Oof, uh, no ^_^; I mean kinda? He’s a genuine asshole most of the time, though he does occasionally do things behind the scenes to help the main character out. And when he finally realizes his feelings, I still wouldn’t call him soft and nice for most of his pursuit. He’s naturally kind of cold and he’s bad at expressing emotions on his face, but there are like two frames where you can see him being vulnerable on his face, and he does hug the main character with genuine concern like once or twice
Oh yeah, he is really frustrating! It’s always kind of sad to see main characters be bratty and pathetic. I think that this story at least makes it very human, as this story at least has the main character note to himself that he’s being self contradictory and pathetic. Honestly it was a very average read. I happen to be a fan of chasing/begging for forgiveness type stories, and someone said in a different novel that they wished the chasing arc in that story was as good as the one in this one, which is why I read it, and honestly it’s kind of not that good. I don’t regret reading it exactly, but most series in this genre do everything this story does but better
Yellow flag?
From the beginning, their relationship is for ulterior motive for both sides
The seme clearly draw the line and told the uke from the beginning that he only use uke for revenge against his family. Along the way, the uke catches feelings since the seme kinda treat him well. So when the uke got rejected and pull away, the only then the seme start the chasing part.
I wouldn't say he is a jerk, he just tok focus on the initial goal of taking revenge more than seeking romance
Without spoiling, can someone tell me if the top is soft and nice? I'm a sucker for cold-on-the-outside-gentle-in-the-inside tropes. Or is he just an asshole? :(