
dude I know the mom is evil but for the first time in so many of the BLs I have read so far have I seen a truly threatening villain.
like she's not the type of villain that you know the top can just get rid of by being himself and she holds real control over the lives of both the ml and the ppl around him.
the story wouldn't be half as interesting or have half the stakes it does it if wasn't for the mother, the emperor is a pathetic character compared to her.
I love her as a villain

y'all this is close to rape, no matter how much you deny or delude yourself into it. Richard enjoys pain and Courtney does not. If she's asked to stop and is literally crying cuz of the pain... that's a no. a line has been crossed.
im not blaming Richard fully yet, cuz both of them seem to be inexperienced and Courtney also seemed to think just forcing it inside would work at first but it didn't and you can clearly see both's inexperience, which I think is fair and shows their naivety and in general lack of knowledge. depending on the next chapter this book will either become a really good one or one that I drop

can I just say I hate the fucktard cardinal more? there's nothing I hate more than fuckers who think religion is a means to carry out their own personal judgement. especially with how high and mighty he acts and the fact that shuri died because of him in the past life. I hope his death is crueler than shuri's.
usually dead people weddings are just tragic methods of the family trying to make sure their dead have a happy ending in heaven but this seems creepy