I'm unsure of what exactly happens after Rosemund is executed, but I do believe we've been told time and time again it wouldn't be easy anyway for her to abdicate due to the law or something along those lines... I do want to see Lucio's redemption and judge for myself (but at this point in time I don't wish for them to be endgame although I know they are).

Redhead KNEW what Ryeoyoon went through with Sungwoo. He knew he had tried to take advantage of him, force him to eat meals with him, followed him around and even tried abusing him. Redhead was told time and time again, even by Ryeoyoon himself. Redhead KNEW how traumatizing that had been for our baby boy and he STILL went ahead forcing himself on him, chasing him around, threatening him and even trying to destroy his career out of spite. Love? He's obsessed because he'll never have him. I have no respect for someone like him, I don't bite the "he was my first love" because that IS NOT LOVE.

It's quite unbelievable this is the same mangaka of Junjou Romantica, let me explain why.
Junjou has been ongoing for far longer than SH, it's been 18 years and counting. What surprises me while comparing both is that, even if it took some time, you can CLEARLY see the character development in JR. Misaki is one of the MCs I LOVE the most in the whole BL community! He had a slow but sure development, you can go read chapters 1-2 and compare it to the latest and it's incredible. If you binge read it it's even more obvious! It took a long time but you can actually see/feel the story moving and enjoy it all the while! There was never a drop in content/quality either.
So... what happened with Ritsu? What happened with SH? I don't mean to say SH is bad but... I can't help comparing it to another work of the same mangaka when it's been this frustrating for years.

Personal Bias: I prefer Sekaiichi to Junjou...I just could not get over the age gap for some reason so it always bugged me reading it but Sekaiichi? I love it to the moon and stars and back. One of the first mangas to ever get me into Yaois in the first place.
Maybe because it's serialized on a regular magazine or something, but the fact we can't even say it's completed after all these years is very...disheartening

Me too... I first know about JR and like it. But then I got to know the other work of the author which is SH and I like it more. I even dropped JR and didn't read it anymore. It's frustrating but I like Takano more than Usami. Misaki and Usami already got together. While these two is still struggling. It's more enjoying to watch them struggle to be together.

I can understand this and why it'd be more popular but... as a fan that has been following SH for... at least 8 years, enough is enough. I don't mind long serialization, I'm a fan of plenty who have been in the market for years, but compared to SH, they've had GREAT development over the years. I enjoy SH very much and I like the setting as well, but if it wasn't for Yukina and Sho I'd have dropped this long LONG ago. I like Takano but not Ritsu for the most part.
Are there any manhwa were the family tries to get closer to the FL/ML but the FL/ML don't forgive them until much later? Like, her/his hatred is constant and justified and they do all they can to beg for forgiveness (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
I Tamed a Tyrant and Ran Away
With One Day Left I'll Break All the Destruction
Sister, I Am the Queen in This Life
Untouchable Lady
The Time of the Terminally Ill Extra
There Is No Place for Fakes
Actually, I was the Real One
Thank you! Will check the ones I haven't read :)
Enjoyヾ(❀╹◡╹)ノ~
Read untouchable lady it has so much magic. You will feel staisfy every moment she hurt those families fuckers deserve it