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this was really well-written, to the point that i enjoyed reading it despite the relationship tropes and sex scenes. i hate dub-con & manipulative controlling asshole MLs--i usually immediately drop, with veryyyy rare exceptions. this is one! when the characters start getting physical, there were a few scenes here and there that icked me out (especially after our MC gets hospitalized near the end), but for the most part, i felt like the ML pushed the MC but didn't go too far? and i also think what the ML said about calling out the MC for having feelings but resisting when bc of atonement was what the author had already implied. ofc "reasoning" doesn't matter for shit irl and a no is a no, but i was able to suspend some judgment since we had already established the ML was an asshole from the get-go. the sex scenes--with some exceptions--felt forceful in both dialogue and art. ie the author would have the ML pin the MC from behind, etc. that made them unenjoyable and not hot at all for me. there were a few tender moments that were nice...the ML had his moments of being mildly endearing despite being a pretty static character, but for the most part, i was reading this for the MC and the supporting side characters. loveeee them.

LOL imagine your last reason to convince your parents that your partner is worthy is "...and they're good in bed"

i saw that blush!! ch 34 when he's leaning over michelle in bed! there's hope!!

love you J. he was plotting this for some time, and he finally acted on it XD

omg hoping his ex-mafia brain reflexes are fast enough to catch her.............he can take another hit, right??

decent read and i was rooting for the characters, but the main villain is extremely inconsistent and there are soooo many plot holes. like is he evil manipulative mastermind or just a manchild? how did he outsmart a generation of leaders with the IQ he showed in the last arc? when they introduced the prince's dad, the emperor....that was the last straw. so you mean evil mastermind didnt think "ah right this is an empire; i'm overthrowing the emperor's son"........and then all that buildup just for it to be a brawl. they could have asked for the emperor's help and brute-forced their way through things months prior and grandma would still be alive. and juliet got back together with romeo after he killed her grandma, and only left when he didnt love her?? and was mouthing off to rosaline when she has blood on her hands? and instantly fell for a dude bc his hands were warm, after being in love with romeo for ~4 years at that point??

still, i really hated the original work when i read it in high school; absolutely seeping with misogyny. very grateful to see romeo and mercutio dunked on.

when you spend your childhood alone, you spend your adult years playing catch-up with interpersonal skills. i relate a lot to her :') i also like that she broke up not bc of secret feelings/emotional cheating, and that they took time to grow as people.

same other as mignon??? peak after peak; this author has never seen a valley

bro why didn't anyone give me these tips when i was trying to escape my mom XD wouldn't work on her tho bc she would go feral in public as well.

there's some plot holes and suspension of disbelief, and the characters are nearly all extremely one-dimensional (ie only exceptions are the childhood friend and the brother, but they're still just two-dimensional at best), but the art is good and the chemistry is cute (though it kinda just happened? didn't feel like there was much build-up before they were just in love. the problem with "physical chemistry/sexual tension first" romance stories.)