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This story is so charming that I just can’t put it into words, maybe it’s just a momentary obsession after a binge read but it’s so good! At first the long ass chapters were quite daring but ch 4 came and I got disappointed by how short it was. Any character that was so far even slightly focussed on to hint at being reoccurring I’ve grown sort of attached too. Huuuu only 4 chaps and I’m in love......I’m not even sure how I found this hidden gem.
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I feel like I’m the only one completely firm with it following the novel. Like, at this point paulianna doesn’t have any feelings for him whatsoever ever and even when she does develop them and they get together by then she’s still the only one he loves.
I know some people are put off by the fact that he first went through three wives before paulianna but HE’S THE EMPORER, this story is set somewhat medieval where polygamy and political marriages were a thing! It’s not like he loves them but as a king he has a duty (I guess) to produce an heir and makes connections(network / alliances) for the sake of his country. While with his first wife was he even sure if Paulianna would accept him!?
Overall, the story probably isn’t going to follow modern day monogamy especially when he’s he king and she’s a commoner knight.
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I remember when this first came out I was a few months into yaoi and I was extremely uncomfortable with shotacon aspect of some Yaois (tho I still read them), but I loved this one so I finished it. Few years later came back and read it after the extras came out and I’m completely unfazed, nowadays I can read the kinkiest shit and I’ll just be like “noice.”
Am I the only one who has no idea where the idea that he raped her came from, maybe it’s because I read it as it updated and not as one go so I don’t remember exact details but nothing firm what I rmeber indicated her getting raped
he didn't but he almost did
My memory is off but from what I remember. It was chapter 25 it ended on a cliff hanger and chapter 26 didn’t really leave off from that event. In chapter 25, he just misunderstood something pinned her down, said some shit and (I guess) got up right after cause the next chapter was her just sitting there. Which I’ll admit was a strange and sudden transition to another scene after leaving on such a cliff hanger. So I see why’d some would be confused as it did end quite suddenly.