Something about side couples just hits me harder. Maybe it’s The way I have to scrounge the text for crumbs of their interactions gets me invested.
simple, every side couple ever rlly
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/from_points_of_three/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/bbanana_scandal/ deleted but if you can find it somewhere else its totally worth it
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/my_suha/ toxic but interesting
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/highest_order/ a classic
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/akai_ito_no_shikkou_yuuyo/ side couple has its own sequel, you can find it in "author's other work", it's the first one
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/yakimochi_wa_kitsuneiro/ same here, this is the main. https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/aimai_na_wolf/ this is the side couple
The premise is that the villainess shares a body with a girl who isekai-ed into her world. The girl played/read the series the villainess is from and loved the villainess's character. When the girl isekais into the world she does not know the villainess is still in her body watching her every move. The girl does her best to ensure that the villainess does not meet the same unfair fate she watched by being kind and noble, but is nevertheless faced with betrayal and unfairness. The miscarriage of justice causes the girl to succumb to sadness and retreat within herself, causing the villainess to front in their body once more. The villainess, having witnessed the girls purity and kindness and love for her character has become a fan of the girl and is enraged that she has been hurt and vows to take revenge for her. Despite never having talked directly to one another, the girl and the villainess seem to have an almost romantic bond. I really enjoyed it but did not catalogue it, so I would appreciate any help finding it.
The twist would have pissed me off if the writer wasn't as good at characterization as they are. The character's actions and thoughts are completely believable despite the absurdity of the situation. Many people who commit murder are not psychopaths incapable of feeling empathy, but they may be a person who deflects blame for their actions as a means of protecting themselves. Jinhyeok has the latter mentality. He starts off victimizing himself- believing anything he does to the family is justified in self defence. He only progresses on the island once he accepts he's a killer and that he took pleasure in killing. but that's also an act to shield himself from taking accountability. The scenario the story presents a type of psychological repentance that's unlikely from the type of person who matches Jinhyeok's criminal profile in the real world; someone who simultaneously has done horrible things but is too self-pitying to consciously feel bad about it-- even if they do feel guilty deep down. So an absurd scenario like a body swap purgatory really feels believable here because it may well be the only thing that can get a person like Jinhyeok to apologize in a meaningful way. Idk this was really good for a "it was all a dream" twist