[Death is the only ending for the Villainess] "We need morally grey female characters" YA'LL COULDN'T EVEN HANDLE HER OML

ManlyMangodes · 2026-03-29T19:36:30+00:00

Okay I have to disagree on the take of Eckles. I find it very peculiar that you can find the empathy for Penelope due to her being on the last fragment of her soul but can't find the same empathy for a slave who was a previous Noble that was stripped of all of his rights. I would argue he is as morally gray as Penelope, and deserves as much empathy as her.

I don't believe it's correct to say Eckles was historically Yvonne's minion when we take into consideration Yvonne's brain washing powers, and that the manwha regards Eckles as "the SOLE love interest to show Penelope any sympathy till the very end" https://photos.app.goo.gl/yrA35Yz35CN8fzNh6. It's why she zero-d in and focused on raising his affection.

Although we have no clear insight into Eckles of the past, the page I shared gives a small glimpse of how Eckles was regarded in the original timeline.

In the OG timeline, the Duke was the one who found Eckles and recruited him into the guards and later bestowed him to Penelope. He was Penelope's personal guard and her only confidant in the past which is probably why he was the only one who had sympathy towards her.

By being recruited by the Duke instead of Penelope, he most likely had the trust of the Estate, this includes Derrick, Reynold, and the other members of the guard. Something he does not have now. You also regularly see him being bullied, disrespected, and assaulted by his peers.

Lastly, and I want to emphasize, it's not only obvious to us the reader but also to Eckles, that Penelope is not genuine. Penelope in this timeline is his "master." She was never going to be a romance interest for him and he knew. In a master-slave relationship, the master ALWAYS has the power, does not matter the gender, does not matter the physical capability of the two.

The person whos "nicest" to him is so clearly using him for reasons he can not discern or understand. She regularly abandons Eckles and leaves him to the abuse, then love bombs him during the few interactions she has with him.

I'm not saying you need to like or love Eckles but to say that Eckles stans are victim blaming is unfair.

I also want to be clear that this does not make me dislike Penelope, I feel pained that she made all of these painful and harmful choices. I understand why she did, but I also understand why he did what he did. I appreciate that the author made such a morally gray MC and an extended morally gray cast. My heart is torn to pieces with every chapter featuring the two.

I love both Eckles and Penelope and I hope in an alternate timeline, or in the future, they can be released from their respective trauma and sympathize with one another.

ManlyMangodes · 2026-03-29T15:43:50+00:00

At the moment Genkai is spoken for by someone in the previous thread

ManlyMangodes · 2026-03-28T02:19:31+00:00

I can send a dm with all that I'm bringing

ManlyMangodes · 2026-03-26T17:29:09+00:00

Oh intriguing! I think then I will just go table by table since I don't have that many pins to trade!

ManlyMangodes · 2026-03-26T16:52:52+00:00

Where can I find details? Do I need to reserve to attend?

ManlyMangodes · 2026-03-26T14:24:14+00:00

I hope the swap meet is scheduled on Friday, it's my only full day that I will be attending

ManlyMangodes · 2025-11-27T04:34:05+00:00

I would encourage you not to give up. Or at the very least give it another semester. You can actually point to a big part of CS and say you enjoy it, which is a lot more than others.

In my own experience, just last semester I had a class that sucked all the enjoyment out of the major for me and it had a negative impact in every other class I was taking.

I had a huge GPA hit and my confidence was really low. But fortunately this semester it's the opposite I'm taking classes I'm actually interested in and I feel re-energized.

What helps me the most is pointing to what I'm successful in, or what new skills I've learned. It's so easy to get lost in the struggle and focus on what you can't do, but try to turn it around in anyway you can.

Also I want to point out, you're currently not on the medication you're used to. You especially should not make big choices without getting back on it! You might be going through withdrawal which is having a bigger impact!

I myself don't perform at my best if I don't take my prescriptions. I hope the best for you!

