I can't be the only one who is genuinely disgusted & creeped out by fabian (with how he trears literally everyone it seems) and can't fucking wait for him to get punneled and his shit kicked. He was already unlikeable from how he treated our girl Jun but getting to actually see him actively interact w others and exist in the story is RAHH (╬ ̄皿 ̄)凸 like bro if you're going to be a dumb asshole at the very least you could be somewhat charismatic and a likeable character from a reader's pov but he's not even that. I really really really want to punch him in the face.
Some of you are confused at rhe latest cliffhanger, and I get it! So I'm here to provide spoilers I dug around for from the novelupdates forum ages ago - be aware to take these with a grain of salt, as the two people I saw mention this both mentioned mtl and reading someone else's comment.
SPOILERS BELOW
Essentially, we're dealing with the third life trope. Their first life was what MC thought of as a novel she reincarnated into. Empress realised her love for her after her death, and now after reading the newest chapter, I presume went through the dragon awakening thing. I believe she wished to start over or something like that, so begins their second life. Their second life was set in the modern worl, where the two lived together as a single mother and a daughter. If I remember right, the Empress passed away first in that life. And then we get to their current life!
I may misremember things, and I remember going to look for spoilers was such a fucking chore due to how most of the discussions were about the Empress' gender and title, and there weren't any organised spoilers. Feel free to go look for more yourself, and feel free to correct me if you know more.
I figured we'd get smut one day thanks to the tags but omg that was sudden lol
Tbh the moment he put it on and said it'd likely be of the last dungeon, I thought "it's prob gonna show a scene of them two in the future" instead, and damn was I right - just wasn't expecting to see that much dick already ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
I can never get over how most people in these comment sections seem to refuse to see the complexity and nuance shown in these stories Σ(  ̄□ ̄||) like, hello??? That is the whole point here??? If you can't see it, there's not much I can do for you but to tell you to try better. Or if you don't like it, you can always not read it.
Did Sion kill her in the past? Yes. Does she still suffer from trauma from all of their past lives? Yes. Is he completely innocent? Not at all, nor is the story trying to say so. What the story is doing is showing the complexity of their situation, and bringing out the humanity in it/them. Like this is the shit I'm signed up for, showing the complexity that is human nature and emotions and relationships, I'd rather take this than a black-and-whit3 mindset story where x is 100% bad and y is 100% good.
I don't really have the energy to go into more detail here, I've def replied in older comments here or commented myself where I've gone into more depth on my thoughts and the story ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
Tbh I don't care if their relationship is romantic, platonic, or familial, all I know is that it's special for sure. I don't know if I'd go as far as to say they're soulmates (which doesn't indicate romance btw), but either way, I love seeing more of them.
That being said, if anyone knows any good fics with the two of them, please do share ヾ(☆▽☆) again, don't care what kind of relationship they have in specifics so I'm good with all, romance included
My opinion with a little spoiler.
I believe there is another character in the future that is more a Soulmate to him hahahaha but that's just because they are complete opposites, and they get along pretty well. Even his Sahyungs says that they are the best match of a person. Of course, nothing romantic, just their personalities matches too well.
Wahhh as someone who loves history & is also interested in fashion history (specifically european/western) seeing them act like pockets in dresses weren't standard in history, I cry(/TДT)/ at the very least this story made it seem more like it's how things are in THIS world, which is supposedly set in a novel written by twat in the modern world who decided to write in a historical setting simply for the visual aesthetics (which. Tbh. Are most rofan out there), and not reflective of actual history.
For those who don't know: yes, pockets were very much a standard in history, especially with wider skirts and dresses - even if a pocket wasn't directly sown onto the skirt, there would be a separate pouch underneat that one could access from a slit in the skirt. They started getting rid of them as the ideal fashion shape became more straight and focusing more on the human figure (think of the 1920s to now and how slim/bodytight a lot of the fashion has been).
Honestly, bring pockets back. I have a few skirts with huge-ass pockets and they're amazing, I can put away so much stuff without it being noticeable, and I feel less stressed about someone snatching something away when I'm not looking (bc you'd have to dig into my pockets to get something, and I'd definitely feel it). 100% recommend for everyone who likes flowy skirts.
yo, respectfully, wHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK??
Tbh it's really interesting but holy shit I never saw this coming??? He's so ew with the whole monster/chaos appearance, I thought we gor rid of him for good so it's interesting to see him still be here, somewhat, as a monster mutant with some of his sanity still there. But also. What the actual fuck.
It do be fun when these stories finally get to the parts of the story I've read spoilers of literal years ago, back when the series first started and novel readers talked about them in the comments. It's then also a bit of a surprise to me to see people who aren't aware of the same things ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
Here's some SPOILERS !!!!!! that I vaguely remember for y'all:
(Take these with a grain of salt as these are just things I vaguely remember reading from other commentors)
First of all, the woman from the orphanage Leo talked about positively - if I remembe right, p sure she was responsible for what happened with Leo and her mother. Her mother's remains might've been buried behind the orphanage. I have a vague memory that she was involved with Leo's bio dad and the two fooled her bio mum and got her killed. Again, don't take this as sure fact!
Second, yes, Leo will get an adoptive mother, and they'll be a happy family together. Y'all who hate even the idea of Leo getting a mum/another parental figure to dote on her, just because she would be potentially romantically involved with the dad, truly baffle me. Y'all nuts. "Don't want this story to focus on romance" my ass, you already said you just don't want to see this fictional man with someone else bc you're jealous. Hey, spoiler alert: Leo gets her own romance interest too! He has already made an appearance in the story as well.
From what we've seen of the story so far, I think you'd be crazy to assume this story to suddenly shift from family to romance?? Like, the two can co-exist, y'know. I have no doubt this story is going to do it well.
Those are at least some spoilers that come to my mind, with bit of a rant included ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER YOU DAMN CREEP