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U also can't understand anything from this arc?? This last word is honestly the one I like the LEEASSTT I DON'T GET SHI but I'm happy they're happy

you’re right! I’ve noticed recently that it’s lowkey predatory that these “adult brain child body” FMCs tend to groom the ML (even if it’s not “intentional”). like- it’s always “oh man this kid grows up to be this hot guy, imma be with him until he finds his destined partner” AS IF THE FMC ISNT ACTIVELY INSERTING HERSELF AS THE DESTINED PARTNER. It’s not AS creepy when it’s a kid who remembers their past live rather than- a grown ass woman swapping souls w a child. Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

I read a lot of these rofan manhwa and it’s pretty obvious how this story tried to go with the current trend but it just turns out pretty weird cuz the reasoning isn’t strong enough. With promises of divorce later, introduces all kinds of emotional entanglements. It’s just poor world-building aka lazy writing used to justify romantic tension.

Yes, the fl might have a tragic backstory yes, she suffered abuse and yes she deserves protection. But that doesn’t mean any decision she makes is automatically justified by trauma—it doesn’t change the fact that these story tropes carry an uncomfortable implication, especially when it involve minors and adult characters in romantic setup. If the intent is to write a trauma healing, founded family, contract marriage or whatever, that is valid. But let's not pretend that a marriage contract with a child is the only way to do that or the best way.

Tbh i think it’s such a waste of pretty art but some ppl might enjoy it after all and that’s fine. Doesn’t mean the criticism isn’t valid.

I completely disagree with this take The MC isn’t some creepy predator, she’s a child(even when she became an "adult")who has been abused her entire life by her father. Trauma like that warps your perception of safety and survival. She doesn’t have the privilege of thinking, Oh, I’ll just report him to the authorities! because her reality has taught her that no one helps unless they have power.

That’s why she seeks the duke’s family not out of some weird romantic intent, but because she’s desperate for protection and sees marriage as the only way to secure it. She’s a kid who’s never known love or stability, so of course her logic isn’t going to be perfectly rational. And let’s not ignore the fact that the actual villain here is her abusive father, not her.

Reducing the story to just a weird trope ignores the emotional core of a traumatized child trying to survive in a world that’s failed her. If anything, the story does have charm, it’s just buried in the complexity of its characters rather than in easy, feel good solutions

Are we even reading the same story The MC isn’t some adult-brain-in-a-child-body groomer she’s a literal child who has been tortured and abused her entire life. She doesn’t have the luxury of a normal childhood or development. Trauma like that stunts you emotionally, mentally, so no, she’s not some scheming adult manipulating the ML. She’s a kid who sees marriage as her only escape from abuse because the system has failed her at every turn.

And let’s be real comparing her to those isekai predator tropes is just wildly off-base. She’s not fantasizing about the ML growing up hot (huhh?) or playing some long game romance. She’s surviving. If anything, the real creep is the narrative trying to frame her as predatory when she’s just desperate for safety.

So no, this isn’t lowkey grooming, it’s a traumatized child making the only choice she thinks she has. Maybe instead of projecting unrelated tropes onto her, we should focus on the ACTUAL problem, the abusive father and the system that forces kids into these messed-up situations in the first place

I agree that the trope of child marriage can be uncomfortable, and yes, the story could’ve explored alternatives like adoption or legal intervention, especially since the duke’s family has power. The criticism about lazy world building or weak justification is fair; trauma doesn’t automatically make every choice logical or ethical.

But let's be clear your original comment comparison to pedophilia is outright disgusting and completely misses the point. The MC isn’t a fully grown ass woman she’s a traumatized child with zero life experience outside abuse, acting out of desperation, not some predatory intent. Equating her to an isekai’d adult creeping on a kid is not only inaccurate but wildly insensitive to her character’s reality.

Does the trope have problematic implications? Absolutely. But the issue here is the story’s framing (and maybe the author’s lack of creativity), not the MC being some groomer. She’s a victim, period. Dismissing her as using blondie’s kindness ignores the core of her trauma, she doesn’t even know what healthy reliance looks like.

TL;DR: Valid to critique the trope, but don’t twist the narrative to vilify a literal abused child. The problem isn’t her, it’s the writing’s failure to give her better options.

Some of you don't understand abuse at all. She's a broken child, not some predator. The story could be better, but calling her a pedophile is just stupid.

Brain too smooth to tell the difference between a victim and a predator.
Y'all read the damn story again, she's a traumatized child, not a predator. If you still don't get it, maybe stick to picture books with simpler plots.

bRaIn ToO sMoOtH bro maybe it was an overarching comment on similar stories with similar plot points, bc not every FMC is “horrifically abused” and ends up begging a CHILD for marriage.. some are deadass adults who transmigrate and just say “fuck it, yeah sure i’ll get w this guy as a kid n divorce him later.”

Wow, congrats on missing the point ENTIRELY. We’re talking about this story, where the FMC WAS horrifically abused and isn't some transmigrated adult playing house. If you want to rant about other tropes, Then don’t compare those trash tropes to this MC. She’s STILL and WAS a child in both lives first life stunted by abuse, this one fighting to survive. Don’t drag this traumatized child into your "all plots are the same" take smh.

Let’s be REAL for a second:
This MC isn’t some isekai’d adult or a scheming reincarnator, she’s a severely abused child who never got to grow up normally in either life. Her first life was stolen by torture, and now she’s scrambling for any escape. Of course her solution (marriage) is flawed, she’s a desperate kid with no concept of healthy options!

You wanna complain about adult FMC grooms child-ML tropes? Fine, go find those stories. But THIS MC? She’s traumatized, not predatory. The marriage plot isn’t romantic, it’s tragic, because it’s the only lifeline she can imagine.

Yes, the writing could’ve given her a better escape route. But no, that doesn’t make her the same as those other FMCs. Stop conflating them just because you lack reading comprehension (〜￣△￣)〜

smooth brain frfr Σ( ￣□￣||)

Thank you for your detailed response. I got what you are saying, and I do agree with you on certain key points.

I understand that she is a child who has been traumatized, has suffered abuse, and acts out of desperation rather than with deliberate manipulation. I really do agree her trauma has altered her perception. On that, we’re aligned

I get that my very first comment (‘Things that pedophilia loved to do’) might’ve come off harsh so some people could misread it and think I’m attacking the character but my real the intention was never to villainize the mc herself. My issue isn’t that she IS a predator; it stands rather with that the story sets up a romantic premise involving minor, following the same structure and logic used in real life grooming narratives. That’s why I made that comparison—not to call mc a groomer but to point out how uncomfortable it is when fiction takes those dynamics and tries to romanticize them.

Same reason why I mentioned the creepy isekai anime trope. Nowadays rofan manhwas starting to do the same but with a different coat of paint targeting female readers. In both cases, the audience is expected to root for it. That’s the issue.

I appreciate you clarifying your stance, it’s clear your criticism comes from discomfort with how stories frame these dynamics, not the MC herself. That’s a fair concern. Tropes can normalize harmful patterns when handled carelessly, and yes, the industry absolutely recycles predatory logic for romance plots (isekai or rofan) ╥﹏╥

I agree! Why can't he stay as a red head?????