Jechk

i really love the running away and hiding the child trope because i love angst. and given that realistically, its hard for an individual to justify doing that, i dont ask much from these stories, just that on a surface level the conflict makes sense and the romanceee is there... the romance is the center of those tropes... so imagine my disappointment when the romance could barely be gleaned in this story. the author couldnt balance the three major keypoints that drive this story: politics-conflict, bond of mother and child, bond of fl and ml. if this was one of those mangas that reach up to 300 chapters, i feel like all 3 couldve been more fleshed out and thus would be more satisfying to read, but since its not, the author shouldve focused on one thing instead and made everything else relatively simple. this shouldve been a child raising manhwa with how much screentime theor has. the mc isnt the fl, it honestly seems like its theor. idk, objectively, fl has more screentime but its like the mc is theor, not mc

i could see the appeal of this story, but at the end of the day, depending on the direction the story takes, my qualms are with the author, not the character (hero) itself. all i could think of while reading this is sylus from love and deepspace; he also has all the boxes ticked like the hero, and he also loves the female lead, but he still values her autonomy and choice, even though they're predestined. the two of them may have been chosen by the stars to be together, but here on earth he still needs to be chosen by her willingly, without any sort of pressure. the reason why i said i could see the appeal of this story is because i also enjoyed a lot of stories like these in the past, but after encountering sylus' arc, my enjoyment on this kind of manga has lessened. being respected, at the end of the day, is still much more meaningful.