many stories make it a big deal of the fl being humble and friendly and letting their maid/lady in waiting sit with them to drink tea or out at a restaurant or something. and then said maid is typically bashful or surprised like "no my lady i cant! i am a mere servant, i dont deserve to sit next to you!"
but MEHEN. Valer doesnt tell him to sit down, doesnt even suggest it, mehen doesnt even ASK. he sits down like its the most normal thing in the world and that his place is RIGHT next to the grand duke (should be on top of him but we take our wins where we can get them). thats MOTHER.
i cant be the only person that thinks/is hoping their ISNT a chase arc. I hate them, most of them are unsatisfactory, and honestly? taeyoung has done nothing to apologize/chase for, and i hope it stays that way. chase arcs are literally just way too stressful, its not even fun, and the payout isnt even worth it. maybe 2-3 chapters MAX of taeyoung fixing whatever fuckup he had and thats it








HOLY PEAK