Desire Scans can y'all fuck off. Nobody wants your AI slop scans. Dindin already was uploading better scans.
I think it's obvious that the ML is never supposed to be a good person, and even if he does have a ' redemption ' arc, you can't really come back from what he did. If that was the way the story unfolded, it would've been a bad story, sending a bad message.
A message saying that one or two good deeds and 3 days without sleep crying in your bed is enough to excuse and redeem abuse.
But that's not what this story is, it's never really trying to redeem the ML, he's just an awful, calculating and smart man. Who has become such a person due to his surroundings and burdens placed on him.
And also the MC, it was very well set up how fragile his heart is, and how hard of a time he has moving on from loving someone. And this story perfectly shows how people like the ML can abuse and take use of such vulnerable people like the MC.
I don't think this should be read as a romance story, more of like like the movie obsession.
Overall, it was pretty dang interesting. It has its flaws but I enjoyed it.
The MCs hatred is not consistent what so ever, and the decisions he make, makes no sense.
Why does he suddenly have this unconditional affection towards this "Boy" he finds, there's no justification made by the author. There's a passing line about how he looks like the emperor's son but that's it.
Also when the "boy" finally reveals himself, the MC is supposed to be blinded by hatred and dispair but that's not the case what so ever.
He's always looking for how the emperor has changed and asking why he's making such a face and what not.
If the author included such agony and dispair into the MC life, make it consistent. Stop minimizing Rape, Abuse and torment.
And why is he even considering meeting the emperor to 'calm him down' that makes no fucking sense.
He abused to, raped you, did unimaginable things to you, the last thing you're obligated to do is calm him down and be responsible for his tantrums.
Ignore him, run away, leave the empire. The MC is supposed to be strong willed and smart but the author makes him to stupid things to justify the plot moving forward because they can't write well.
Honestly, I'm loving the story as it is right now. It's building up and slowly unraveling the mystery behind the island and it's history while also giving the reader room to breath.
All the characters feel alive with actual personalities rather than just plot devices that are meant to help the story move forwards.
Also I'm loving the pop culture references in this.
'Its me, I'm the problem it's me'
'Where the hell is my husband, what's taking him so long'
All of them just add to the MCs character rather than feeling out of left field or breaking the immersion.