okay tell me why a guy who has a gf, is a concubine to a powerful woman, is in a situationship with multiple other women, had a dedicated lover in his past life, and has women constantly vying for him and vice versa, IS SO GAY???? LIKE THAT CHAPTER WHEN HE WAS GETTING PRINCESS CARRIED BY HYUNSUNG??? i literally see it… the author is literally edging us or something there’s no way the sexual tension was unintentional.
I think this is genuinely by far the most compelling historical i have read. And i mean it. The fact that, no characters are one dimensional and no one is the big bad villain. The fact that, every person in the story stays true to their goals but the lines blur between good and evil. The fact that, all actions can be interpreted differently depending on your own views. The selling point for me was the emperor and the empress. Their deaths were so fittingly tragic and wonderful all at once, putting them in juxtaposition to both the crown price and helena. I truly, truly do mean it when I say this — This story is genuinely beautiful.
“getting a dolt who flinches at a raised hand to keep his mouth shut will be easy.” what??? watch karma bite him back in the ass when his son’s boyfriend finds out, who’s the dolt now, buddy?