Amita4ever's manga / #Growing up(313)

I second the "Rebel Without a Clue" comment. You've never seen a ML blush as often as this one because he has no clue how to deal with support or praise. The tough rebel persona he lets persist around town keeps him safe and isolated, but certain people know better, and, of course, it's the heroine that manages to blow it wide open in the end.

One shot (2*)- I didn’t like the premise this whole story started on, well, two things. SPOILERS FOLLOW: Firstly the BBV (Bed Before Vows), and secondly, predominantly, his reaction. I understand he is desperate at the moment, but never once - when it happened or anytime over the next 7 years - does he ever stop to consider how he blindsided her and gave her mere seconds to make a decision that would shape the rest of her life. And IS there something wrong with wanting your parents and family to bless your marriage? He knows they won’t now, but would they later? He doesn’t even consider that possibility. He just paints her reluctance and confusion over with class discrimination, even though NOT ONE WORD implied it, and never gives her point of view another thought. Marriage is suppose to be considering what is best for the other person, and he never did. He could have told her what happened. They could have arranged a way to stay in touch. They could have made plans for when she got out of college, but no. He gives her 30 seconds to throw her future and family away and then resents that she wants to consider the ramifications if she does. His family got fired and had to leave the country, but I bet he’s still in touch with them. He wanted her to risk being disinherited on his whim! I would have thought better of him if he ever stopped to consider how he put her in the spot 7 years ago, but it would have ruined the plot if he was anything but irrationally bent on revenge. I just don’t enjoy stories like that. I’d rather have an actual basis for the rift, even if it’s a stupid misunderstanding, than irrational anger based on refusal to never once consider the other person’s point of view or their heart in 7 years time.

I’m not a big fan of BBV (Bed Before Vows) or royalty romances, but i’ll make an exception for this one. I really enjoyed the FL. She was strong, and had a cocky attitude she never truly lost. The ML was your typical arrogant, traumatized royal, but it worked out well between them. He educated her, but she changed him. It’s just sad the author felt the need to include BBV, because the story really didn’t need it, and romances that develop without it are more likely to result in a longer, stronger marriage according to RL statistics.