i like the story, its somehow different and new from the rest, but the execution is freaking terrible. in the past life, they completely wiped out people like it was nothing, bow they tryna make every move a big deal??? i dont get it, why are letting shit to happen. is it because its more interesting that way? it feels so scattered lmao
why make the ice spirit the ml???? freakin disgusting. basically someone who took care of you since you were born,, YES. BORN, BABY, INFANT. OMG WHY??? you watch someone grow up because you see yourself as a protective figure to them not bc you have a hidden agenda to groom her into your lover.
imagine having a relationship with your freaking step-father. catching feelings from him YIKESSSS. whyyyy push through with it?? she can remain without ml, she can achieve happiness without a lover. ALL SHE NEED IS A FAMILY. she could've become a demi god in the end, loved, accepted, and praised by everyone. and they could've remained their father-daughter relationship... fuckin *spits* weird.
THEY COULDVE JUST ENDED IT WITH HER ACCEPTING HER FUTURE, HER VISION, AMBITIONS, THEN HER PURPOSE. THEY COULDVE ENDED IT FOCUSING ON HER GROWTH. BUT NAHHH,,, PEOPLE LOVE ROMANCE SO LETS HAVE HER FUCKING FATHER FIGURE TO BE HER LOVER. SHE'S ALREADY 18 WE COULD GET AWAY WITH IT. YEAH, WE SHOULD LET HIM SEE HER AS A WOMAN NOW. DEVELOP FEELINGS. PROCREATE. BASICALLY I'M OLDER THAN YOUR BIO-FATHER BUT WHO CARES?? I'M THE ONE WHO TOOK CARE OF YOU, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU LOVE ME TOO. SO WHY NOT FUCK, RIGHT? DISSSGUSSSTINGGGGGGG ─=≡Σ(╯°□°)╯︵┻┻
there were ups and downs, weird moments and sped up scenes but over all it was a good read. i have a principle that not all characters deserves a happy ending with someone on their side. some stories do that and it feels so forced. side characters can achieve happiness just the way they are. they dont necessarily need someone to be seen. but this story was an exception. im so glad they all got a happy ending, even the 999,999,999 girls. i'm so contented with it. i wish some scenes could be longer, ngl, but it ended just like the last sip of coffee. you're sad its gone but at the same time you feel warm and full. (▰˘◡˘▰)
but lets talk abt the characters lmaooooo this is just a personal opinion so you can disagree. idc, whatever. you do you...
ml is boring af, the only good qualities of him were his authorative power, body, and prolly his schlong. personality-wise? he doesnt have any, i even forgot he existed at some point. the mc lmao, i like her when her hair's black and a bit shorter than the current one (i know about her past and what it symbolizes, so calm down, just a preference). i get a wtf vibes with how she can sit on her hair. doesnt she feel any resistance from her scalp and neckk ahahahahahahah having that long her aint that manageable,, sure she has maids but nahh trim that thing gurl. plus her nails, her nails that can pierce through anything. i dont even care if she has fire powers, i bet she can use her nails in a sword fight ahahahahahah lastly, this may sound bad but whatever the empress in the last panel, all i could think about was that she resembles izma from the emperor's new groove ASKSKSKSKSK
btw, i don't critique women irl, yooo why would i do that? but i can critique a fictional character ahahhaahha for all i care still a good story
Agree on the 1st thing, agree on the 2nd, agree on the 3rd and 4th, agree on ALL.
-I love her to death, but art issues are art issues (her nails, her hair-sitting).
-The emperor started out as such a nasty f**er with how he treated everyone, and now he's just... there. Doesn't mean I want him to go back to being a nasty f**er, rather than that, I might have prefered it if his personality had been more 3D from the very beginning. As it is, it's like he doesn't know what to do with himself whenever he's *not* barking at someone.
they're busy making FL badass they forgot to add more character for him.His so called superior healing magic forgotten.The only thing abt his character is becoming warmer.Like I know they want it to be all abt fl and her revenge and her working for it by herself but balancing doesn't hurt right?just bc the others don't have a grudge against fl's family doesn't mean they can't actively involved. Emperors can work and be strategic too,thank you.(how else would he be in power for so long?)
i feel like the story focuses more on the duke and the duchess relationship rather than the different plotholes. it started very chill with the duchess perspective of their relationship. i mean she has never been intimate with her husband, then she suddenly knew his secrets, so divorce was to be expected. but when the duke started opening his mouth, it started to make sense. like aahh this is what the story's about. they were just trying to understand the love they give for each other. it's adorable in a way bc we knew that the guy was totally smitten with her, vice versa. the thing with the side character's story, they just exist to further explain why he's a psycho. well, technically, its the formula needed for his character. but oh well. smut is more on vanilla than s&m. i was expecting hardcore stuff but i guess he really does treat her like a goddess.
overall, very chill, nothing to hype about. good smut, i wish there could be more. and just plain decent.