Like I know he's sadistic and I know its incest but damn if that small dark part of my brain is already ship building. The feminist part of my brain is out to murder it but it has proven evasive when regarding fantasy romance
Like people need to recognize that you can't just pull someone out of their depression. Ya gotta take care of them where they let you but pushing them into what you want doesn't help. It's their fight. All you can do is try to make it so that they have the support they need to survive it.
Jeanette: "but wErE FAmIllY!" MC: "The political struggles currently underway as brought upon by your father's schemes and your own manipulation has placed me in a position where I must hold you at arms length or risk losing everything I hold dear" Jeanette: "TrAItoR!!"
She's an empress and living the broke life. Relatable MC