headstrong/ambitious/funny female lead and a male lead with an upfront nasty disposition. cute bickering moments. ml exploits mc’s smallest amounts of sympathy/pity for him so he could get closer. willing to make himself the villain to have her.
*ARENT ACTUALLY RELATED. step siblings. both male and female leads are extremely intelligent/strategic and do not trust the other. both are pretty fucked up.
the male lead was a slave who awakens his dark magic and becomes the overarching villain. he has an obsession with his “owner” or mistress who was the only one kind to him
The Elegant Sea of Savagery