
wow…the fact that he wasn’t willing to go through with the murder means nothing? instead, as a reward, he gets brutalized for it even more?? i was becoming weak but i really hope nothing but the worst for the ml. he easily could’ve treated him better as a result, see where his heart lies and at least treat him kindly as a prisoner. you funky bitch, next time mc gets a chance you’re fucking DONE!

abel is such a good natured soul. he doesn’t even know it’s the prince, but his purity will make the prince who’s been killing abel impersonators reluctantly care for him again, what a talent lolol. honestly i’d be obsessed too if i ever met abel, look at the impact he’s left behind on people he knew for mere months.
also the blonde duke is hot so i really thought the first few chapters, he was an antihero who did dubious things but for the princes sake. whole time he’s the devil the prince needed saving from omg

i thought that they were gonna make abel his love interest somehow in his old body, so i was like um….hows that gonna work wtf, but the reincarnation was so well written and smoothly executed. it makes sense why he’s a fragile twink now, even though i loved his old body and style. plus, his mental status was put on pause for 11 years, so he still has the mindset of an 18 year old now lol. author said NO problematic loopholes here!

idgaf internalized homophobia and intense societal homophobia that’s built into the fabric of the government, the church, the school classroom, it’s something sinister, pervasive and it’s everywhere. it’s fucking hard being (openly) gay in an east asian country, when the alternative is being safe and in the closet vs, now becoming suicidal due to being ostracized of your support circle.
and idc imma support mc through whatever decisions he makes in distress, bc yeah it’s easy to say there’s a handbook to healthy communication but it would be easy in a perfect world where there are no outside factors. life is more nuanced, clearly.
eve is so sweet and charming, i really hope they don’t do a 180 on his personality later on in the story. i love how naive and genuine he is, most tops/mls always have some version of the ‘cold, arrogant’ personality trope, so he’s really refreshing and cuteeeee