*sigh* *trying to drag myself up* So, think I’m gonna go read Dearest Cousin over... Cuz ya gotta love an alternate universe where the unqualified inexperienced criminal faked his way to the top only to collapse the country -- but actually has a heart.
And he’s suspected of being in cahoots with the ice bitch who is supposed to be his rival, but she is embroiled in her own scandals. Is she trying to take over his country for the greater good? Is she just too power-hungry and trying to conquer him? Is he just a womanizer? Why won’t he listen to his council? Will her council make her take a husband to better secure themselves, or will they help her act alone? Do people actually love her or do they just support her out of fear - of what she has done to them in the past, or of a worse life under an unknown king vs the dangerous queen they know? Does she have a crush on him? Does he have a crush on her? How much cuter can his daughter get?! ... Oh, yeah, and let’s not forget about the genocide and refugees and rebellions...
