Gotta say, I appreciate these types of shoujo stories that treat the main couple's relationship like an actual relationship. Like they blush over each other and don't really confess, keep secrets from each other - a lot of cliches but their relationship isn't limited to just that. They still make kids (effectively so), they vibe, they make progress. They don't get stuck in shoujo uwu love purgatory. If you know you know.
Same goes for the whole family situation. Noella is a flaming bitch, Kayden a murderous sociopath, and the dad a strict, profit-oriented, as well as negligent parent, but they still have some redeeming qualities. Mainly that they still trust if not love each other on sometimes obscure spectrums, which is enough for family. Objectively speaking they're horrible people but if you're part of that family you learn to accept them regardless of their flaws (with limitations), and amen to FL for mastering that (=her siblings).
I think this is why I felt so entertained by the story. If you squint Noella, Kayden, FL, they're all the usual token shoujo villain templates, but their respective traits are turned up to 100 and made fun of, but at the same time not taken too lightly either. Like some other comment said: The Adams family type shit.
Gotta say, I appreciate these types of shoujo stories that treat the main couple's relationship like an actual relationship. Like they blush over each other and don't really confess, keep secrets from each other - a lot of cliches but their relationship isn't limited to just that. They still make kids (effectively so), they vibe, they make progress. They don't get stuck in shoujo uwu love purgatory. If you know you know.
Same goes for the whole family situation. Noella is a flaming bitch, Kayden a murderous sociopath, and the dad a strict, profit-oriented, as well as negligent parent, but they still have some redeeming qualities. Mainly that they still trust if not love each other on sometimes obscure spectrums, which is enough for family. Objectively speaking they're horrible people but if you're part of that family you learn to accept them regardless of their flaws (with limitations), and amen to FL for mastering that (=her siblings).
I think this is why I felt so entertained by the story. If you squint Noella, Kayden, FL, they're all the usual token shoujo villain templates, but their respective traits are turned up to 100 and made fun of, but at the same time not taken too lightly either.
Like some other comment said: The Adams family type shit.