I read a couple of papers but the best resource I found was a blog called "Life is short but snakes are long". The name is funny and I love it but I found it the best because it has pictures and explain things in a easy to understand way.
So, about Curtis' 2 sex sticks. Male snakes (and lizards) have 2 and one scrotum for each; however, they only use ONE at a time. This is a way for them to have time to restore the sperm count (it can take 3 days) when they have opportunity to mate more than once in a mating season. Usually they have one on each side (right and left) and in case you didn't know, snake's penises are retractable. When not in use they stay in a pocket inside their tails which is why a male's tail is usually thicker and longer than the female's.
A fun fact: snake ejaculation can take several HOURS.
Fan fact 2: snakes can mate even outside of mating season.
Fan fact 3: female snakes can store sperm of multiple partners and choose which ones she wants to be impregnated from and WHEN. The stored sperm can be used YEARS after it was "harvested". Some believe they may even be able to choose how many from which, since they are able to birth from different fathers at once.
For the sake of our FM here, I hope Curtis penis is similar to a human one because most snake species have spikes on their penises so they can lock on the female (this is also know in feline species like lions too). The females of same species apparently are not hurt by it but the ones who aren't are (lucky of them, the lionesses actually feel pain with the removal of the lion's penis which is used to stimulate their ovulation). So... in a world where you can mate with other clans just fine, I suppose the spikes are not only not needed but would be a hindrance. I'm assuming he doesn't have spikes. I mean, she didn't seem traumatized.
Another curiosity: some snake species actually give birth instead of laying eggs! Apparently Curtis is not from one of those species since the type of gestation, birth and species of the babies seem to be determined by the father in this world... I also hope Curtis is monitoring the temperature and humidity really well because in real snake eggs, moving the eggs after they are laid may cause egg death because of those changes. Also, like in other reptiles as well, the gender of the babies inside the eggs is determined by the temperature! So eggs on the bottom or top of the pile usually hatch with a different gender, not always. It's more common when the eggs are buried. The hotter temperature make them females and the colder makes them male.
Curtis is likely not a Python since those snakes are capable of incising the temperature of their clutch by 7-10°F. In my limited knowledge, I think they are likely the hottest snakes in body temperature. As far as I understood poisonous snakes tend to be more caring of their offspring than other snakes so I'm optimistic of Curtis being a good father.
I'm likely going to research the other potential fathers of our MF's kids as the story progresses in case you guys also wanna know.
Wow, that was interesting, I read it all
thanks a lot. this is new for me
damn... i didn't come here to read an educational article but here I am now...
I learned so much ! I stan educative but fun stuff (▰˘◡˘▰)
Wild bitch uses fake tears. It's super effective!
Heroine uses charm. It fails.
Wild bitch uses deception. It's effective.
Heroine uses "please, marry me". It's uneffective (from what i remember of chap 1)
It would be priceless if she said "I fell un love with you at 1st sight and want you to be the father of my future children?"
Please, dear author, gimme something like that! (≧∀≦)
I wanna see their babies!!! I bet Demon Lord is going to be very dotting and constantly worry about everything regarding the babies
I can't get into the story with how emotionless Meili is. I don't really enjoy the art so it doesn't motivate me to keep going despite not feeling the story. I mean, glad they are not really brothers but still...
I keep getting creepy vibes!!! I mean, if 2 kids about the same age think they are in love with each other and try to re-meet to try relationship, it's cute. If one kid decides is in love WITH A BABY. That's creepy. The mom giving her blessing was also super weird. And Meili doesn't care about anything!!! A sex doll probably has more feelings!
Reading the reviews there was a person talking about how unsatisfying the end is and from what I read so far? I can believe it. I mean.. The dude heavily lusts for grown up Meili (thankfully doesn't act on it yet) but he agrees to marry a woman chosen by his super creepy mom who he clearly dislikes when he said not long ago he would NOT make the same mistakes of his father who... fell in love with another woman and turned her into his mistress and created half of this mess. HOW IS THIS NOT COMMITTING THE SAME MISTAKES??
I think you read a whole different story
Let me help you out... he didn’t fall in love with a baby it wasn’t love at first he cared for the baby and watched him a lot as a child after his mom killed the babies father( spoiler) he felt guilty because he was there when it happened and wasn’t able to help. He didn’t want to be like his father because his father knew his wife killed the baby’s dad but didn’t do anything. And the dad did not fall in love with meilis and mom the father had a strong sense of guilt because of meilis dads death so he decided to look after the baby and the mom and fell in love with THE FAMILY not the mom because everyone was happy together. It’s natural to fall in love with a feeling that other families have because your own family is broken. Next sooho fell in love with meili once he came back to the island to take him and his mother back to Seoul. The reason for him falling in love was because when they were placed in a room to share to go to bed meili ended up cuddling up to him because that is his habit. And that was the first time sooho had a good night sleep since the whole situation with meilis dad. The mom realized sooho’s feelings and gave her blessing because sooho would be all meili bad and she was going to die. Meili is a really shy character and he does have a lot of expression he is super cute you get too see all of it when you read. He agreed to marry someone against his wishes because it was his way of saving meili and as you should know since you got that far the person he married also had ulterior motives because she also had someone she loved and wanted to protect so the wedding also helped her. Tbh he life wasn’t all that oof either. And the whole father having a mistress thing was just rumors created by the public it all cleared up once merry was born. This is a great story and the ending was rushed I agree since there was a lot of stuff that wasn’t cleared up but you can’t judge the book without reading all the parts. But they did clearly explain everything I’m just assuming that you didn’t pick it up because you weren’t into it. (●￣(ｴ)￣●)
Until chapter 8 you dont see his fiancé.
Well, thank you for explaining the story. It seems somewhat nice under your perspective but i really can't get past Meili's dead fish expression. I can't read this.
I also can't read something i know i will hâte the endding lol That's the type of thing that ruins a story for me
Ahh it’s understandable I guess it’s now really for everyoneヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~