The Best Kind Of Character Is The Poor Bastard That Has Half A Dozen Simultaneous Crisises Going Down

The best kind of character is the poor bastard that has half a dozen simultaneous crisises going down and none of them are related.

The man coming to terms with his bisexuality also has to deal with his homicidal soulmate/girlfriend/cellmate on her vengeance quest and also aliens. And an alcohol addiction. His girlfriends boyfriend might be in the mafia. The government stole his kidney. He killed his dad. Wait a sec, now she's his fucking wife.

These things have next to nothing to do with each other. His life just sucks.

peak romance

So I just finished Iron Widow like. An hour ago. And oh my GOD. It's DitF if it was peak like 😭😭 first of all, the fact that there was an ACTUAL love triangle??? Love. LOVEEEEEE LOVE LOVE. But I think my favorite thing about the book is that there was no "redemption" for Zetian. She wasn't tamed. She wasn't made to bow down to authority. She wasn't "softened." She BECAME Female Rage. She encapsulated it. And yet, she still has a heart. She still cares for Yizhi. She still cares for Shimin. But love doesn't "tame" her. Love makes her stronger and I LOVE that so much 😭 I love that she gets to be morally dubious and damn near insane like YES. YES !!!!! YES. AND I LOVE THAT YIZHI AND SHIMIN ARE BASICALLY LIKE "go wifey we love you so much ♡" through most of the book 😭. I love that she had to use a cane or a wheelchair but this didn't diminish her power or worth as a person. I love that Shimin and Yizhi never try to control her, but they work with her. I loved Yizhi and Shimin's little interactions so much before they kissed. Like I was literally losing it to my friends like "GUYS. GUYS I'M NOT CRAZY. GUYS." And I wasn't and I was SO happy. I love that Zetian never forgives her family. Good. Fuck em ♡ I LOVE this book. (I literally wrote half a fic the day I read the hospital scene 😭 and now I need to write fluff of the triangle cooking together cuz the ending SHATTERED me.) I'm so so SO excited for the sequel this December. And the author is INCREDIBLE. They're so cool 😭 I've seen a few of their shorts on YouTube and I've been meaning to read this book since senior year (so like. A year, give or take a couple months) and now that I've read it?? UGH. AMAZING. AMAZINGGGGG.

Just cute domestic iron triangle stuff

Actively trying to summon them

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“feel like cinderella naega byeonhae” this, “feel like cinderella naega byeonhae” that meanwhile MOAs have been collectively sleeping on “it’s no coincidence it’s a kitty-incidence” for OVER FIVE YEARS