Thank you for being the compassionate, responsible adult in our Hyunwoo’s life. Recommending therapy is literally the best thing you could have done after seeing a trauma-induced panic attack, and it shows you’re not just exploiting these boys for profit. (▰˘◡˘▰)
“Well, we can’t marry each other”
The fact you even thought of that is putting up red flags, dude. I have no issues with a brocon/siscon relationship, but if their relationship gets any more… intimate, I’m gonna have to dip.
You know what? I’m happy the brothers couldn’t condemn their fake sister. I’m happy that the years of growing up together didn’t mean nothing. I’m happy that their love wasn’t conditional on Amaryllis being the child of light, because it means their love for Ashtarte isn’t conditional on her being the child of light either.
Yes they messed up. Yes they don’t deserve Ashtarte’s forgiveness. Yes it’s not a satisfying end. But they had real love for a monster in human skin, and I think that counts for something.
I was so ready to chalk up the grey skin tones to some fantasy magic thing, but why is that cake and her dress all grey Are colors illegal or something
My hypothesis for why the FL’s alleged trauma responses (i.e. avoidance, low self-esteem, paranoia) are so annoying is that it’s not clear what triggers her. If the sister was present, we would get it because we know she’s evil. If the ducal family was still neglectful, we would get it because we know that’s bad.
But neither of those things are true at this current time, so the FL‘s flaws feel less because she was forced to be this way by external forces, and more because that’s her natural personality. That makes her less sympathetic and gives her less room to grow out of her flaws.
The story needs to quickly either bring in the sister or show what happened in the previous life that makes the ducal family so bad. As it is right now, the FL is paranoid about nothing.
If it turns out that older blonde lady is targeting Ayla because she wants to make Frede her boytoy, I am going to yurk.
Drawing hands is the worst, but it’s so obvious they just used rendered models and blended it out a lil.
If I didn’t know she was into the Ml, I would have assumed she was trying to humiliate him by forcing him to act as her servant. Someone who can’t take care of a shoe by herself shouldn’t be entrusted with a whole duchy anyways.
If Jeremy had chosen to keep it a total secret or only told Elijah, I would have lost it. As the new duke the emperor does not trust, it’s suicide to not try to prove your loyalty. I also would not have been able to handle the unnecessary drama of more secrets when Elijah already has enough on her plate to deal with. So thank God Jeremy did the actual smart thing here.
Am I the only one who doesn’t hate this mermaid arc? It’s not like it’s sudden; the story’s been hinting at the interracial conflict for a while. And Nadia clearly exists to give the ML and FL a kick in the rear when it comes to realizing and admitting their feelings because honestly their relationship WAS starting to drag.
Yes, Nadia is annoying. Yes, I don’t want to see her and Abigail get together. But the story is clearly doing all of this on purpose, so I’m content to see what they’re going to use Nadia for next.
If I remember correctly, Gavin wasn’t copying what he was reading word for word. Like, I’m pretty sure she would have noticed if he was quoting romance dialogue because it is SO cringe sometimes. The things he was saying were his own words and thoughts, so it’s unfair to accuse him of scripting the whole thing.
Ah the unique pain of a story that’s got a good premise and good characters and pacing and timing… but the art sucks. ╥﹏╥
I literally rolled my eyes when the duke’s feelings and behavior did a 180. And I knew as soon as the MIL showed up she was going to love the FL.
It’s not ridiculous that they happened, just that they happened so quickly with no setup. What does the duke love about the FL? Why is he suddenly so open about his feelings and with his actions? Who is this MIL? Why should I care about anything she has to say when I literally had no idea she existed two seconds ago?
It’s like the authors are ticking off a checklist of popular tropes that readers love without realizing why readers love them. They want the instant gratification of character growth without having to invest the work to actually describe how it happened.
If you don’t like, don’t read. To me, the story is perfectly understandable. It can get frustrating, but that’s what happens in a contemporary romance that doesn’t have magic and action to spice it up. Just admit this isn’t your thing and quietly leave.
I didn’t want to read a montage of their happy life slowly passing, but two time skips in one chapter? That’s too much.
Living for Silas’s switch from cautious gentleman to intense flirt!!! Also not Atra competing with him for Muriel’s affection lmaoooo~
I really like the idea of needing to become a Tara. It separates Astariol/Tara relationships from soulmates, because they weren’t fated from birth or anything. And the idea that persevering through your suffering actually makes you magical in this world is pretty cool.
Ngl what Doyoon did was shitty, but he has the right attitude. If he had just justified the plagiarism as “well this guy deserved it”, that leads to a slippery slope where ANYONE who pisses Doyoon off could also get framed.
So it’s really good that the cost of the plagiarism was Doyoon’s conscience. This is a sin he’ll bear forever, but he’s willing to carry it to save the other idols and songwriters. If it wasn’t for them, he wouldn’t have even thought of ripping off someone’s songs.
I get our girl is out here recreating Starbucks, but it would have been way smarter to make it a more exclusive venue. Start small, let rumors spread, then begin opening up as demand rises.
IDK I just have a hard time imagining snooty nobles standing outside to line up for a casual cafe. Lady Baby and Duchess’s 50 Tea Recipes did it better.