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Our MC is ADORABLE. Starts off with them as kids as she tries to change her future (reincarnated after death). This also means our MC despite having taken the baby steps to being a villian isn't quite there yet.
Our MC is fearless (and little badass on her own) but her ML is far more of a badass. Not that she knows that. Before her, he was a demon on the battlefield. After her, he's...still a bit of a demon but definitely not around her.
Our MC tried to change her terrible future by proposing a contract marriage to the demon-like and womanizing prince. They've promised each other not to fall in love...because that is always what happens in fictional contract relationships.
Illegitimate child is married off under her sister's name to presumed dead and treasonous Duke. Only he's not. Not ready to give up her newfound freedom, she lies about her identity and they slowly fall in love.
Our MC is wakes up in her favorite novel. And right away seeks out her favorite character. Only he turns out to be an absolute dick (but a badass dick so somewhat fits). Despite his initial coldness, her love (or stanning) slowly rubs off on him as he slows starts falling for her.
Father forces MC to marry a badass duke. She fears her future with be lonely and without a single bit of love and affection after he leaves for war the day after their wedding. She finds out just how wrong she was when he returns 3 years later.
Our MC gives up his criminal livelihood after falling for a detective. Prepare to read a bunch of adorable moments of a ex-yakuza being a prefect house-husband for the love of his life.
Our MC is arrested for treason after her outrageous and romantic fanfiction about the demon-like first prince. Not that she ever gets jailed as it turns out that outrageous and romantic is just the PR he needed (despite his hatred of it). And he needs more of it.
Both badass both become a little softer. After her father dies, a noble lady use her sword skills to earn money as a knight. And because of sexism, this means she must pretend to be a man. As a knight she runs into the crown prince who proposes a contract marriage so he can inherit the throne. Funny moments and some swoon-worthy moments ensue and this power-couple ass-kicks their way through political tensions.
After being murdered/manipulated to commit suicide by her sister, our MC is reincarnated into her past. She forms a partnership with the future revolutionary-turned-new-emperor (but under a master-slave contract). It reawakens new and old feelings as they work together to improve the future for everyone (but mostly the slaves as they work towards freeing them).
Becoming The Villain's Family