I’m not usually one who wants the FL to be all goody two-shoes (in fact that tends to annoy the hell out of me) but before she randomly (at least it seemed that way to me) turned on a switch that said “I’m going to pretend to act crazy now” it felt actually a little horrific which was great. The thing with him staring down the silver-hair while she punctured her throat with the spear was honestly a little dreadful.
I actually thought for a hot sec that it was going to take a turn and he’d suddenly switch to a different tune. Maybe him chaining (figuratively, or maybe not -shrug- lol) the FL to him so she wouldn’t be able to leave him bc he’s so obsessed with her and her having this horrid realization that she’s never been in control all along and now what is she going to do since the ML is going to be king one day and she’s got to stop him….or something idk lol.
I guess I suddenly thought it switched to an interesting psychological horror twist but nah, we got a lady unable to actually get a good revenge bc the dude basically died peacefully in his sleep via gas or smth and her actual revenge turned out it to be doing a (weird) monologue over a dead corpse. Oh yeah, and then deciding it was a good time to fuck in the same room as said corpse. Huh….
Maybe the author wanted to subvert expectations or smth bc these types of stories usually have a big shebang of a conclusion and they wanted to surprise the audience but it fell a short for me personally -shrug-
Personally I love how it’s taking it’s time for the romance. I’ve read so many of these types of stories where within the 10th chapter they already have feeling and are hit by Cupid’s arrow….somehow?? Even tho they’ve only known each other for a week in-story or something whereas here the time that’s passed does feel real because of the gradual changes in relationships amongst the many members of the family. But I like this. It satisfies my desire for plot (it’s actually a relatively interesting plot and not so convoluted that it makes you wonder if the author even knew what they were going for) + the scenes and the art do such a good job at making the dreadful/heart wrenching events feel that much more heavy.
It’s very realistic in that of course she wouldn’t immediately be swooning, she’s got basically plates full of stuff to worry about. Not to mention the whole him being responsible for her death directly multiple times & albeit indirectly and not his fault, her father’s. Also, her husband has some emotional communication problems (fortunately not in a frustrating way but in a very relatable/within reasonable means). It’s not even that he’s being obvious and she’s stupid (thank god), there just isn’t any sort of sign until recently that he’s viewing her in a rosy light. They’ve had time to get to know each other and how they treat the people around them and /that’s/ why they’re leaning into each other, rather than damn they’re hot/pretty which is great and all, but tiring if that’s the entire plot for 50+ different manga/manhwa…
Anyway, this long ass rant just to say that it’s been a while since I’ve come across a romance manhwa where the characters actually feel like people bc you can empathize/sympathize with their perspective, know their motives and values, and just like average joe people in the real world, struggle with their emotions and past
fr like the struggle Pereshati had when she found out he was indirectly responsible for her father's death?? Where she just wanted to get it over with even at the expense of the Lapileon's honor and then she suddenly sees Celphi outside, and she suddenly remembers her promise. Like girl is out here feeling human emotions. Like the development is so real, like you can actually see them as normal humans given how we would have reacted the same given their circumstances.
Yes! You could /feel/ her nausea when she realized that had she continued with the vengeful and hateful decision she had decided on in the heat of the moment and used the evidence of their blood, she would basically become a child murderer since the kids would have also been killed. How would she be any different than the people who killed her father?
It was really interesting because you couldn’t blame her since everything was true: they technically were at fault (their blood being toxic but also apparently them not paying close enough attention that their blood was being sold) so there was a possibility for the reader to get swept up in the furor but if they did then they also had that cold moment of reality. It was especially poignant since she herself had said she was going to be his mom. So an added layer: his new parent being the cause of his death
Anyway enough outta me lol, I’m just over here writing paragraphs for no reason
I know he had the problem at the clinic and that’s why he didn’t come on time but damn the unreasonable part of me wants her to be sulky and play a little hard to get with the guy (mostly bc I want him to worriedly chase her instead bc he’s an asshole lol)
Ikr
I have never seen any girl who just laughs something serious off without saying anything
Like where do such FLs come from with no self respect or OPINIONS or a voice
She should make sure he makes it up for this all
(╬￣皿￣)
Except at this point, I don't think he cares really.. :/ ... but like winter, 'it's coming!'
When they not only put the blanket on them but then proceeded to roll them up like a terrible burrito so that they couldn’t escape
The sigh of relief that I had when he said “sugar dating” bc I was like aint no way you’re talking about an actual father??? Please???
He hit them with the “I’m not mad, just disappointed”
It had just the right amount of the "It's your fault, but I didn't have high hopes anyway" feeling
I'm dying here. Why is this so accurate?
I could see this being an otome game, seems like the type of plot they would use
Its gonna be fun if each character got their own ending
I CRIED AT SEEING HER IN HER WEDDING DRESS IM AKSJDJD PLEASSEEE