eveybody hating but this is fun honestly. i don't care much about the romance as much as seeing where the author will take this plot. they've established fl to be unlikable but also someone deeply cynical and insecure where poverty ruled over her life before she realized her looks.
here's some things i've noticed:
her mothers first action after her dad passed was getting his life insurance. when it came to her newly wed home she wanted her mom to know especially most likely since she inherited her materialism from her mom.
she doesn't believe in love, only that men and women play a role in a relationship but there is no sincerity. even her actual dream of going into art went unrealized since she came to the conclusion she will be talented enough or live off it.
her pre-weightloss self was deeply lonely and untrusting and losing the weight only pushed her to play a character but she never shook the wariness of others. even while claiming to be beautiful she is ashamed she has nothing else to show for herself than her looks and feels resigned to only supporting the man next to her.
most of her so called "bad actions" exist only in the form of thought. yeah she is trying to 'seduce' her manager but she has not actually done anything as of yet. she could be considered a gold digger but she genuinely does want to spend time with someone as seen by her feeling upset that her bf wasn't there for her birthday. she is nice to his mom and even with how she thinks about her friends, she did help one with her blind date right away and doesn't avoid them.
my thoughts: she is a deeply insecure individual with trauma regarding money and poverty who is using her looks to get by which she dismisses but its genuinely eating her inside. this plot of a rude and mean fiance and his family 'tormenting' the mc isn't new but this approach to make her very aware but simply unable to do anything due to class is very interesting.
yumin and hyeondo being equally obsessed with eachother is so funny and cute to me. hyeondos is more obvious to others with his acts of devotion but yumin is not fooling anyone. she wants to eat at his restaurant to see him, always wants to know what he’s up to, suggesting they go and visit places even after her ex contacted her. was planning on taking hyeondo to the musical before she realized he was working, lost her cool thinking her fav actress and hyeondo might have something going on, KISSED HIM when she felt jealous over people talking about him when his video went viral.
she wants that mad BADDD
after reviewing the novel spoilers, all i’ll say is this. regarding og ophelia, fl and fleur, i believe that the case the author is trying to present is that they are victims of circumstance, and while in these circumstances they make different decisions.
we know og ophelia was not a good person, but we also know she was consumed with grief after her fathers death and basically succumbed to all emotions, big or small, under black magic, leaving her unable to not be violent and “deranged.” even the fl in ophelia’s body is unable to fight the urge to hurt others when confronted.
fleur was raised to be spoiled and had it all taken away. she desires what she had as a child and used any means (marrying her husband, getting with the prince, appealing to nobility) to maintain that prestige. she has now gotten a taste and losing sight of logic in order to grow that power.
fl is interesting to me. i find her to be emotionally stunted in a lot of ways since being ill and bedridden means you don’t have the opportunity to interact with others. she’s awkward and desires to have someone who believes in her and doesn’t dismiss her as a villain at first glance. she isn’t morally upstanding and is willing to do whatever it takes, even taking fleurs role in the novel to achieve her goal. she is perceptive enough to find out fleurs true nature after only a few meeting but doesn’t view her as an enemy as much as an equal player. she is also slowly developing her own real personality with her new body through her interactions with sylvester which i find cute.
sure sometimes the writings off in rofan manhwas like this but the art is great and the characters are compelling. you may find the fl dumb but i'm happy she’s learning and growing and not just following the novel to have things fall in her hand. i also like how they delved into each of the women, since they aren’t good or bad, just human.