“Grew Up” when it’s only been a couple of years and they met when Jeremy and shuri are both grown it’s sometimes hard to miss but their dynamic is NOT one of mother and son, and they are more equals than anything. That’s why the court case even happened, because when it came to the dynamics of the family, they held more of a “father” and “mother” role than anything, especially to their siblings. As the eldest son and the widowed wife they both had to mature faster than any of their sibling as to look after the household. Its a weird situation, but Jeremy cannot be compared to or referenced aside his siblings because they are not in the same situation.
of course jeremy is going to like shuri. they’re 1-2 years apart. she was never supposed to be a mother, much less theirs. she was just a kid like he was
Exactly. She was a total stranger just a few years ago but because she showed them genuine care they warmed up to her quite quickly.
I completely understand your point. I know they were basically the same age and jeremy never saw her as a mother and felt bad that she had to be in this position due to their father giving up her childhood to raise them. He's so devoted to shuri and cares about her but I just wished it would be better if jeremy had platonic feelings for shuri. Not every guy needs to fall in love with her.
I understand ur point about every guy falling for the mc trope. It’s annoying and it just gives harem. But for the context of specifically this manwha, it just emphasises the themes of this story about love, obsession, and control. The sons of the most powerful men in the empire falling for shuri is meant to be a parallel to Ludovika. It’s meant to show that aside from just looks even though Ludovika and Shuri are so different, by simply being women their lives are forever intertwined and affected by men trying to control them. Jeremy falling for shuri is meant to be a contrast to his father Johannes as he is choosing her over his own selfish desires. Johannes stole Shuri’s future bc of his selfish love and cowardice for Ludovika. Jeremy choosing to stay private to protect Shuri’s future happiness is meant to show his selflessness and bravery. Jeremy was never meant to be an endgame “love interest”, his love for her is essential for the narrative. It’s to showcase how evil Johannes and every other man and their selfish “love” is. Nora is the endgame love interest but both him and Jeremy are there to showcase that to truly love someone is to be selfless.
Whole lotta yap, but I’m not trying to change your opinion or anything. Your within your right to not care for the pairing, I’m just explaining the narrative relevance of their relationship and how it’s not just fan-service for the sake of it.
Wonderfully put
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Is it odd to find it weird that jeremy likes shuri? I've seen a lot of people ship them and i understand their point that shuri was forced to take the role of stepmother and their age gap was very less. Jeremy never saw her as a mother but as a friend. However it still makes me a bit uncomfortable as they still grew up as a family and his siblings also look up to shuri as a parental figure. I'm glad the author handled the whole court situation well. It was so disturbing to watch poor shuri.