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media account • side character enthusiast any/all

[geraniumstudy]

When I said the author thinks by making an story with a lot of trauma it makes it more deep, I mean it. They are just jerking with the suffering of the characters and don't add any real development or personality.

Also when did Varkas really fall in love with Thalia? Like really, not just the crush thing when she was younger because she looked cute.

[delavalle]

So many authors fell to this, but my vote goes to HTGMHOMS and TFF, truly two sides of the same coin. I'm sorry!

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Yk what? Senevier should've met Claude, they are perfect for each other (neglecting their daughters) and Athy has a new mission

Try not to get killed by her stepmother and new stepsister and protect Jeannette (bcuz I love Jeannette)

The plot armor is going to protect Senevier Athros and Thalia from not being executed/assassinated for some reason. And this empire is going into a succession crisis and die. What a dream!

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Trash vs Garbage but Andrew in Drag of these two with the drag being Thalia because how do you love her since the beginning but think Gareth is a dick. I say it might be internalized homophobia

Similarities of Gareth & Thalia as to why I came to this conclusion:

-(Extremely) judgmental people, often resorting to violence in anger when irritated

-Children of neglect and have violence as a defense mechanism

-Extremely insecure of their deep rooted sense of self, afraid of being judged by it (Thalia being illegitimate, Gareth for his incestuous tendencies) and use again violence to cope

-Misogynistic

-Extravagantly vain and demanding

-Groomed by Senevier (Headcanon but I wholeheartedly believe this, it's the only reasonable explanation to Gareth entire existence)

-(Probably for Gareth) Envious and insecure to their perfect siblings

-Doesn't understand Varkas at all (and Gareth tried 😭🙏)

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I think one of the most infuriating things I have to explain to people in manhwa fandoms is how a scene showcasing abuse of character A to character B being framed in a non-violent way through the victim's POV does not mean it should be condoned. The reaction from victims in these situations vary and are all valid but it is also worth noting the nature of the situation.

And sometimes even the plot condone it by using the victim POV too so now they feel entitled to say it isn't abuse ffs

Prime examples:

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It amazes me how the villainess lives twice doesn't get more hype, I'm so much enjoying the story and the plot. Not that extraordinary but if you're tired of rofan slops then maybe this one's for you

Shout out to my brother @a-vstine for introducing this

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Genuine question for everyone who did read My Beloved Opressor, do you consider Annette Rosenberg morally grey? A lot of debate been sparked about Annette and that she's ignorant (true)/knowing of her father schemes (she didn't like at all at the time when those crimes happened) therefore she's morally grey which I personally don't understand why and I disagree

At least to my understanding of morally grey it is a character who understands their choices and actions are not morally correct but take it anyways, they understand the disparity and the unfairness on a primary level and continues to the perpetuates their ignorance. Ignorance itself isn't the issue, the world (and especially the setting of MBO being the 1910s-inspired) is designed to make you ignorance and therefore individuals need to deconstruct their worldview constantly in order to progress as people and society as a whole. It's the fact if one person were made light on the situation being told personally of what is wrong and still continues to do the wrong thing just because they don't care and they're just a bigot, that's when it's a morality issue on that person.

Annette was like a teen/YA when the events went down, heavily indoctrinated and dumb but not someone aware of what's truly going on and continues to let it happen. The proof people were saying to deny is that she knew of what her father, Dietrich Rosenberg, was torturing Katherine's brother - a revolutionary force's member but that isn't true, even her father wanted hide that side of his from her.

He was talking about Katherine who rejected the verdict to her brother and wanted to personally come and have it turn but got detained. When Dietrich, got to that piano competition he just brushed aside Katherine's situation as something easy to understand and even told Annette thats not something she should worry about, which is why she reacted initially to the situation like that.

A young lady raised to be a good wife and obedient daughter reacted accordingly, as she is also indoctrinated simply by the system. It's repeatedly shown Annette is someone who's very simple minded, ignorant and followed the system until she realized the truth and express the want to actually self realize and judge herself correctly in present time when she remembered what happened (due to her PTSD causing her temporary memory loss)

And when she did meet Katherine in the flashback, her thoughts did have a deeper feel but the situation happened all very fast and she once again returned back to her easy thoughts ("She was just making a fuss...," repeating what her father told like a parrot).

