
I can really feel the excitement from all these comments, and I am HELLA tempted to read the novel; but gosh darn it, I wanna enjoy the visuals!! The temptation to read the novel is too real rn, and my impatience is just continuously growing with every update!! I really need to put this on hold so that I can binge read... but I cant...

Come here sweetie and accept this temptation
https://readlightnovels.net/trash-of-the-counts-family.html

I remember reading the novel version like a year ago cuz it was just a promo back then, but that bunny scene was so memorable for me. It still managed to make me cry a bit even tho I knew what was going to happen... I don't even know why that scene affected me much more than usual, but that actually hurts to see...

Hari is QUEEN for fighting back! Also, I can now see how those subtle interactions with the ml paid off; it gave her a bit of a push to be more confident. Well- tbh it's her interactions with everyone that helped her become who she is now, but I guess ml just made a strong impact on her. I was just going along with the flow of the boat, but now, I can somewhat start to accept them being a thing... just a tiny bit tho (for now at least)
BUT HECK!!! Hold on hold on- The main thing that really tickled my teasing side is that prince!!! This is why I love red-haired peeps. That fella turned into a frickin' tomato! XD uwaaahh so adorable, I wanna squeeze those red cheeks and ruffle that red hair, what a cute tomato! I really support his crush cuz they both seem to like each other :3
Anyways- stop rambling- that's it for me. Am I rambling nowadays cuz it's been awhile? Maybe...

I'm so sorry, this is just a REALLY long rant for the most part... I'm tired so my attitude is a mess... I'm too sleep-deprived to summarize stuff.
Many ppl were bothered about the romantic development between her brother; despite them not being blood-related, not seeing each other for years, and not having a sibling bond before they separated. From what I saw, many ppl compared their situation with the mc, and they couldn't comprehend how the mc could even start developing some feelings for the ml since they themselves could never see it happening to themselves.
In my case, I have a blood-related brother, a step-brother that I am somewhat close with, and a step-brother that I've never really spoken to; heck- I even have a "so-called" non-blood-related brother since we treat each other like how I treat my actual brother, vice-versa. But does that matter? Heck no! This is the mc's story, and no matter how much a reader's situation resembles the mc's situation, it doesn't really matter. She has her own feelings and experiences, and if she developed feelings for the ml, then so be it.
Tbh, I have a speculation on why ppl try to relate themselves to the mc, it's cuz the author REALLY did a poor job or an amazing job at subtly igniting that romantic development. Maybe that's why ppl tried harder to understand the mc, through empathy, by trying to put themselves in her shoes; AND that's why there r ppl angry about it in the comments (just speculation ofc).
Ok- maybe it's just me, maybe it's cuz I haven't read this in a while so I may have forgotten a bunch of hints (maybe it felt seamless for other readers), but I honestly felt that after the time-skip and their meeting, the mc suddenly started to get some curiosity, interest and romantic emotions for the ml. It felt hella abrupt imo. I mean- the ml was literally just avoiding her and setting up his marriage, and the mc started to feel conscious of her feelings all of a sudden.
Please prove me wrong. Please refer me to scenes where they gave hints of a possible love blossoming between the two cuz I honestly don't remember anything that made enough impact for them to develop feelings for each other. According to my shitty memory, their interactions were HELLA simple or subtle that I honestly may have missed something!
Anyways, I'll stop rambling before this gets too long...
TLDR;
Basically, what I'm trying to say is... this story is too unique with its subtle scenarios that most of it just flies over ppl's head (including mine). I think that's what caused ppl to try too hard at understanding the story, which they failed (by being weirded out) since the mc's situation is unique and not appealing to the present normal society standards.
PS:
I honestly just wish that the author doesn't make every scenario/interaction feel so subtle since the emotions would feel forced or abrupt imo; add some spice every now and then!! But then again... I guess it's one of the unique traits of this story... ngghhh... this is difficult
Sorry again for the long ramble, I just wanted to express my chaotic thoughts rn. This is not a complaint or anything, it's literally just me rambling my thoughts out. If there are any madlads that made it this far into this comment, I wonder what their thoughts are about the subtlely of this story.

Wait- it seems like the author knows that the mc is just pretending to be blind...
I'm not too sure, but when he took a photo with the mc's crush, his thoughts about the mc's reaction to it points out that he knows a bit about the mc's relationships and personal life. He is a careful person, so he must've looked into the mc beforehand right? Or maybe he knew the mc way before? Idk- as of now it seems like a predator playing with its food
Well- like I said it's just a hunch, but dang this is interesting :0 I'm curious to know more about the author fella
I'm sorry for rambling again

[WARNING: LOTS OF USELESS RAMBLING]
*wrote this to clear it from my mind so that I can sleep
*just observations and assumptions
*nts comment
Based on the situation, in order to really pass out from stress; u would most likely have difficulty breathing (fast breaths), causing ur muscles in ur body to stiffen and feel numb (especially around the fingers).
Additionally, u will experience a crown of throbbing headache from all the pressuring noise and mental conflict; mixed with the dizziness caused by your short breaths. Body will heat up, making ur sweat feel colder than usual, thus causing shivers and additional uncomfortability to ur already uncomfortable state.
Mentally, ur brain will try to process stressful information that conflicts with ur emotion; in this case, the mc seems to feel anger, disbelief, betrayal, and fear; possibly more, but that's the more obvious ones. This chaotic state makes it impossible to think properly, thus making it difficult to actually think or process anything. (Blank yet busy state; unfinished processing)
Environmental stress, Physical stress, and Internal stress has piled up for the mc to handle. He couldn't escape nor create an outlet for his stress, so his body gives out and fully shuts down.
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Writing observations is a way of calming myself; similar to counting sheep or counting between breaths to slow urself down.
If u read all that, then Im sorry for rambling and wasting ur time; this is for future me

These fellas sleeping for 3-5ish hrs while I sleep for at least 7-9hrs.... 12-13hrs if im hella tired. What the heck- if there r ppl who sleeps in similar times like them, plz tell me ur secrets; how do u make it work?!
I mostly sleep a lot or don't sleep at all (usually when I actually want something done without oversleeping tho).
I need advice cuz improving my sleep schedule usually doesn't end well...

You know sleeping 3 or 5 hours per night isn’t healthy :( it’s actually very bad for the metabolism and you can have brain damage it’s recommended to sleep at least 8 hours per night to be in good health but you can sleep more too ! Everyone is different I have the same sleep schedule as you and I don’t recommend you to try to minimise your time of sleep it’s not good for you
If you sleep a lot it means that you need it :)
This is the scene that others were talking about! Welp- my attention is on the ml now, what's his next move? I have lots of things I wanna comment on, but I'm currently feeling lazy so I'm just gonna go with the flow xD Im happy to see some progress tho