a "lovingly" negligent man and an obtuse "betrayed" woman, both as foolish and immature as the other. one never talks and the other assumes they know everything/the truth about the other's feeling. they'll keep misasing each other.
while I'd love for her to spread her wings, it would be ideal if she chose to do so after knowing the whole truth and not from a dream born of a series of misunderstanding. like we say in french, it should be "en toute connaissance de cause" (with the whole knowledge of the cause) and not from ignorance, bc that's truly frustrating. and let's not kid ourselves, while the ml is fully to blame, the fl is as awful a communicator as him, while shre did reach out throughout the years, she never showed any yearning for understanding, love or even simple friendship with the man she was supposed to spend the rest of her life with, just surface level word vomit about the weather or some shit. at least the ml put more thoughts in his reason to "ignore" her letters that she did writing them fu of empty curtesy
the plot has no substance and i can say the same from every relationship, sex scene and individual character. it's the most stupidest way to write a "the power of the og plot drives us crazy" isekai story and it's so bad it's not even funny, they're all as dumb as the other and this story has no rhyme or reason, no logical thinking and not one person with even a quarter of a brain (even half a brain is too generous a phrasing). it's just an overused, regurgitated plotline used as a device for smut. it's almost a pwp if not for the faint, almost mist like semblance of a storyline.
if those are the people supposed to save the world, trying to do everything all by themselves with the faculties of a babbling toddler, then this world was doomed from the start even if the demon lord and the power of the plot didn't exist.
has the german saying says, bread can rot, what can this story even amount to
the tanaka-stuart family's got their priorities straight, food before everything else ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
the ml is kinda twisted, would he rather her being a bitch to everyone but him or what? the "cold to everyone but me" trope is just clnditional kindness and isn't actually cute, being kind to only your special one means you're not actually kind and wanting your special one to only be kind to you and being jealous of the recipients of their kindness also makes you a bad person. kindness is a human quality, not a romantic quality
SHE'S 15?! SHE DOESN'T LOOK A DAY OVEER 10 WTF ARE ARTISTS EATING THAT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE ANYONE WOULD LOOK LIKE THAT AT 15 EVEN IF THEY WERE MALNOURISHED
the way that disguating priest was reflected on vlad's sword when he demanded forgiveness was amazing
rereading it and gosh, the way the only time I've thought of mielle as beautiful was when she got beheaded. her peacful face and bob were truly beautiful (but never as beautiful as my dear aria)
fl: *dies after getting her engagement broken*
also fl: guess I'll have to break my engagement befire that because i see no other way to survive (ignores the 100 other reasons she died)
the way gu fei treat yan yan like a child and yan yan acts like a child from his big 19 years of age, is kinda uncomfortable. like giving him fairytales to read bust still wanting to fuck him? if i was yan yan and i knew that he knew that I'm studying highschool or college level books I'd get offended to be given fairytale books to read while I'm bored sitting around his office bc he wants to keep an eye on me.
gu fei is 27, not 50 and yan yan is 19, not 9. it's almost pedophilic and sure as hell is infantilistic, especially since yan yan has had a bf before and must've done everything boyfriends do
otherwise a cute story
yvonne is the most old lady name ever. historical asian authors should put a tiny bit more work in finding not only real names, but also appropriate names.
yvonne is a french name and i have an aunt named that and she's pushing 70 and no man ever in the history of the whole europe was called yvonne ever
"look at me, i am a young teenage duke's daughter and i got abducted and freed myself and informed my maids of my abduction but they didn't inform my parents and authorities and neither did i and I'm going to investigate by myself, bc who else can find out the truth and save ppl from human trafficking other than a teenage, sheltered duke's daughter"
who tf is righting this nonsensical story? dropping it rn
i hope he reneews his visa and stays there. or goes back to japan shortly and comes back to finland
she's a dumbass, i do understand her train of thought but it's a dumb train of thought
istg if she says "idk what you're talking about" I'm gonna have an aneurysm
the most stupid and cute mafia romance ever lol. not one serious bone in those 2
I'm sorry but the fl is dumb, she lets herself be bullied and isn't honest with her (trash) fiance but expect him to be nice, stopped reading after "i heard you were surrounded by" conversation bc tf do you mean you're not telling him the truth, and for no reason at all. they're both liars, one doesn't care about his fiancee and lies for that, the other doesn't care about protecting herself and using her rightful status as the prince's fiancee to be respected.
typical "i never so much as spent a day talking to her but i know she is as horrible as the rumors say, ao I'll neglect her and make her a laughingstock" ml that realizes she's not waht she seemed and then not even regrets how he treated her but tries to act as if she's not jaded and she hasn't given up on him
I'm sorry but the way rape, coercion and unwanted pregnancy is not only not taken seriously but made into a comedic bit is disgusting. i tried reading it again and i remeber why i dropped it in the first place. if the sunbae wasn't rich and handsome but poor and ugly he would've never gotten away with this.
idc if he agreed or came onto him while drunk, a non enthusiastic yes is a no and especially since this disgusting man continued to fuck him even while he was unconscious.
the rest of the story could be the cutest love story in existence i'd still be disgusted at the end