I LOVVEEE this arc! So far no cliches, it's like they are communicating but they both have huge worries inside that they don't talk about. It feels like a real relationship.
The king is so fine man them crazy mfs just get me in a chokehold. DONT get me wrong, I don't like what he did and I'm glad our mc is free now. I also still don't feel bad for the king, his backstory don't give him an excuse for the things he did, it just helps us understand why the Mf is crazy ALSOOOO this backstory is definitely foreshadowing history repeating itself, something similar might happen in the modern world they're in today.
I've said it before and I'll say it many more times. This BL is really a breath of fresh air. The characters are like actual people, their relationship is developing like real relationships would. They're adults with realistic bodies and the baby isn't a cursed bl baby. I love all of it.