His face looks treacherous but he's actually a genuine friend
I'm slurping the Mikumo glazing cuz mah boi finally gets acknowledged
Just my theory
Ok so, in the past, ml neglected mc most of the time. The ml and the mc had no emotional attachments at first, but started to develop feelings with each other over time.
At first, I thought the ml was a big asshole in the past that also sexually abused mc but turns out, this recent chapter revealed that the piss of shit older brother was the one raping mc in the past. The trauma is so bad, mc is literally having nightmares from his previous life
Well at least that cleared up some confusions that the ml is not the person who's raping MC in his nightmares HOPEFULLY that is the case
Here's why I think ml is not the culprit:
Cuz if it was the ml who was raping mc in the past, then mc should've atleast felt some sense a familiar aversion during their intercourse. The mc only felt familiarity but he did not feel repulsed of ml's touch.
The recent chap rlly showed that the real rapist in MC's nightmares is the older brother. Due to his fight or flight system was activated and mc is very repulsed or scared when the older brother appeared. Not only that, the older brother referred to him as, "ido's plaything" it really shows how much he objectifies mc and has a rapist mindset
Nah the albums tricked me. I thought mc will end up with the red head, turns out it's just fan art
No wait, the author is cooking. Since in every lives they are reincarnated in, they are always together because of some ritual bs the ml did but WHAT IF in every lives, the ml learns how to properly love the mc instead of letting his obsession control him.
In this recent chapter, we get to peek that the ml has somewhat redemptive thoughts abt letting MC go or some feelings of pain by just imagining MC being as miserable as their first life. Ofc since he's used to his toxic affection towards MC, instant change is almost impossible. For now.
If this isn't the end, I can imagine that in every life they are reincarnated in, the ml learns that his love is too destructive for mc and in that process he learns how to let go and end the cycle of their reincarnation.
And then if they're really the end game. They get to finally reincarnated normally with no rituals and memories of past lives and whatsoever, then meet each other again. This time, as new people with no ties from their past lives and the actual start of their beginning.
Aaand happy ending ig? Lol personally I just want MC to be free from that bitch.
Another thing that gave me sm ick is, the fl is mentally a child. Not trying to blame her anything because it's understandable due to her circumstances but during ml's pov he only looks at her body and a full shot of her naked body is shown. It's just uncomfortable to look at as a reader since we're literally aware that her thought process is like a child. A normal person wouldn't find this appealing, if the creator is going for the porn plot.
Anyways I look forward for fl's character growth, can't wait for her to learn and grow then leave all these fuckers.
Gawd I can't, the ml is so unlikable. Him being manipulative is fine since he's doing it for revenge, but his inner monologues abt the fl is what made him very repulsive. Ig the author is going for "she falls for him but her fell harder" trope but I hope the ml will suffer during his character development or make them not end together cuz fl found her worth or sumthin
This is soo cuuuutteee! I also need the side couple story
Seeing that the title is Placebo instead of Hypnosis then this is probably gonna end up more worse. The MC is probably gonna be convinced he's hypnotized even though not in a hypnotic state, to the point he can't differentiate what's real and not.
It's either dual personality or he changed tactics and became manipulative this time (probably hired an actor to scare the MC and make him dependent on him).
This story goes uphill instead of downhill which is very refreshing
This what happens when shitty ppl become shitty parents (talkin abt ML's parents).
This is why I love the pregnancy side chaps or fanfics They become soft and caring and the story becomes fluffy
The empress doesn't look empressy iykwim maybe it's the hairstyle? Her hair looks messy