lwk this couldve been a part 1 of 2 type of story so that the author could have time to legitimately flesh out the changes in their relationship dynamic
both ml's made grave mistakes regarding one another and seeing ppl say one should grovel over the other is stupid to me. it shouldn't be groveling it should be time apart for them BOTH to realize they've made mistakes and change not only for each other, but also for themselves. pinning the blame solely on one of them is stupid. TO ME the whole point is that they're both blinded by their delusions (basically the title) and they must escape those delusions through self-reflection to be better for themselves and each other. they're not INHERENTLY evil and vile ppl imo