sadslime's manga / #Cinderella story(4)

Freya has been mistreated by her family and fiance her entire life, so she finally decides the only way to avoid her deeply religious fiance is to become the lover of the famous vampire count, Oscar Bradbury! After a frightening first meeting, Freya ends up learning Oscar isn't the vampire he seems, but he wants to help her, so they come up with a plan to trick the capital into believing she's dating a vampire. Cute and interesting story. Trigger warnings: abuse, cheating.

Ginka has always been abused by her family for being born with white hair and a scale birthmark, while her younger sister is a perfect priestess, expected to marry the head of the Suzaku family, Kazuha. But when Ginka bumps into him by accident, Kazuha unexpectedly announces that she's his destined partner! A typical Cinderella type story with a snowy Japanese mountain setting that makes it interesting. Trigger warnings: abuse, attempted murder.

After a war between clans, the clan leader's son, Heuk, is sent the daughter of the losing clan's leader as his bride to ensure peace between them. Little does he know, the bride was replaced with her twin brother, Jayeon, who has instructions to kill Heuk. Although his clan doesn't trust Jayeon, Heuk can't help but pity the poor child when he sees how young his bride is, and his pity touches Jayeon's heart, so that he wants to stay there forever. The only problem is that their clans still intend to go back to war, so if they really want to stay together, they can't stay there. Also Heuk still doesn't know Jayeon is a boy. Trigger warnings: abuse, child bride.

Nanao was supposed to marry the lord of her clan due to her strong spiritual power, but when she was taken and marked by an ayakashi, she became an outcast in her home and lost everything. When the famous Lord Benitsubaki, head of the highest onmyo family, comes seeking a wife, Nanao is told to stay out of his way. But when he saves her after she was misunderstood, he doesn't seem to fear her curse at all and tastes her blood before declaring boldly that she's the one he's been looking for! The abused girl getting taken out of her bad situation by a new husband trope has been done before, but I don't mind seeing it again, and the setting is interesting. Trigger warnings: abuse, implied rape, implied bestiality, attempted suicide, suggested incest.