IceQueen4U's Topics (194)

A lot of people seem to be hating on the blonde princess' hairstyle, and don't seem to really know why the author/artist chose that style.

I can't claim to know why they picked it either, of the many they could have gone with, but I thought it worth mentioning that the style is probably a reflection of real life hairstyles in the late Middle Ages. I only really know it being called a horned headdress, but I'm pretty sure the proper name for it is "escoffion" or something like that.

It wasn't really the hair that was fashioned to look like cones, as a woman's hair (especially for nobility) was regarded as something rather sacred and/or intimate depending on the culture, and was typically hidden away under a headdress (like a hat) unless in the comfort of a private area with either their husband or handmaiden and other close maids.
The style she sports was generally popular in European countries like England, France, and Germany and the like, which seems to match up with the setting of this story (somewhere European) and the character herself (who seems to be of either Germanic or Welsh decent??? Her last name Enoch supposedly originates from the Welsh language, but her first name is of old Greek decent, but a variant of a German name).
Going back to the chapter we first officially meet her, the maids in her father's office also sport popular Germanic styles for clothing and hair.


....so.... tl;dr: Chalk it up to the author/artist wanting to be vaguely historically accurate while still having creative license to do what makes them happy. ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

The pacing was a little fast, so I feel like I didn't get to know the characters as well or feel as attached to them as much as I'd like.
I'm a little thankful for it though since I didn't get the chance to really feel like anyone was a true "villain" (with the exception of that bastard 'brother'). It seems there were some... twisted misunderstandings in what love is and should be(?) that lead to toxicity for everyone in some way at one point or another (most notably with the blond haired lead and Geumhwa, obviously).
I'm happy for the ending - no spoilers- for that reason though, so it works itself out. I'm also able to draw my own little scenarios on what I think might have lead Geumhwa to where he is at the beginning of the story, which is a little nice.
Still, a part of me wishes there was more background for the characters, and/or a build up to the romance for me to really appreciate the development a bit more. Maybe the explanations could have been drawn out for a couple more chapters with more in depth character analysis, rather than shoving it into one where it feels like info is just being thrown at me to satisfy a criteria.
It was a pleasant read overall, and I'd recommend it.

That aside though, the tattoos are lovely....I want one~

So at this point, we can all agree that she's going to keep unintentionally adding to her harem.
I swear, by the time she hits her teens she'll already have a collection of men like rare dolls.

I get why people are mad at him, because what he's attempting to do behind the father's back is wrong. But I think people are largely forgetting that there's a very good reason why he's scared and worried for Irene, and angry with the dad:

They've mentioned it before (recently, in like c.24) that Irene was born a "Banma"---a half human, half demon. She's currently in balance with both halves but, over time, the demon part of her will slowly eat away at the human part of her. It's inferred that if she suddenly goes to the Demon realm, where demonic energy is rampant, then the demonic energy that flows there will affect her body and overthrow the balance between "human" and "demon" blood/energy within her too soon and too fast. This will kill her, because human energy/blood is weaker to that of a demon. She will die.
Understandably, Raphael is distraught and angry with the dad for seemingly essentially saying "fvck it, let's take our chances!"......

What I'm upset with Raphael over is that: One, he's trying to pull strings behind the dad's back instead of trying to actually properly talk things over with him and ask him about his plans for keeping Irene safe...and Two: He's known the dad for so many years now, and *knows* how much Irene means to him, and how responsible he is when it comes to keeping Irene safe; Why does assume that the dad wouldn't have thought about a solution to keep her safe?
He just assumed the worst possible scenario would inevitably happen and ran with it #－.－)

It seems to me that Raphael still holds a grudge over Saein's death and blames the dad for it to some degree, then projects that situation onto Irene and the dad now. I don't know if he's aware of it, but it needs to stop NOW.

I'm not bashing on anyone, so don't flame me please, but I wish the people criticizing the green haired kid in a purely negative way would try to think about things from his perspective a little more. He's not in the right, definitely, but there's a clear reason why he thinks the way he does. They're issues that he needs to work on and overcome over time and with care, just like the twins with their trust issues.
He's not a "good guy" yet, but he's definitely not a bad guy either. Just a pessimistic (maybe even somewhat realistic in ways) abused kid who, understandably, finds it hard to look past the physical and understand that trauma can manifest in different ways and isn't always a scar branded across their face where everyone can see. (Not everyone is capable of being so immediately rational, especially when young and directly involved in a very emotional situation.)
I'd like for people to remember that from his perspective, all he knows of the twins is that they're recently found royalty, living with reportedly very protective and doting brothers and father, and have clear and healthy-looking unmarred skin/bodies. He doesn't know of the "before" or even of their current thoughts and feelings. He's never shared a conversation with them, and certainly nothing that personal.
All he sees is a literal prince and princess, loved and supported by family, with no signs of having ever suffered. He's wrong, yes, but his reasons for currently disliking Arien and Arjen is a lot more understandable than any other antagonistic character so far. I'm sure he'll come to see things for how they really are, and will become a good friend and support towards the twins. But it'll take time on everyone's part.

In that time, I'm hoping he doesn't follow the bastard Duke Rosea too closely, or do anything to intentionally harm or bring harm to the twins.

That Beauty and the Beast part

Another one bites the dust,
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust, yeah

Everyone out here, talking 'bout ass and I'm just here, sitting on my couch eating popcorn wishing I had me some damned cake. In my man, in me, some actual cake. IDK ANYMORE, I JUST WANT *ALL* THAT CAKE !!!

It's a weird concept but, after giving the first and only chapter currently uploaded a try, it isn't bad. I'd like to try reading it again when there's more chapters out. Hopefully it doesn't get too wild.
Though abstract and different, I thought the first chapter was okay.

When I think about it, the person I feel truly bad for so far is the original Violet's dad.
I mean, he lost his wife years ago and was devastated by it, then spoils and dotes on his daughter to compensate for the absence of one parent + to make sure that she knows she's loved and means the literal world to him....only to have her commit suicide.
He must have felt so devastated and helpless. It can't be easy to hear other nobles talk bad about your only daughter for no good reason, watch a number of people put her emotions through a real tough ringer like she doesn't matter at all, and watch Violet grow increasingly unhappy day by day but not know what to do about it to help; Then watch it all inevitably, but unexpectedly, drive her to her own end and leave him alone. Like fvck man. Daddy deserves better than that sh!tty bad-ending!