Was it only me that was rooting for the second male lead in the beginning? I thought the emperor was a jerk and was hoping FL would go for the brother. It’s a tired route this whole - emperor/duke in the beginning of a contract marriage but wait they catch feelings and want to make it up with an overkill of gifts.
It’s sad FL had no backbone for how she was mistreated in the beginning
This isn’t spoilers but just a hazard guess at what is going on with the flashbacks and my plot theory. Feel free to comment with spoilers tag if this is correct or incorrect
Maybe they met in childhood and Clodan got obsessed with Ray. Clodan in childhood tends to get fixated on habits and Ray seems like the only person he got obsessed with, which is why he confuses if it’s actually love or not.
The part I’m confused about if that’s an actual memory or just a hallucination when they show childhood Clodan with a grown up Ray.
My theory is Clodan is obsessed with immortality because he discovered a grown up vampire Ray (her true nature) and in his quest with magic became immortal but cursed. I think Clodan was hoping to become immortal so he can become the only person for Ray…Ray possibly was immortal all along and maybe reverts as a child and loses her memories if she is killed…? (This is reminding me of another webtoon if that’s the case)
It’s so interesting in the ending authors note they mention a 6th novel volume but the manga having to discontinue in the 5th- but I think the endings the same as 6th and just missing the content in between (or rushed)
I loved this manga, I was lucky enough to stumble across a physical copy (Japanese only, I can’t read it lol but it’s beautiful) of the 1st copy. Highly recommend to anyone who finds this and is considering! It’s very sweet, art is classic and the characters are charming and cute.