
I see this as a story that tries to give justice the poor and suffering MC, so I actually really enjoyed this.
We all know those typical BLs where the mc gets treated like shit but still ends up with the toxic ass manipulative ass red flagā (not to say that this story isnāt typical, bc itās still cliche)
*spoilers*
ā which Jaemin embodies the role of. I sooooo appreciated how devastated he was after Daon finally decided to leave. The fucking satisfaction seeing the expressions on his face when things donāt go his way, when Daon slips from his grasps on multiple occasions. Yknow, bc usually things DO go their way, for toxic MLs. Ugh this fucking evil dickhead was too much of a coward to really respect Daon and even resorted to self harm to keep him from leaving like how evil is that⦠god I hated him, so I loved the way he cried LMAO
Iām still confused on what exact reason why he decided to just play with Daon for 10 years despite mutually having feelings for each other. I thought that that one confrontation between Soohyun and Jaemin were going to reveal it verbatim but it got cut off with the time skips and what not and I either missed it or it wasnāt explicitly said.
- As for Soohyun, i sctually really liked him Iām sorry. Icouldnāt help but think āwhat ifā all throughout. Like what if that stupid ātruce/promice/dealā was never made btwn him and Jaemin. What if he just tried harder or just broke the damn promise and told Daon the truth. He couldāve taken on Seonghyunās role as a true green flag but he just⦠fell short. I ended up putting him at the end, but damn, like did he just not put in enough effort? Why follow Jasminās rules to that extent? And maybe the author added that slap to make the readers like him less idk, bc that gave me the ick bad. Maybe they tried to pain him a cheater or player ML? Idk but he couldāve been. Fr.
- Seonghyun was so loveable and sweetā the green flag Daon needed. Still, hes probably kinda stupid to love Daon that much. Staying w him even tho Daon was struggling to dissect his feelings with the other two along with Seonghyun. Seonghyun didnāt deserve that tbh
Ig his role was solely to fill the role as Daonās true hero or some shit idk, so I wish they had a more balanced relationship. Something to establish how Daon would help him or make him feel more loved idk. And thatās just me making an effort to complain bc honestly, ofc Daon would struggle to find a healthy relationship after the trauma heās been through cmon, and that also means his true man has to be able to put up with that. I donāt get the criticizationc bc theyāre so hapoy and cute now. Theyāre all I ever wanted in a story!!

I like how Luce seems to hold his ground and not fall into the deal that they made, at least it seems that way (but when he mentioned those āfeelingsā that night with Elsenā¦), and how instead itās the prince who is. I just donāt like that Luce has to get hurt bc of it, literally. I like the development of the story so far tho!! Iām a sucker for this type of dynamic where the mc doesnt give in to ml (so pls spoil me if that isnāt the caseā¦)
So if someone could pls spoil me on whether:
1. Luce gives into any feelings for the prince? (Pls no)
2. Prince chasing him (pls yes) and the extent to which he chases (lol)
3. Luce gets hurt bc of any affection he holds for the prince (PLS NO)
4. Luce goes back to Vera

I haven't finished reading yet but i think I can answer your questions based on what I've read so far.
1. Yes i would say but not easily and as u have mentioned, he stand his ground firmly and that's what i like about him too.
2. I would say yes for that too. i don't know if you want more uhhh detail so i won't specify that. and the extent - obsessively.
3. i am not sure if it would count as "hurt bc of any affection".... yes both physically and mentally.
4. Yes. i am currently reading that arc
i don't know if my answers satisfied you tho. if not, i am sorry for saying like "i would say, i am not sure" coz I am reading raw novel with mtl and i also don't know to which extent you wanna get spoiled.

Some people here said it's frustrating maybe because of redemption arc??? if it is, i am not sure about that coz redemption happen in vera arc and i only reach 1/3 of vera arc currently. but imo so far, it's a good read to me. I am quite familiar with toixc trait stories so i distance myself emotionally when i read that kind of stories. So it is quite worth for me to read, especially more so because of luce and kasha. Really love both of them.
love the fact that Luce taught ml some lesson. I would also love to see how kasha will look like since i imagininng him lik qi rong from tgcf... i mean like having loose hair and stuff. Also i will say kasha is spicy XD he is opposite of luce and really care for him. Since As for ML... well he is as red as his hair.

***SPOILER WARNING***
I finished the novel. If you have a high tolerance for very vague and open ending then the frustration might be worth it. I wouldn't exactly call it an redemption arc honestly, it is more of a chasing arc. They do have a turning out in their relationship, but they remained quite flawed as in their innate traits do not change, especially Ail's. He will still be unreasonable and unfair, he is still the same crazy bastard but the difference is that Ruth is willing to accept this and knows that even if he has thoughts of running away, he will still return.

wowww... here i am thinking he learnt his lesson and would control himself a bit i mean like i didn't expect him to be completely uhhh green flag to mc but more like would be a bit more tame... u know... and also what kind of open ending? i would like to get spoiled for ending.... i thought since they get together, they will accept each other and ml being a bit more tame altho still red flag and be happy... so like happy ending kinda. thank you for more clarification tho .. really appreciate it.

***SPOILER***
Short answer, Ail.
Long answer, still Ail but he might scheme for half brother (Nathan) to take his throne in the future so he doesnāt have to be met with the restrictions of keeping Luce as his lover. He wants to avoid marriage so he is willing to consider that option EVEN THOUGH he totally thinks that he is born to be on the throne and deserves it no matter what.

Aww just when she was thinking that she finally belonged somewhere my poor girl⦠and weāll also find out what Ezra has to say abt it next. Ugh I just want her to be happy but that fuck ass duke is, well, fuck ass. and all of the nobles in this story are too. idk how likely it is that Ezra will be different from them, but all Iām gonna say is that knight is the greenest flag here.
Gonna let this marinate for a bit