so is this like actual harem or pseudo-harem with clear endgame ML
maybe it's bc im hungry and tired but I thought the redemption arc was good. the ml didnt OOC and retained his personality after rebirth and thro out second life's marriage with mc, so it felt more realistic, thus an actual story about growth, healing, and love, instead of emotional self-flagellation angst porn. personally i prefer heavier grovel, but it makes sense ml's character didnt do all that, bc it would've been selfish, the opposite of what he's trying to be for mc. it's understandble why mc would still be in love with ml, ml rectified everything that couldve gone on in the pivotal moments and helped mc as best he could, without expecting forgiveness or love. but i would say the story benefit a lot from dragging out the first life reveal (even tho it was really dragged out and i kinda got bored along the way), bc otherwise if mc had regained them early on before he fell for ml, it wouldn't have made any sense imo to get back together with ml in this life. ahd tbh, considering all the build up, the first life wasn't as bad as i assumed (like ive read worse MLs who didnt deserve any forgiveness)... and ml here is super green flag in second life, so it is harder to hold a grudge against him.
can someone who has read the raws/spoilers tell me if the mc actually gets a satisfying revenge on ml so i dont waste my time reading this story for smth that never happens
idc if blondie is 2-faced and creepy, the contrast with his pure himbo energy is my guilty pleasure, so honestly idc. love characters like him. on the other hand, i dont mind if ml ends up with mc but i do need mc to take actual revenge on him bc thats the premise and the only reason im interested in the story
did bro really just leave her in the ferris wheel, knowing she was with his enemy, all bc he was so sad over the message, knowing it likely wasnt her who sent it
He red flag as fuck
hi is this completed yet? on a side note, i remember when i was in HS the locker next to mine had a collage of cut-out pictures from this series, i wanted to talk to the girl who the locker belonged to, but never had the courage ╥﹏╥
i dont really mind themes abt rape and i knew what i was getting into, but i just loathe a withering, physically and mentally delicate bottom who falls for the most superficial kindness and barely does anything in his trapped situation bc "oh he's just so helpless!", and eroticized rape that serves no narrative purpose other than smut. like the mc is suffering and being abused, genuinely WHY the fuck would i want to read several chapters of rapeporn between the victim and abuser. like the story clearly portrays the ml as a monster, and is obviously setting up some redemption (and hopefully grovel) arc, which makes me believe the author wants to explore a toxic, angsty, melodramatic relationship in a manner that doesnt sweep the abuse under the rug, but eroticizing the physical abasement of the mc for smut purposes imo diminishes the psychological gritty aspects of such a murky relationship and future progression. that said, im still interested in how the author can successfully redeem the motherfucker ml
ok at ch 49, im relieved that mc is trying to enact some form of revenge on ml, but i still get annoyed when he keeps blushing around the ml, who's in love with him now (imo his treatment towards mc is such a 180 from his earlier behavior that it's jarring and not really satisfying)
ch 68 alright im done. there's only so much i can tolerate. it was fun to see ml suffering and regretting but imo it doesnt count as grovel when the mc wasnt there (even tho technically he was watching...). as for mc, i honestly want to throttle him. he's a moron with the memory of a goldfish who conveniently forgets the wrongs ml commited aginst him bc he also deceived the ml in the beginning. he wants revenge but he keeps getting swayed by his emotions and hope that since ml is nicer now, they can have a happy ending together. mind u, the only reason why ml suddenly turned 180 in attitude was bc he was convinced MC was genuinely in love with him (which was, unfortunately true, despite mc claiming he hated him) and the only reason he believed that, despite the mc saying that several times before, was bc mc is PREGNANT and that does smth to his pheromones, idk it's confusing, which makes his prayers, which requires sincerity, work. and the pregnancy thing. it's genuinely the most bullshit deus ex machina ever, whose purpose is to force mc not to leave. this might be the worst omegaverse setting ever cuz wdym the only way to sever the bond between bonder and bondee is pregnancy and giving birth?? like what happens to the baby afterwards? the bonder raises it alone as a single mother? and mc has to continue staying with the ml for 3 months bc he has to stabilize his condition? i sighed reading that part cuz i just knew the mc would rekindle his feelings towards the ml now that ml is treating him and lo and behold, i was right. and this makes the course of his "revenge" not satisfying bc he keeps oscillating between wanting revenge and wavering bc of his guilt and love and he's still having sex with him and after his "revenge" he still couldnt actually run away bc of his damn pregnancy and bond. meanwhile the ml is regretting his earlier behaviour as he should but then the story tries to paint him as some kind of self-sacrificing anti-hero who only wanted to take some righteous revenge against his enemies before he kills himself. in light of this information, his callously violent behaviour of stabbing people for the lightest slights in the beginning doesn't make any sense. Humiliating mc and threatening to throw him into a bunch of men to gangrape him doesnt make any sense. carving his name into mc's body doesnt make sense. it's cruelty for the sake of cruelty, and then not following thru with an equally cruel revenge for the sake of a happy ending. when the ml tries to kill himself as a way to make mc come out, it's treated as if it wipes the ledge clean to pave the road to a true happy ending, but it's not cathartic as ml didnt suffer enough imo. it's clear the author has a favorite character, and it's not the mc.
To future potential readers, no it was not worth it. ofc i didnt finish so I can't speak to the overall quality of the story and if the redemption arc was actually good, but based on everything so far, it's not for me. but if ur looking for angst with a really cruel and despicable ml with a sad backstory who makes a random 180-degree change into a green flag when he falls for the mc, a fragile mc whose emotional ups and downs are dictated by the ml even tho he claims he hates him, lackluster revenge, unnecessarily eroticized smut, but a happy ending anyway... this is for u.
im lowkey in awe of the author's ability to write such a despicable ml, but im looking forward to his grovel/suffering
the 2nd ml was such a fly but i highkey love how pathetic he was. his good looks were saving him fr, he just looks so pretty when he cries. Does anyone know any stories with mc or ml with this exact pathetic bitch but manipulative personality (seems nice but really sheltered, and spirals when things dont do their way) and pretty looks? the redder the flag the better