ML became unredeemable the moment he raped MC. No dubious consent, this was a “sleep with me or your brother will be hanged” situation. Him raping her was not for her own protection, it did not further his political goals, it was done purely to satisfy his own lust and desire to own MC. He does not love her, he does not see her as her own person. She is an object, at best a pet, that can potentially deliver him a vague feeling of happiness.
Best analogy: ML is a fucking Burgan who eats trolls. A monster who, after discovering a source of happiness, would fucking eat it and destroy it forever just for a fleeting high, instead of trying to understand the source of said happiness and nurture it. He’s a monster and the FL staying with him basically rewrites her character as a dumb girl who will forgive anything for a pretty face.
ML became unredeemable the moment he raped MC. No dubious consent, this was a “sleep with me or your brother will be hanged” situation. Him raping her was not for her own protection, it did not further his political goals, it was done purely to satisfy his own lust and desire to own MC. He does not love her, he does not see her as her own person. She is an object, at best a pet, that can potentially deliver him a vague feeling of happiness.
Best analogy: ML is a fucking Burgan who eats trolls. A monster who, after discovering a source of happiness, would fucking eat it and destroy it forever just for a fleeting high, instead of trying to understand the source of said happiness and nurture it. He’s a monster and the FL staying with him basically rewrites her character as a dumb girl who will forgive anything for a pretty face.