Hi, I'm new to your blog and stayed up until 2am engulfing myself in We Wretched Creatures. My Crowny is low worth and from the little I've gathered scrolling through the asks it seems like that path isn't popular. Especially when romancing Imre which my Crowny is. I just wanted to say I love the internal struggle low worth Crowny seems to have when it comes to Sally and Imre. As the reader I feel like Sally and Imre are occupying the same psychological space in Crowny's life when it comes to manipulation. Imre's manipulation is easy to spot. He watches Crowny and know they crave affection and validation and leverages that to his advantage. Sally on the other hand genuinely loves Crowny, but that doesn’t make him any less manipulative or controlling. Because he raised them since childhood his identity may be wrapped in being their protector. Crowny is showing signs of independence (hanging out with friends he doesn't approve of, lying, dating) and he may feel like he's losing the role that's defined him for so long. That's why when he starts to emotionally manipulate Crowny in Sally's mind he probably thinks his actions are driven by his love for her and need to protect them. And Crowny feels the same way because they can't distinguish genuine care/love from dependency/control. Sally and Imre are two sides of the dame coin in my opinion. And if Crowny ever has to choose between Sally and Imre it will be interesting to see how they respond. That's just my take.
It’s funny cause I’ve said similar things such as this
Buttering up to the author I see *narrows eyes* /s









