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It’s always so ridiculous to me when a character (in a clear state of mind) sleeps with their love interest who they haven’t even confessed to while they’re drunk (consent wtf) and/or going through a serious emotional/personal crisis (way to take advantage of a vulnerable person), then get offended, shocked, and/or hurt when said love interest has a negative reaction the next day. Wtf did you think was going to happen?! This person was not dating you, there was no confession of affection then or before, and there are various personal/work complications. Mixed feelings, regrets, and anger make far more sense than that person randomly deciding to date you after that

Something that never makes sense to me in these stories is that it never occurs to any of the characters to call 911 or contact the police, or even the media if there’s enough warning. I get that that the bad guy usually has xyz connections, money, and influence, but you can only sweep so much under the rug if there are too many witnesses. Your lover is about to be brutally murdered by dozens of thugs but it doesn’t occur to you to call 911? Your lover’s father is attempting to execute you, but you don’t contact law enforcement because reasons? Other than some vague allusions of wealth, connections to law enforcement, etc… they never actually establish a legitimate or compelling reason that no matter how crazy or threatening things get, it doesn’t occur to a single character to call the cops at any point. It ends up feeling like a nonsensical plot forcer to artificially generate more drama and trauma. It can be a really terrifying and compelling development when done right and developed over time, but very few comics actually put in the time and thought to execute it properly

Ok I get that Rosephine is kind of annoying, but that was a major dick move on Dionel’s part! He led her on for an entire year, didn’t correct any rumors/assumptions around him, and let her go crazy without clarifying their relationship. He basically used her as an emotional replacement for Daisey and got her hopes up, all while allowing rumors of her engagement to spread so far that literally everyone has heard about them. Not a good look. Also, he needs to retire the expectation that Daisey will be patiently waiting in the forest just twiddling her thumbs and waiting for him to get his shit together and retrieve her. He’s probably going to a feel betrayed when she’s not exactly where he left her, but he’s out of his mind if he expects her to put her life on his hold for years on end until he’s ready to bring her out of the wilderness

It’s crazy how many people think Rein is in the wrong here. She found out the man she trusted arranged to murder her closest friend. She confirmed this by combining multiple sources of information. Not only did he kill her friend, but he supported her through all of her guilt and trauma from it, all while knowing it was a result of his plans.

Queen: struggling to assassinate the Duke
Dukes: bickering in the dungeon trap
Eugene:cries in math

She keeps assuming and hallucinating problems, and goes apeshit the second anything doesn’t go her way. Who would want to be friends with the woman who stole their fiancée in such a manner that they could have died from a spell because of it? Callis definitely has lingering feelings, but what can you expect when they went from borderline emotional affair/inappropriate flirting straight to married. It’s not like they had a particularly strong foundation. Callis wasn’t exactly specific, but it sounded like he meant that he would raise the child as his no matter what, because it was Lina’s child. She’s just too jealous and insecure to comprehend it. And wtf is the absurdity with the remarriage request?! I found her word choice very telling. She brought up that Seria should divorce Rouche before marrying her. Polygamy isn’t a thing here, so why was that her first thought? Because she doesn’t actually care about having Seria take responsibility or creating a loving/complete home for the child. She wants an opportunity to bag Rouche once he’s technically single. She hates Seria with a passion and wants her to be miserable, so there’s no way Lina would actually want to live with her. I think these developments really show how duplicitous and opportunistic she is. Her relationship with Callis was built on shallow foundations, and went downhill, but even before that, when she saw how powerful, skilled, and respected Rouche was (and Seria being happy with him), she got jealous and thought that she had “picked the wrong man”. This is before Callis started wavering. Lina can’t endure the idea of her “rival” being happy or successful and she will actively sabotage things and disrupt her own life to accomplish that and maintain her “superiority”. I seriously hope that baby is Callis’ and not Rouche or Serbia’s because if it isn’t, things are about to get messy af

Ok but why are their wedding suits yellow!?!? I love this story and it’s ending so much, but it’s just bugging me. They’re both so gorgeous, but they picked one of the least flattering colors. Neither of them ever wear that color throughout the series. I’m wondering if author may be using the yellow to symbolize current and future happiness, but who knows. Seriously though, I would love a 40 chapter extension of just their daily lives. So sad that it’s ending

So I’ll start off by acknowledging that I know that this is a shallow trashy comic full of minimally developed plot lines and characters created for the sole purpose of facilitating fanservice and an overdone power fantasy from the pov of the main character. However, I find the structure of the matriarchal society to be a bit interesting. Most depictions of matriarchal societies developed within a patriarchal pov depict them as a mirror image of similar patriarchal societies. This has been found to be archaeologically and sociologically inaccurate. Even controlling for technological, environmental, and religious differences, there are consistent differences across centuries and continents. Patriarchal structures generally have men controlling the resources (including women) and are structured around individual survival (more of an everyone for themselves mentality). Matriarchal structures usually have women controlling and distributing the resources more tightly, but men are usually not treated as subhuman or socially oppressed and there is a greater emphasis on the importance of community ties/cooperation. Matriarchies also have less normalized violence (compared to similar patriarchal societies). This depiction of matriarchy is essentially a highly stratified version of a primitive society wherein men take the role of the oppressed that is usually relegated to women both historically in media. The reason being that because women have greater physical force, they are able to abuse and exploit men for their convenience/benefit, a mentality that generally doesn’t manifest in real matriarchies, but is very common in patriarchies. Yes, I am aware that the purpose of this story is not that deep, but I thought the concept was interesting and just wanted to talk about it.

If the author didn’t try to glorify it, this would be a perfect case study of an abusive relationship. I feel so bad for mc, because he was deliberately raised by his parents to have no sense of self worth, independence, or agency. Ryousuke also deliberately feeds into this mentality to his own advantage through gaslighting and continuous abuse that mc just isn’t able to fully recognize for what it is. MC is a prime example of an individual who is primed to be vulnerable to abuse and manipulation through no fault of his own, just a derelict upbringing. His familial relationships may be bankrupt of emotional support, but Ryousuke’s “affection” comes with a lot strings attached. In the end his father and Ryousuke are two sides of the same coin. They only care about what they want out of him. Once mc starts behaving in any way they don’t like, all the sudden any support or affection dry up. To them , he’s either an extension of familial obligation/reputation, or a sexual object used for psychological gratification. None of them actually care about him at all beyond their own desires, but he has been so restricted and brainwashed for so long that he is easily manipulated and controlled without realizing how wrong it is after being deliberately isolated for so long. Sure, Ryousuke acts like he wants him to be happy, but his actions make it clear that mc’s safety and happiness will never be more important than even his most fleeting desires. What the author tries to pass off as protectiveness is really just possessiveness. Ryousuke fought almost a dozen people to prevent mc from being assaulted, but saw nothing wrong with assaulting him in a nearly identical way daily for months. Point being, mc’s well being was a less important factor than who was the one harming him. MC’s affection and forgiveness of him do not make his actions acceptable. Most abusers behave with affection some of the time, it’s how they keep their victims from running. The emotional connection between the two don’t magically erase all of Ryousuke’s abuse. He’s nice sometimes because he “loves” him, but becomes controlling and violent when things don’t go his way in the relationship. I wish authors would stop trying to glorify this type of toxic relationship.

Side character to mc: can’t you see how much you’re being loved and treasured by him?

The “lover” in question: regularly drugged and assaulted mc, never actually confessed, got a fiancée without letting mc in on the plan (making him think he was the mistress), hired a stalker to watch and follow mc, kidnapped, imprisoned, and assaulted mc when he didn’t do what he wanted, and continues to financially control and emotionally coerce mc.