ya know, i dont normally get that annoyed when a protagonist gets this stubborn minded, but ngl, annie is starting to kinda piss me off? like she lied to edel about wanting to escape together and has been faking their friendship for five freaking years. to an extent, i do understand her concerns that extras in a childcare genre are often canonfodder, but also how about she actually treats edel like THE ADULT THAT SHE IS and have a REAL FUCKING CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. i understand not doing so in the early days of their ‘friendship’, it was pretty forced and she was in a bad position. and yes, her position hasnt improved that much, it’s apparent that at least to the grand duke, if edel’s favor wanes, annie is cooked. but the thing is, she should know edel well enough by now to know that edel wouldnt leave her to fucking die at the hands of her father???? she also has this “idk why she wants to be friends, our only thing in common is that we’re both korean” thing and YEAH, I GET THAT, but also dude? this isnt like “im studying abroad and i dont really wanna be bunched next to the only person from my home town”, this is transmigration into the terrifying world of a novel.
idk, edel has shown a lot of immaturity so to an extent, i do understand not talking to her like she’s an adult, but theres seriously something about pretending to be someone’s close friend for FIVE YEARS while thinking the entire time “oh imma just gonna ditch you when THE THING YOU’RE MOST SCARED OF starts because im scared of it too”. it feels very snakey and i dont like it
also for someone who is constantly talking like she’s so genre savvy, has she srsly never even considered the “runaway maid who seduced the young master” trope that she is playing directly into???
ON THE TOPIC OF THE YOUNG MASTER, look, i dont really care for their romance or whatever. they have almost non-existent chemistry. but im not really reading this for the romance so who cares. my point about him is actually where it relates to danger :/ i COMPLETELY understand how scared she was of him in the beginning. he was being creepy and threatening and as a rando maid, he could have her disappeared and no one would fucking care. i GET that. but when it became abundantly clear that he didn’t intend to hurt her and has been keeping that up for FIVE YEARS? like if he was still being creepy and threatening, sure, run away from him and the estate. but edel’s shown a willingness and ability to protect annie and so has her brother and even the damn swordmaster knight dude. like at what fucking point do you go “hm, maybe the situation has changed and i should reassess my plans”
i guess what she’s ultimately scared of are the tropes of the genre and ADMITTEDLY being liked and protected doesnt always save the maid (tho tbh, for childcare manhwa’s, it often DOES save the maid if she’s the protags favorite but whatever. again, annie just isnt as trope savvy as she pretends to be). so im not saying that her fears are completely unfounded or that she needs to befriend and like these people, but it also it doesnt really seem like she actually dislikes edel’s company??? why NOT become her friend???? like if she actively hated edel’s personality, sure, some people you just dont mesh with. but her biggest issue with edel seems to be “we’re coming from very different positions of privilege” which isnt an invalid reason not to spend time with a person, but also edel isn’t sitting here going “my perspective is the only perspective” she is actively TRYING to help annie with the shit that fucks with her life. and fairly successfully tbh???? annie was nervous about how the promotion would effect her, so i expected there would be some serious consequences, but no? literally one maid TRIED to bully her by not doing the laundry and then the problem was immediately solved without her even needing to actually complain about it? so she got a raise, escaped any real consequences, and is currently doing a cushy job next to a boss who is her number 1 advocate? theres nothing to indicate that her current job is actually harder and while she complained about having to do more academic work, she was LITERALLY excited about starting her university at the start of this manhwa. clearly she’s not allergic to academia :/
idk, i do think that the concerns she has at their base are worthy of being concerned about. i do think she shouldnt be forced to be edel’s friend if she really doesnt like her. but it feels like the majority of her concerns have already been dealt with and her insistence on pushing edel away while lying to her face is coming off as two-faced and shitty.
also, personally speaking, never loved the runaway maid trope :/ tbh normally because of some of the above reasons. it will normally be that the maids INITIAL reasons for running away make perfect sense, but she doesnt adjust her plan even the tiniest bit when circumstances change and it’s just ????????
