[points At Loid] Simp

do you think loid loves yor? i think yor likes him but i don’t know if love is the right word everyone uses it to describe them but i don’t see it

long post!! i take a while to get to yor specifically but hear me out i have a lot to say here!!!

early on in the manga chapter 8.5 loid overhears the neighbour’s speculating he’s having an affair because he returns from work so late. in response to it he thinks “when i get home i have this fake family”. pretty standard, it’s true they aren’t his real wife or child but later on in chapter 55 he no longer refers to yor and anya in that way.

chapter 8.5

chapter 55

nothing makes him think “i still ended up abandoning my family” he does that by his own will. by this point in particular it’s clear that yor’s and anya’s role in his life have crossed the threshold of fake or artificial. he truly does see them as his own. regardless of him saying he cares because of operation strix it’s undeniable that he cares for them too.

moving forward, another very telling piece of evidence that shows loid really sees them as his family is this panel with bond from chapter 58.2

“i want you to think of yourself as a member of the forger family” loid has no reason to say that to… a dog. to be talking like they are really his family to bond who he thinks can’t understand what he’s saying just proves it. he’s got his guard down and admits it because well, let’s be honest who cares if the family dog knows how he really feels? as per usual loid then backtracks and links his thoughts back to operation strix because again. this man is in denial.

loid practically has to throw himself into the role of the loving husband and he plays it incredibly well, why you ask? because he’s never been acting in the first place. it’s honestly quite obvious as a manga reader especially because of a lot of his mannerisms towards anya and yor or the way he thinks about them

the fact that fiona, someone who prides herself in knowing everything about loid notices loid breaking character in chapter 30 says a lot. she says it’s the first time his fake smile has really seemed genuine.

loid and yor know their marriage is fake, they literally know yet when yor gets the wrong idea or feels inadequate as a wife loid always comforts her and tells her she’s great. when she thinks he’ll leave her for someone else instead of saying something like “we’re not even a real couple” he reassures her that he would never leave her and anya. when she feels bad about her cooking he tells her not to worry either and encourages her.

then there’s the infamous “rest up yor” panel

when fiona visits and loid only gets angry when she criticises yor - this is very similar to his reaction towards prof swan in the eden interview arc. he grows defensive easily when people question yor’s capability as his wife

i could go on about yor and loid forever but it’s very obvious he has feelings for her. during the cruise ship arc he says it’s lonely eating dinner without yor and when anya calls him sappy he backtracks, he buys cake for their (fake) one year anniversary but again there’s NO POINT in doing that if they really see each other as fake husband and wife.

when loid is suspicious of yor because of yuri and he spies on her he feels guilty for ever doubting her especially after she later says she’s glad she married him.

frankie tells loid to trust no one and to not feel guilty for doubting her. after all in their line of work trusting people is the last thing you want to do. at this statement loid looks pretty annoyed and tired. then he rips off frankie’s face disguise before telling him to stop lecturing him… 😭😭

but most of all i think this panel is the most convincing.

he tells yor to be who she really wants because he believes she out of the two of them has the freedom to not pretend - she can love him and their family but he can’t love her or this family back. he thinks he can’t but has no idea that he already does.

Most liked psychiatrist in berlint general

Helene is entering her villain era and I'm here for it, ngl...

Though I don't condone her actions (as of the recent chapters), I do understand the fact that she is deeply traumatized and hurt by others (still not a reason tho lol)

D'Anthes is fine as hell, I'd wanna run away with him too.

Forever soft for this 🥺❤️

Masanori Sasaji’s “Rune”, from クリスタル☆ドラゴンII (Crystal Dragon II).

The Broken Ring : This Marriage Will Fail Anyway - By Chokam (8/10)

There is an extremely high potential for madness here. Both potential fiances have complex and strange feelings for the bride they want, but do they even want her? Or do they just want the bride with the best blood? Sometimes it is hard to tell. There is alot of cheating in this. Alot. In this setting cheating when you're married is extremely common. Who will get that ideal bride in the end? It's a mystery because love, in this setting, is selfish. Neither of the potential grooms are saints.

Ines chose a boy named Carcel when she was six. She rejected the chance to become imperial princess to have him. Everyone thinks she is a plain, overly mature girl. She always dresses entirely in black.

The sudden proposal horrified Carcel. He thought lady Ines would marry the Crown Prince, like everyone else. The prince even tried to change her mind, because their marriage would benefit him. She rejects him over and over again, and then seventeen years pass. Ines destroyed Carcel's life. The prince is his cousin, and now they don't get along, because his handsome face stole the best imperial bride. Carcel is very bitter towards Ines, but he never ignores her letters. He lives knowing that he has unconditional love, and he realizes how precious that is.