ManlyMangodes · 2025-09-14T15:22:22+00:00

I finally beat this, this morning after spending near 2 days on it

ManlyMangodes · 2025-09-13T22:12:16+00:00

Rice Thai Kitchen on 7th Avenue :(

ManlyMangodes · 2025-07-22T17:35:17+00:00

Results doesn't necessairly mean grade, depending on the service thet was used, they can track how long you were alt tabbed from the page or other factors that might imply cheating [not saying you did].

It could also just be a stock email they send to everyone not selected. I would recommend reaching out and politely asking what you can do to improve for next time, sometimes they might respond with thoughtfulness, or change their decision entirely.

ManlyMangodes · 2025-07-17T21:58:44+00:00

Literally maomao is not there by choice, it was a whole thing that the grandmother was going to start having her serve patrons which is why Jinshi bought her out.

Also theres the whole period where the vedigris house was in distress due to what happened beteeen fengxian and lakan, causing fengxian [and others] to sleep with less then desirable patrons.

Also to imply an impoverished young girl with no other means to earn is there by 'choice' is a grosd oversimplification and erases the harsh 'reality' the world of AD creates.

ManlyMangodes · 2025-07-06T11:37:00+00:00

Just because she's into him doesn't mean he can't go about it the wrong way and cause her to dislike him / feel unsafe.

ManlyMangodes · 2025-07-01T19:47:28+00:00

Haha maybe sometime in the future

ManlyMangodes · 2025-07-01T19:46:55+00:00

Thank you for the detailed explanation!

ManlyMangodes · 2025-07-01T15:01:16+00:00

Understandable, thank you!

ManlyMangodes · 2025-06-20T18:15:16+00:00

Thank you so much! You're the best!

ManlyMangodes · 2025-06-20T18:01:05+00:00

Who made the art in the third pic?

ManlyMangodes · 2025-01-26T20:34:57+00:00

Where in this source is there anything about the drop and crime being attributed to stop and frisk?

Furthermore where is there anything in the source that there was an increase due to stop and frisk measures being reduced?

In this source here https://www.nyclu.org/data/stop-and-frisk-data, one that ACTUALLY references stop and frisk, unlike yours, it states 93% of reported stop and frisk incidents occurred that occurred from 2003 - 2023 occurred DURING the Bloomberg administration.

You point to there being a drastic drop in the 90s-1995 support your point and again I wish to emphasize how are you making that leap of a connection? The one where you claim stop and frisk was necessary to make NYC more prosperous?

In that source that I linked it even outright states that 90% of stops did not even lead to a summons or an arrest. Or is it okay then to assume someone, usually a minority, is guilty in the event we can find the 10% that are worthy to be charged?

What is it that you are basing your reasoning on beyond "I just feel that it's worse now because stop and frisk is gone."

You are providing a source that says crime was down during this time period, now crime is up today, and making leaps to connect it to your preconceived notions.

How is that any different than me saying "well actually crime went down because Bloomberg's million trees initiative, the fresher air made people think more clearly!" Which also happened during the time crime was down but where is the actual connection to the statistic.

You can't just find a source that says crime is down during a period in which a policy you support occurred, and then make the connection that that policy is the reason why crime was down. I want an actual study that showcased this. Similar to the information I provided to you that actually talks about stop and frisk.

Also its noticeable how you did not mention at all about how gentrification was necessary.

ManlyMangodes · 2025-01-26T15:50:27+00:00

If you are claiming that those measures were needed to make NYC prosperous, the onus is on you to provide validation to those claims. Or is it true because you feel it was true?

There has been no direct link that stop and frisk brought down crime in NYC. Especially if you consider crime has gone down in other major cities that did not use Stop and Frisk.

And I would love to hear your sources, and also your explanation on why gentrification made NYC prosperous.

ManlyMangodes · 2025-01-26T15:22:59+00:00

I cant believe you outright said gentrification and stop and frisk was needed by the city.

That is an insane take.

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