That cover looked cute as heck, I definitely did not expect this kind of plot. Weirdly enough I don't hate it tho? I feel like I've sinned for thinking that way (as if my ancestors aren't already rolling in their graves from me reading yaoi) but the creators of this are doing so well in portraying a crazy top (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
I was so excited for this, the art looks superb, both the leads are fine af, and it has BDSM to top it all off. But what the hell Teri? That whole sequence where we saw him waiting for Jacque was so wholesome, then we see him doing this non-con shit. His "jealousy" and sense of "betrayal" doesn't even make sense because is it Jacque's fault that he lost his memories and you had no balls to make the first move to get the wheels turning between your relationship? Why is he forming his own conclusions without asking Jacque's about what really happened?! His first response was really to square up and assault the guy. What he's doing is so extreme and it's frankly disgusting to see.
I don't care if he's a demon, f u bro you say you like this guy, possibly even love him, but you're making him suffer like this it's making me so angry (╯°Д °)╯╧╧ Someone drag his brother from the demon realm to talk some sense to him and maybe give him a few good 'ol smacks in the head because he seriously deserves the beating.
Look bro, we know some of this behavior merits from what happened with your parents but like it doesn't take a genius to realize that pissing someone off who was already pissed off in the first place will make them hate you even more. I mean who would act all chummy with someone who intentionally makes you suffer in a game where you're supposed to be having fun #-.-)
• I can't believe how trash her whole family is, along with the other nobles and servants who go along with harassing her. To be honest I don't like that the source of conflict is her birthmark (hence, being labeled a monster) since it's spinning the narrative to be overly complicated than what it actually is, along with the fact that it magically just poofs away after she regresses. I get it, beauty standards yada yada but also, a monster really? I just wish there was more to it, like maybe something in history or even just folktales that indicate birthmarks on the face = ostracize this person yk? For a stronger argument as to how all this BS for her started since it all feels like the whole society collectively just want to be assholes for the sake of the plot.
• On the other hand, the ridiculous plot point (that masquerade made my blood boil because all that's different was her dress and suddenly everyone thinks this girl is a gem of society like wtf it's that same girl you ppl were calling a monster y'all are so freaking dumb for that (╯°Д °)╯╧╧) and the abuse she went through from that birthmark justifies her inner conflict in my opinion. She was traumatised and gaslit all her life that she's worth less as a person just because of a "flaw" she had no control over (as well as her red eyes which are pretty asf btw). So I understand why she keeps hesitating to take off her mask and honestly it didn't take too long for her to muster up the courage to take it off even with the pressure of standing in the middle of a banquet hall where everybody can see her. For someone who suffered through abuse her whole life, I'd give her the credit for having the courage. Because even if her birthmark is gone now, all her bad experiences and emotional wounds won't just magically poof away as well.
• CONFESSION ALREADY AT CHAPTER 28?! DANG POP OFF ETHAN. Saving us from 100 chapters of waiting frfr. Also I love that Estian (CP) is being the wingman for this relationship, I have major trust issues because of other manhwas but my guy is out here building the ship and making sure it'll sail faster for our leads ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
P.S. I'm so curious about her friend that gave her the ring, he's acting more like a guardian to her than her so-called "family". We also saw him for a bit and he had red eyes? I don't know if it's because he's using magic to connect with the crow (cuz he did have gold eyes from the flashback with Aryl), but a theory I have is maybe they're actually family yk since red eyes are rare in this world apparently.
The perfume he wore was so strong that even Arjen could smell it and that's saying something because his imperial blood is much stronger than his heibi blood. If Arjen could discern this "thick forest scent" then imagine how much stronger it must appear to Arien who is more affiliated to their heibi blood( ̄へ ̄)
I don't understand why she's out for blood when it comes to him. Honestly, I wish Yoona would be besties with Seyeong instead (because we love supportive women in BL) but from what we've seen so far from her there's no way in heck that the plot would go to that direction.