busyplant
ya know, i dont normally get that annoyed when a protagonist gets this stubborn minded, but ngl, annie is starting to kinda piss me off? like she lied to edel about wanting to escape together and has been faking their friendship for five freaking years. to an extent, i do understand her concerns that extras in a childcare genre are often canonfodder, but also how about she actually treats edel like THE ADULT THAT SHE IS and have a REAL FUCKING CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. i understand not doing so in the early days of their ‘friendship’, it was pretty forced and she was in a bad position. and yes, her position hasnt improved that much, it’s apparent that at least to the grand duke, if edel’s favor wanes, annie is cooked. but the thing is, she should know edel well enough by now to know that edel wouldnt leave her to fucking die at the hands of her father???? she also has this “idk why she wants to be friends, our only thing in common is that we’re both korean” thing and YEAH, I GET THAT, but also dude? this isnt like “im studying abroad and i dont really wanna be bunched next to the only person from my home town”, this is transmigration into the terrifying world of a novel.
idk, edel has shown a lot of immaturity so to an extent, i do understand not talking to her like she’s an adult, but theres seriously something about pretending to be someone’s close friend for FIVE YEARS while thinking the entire time “oh imma just gonna ditch you when THE THING YOU’RE MOST SCARED OF starts because im scared of it too”. it feels very snakey and i dont like it
also for someone who is constantly talking like she’s so genre savvy, has she srsly never even considered the “runaway maid who seduced the young master” trope that she is playing directly into???
ON THE TOPIC OF THE YOUNG MASTER, look, i dont really care for their romance or whatever. they have almost non-existent chemistry. but im not really reading this for the romance so who cares. my point about him is actually where it relates to danger :/ i COMPLETELY understand how scared she was of him in the beginning. he was being creepy and threatening and as a rando maid, he could have her disappeared and no one would fucking care. i GET that. but when it became abundantly clear that he didn’t intend to hurt her and has been keeping that up for FIVE YEARS? like if he was still being creepy and threatening, sure, run away from him and the estate. but edel’s shown a willingness and ability to protect annie and so has her brother and even the damn swordmaster knight dude. like at what fucking point do you go “hm, maybe the situation has changed and i should reassess my plans”
i guess what she’s ultimately scared of are the tropes of the genre and ADMITTEDLY being liked and protected doesnt always save the maid (tho tbh, for childcare manhwa’s, it often DOES save the maid if she’s the protags favorite but whatever. again, annie just isnt as trope savvy as she pretends to be). so im not saying that her fears are completely unfounded or that she needs to befriend and like these people, but it also it doesnt really seem like she actually dislikes edel’s company??? why NOT become her friend???? like if she actively hated edel’s personality, sure, some people you just dont mesh with. but her biggest issue with edel seems to be “we’re coming from very different positions of privilege” which isnt an invalid reason not to spend time with a person, but also edel isn’t sitting here going “my perspective is the only perspective” she is actively TRYING to help annie with the shit that fucks with her life. and fairly successfully tbh???? annie was nervous about how the promotion would effect her, so i expected there would be some serious consequences, but no? literally one maid TRIED to bully her by not doing the laundry and then the problem was immediately solved without her even needing to actually complain about it? so she got a raise, escaped any real consequences, and is currently doing a cushy job next to a boss who is her number 1 advocate? theres nothing to indicate that her current job is actually harder and while she complained about having to do more academic work, she was LITERALLY excited about starting her university at the start of this manhwa. clearly she’s not allergic to academia :/
idk, i do think that the concerns she has at their base are worthy of being concerned about. i do think she shouldnt be forced to be edel’s friend if she really doesnt like her. but it feels like the majority of her concerns have already been dealt with and her insistence on pushing edel away while lying to her face is coming off as two-faced and shitty.
also, personally speaking, never loved the runaway maid trope :/ tbh normally because of some of the above reasons. it will normally be that the maids INITIAL reasons for running away make perfect sense, but she doesnt adjust her plan even the tiniest bit when circumstances change and it’s just ????????
Otaku1801
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