I really love the story so far!!! The politics, the semi accurate courtly etiquette the art!!!!
I still don't know how to feel about step siblings (on paper) to lovers pipeline. Like sure they don't regard each other as siblings with Yusaf never recognizing her as family and Ran only seeing herself as a reader/transmigrator and the story does reflect history where royalty marry their literal cousins/blood relatives. But liiiiikkkkeeee...... It's still strange and off putting? Especially as we see it with modern eyes. No amount of romantic tension and approval with whom they are close too/subordinates/have business with imo cam change that they were legally siblings and Ran for the majority of the story wanted to get along as siblings do.
This doesn't 100% take a way from my enjoyment of the story. But yeah still such a strange take I wish Lumier was in the story much earlier as an actual contender for a love interest. Or Second Prince would have a stronger presence but I guess it doesn't quite fit the end game of the story where Ran finally sees Latia as home.
Idk this is just my opinion please don't come for me.
I really love the story so far!!!
The politics, the semi accurate courtly etiquette the art!!!!
I still don't know how to feel about step siblings (on paper) to lovers pipeline. Like sure they don't regard each other as siblings with Yusaf never recognizing her as family and Ran only seeing herself as a reader/transmigrator and the story does reflect history where royalty marry their literal cousins/blood relatives. But liiiiikkkkeeee......
It's still strange and off putting? Especially as we see it with modern eyes. No amount of romantic tension and approval with whom they are close too/subordinates/have business with imo cam change that they were legally siblings and Ran for the majority of the story wanted to get along as siblings do.
This doesn't 100% take a way from my enjoyment of the story. But yeah still such a strange take I wish Lumier was in the story much earlier as an actual contender for a love interest. Or Second Prince would have a stronger presence but I guess it doesn't quite fit the end game of the story where Ran finally sees Latia as home.
Idk this is just my opinion please don't come for me.