When they (A&K) sat down speaking face to face and then we have Annette fully break down crying apologizing even when she was described being extremely overwhelmed at that moment. She didn't want to be there but she knows she needs to and she didn't allow her own wants to win the necessity of what's right, Annette is very clear on what she needs to do morally and she did so even with discomfort which frankly to me won't happen if she were to just indulge in her comfort and consider it a day and can just have Katherine away

Her biggest crime was being uneducated which is explained by the patriarchy she's living in indoctrinating her and her age as well. Even Katherine doesn't even know if she's considered guilty and she just wants to let her know what happened. And even so, in the end Annette apologized tearfully to make up for the lack of justice her brother had even though the apology wasn't from who Katherine expected from

Once Annette realized what's the reality is for the mass, she's constantly apologetic and wants to fix it, not just ditch it all for a self pity show. She wrote a plea to drop the case on Katherine's younger brother before committing and saying apologies (which we know from Heiner that she only does when she's really sorry since she isn't one to say it simply known) to Heiner and everyone. We also see her express empathy towards the revolutionary force too and understand why they did what they did and held no resentment in the early chapters with Heiner's assistant.

Annette to me has been fairly morally white with her course of action. She's not very smart, said so herself and that's conditioning from the patriarchy as to why she's ignorant but when she learns of the truth we can see Annette is very prone to do what's right morally for the unfortunate even though she was still in a position of power over them. Imo, she's fairly easy to understand but if I did miss a few details here and there please do let me know to see my opinion again

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You may have been born an Eckart but you belong and died part of the nameless and unfortunates, my love. They didn't deserve you, no one did

Besides her plot in relation to Laila being an apparent csa allegory (having her body taken over and violated by using her body for various crimes, making her isolated from her family and die from such isolation) not once ever talked abt seriously and then having her to die and shatter as an ending, my other issue after reading @og-penelope-eckart post on their rant on the illogical detail of Yvonne/Laila return and Penelope attempt with how Yvonne in the vadtd plotline being when she came home and everyone start doubting her as if it isn't like 8 years (?) ever since she came home.

What did you expect her to act? Why are you so quick to doubt her and think oh yea mhm you're definitely haunted by a magical ancient creature which is true but how would you know that? You guys dropped her before she can ever find ways home and still the plot still required Yvonne to be forgiving to her family, wishing them the best before shattering. The Madonna can't escape the misogyny, it's part of the idea

Personally I have always enjoyed the plotline of a nurture over nature

Yvonne being part of the family that took her in before being taken over by Laila, being part of the unfortunate orphans, living amongst the people and away from the imperialist teachings of the Eorka empire in general and Eckart duchy specifically. In another life she did overthrow that place with a her free will after living amongst folks long enough

[sharper-than-a-serpents-tooth]

not that I believe this fake rumor but Senevier grooming Gareth would at least explain why he didn't die tragically of the fever as a 10 year old, because what do you mean the crown prince was allowed to live after his stepmother had given birth to a legitimate son that she intends to put on the throne?

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On the same note, how did Thalia not get executed at the first chapter. She literally committed kinslaying and attempted murder/poisoning on a royal member. Should I just list out all the unreasonable details in regards this court because the story is trying to convince me Senevier is super smart and cunning but she's backed by plot just as much as her daughter

[milftxt]

lets get ayla a personality first before you come onto my posts with your essays that i won't read

[pruneunfair]

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Breaking news, story that does not allow characters to exist outside the main character is said to *checks note* having side characters with no personality. Huh, I wonder why that happened...

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On that note though do you know who also reminds me of one another?

When I'm going to sign up for lobotomized-by-plot-for-romance-convenience-and-character-building-erasure club 's president position but there's genuine competition

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TFOAS SPOILER WARNING:

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Drafting thoughts on my TFOAS OC, O'Hara's older brother - Himmel. He is the one to establish and hold position to a new house after Von Heinrich downfall and their father's expose and eventual arrest.

He won't be shipped with anyone (for the time being) but I do think of a friend group relationship between him, Jeremy and Nora. Both guys being supportive of him, vouching for him to inherit the title and name of a new dukedom while also pardoned for his help in exposing the scheme of Duke Von Heinrich with the church. Though in the first life I feel there's definitely a rift between the three with Shuri's death and Ohara eventual hiding and Himmel's doubts regarding Jeremy-Ohara marriage, I think he very much still cherish them both until whatever happened happened in the first timeline.

In the current timeline ending though he would not only establish a new house and title after Von Heinrich's downfall but also become Letran's teacher upon upcoming responsibility during his ascension to crowned prince and emperor, playing a role of a brother to him after Theobald's exile. Oh also he's Nora, Ohara and Jeremy's bestman that just goes: goddamn I did it again, predicted that! at all of their weddings

[delavalle]

Big fan of manhwa rewrite and manhwa ocs, sadly they're all from manhwas I refuse to get close in a 10 miles radius because of plot and issue regarding the work (the remarried empress and wmmap)

[delavalle]

these two fell in love and treat their lovers in the exact same way (imposing and abusive) but if i say something...