
low-key the king is the reason why everyone’s so fucked up hear me out, if he was more clear on setting boundaries with the queen, then he could love margrave without the consequence of leading the queen on, and if she threw a fit, bam, easy divorce… but no he never made it clear he was never in love with her. and then the queen drowns in a jealous rage every single day and uses her connections to make up the margrave cheating scandal, causing cain to literally PRETEND TO BE DEAD TO RELINQUISH THE THRONE. the queen also emotionally abuses her son out of jealousy over cain just existing and cain has chess matches with the king and he tells him he’s way more talented than ernst all the damn time, making him resent his rightful position of crown prince be roped from him. “shockingly,” emotional abuse makes ernst a fucked up person, and then that affects mc and oh lord if the king just had a fucking spine mc’s life would be fine
oh god i caught up to this in a day (ch 44) and im STILL wondering WHY TF iseon said those words he said that day. “i don’t think ive ever been attracted to her” and he still chooses to keep in touch with yumin despite knowing her feelings and knowing damnnn well how he feels too. i know he feels some sort of obligation to her feelings because of his dad but imagine if they did have their wedding… and she found out… that would be so devastating. i just can’t imagine a scenario they’d get back together and be a healthy couple. “i don’t think i’ve ever been attracted to her” will always be in the back of her mind. that’s why i need hyundo’s ex to BACK OFF