this author… I understand being horny, I’m a pansexual writer who writes a Lovecraftian erotica story as a side hobby—but I just gotta say something about characterization and consent that I think is pretty important.
(Warning: This rant Contain’s a Spoiler)
The scene where she interacts with the prince for the first time was funny and interesting up until he stuck his dick in her against her consent….and then it gets brushed over with a slap. Her level of calm afterwards would only make sense if she had been a sex worker in her previous life and was used to strangers treating her body like a toy while she takes advantage of that to get what she wants from them. That would be believable, and could make a pretty compelling, badass character. If you want to write scenes like that, at least give them a backstory that fits it. I’m as horny as the next female writer with interesting kinks… but bad characterization and non-consensual penetration without gratifyingly violent consequences is not one of mine. God. This was clearly written by a man. Don’t write something for women (one of the genre tags is Josei), with a woman as a main character, without at least TRYING not to offend them. Rant over, thank you for your time.
i agree! that was so annoying how she just casually ignored being sexually assaulted like?? i know there are some women who freeze up in situations like these and don't know what to do, but it's obvious that isn't her character type as she is confident in herself and her skills. If i were her, i would've broke his balls and made him regret he was ever alive (╬￣皿￣)凸
Exactly! Not only was it out of character, but it was also just a stupid move on the author’s part, period—don’t write in a genre aimed largely at women and then try to tell us a strong woman lets a stranger do that without any permanent consequences. It is common sense not to insult your audience. If that’s your fantasy, go write for men and stop pushing casual rape in our faces like we’re supposed to enjoy it.
Where can I find your works to read
Thank you for asking! I haven’t actually posted anywhere yet—I like to finish my works so all my subplots and foreshadowing align and stuff before putting it out there. I have two versions of the Lovecraftian story, because as I was writing the first chapter, it just progressively got smarter and plotty and more political… I love that, but it was supposed to be the thing I was writing to avoid real work. So now it’s my main writing project, and a lot of aspects are under revision… including how Lovecraftian it is going to be. The found-family and world-building aspects are what I like most about it. I still intend there to be horny aspects, but when people are involved, I much prefer slow-burn buildups. If you are still interested in that, with the potential for access to the kinky-Lovecraftian drama, let me know and I’ll make a place to keep my updates
Sure I'm all for it..
(✿^‿^)(✿^‿^)
I mean she did work in the acting industry which has a terrible reputation for assault.
All that build-up over the scar---did I miss when he finally actually learned where it came from??? I've been waiting for that!!!!! I was all excited about him learning that he got shot!!
Probably for his boss
Thank you so much for this improved translation!! I love this story, and its so nice when the translation is clean and clear to do it justice.
Did anyone else think it was kinda cute that even as a human, she'd escape the party to play in the giant birdbath in the garden...? no...?
I love how Lucas says "that should be reason enough" instead of "That's the only reason"---cuz we all know things would take a violent turn if he said "I can't say no to your daughter & I secretly want her to call me daddy, too."
The castle might not survive.
Is anyone else kinda worried? I mean, Roxana's a boss, but her father is unlikely to react well to the realization that Cassis is alive, after all... I've been nervous about this.
I'm worried too, but I also don't think cassis will let anything bad happen to roxie.
Spoilerrr
Well it was said in a spoiler that Roxana manage to convince hee family that the Cassis present is fake and that the real Cassis is dead so yeah(≧∀≦)
*her. Sorry. Me bad at English
no worries! thank you!
Um...why wait for the seventh life to suddenly have a personality change so drastic? what were she doing before? Still gonna read it, cuz its fun, I'm just a little confused---three lives seems much more reasonable. Seven times is overkill and makes you wonder if there is an outside force that kept her from changing before. I'd have gotten progressively colder each life until I decided to mess them up on the third try, not meekly put up with it for seven lives and THEN decide to protect myself. Damn. It compromises an otherwise relatable and admirable character's ability to feel 'real'... which is a crime, here, there's so much fun potential...
Sorry, I'm a writer who takes editing my own work very seriously, and I get a bit caught up on details. Hard to immerse myself when my brain is saying "You need to fix that!!" Σ(っ°Д °;)っ and then doesn't let me relax until I've done it. Character development is my favorite part of writing too, so I'm particularly anal about it. ╥﹏╥
I mean she is a child maybe she thought she was the problem and wanted to change them and in her seventh life she seemed to have finally confirmed that they are just beyond helping
This is based on my thoughts not a spoiler.
