sadly not a GL so i'm hoping for reirin and the eagle captain. i feel like the prince just doesn't deserve her? and low-key doesn't really appreciate her as she is. also the brother hinted to keigetsu that reirin is not allowed to become empress - makes sense, her aunt is empress, 1st cousins isn't the greatest genetically and doesn't seem to go well with the world building of the elements - basically too much of something isn't good. i also find the keigetsu and prince story far better? bc of how in love he is with reirin, i feel like it could be good for him to start to falling in love with 'reirin' when its keigetsu and they are swapped esp since she likes him already. i'm also unsure of reirin's feelings for the prince, i think she likes him but i think she also favors her independence more? while she honors her duties to an extreme i def think that a storyline could be that the prince chooses keigetsu and she becomes the lowest consort and can leave? or be with the eagle captain i remember something along those lines... ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Doesn't appreciate her? the captain barely had any interest in her before the story began yet the prince knew her well enough that he was considerate to her.
Remember in one of the chapters where the prince and captain had an archery bet where the winner takes Reirin's perfume sachet? Captain noticed her watching and only later informed the prince of her arrival. The prince unexpectedly forfeited the match, as he was more concerned of Reirin standing longer in the under the heat of the sun—he did not care for obtaining her belongings if her health is at stake.
That one moment shows me how deeply the prince cares for Reirin and I think it's wrong to say he doesn't appreciate her.
Not that I support the ship, the Reirin and Captain being the endgame, nor any ship in this story aside from the friendships between the maidens lol.
My take on this: he wasn't allowed to as captain and illegitimate brother (I think?)
Like there'd be problems if he takes genuine interest on her (not only politically, but the crown prince's mood, apparently, cannot take a nose dive cause it affects the weather)
But, he unknowingly got to know her when they swapped bodies and.... fell for her. And at the end of the fiasco, reirin also earned some breathing room regarding her relationship with the prince (meaning he now APPEARS to have a *slight* chance and he simply chose to take it)
.....to be honest, I was kinda shipping for the captain too.... until he had that pissing contest with the prince (& 1 other small event that I can't remember) which made me think he might not be any better the prince (who, I think, didn't really see her for "her" until near the end of the swapping)
Gosh, I don't like her marriage options so far.
AU them is just them in the future but they'll be together :) i just know it!!!
sick of the incel arc
Incel arc ?
Bro what , go to therapy if you think familial love is incest
And so anyways I read that wrong. My fault OG
It be like that fr
i think it's obvious that the ml's mom acts the way she does is a clear indicator of the unfortunate generational trauma she received. she had a difficult time having her son, so her in laws likely were incredibly hard on her and maybe even tried to get her to leave their son/have their son divorce her. since ml's dad clearly seems the type to not leave their spouse (plus he def loves her), she probably hardened herself with the resolve to be the harsh party just as the grandparent generation was hard on her. that's why she is so against mc if she is unable to reproduce -- i think she just wants her son to have a child to unburden herself and to ensure that the family line survives. not a good thing by any means, but i can see how she became the way she is. to her, it's better for the mc to leave the family than to deal with the trauma and pressure of the predecessors who want the mc to reproduce. if she can't do it in a year, it's better to save herself and for her son to try again. it's the most 'logical' approach to getting what everybody wants but it doesn't take into account the mc or ml's own personal feelings so it's wrong ofc. these are just my assumptions on how she became the way she was, but we gotta wait to see just what happens ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Wait... Now that i think about it.. you're right! I can't imagine how did she lives until her 40's without a child and constant pressure.
i feel like takaaki knew that koutarou was gay and has just been lying in wait for him? like maybe i've read too many psychological bl but it feels like he's plotting...
so did ethan just give her the spirit at the end of chp 60 or is that just him using the power? idk how he can just transfer the contract but it also isn't totally crazy
From what I understood, he can share the power, but he cannot actually give it to her. Since he holds the contract, he bestow the power to her, or do “parlor tricks” to make it look like she’s the one using the power; like what he did during the dance.
wait... is she...
okay so back in chp 83 did she really dream of ian? bc it sure looks like it could have been one of those precognitive pregnancy dreams people always have -- esp since the dream ends with "mom." could this be her child with ian? i know she's very against having children in this life, so i really don't know why the text would say "mom" without it being about her? so confusing...