
Both are victims in this whole fiasco.
The ML is a hopeless romantic who doesn't have freedom of speech, emotion and thoughts because he's the heir to the throne so his inner child is most likely crying and that part is gonna need serious healing so that he can be free.
The MC was lied to his whole life and isn't given any room to take it all in so he's gonna be mentally, psychologically, and physically unstable and it will lead to so many problems that he needs to overcome.
I'm rooting for a happy ending but I just wish we don't go the cliché of typical Omegaverse stories. And I'm pretty sure the number one enemy is Ms. Communication so I'm prepared for that.

I’m not sure if I agree. If you believe the crown prince, he’s powerless to call off the marriage. That’s all well and fine, but if he wasn’t also a perpetrator, he wouldn’t be leveraging Baekwoo’s freedom to make him prepare for his lifetime role as crown princess. He also hasn’t shown much sympathy for his first love whose life has been destroyed overnight. He’s happy to help, but usually when there’s something in it for it him. He gave permission to go back to college under the condition that Baekwoo study for the incredibly time consuming and difficult job he’s being forced to take. He helped with Baekwoo’s heat and I’m sure we can see where he benefits from that. Point being, the prince has never helped him without getting something in return. It’s conditional.
Their universe has Shifters so the heat and rut thing is normal for them considering mammals experience it but pheromones? Is this a mix of Omegaverse like in the novel Turning? That one has Awakener powers mixed with Omegaverse but it's not that big of a deal. So is this one the same too?
I don’t really think it’s omegaverse per se since there were not really any labels like alpha, omega, and beta put on people. Besides maybe yoo chiyoung when heesung refers to him as an alpha wolf (unless I imagined that which is completely possible). I feel like it just includes thing usually a part of omegaverse, but I do also believe that in real life we do have pheromones (only cuz of those perfumes that enhance them yk?) so it could be that the pheromones are just more distinct in this world along with them being animals with better senses of smell.
Oh yeah! I forgot some animals release pheromones/scents to attract potential mates. I checked the novel version and it's Mpreg which is also a plus cause I love those tropes. Thanks!
No problem I was confused too when I read it at first