But, from how she was raised I think she just wanted to be loved by her family so she held out on any small hope and clung to it (Like her brothers "kindness"). Also, it's not like she lived full lives for the 7 times. She goes back in time at a set age and probably dies within the next couple years. But, I do want to think she changed with each life (ex: her control on her powers)
Re: 3/7 times. 3 times is lucky, 7 is unlucky. She’s been unlucky her whole life(s) (mom dies, dad blames, step/replacement sis, bad maid), so she isn’t able to ‘access’ the luck of going through it 3 times. She has to go through it 7 times, and reclaim her bad luck. (Although, if you bother to figure out which country the author is from, which I did not, you could argue 7 is arbitrary, and 4 is more culturally significant) It does seem to have european influences, so 7 is a reasonable unlucky assumption.
Re: Putting up with it. I totally agree, it seems like a lot of time.... I also think (other than the probably essential plot points they will provide) that people who are in/ raised in bad situations have trouble recognizing that fact? Like they reason away horrible behaviour?
Re: Personality change. Trauma?
Re: Fun potential. Where might you have gone? I’m very curious.
/srs
Anyways, I enjoyed responding to this! Character development is also a favourite of mine. Also this is all speculation lol. /g
PS. This was probably waaayyy too formal, but I don’t know how to not write an email lol.
I think what she did is really smart--Do you think the Emperor genuinely cares about the monsters and how his people are suffering? He doesn't even care if his own daughter is suffering, for pity's sake. She cornered him, giving terms that technically he is SUPPOSED to care about, while not giving him what he ACTUALLY WANTS. Now he can't complain, because it would make him look like shit in front of the temple and his people.
Not only that, she's secured herself a place of safety with a family he can't afford to look bad in front of. If he's his usual charming self, she might be able to persuade that family to help her overtake him. They have a great reputation for being just and not greedy, and would have the people on their side.
That was a really smart political move.
Plus, she's put herself in prime position to take her revenge on Selena, who has feelings for someone who lives there.
Sure, she could use the ML's power and destroy the emperor and the kingdom and have a speedy revenge... but that would cause a power vacuum and could easily be spun in a way that could turn everyone against her. In the long run, it would give her more problems than it would fix, and it would be cheap.
And as a writer? That is shit storytelling, period, and a sure sign the author isn't really invested in telling a good story... or that they just don't know how. There's no character development, nothing intrinsically interesting in the setting and plot, and it cheapens the romance, too--I, personally, like heroines who take responsibility for their own shit and work to become strong for themselves, taking their revenge and being a boss by their own merit. The romance is so much more interesting that way, too. I'm only interested in power couples, thank you, and they can't be a power couple if he's the only one with real power.
**spoiler alert?**
Someone in the comments mentioned she might take the seat of emperor herself? And I was super confused about how disdainful they were about it... I mean, y u no like a genuinely powerful female character who has the balls to rule?
I'm so confused right now (⊙…⊙ )
I guess I should be glad we don't like the same stories.
My apologies. that last line was bitchy. Shaming people's preferences isn't cool. I'm just kind of hot-headed about good storytelling and am excited about the potential in this one, and kinda upset about some of the comments. Don't drive away people who like to see their main characters experience realistic growth, please.
So I completely agree with you but it's just been 10 chapters so I thik we have to wait for the charecter growth while keeping in mind that she's a victim of abuse and hasn't been allowed to make any decisions her whle life which will make the process a little slow I think. Also, he's only able to be there because of her so I think she holds some amount of power over him, that and the fact that he is bound to do everything she wants him to do.
*think
Is anyone else just not feeling any of these dudes for Roxana? She's hella gorgeous and scary intelligent and deadly cunning... and NONE of these motherf*kers are actually seeing her for HERSELF. They've all got some fantasy version of her they are seeing, and she's totally using that like the kickass BOSS she is---but, at the same time....
(╬￣皿￣)凸 NONE OF THESE TODDLERS ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY SHINNING DARK STAR!! WHERE'S MY SHOTGUN?? GIVE HER A REAL MAN OR I'MMA KILL EVERY ONE OF THESE BITCH-ASS PUNKS!!
*ahem* Yeah. Just sayin'.
I mean, even the ML is projecting this 'damsel in distress' image on her. She's so crazy smart and brilliant and lovely just exactly as she actually is... and I just want someone to come along who sees her for HERSELF and compliments that. I don't even remember the name of this dude. does it start with a Y?
The ML is probably Cassis? I hope it's Cassis and not her brother
Its probably not her brother--he's probably the main villain, that's the vibes I'm getting anyway. there's way too much set-up with this Cassis fellow, he's even in the title. I'm hoping they have a little more chemistry now that we've had a time jump, that he's been working hard these 3 years. fingers crossed!
Okay. Yikes. Not only is she told to sacrifice herself by the person she loves (who claims to be her friend) so that person can be happy with her adopted sister, they also let her story get twisted so she was the bad guy… when she literally sacrificed herself to keep EVERYONE safe. Then, that fucktard’s son comes to take the only friend she has—the only ANYONE she has left. Could these people get any worse???? God. It has been so long since a story upset me this much.