Sheerluck31

But it feels they are hopelessly overwhelmed by pure lack of focus and competence.
Etienne sometimes shows his smarts but is really really lacking in following through. Thankfully he made that alliance with his uncle. And I have half a mind to think the uncle is an idiot because the prince has nothing to back his spite.
His boy-toy (the duke) is supposedly really strong but throws it all away by not thinking things through.
What is really frustrating me is that they make statements about protecting their people, making plans and destroying the empress but the progress is minimal and almost always destroyed by romantic plots. It's always "Let's fuck and put everything and everyone at risk and make a mess to confirm our feelings!"
On the other hand?
The empress is not playing AT ALL. She's bad, manipulative and a very evil bitch. But she gets shit done. She formes alliances, makes deals, gets support, brainwashes a lot of people and is almost always a step ahead.
If it weren't for plot armour the main couple would be six feet under.

And really uncomfortable with this fic.
Yeah, she guessed right about the mother but it seemed more like a deranged girlfriend's line of thought than whatever they tried to pass it as.
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This gives yandere vibes from a mile away.
The only reason she seems to not be pursuing her father as a partner is (by her own words) the mistake of being his daughter.