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I actually feel better knowing that there's just a lot of missing context. Because the story seems like it actually has a plot it's trying to follow along with, but the way in which we're getting from scene to scene and how the characters are developing doesn't really seem genuine. It sort of seems conveniently forced.

In the novel he's like, wear the scarf because you can't take medicine for a cold now that you're pregnant. It's kind of a practical thing rather than anything tender. It's little moments like that in the novel mixed into the moments that SHOULD be full of affection that cause so much guilt and conflict in Asel in the novel. I kinda wish we would see more of that here instead of glossing past so much!!