
!!Spoilers about the ending!!
I loved this so much! However there are a few aspects I didn't like much: first of all, this was a story in which I would have taken for granted a poly ending had it not been for the fact that I spoiled myself with the ending before I even started reading. BUT IT'S NOT POLY! TT
I LOVE Gray as the male lead, I really do, but what about Ruel and Eden?? They really stole the show, such a pity (I didn't really care about Dane if not for the fact that he was hot, I'm sorry. I'm also feeling a bit petty about how he apparently let her go without showing any sign of redundance or remorse unlike Ruel and Eden) This would have been the perfect example of a poly that would make sense in that situation.
Most of all: the ending in general felt SO abrupt. She was equally into each of them but suddenly BAM! We find out that not only she decided to leave them (ok, fair), but she chose Gray out of freaking nowhere when we didn't even see that much development between them to begin with (nor with the others but you get my point). I don't know, I would have loved to see it happen more gradually (it was probably due to the fact that it was originally an otome game and they had to condensate every route into a single storyline, I understand, but still...)
An option could have been to have 4 different side stories of the possible endings, like the actual routes of the visual novel, to see how would end up had she chosen the others. But the poly option would have bern so much better :(
...Also... Come here. Listen. HEAR ME OUT. Don't y'all also think that Dana had so much potential as a love interest? ...No? Just me? Ok...

I'm in love with this story the only thing about this that wasn't perfect is the fact that it's too short. The main couple is so nauseatingly sweet and healthy, not to talk about the art!!! I caught myself staring for a whole minute at some of the panels and going back to get to panels from previous pages. How can they be so beautiful??? Especially Yamato OMG, his character design just made me re-realize that I have a thing for tattoos, especially arm tattoos.
I also especially adored the premise/world building and would have loved for it to be expanded: I wanted to see more about Shiki's life as the queen, to get to know better the women subordinates, for them to explore the world more and get to know more characters etc... which is surprising because usually the main focus of BLs is on the relationship, but this is one example of a story I would enjoy even without the BL element, just following Shiki's ascend and journey as the queen. I actually wouldn't have minded if this was a longer story
Well, I'll be back to reread. See y'all next year when I forgot the plot!

I remember not reading this because I read some spoilers about how the male lead isn't attracted/in love with the protaginist for a good part of the story, can somebody tell me more about that? Is it very frustrating? Because I hate when the mc is in an unrequited love for the ml and is treated like shit, I hope this is not the case

mc isnt treated like shit so dw!! from what we know as of right now, ml sees love differently because of a spoiler so im not mentioning it, and we can see him actually start to fall in love with mc in the later parts of the story.
mc lowk acts hard to get i think u could call it like that?? and ml falls for that HELP so u dont have to worry about unrequited love and stuff

A bit random but: I just finished re-reading (yes I know, I might be masochistic) and why isn't anybody talking about Yeonseo?? It's so rare to find good female characters in yaoi that aren't walking stereotypes and she might be one of my favorite secondary characters in ANY genre. I LOVE HER SO MUCH! I think I would have actually fallen in love with her had I been them.
I actually crave a side story with her where we see the process of her and her now husband getting together. We saw how they met but how did they get to that point? They look so sweet, I'm so curious!! And how did she get over Geom and Wooyeon? How did she react to the truth about Geom's disappeareance? We never saw that TT
On the other hand I couldn't care less about a side story for Rieder or the prosecutor (which from what I saw people saying on b*to the author is apparently considering?). Just a paragraph from the author clarifying how they're doing would be enough, we saw too much of them :/
Just GIVE MORE OF YEONSEO! And obviously of them and their cute daily life AND their found family: how did the two subordinates come to kind of live with them? And the ajhussy, will he also stay with them then? And what about Kim Hong, will he ever return?? Poor guy, definitely my other favorite (excluding the main couple) together with Yeonseo... I didn't think he would grow on me so much at the beginning.
In conclusion: I need more cute stuff to compensate the 60+ chapters of suffering, I really hope the author decides to add side stories even if it's a bit late (and doesn't waste them on Rieder and the prosecutor COUGH COUGH)

OMG ME TOO
I actually think they could have worked as a throuple, I didn't talk about that because I thought I would get hated on for it lmao. Geom and Wooyeon are perfect for each other and nobody can make me think otherwise, BUT as a SECOND option, wouldn't they have been happy in a throuple with Yeonseo being included? They're the perfect case of one such relationship that would actually work imo, considering how they all complement each other so well. I'm happy about her relationship with her husband (he seems like such a nice guy and perfect for her) but I still felt a bit sad seeing their past together and then her not being included
I'm convinced there WILL be a happy ending, but I fear there will be some huge drama involving Horus, like him becoming a full god and losing his memories about Seth and/or being forced to marry Hathor or something... I really hope not but the story seems to be heading in that direction. Their relationship is getting TOO cute, healthy and fluffy, I don't think the author is gonna let them be so easily
I got to the point that the cuter they are, the more anxious I become because I'm expecting tragedy