Shitty MLs/Families regret (Shoujo)

Second ML in here PERSONALLY BEHEADED the FL and betrayed the country they fought for.

FL died, but her soul woke up in the noble's daughter living in the enemy country.

There's some complicated reason why he betrayed, but how does one even come back from your killer to a potential partner?

4/10

SPOILER: imagine hyping up revenge the whole series only for FL to later say *oh im better than getting revenge*. No girlie, kill that sonnovabich.

It's a modern day story where ML has some childhood trauma and became emotionally-lacking

After moving away to Tokyo, he cheated on his GF bc he wanted to meet "physical" needs.
Regrets roll in later after finding out he likes GF but the ever-forgiving GF was like "nah bro, eat shit" and left him in dust.

ML repents his whole life, not getting over his gf.

9/10 Good angst but the ending is FUCKED (massive warning here - the rating is 6.9 mainly bc of that)

OGVillainess (FL) watched Emi take over her body, trying to live a happy life and helped all the ogMLs along the way. Bixh reincarnator heroine appears, uses charm potion on MLs and frames Emi with crimes she didnt commit.

And the ogMLs, despite knowing Emi's personality + having received help from her, still sided with the snake bixh. Emi falls into a state of despair from betrayal, and FL regains control of her body, aims for revenge.

9.5/10 MLs all regret. I LOVE FL WITH A PASSION

ML is insecure about his own commoner/mixed-blood origins. He's good at making $ so noble house adopted him. FL is a royalty used by her own brother. Her family, in-laws and her husband are all shit. FL finally suicides, finds herself waking up in ML body.
The chemistry should improve from here, right? NO. FUCKER KEEPS DISAPPOINTING.

Spoilers:

He regrets when he finALLY realises, but FL was done with his shit. But they kinda got back tgt in the end *fuck*

9/10

Title: Never Saved You (KR)
[ONGOING]

Little Mermaid Story, but our FL is the person who was mistaken for Ariel and married to prince bc he saw FL as his savior. She was happily in love, but when it got exposed that she wasn't the one who saved him, the as*hole starts ignoring FL. The 5 year marriage was full of anguish and tears, FL decided it was enough and decided to suicide.But she turned back time. And this time she vows she won't fall in love.

10/10 ex is not ML

Toxicity level here's higher than chernobyl. ML *SOLD* FL to slavery because "he can't be distracted from his goals". Later regrets when he finds FL and decides he wants to make it up to her, even at the cost of the country he's ruling. FL was like no FUCK YOU, bye. But she's conflicted bout her own feelings. :)

9/10 Just as a warning, you'll get the urge to throw your phone at a wall. Will give u cancer along the way.

ML is a prince, FL is a knight. FL is devoted to protecting and serving the royal family to the point of blind faith. ML was not satisfied with how she seems to put a line between the two. ML pushed to rape her, and regrets it after rough-handling the woman. FL noped out.

2/10. This probs was the FIRST shoujo FL I've ever DISLIKED. FL is strong enough to decapitate huge men but instantly becomes a damsel in distress with ML. Also has 0 emotional intelligence, so she ends up with ML again.

FL was a transmigrated villainess wrongly accused of her sins and was exiled. She didn't care about anyone else, but she at least hoped her childhood friend would stand beside her. But it was the same person who kicked her while she was on the floor.

After he realises she wasn't the one at fault, he regrets what he did.

4/10 idk if the angst is even good enough to be on the list. Will consider removing later.

A more detailed review later.

Mixed opinions on this one. The ML regrets, but idk if you'd call him trash cuz his shitty actions are justified (?questionable, but his justifications is that *he did it for FL in good faith*)

5/10

Abandoned empress turns back in time, decides to never cross paths with the emperor. Picked up a few subMLs along the journey only to end up with the same fucking asshole who killed her.

Some readers will argue till their face go blue that *the emperor wasn't as fault, he was also manipulated, he hasn't committed crime this life* blhblah— listen, I DON'T CARE. The romance is shit. Imagine getting back together with your abuser.

2/10