This!!! Both are to blame and they’re both terrible parents. Even now the emperor wants to use Rishar as a pawn in a political marriage when that’s not even HIS kid. Hot take but it lowkey reminds me of Claude and his relationship with Athy from WMMAP, I CANNOT STAND parents who treat their kids horrible bc of the other parent
Agree heavily, not excusing him but he did get rape, that's why he's the way he is with. And that's how most rape victims are, and I said most not all but most. He's a shitty parent yes, but you can't really fault him for that...
In all honesty, i dont think even the ml likes the emperor. Rishar just needs the power attached to the emperors name to put Etienne in the throne. So i dont think hes a character meant to be liked.
In all honesty, i dont think even the ml likes the emperor. Rishar just needs the power attached to the emperors name to put Etienne in the throne. So i dont think hes a character meant to be liked.
i completely disagree, he literally used his wife to kill his siblings to get more power, regardless of the fact that he was taken advantage of, he is a TERRIBLE egotistical and hypocritical person. To see a child endure abuse, regardless of the fact that it’s ur own child or not, an adults responsibility will always be to protect them. his behaviour is quite frankly disgusting and incredibly self serving. ettiene did not have to reap the consequences of his parents actions. also not justifying the empress’ crimes but the emperor quite literally married her for her power and Then refused having kids with her like what did the idiot expect, she’d just sit there and take that??
i think the reason why the father is so wretched to see is because he tries to portray himself as a good person whilst being so horrible and cowardly, at least the empress embraces her evilness and acknowledges it
Whatever you do I will never have the heart to like the emperor. He experienced being tortured by the empress and he knew damn well that etty is experiencing that too. Yet he chose to throw etty aside and dote on ml.. All he needed to do was listen to his son and comfort him. Yet he's being such a pussy and that's the emperor? Bro can't even take down the biggest villain in this story. I understand like him being scared because the empress is powerful and all, but like I'm so annoyed "you're not the etty I knew" first of all you didn't even have a proper conversation with etty before how tf do you know he's not the etty he's always been? Like shut your balding ass and just do what etty wants it's the least you could do for neglecting him and letting the empress abuse him. Istg bro the mom and dad so unlikable at least the empress is pretty like if you're going to be unlikable at least have a decent face