He fools around with flirtatious women for fun, but he plans to be respectful when he marries. Ines started to become colder, and busier, when he became a teenager. They both come from high ranking families with a lot of responsibilities. Ines has a very strict personality, so she barely visits him. Letters are not enough. He will never admit it, but he is lonely. He cheats on her because she has been witholding the affection she promised him when they got engaged. He joined the Navy, and stalled their marriage for a few years, because he was so frustrated with her coldness. He relies on her letters for comfort, but less and less of those come. The women he's sleeping with have started insulting his fiance, but they cannot change his mind. When Ines becomes his wife he plans to be loyal to her.

He has insane fantasies about his reserved bride. He thinks she will adore him just as much as he adores her when they start living together. This is lunacy. Ines does not smile much, and she wears nothing but black all year. The Duke indulges her, because she is his only daughter. He lets her pursue her hobbies and he doesn't expect her to fool around at tea parties. Carcel feels the same way. Ines does not need to put on a show for him. When they marry, and finally become more affectionate, he will be satisfied. He only expects her to give him more of her time.

He's twenty three, and his career in the Navy has brought his family honor. He has never once threatened to divorce Ines. Even after her letters stopped. Now that he's back on land he's ready to set a wedding date, and recapture that first love feeling with his cold bride. Ines has an extremely high pedigree. He blames her indifference on that. The Duke has spoiled her since her birth, so now Ines believes she doesn't have to please her husband. Ines is sort of right. Carcel is a hopeless fool. When they meet after a long time his lewd fantasies get more extreme. Ines is the only woman he has ever imagined having children with. He's excited to sign the papers, even though he won't admit it out loud.

Ines crushes him with freezing cold rejection. She says she knows about his affairs, and she doesn't care. She just needed a good husband that would not get in her way. She wants to them to lead separate lives after they tie the knot. Carcels odd fantasies get even sicker. He has always been wildly attracted to Ines. He thinks she has a secret harem of lovers that she intends to enjoy without facing any consequences. When Carcel cheated on Ines they were still not married. He was sneaking around out of loneliness, and he secretly wanted her attention. His most deranged fantasy involves a crying Ines, who is heartbroken about his affairs, and passionate make up sex.

None of his fantasies come true. Ines leaves him in shambles, and they only go out on dates for appearances. Carcel cannot divorce her. He doesn't want to, and he's in denial. Ines chose him all those years ago. Why is she tormenting him like this? He doesn't understand. He tries to sleep with another woman, but he can't get erect. When those women lavish compliments on him they remind him of his true self. In his fantasies he pampers Ines and showers her with compliments. So when other women flirt with him he's too embarrassed about his real desires to get hard.

He tells her everything. He gets way too intense about it. Ines is very unpopular, and she's twenty three now. She's stuck with him. She will not be able to run from him and find another husband. He tells her he won't get a mistress, and he won't allow her to have any lovers. He starts talking about their children that don't exist yet, and he tells her not to underestimate him.

Why is Ines so weird and cold? Well, this isn't her first life. She's trying to survive. She keeps dying, because the prince is crazy and abusive. She married Prince Oscar in her very first life. Everyone envied her. She wore fine clothes and she starved herself to make her body look more glamourous. She had anorexia, and the imperial family separated her from her family. She steadily grew more depressed, and she had four miscarriages.

Then, she saw the truth. After two years the prince was already bored with her. Her miscarriages happened because he contacted every kind of venereal disease. He also raped her often when he was pregnant, and the handsome prince loves very rough sex. She killed herself in front of him, because that was the only way she could get revenge.

She didn't expect to wake up again, and now she doesn't believe in love. The first version of Ines adored the prince, and Carcel is a scoundrel too. His obsession with her is very sexual, but it is rooted in his first love. Will he be able to convince her, even though he had a bunch of affairs out of spite? Will he be able to protect her from the prince, who doesn't respect women, or Ines's decision to marry someone else? I honestly don't know.

The biggest problem with this is the sexism, but there's no magic and I like that. It's a regular reincarnation story, and Ines could actually die if she makes the wrong choice again.

I love this scene 🥺

BIG THANK YOU to

For this beautiful Griffian art I commissioned! Y'all she is an incredible artist, please commission her!!

I mean, just look at how gorgeous they are!! 😣❤❤❤

good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