#iklies

[the-black-sheep-in-the-dark]

Another fanart by "eyesoffyou0003_"

[an-angel-so-called-satan]

The observation is not mine, but someone on facebook who noticed it:

The affection score colors of Eckles and Derrick have a certain part of the lock dark, hinting to the reader that their feelings are twisted...

Meanwhile:

Callisto and Reynold's affection score colors are perfectly light on the locks, without any dark undertones.

I find it interesting that with small details SOUL is giving clues to the reader of the future of the story <3

[boredmariedelline]

So... what do you guys think?

[red-hot-temper]

Eckles chopper meme xd

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Manhwa: Death is the only ending for the villaness

Characters: Penelope Eckart & Iklies

Chapter: 48

[weepingrebelshark-reactivated]

Wait wait wait... did the Emperor seriously send Callisto off to war as a fucking 14-year-old?

This motherfucker. Kinda just want to see an AU where my dude gets taken as a PoW before escaping... only to help Iklies escape slavery later after the latter showed him compassion during his captivity, forsaking his title as Prince to instead become his loyal knight. Because, as I've said before, the sheer fucking hilarity of having your Crown Prince join a foreign rebel group as a result of your poor parenting would be immense.

[iamnotreliableicomeandgo]

[jeweled-blue-eyes]

Apocalypse Logic, Elissa Washuta

[saneijeijei]

I read the new chapters and finally realized that in the image of Pickles and Penelope, you can also consider a comparison of how people use their capabilities.

I mean, we have two characters who knew what poverty, hunger and cold were. Those who lived in slums and ate scraps to survive. They did anything not to die.

But at some point in their lives, they had opportunities for a good life - freedom, money that would allow them to live a non-hungry and comfortable life. And how did each of them use this opportunity?

What did each of them decide to do?

[eloise175]

{Mild rant moment}

I need to get this out of my system, after a talk I had with some mutuals of mine (happy to say we all agree on this), and it contains novel spoilers, I warned you. No this post does not contain humor or jokes like my usual posts, it is just me giving a take on what exactly is going on in the Vadd fandom because some people seem to be reading a completely different novel/manhwa than most, like @seirclys mentioned, and I couldn’t agree more.

I often see people defending Ecklies, (or whatever the hell you wanna call him), saying ‘but he’s innocent/ poor baby🥺👉🏻👈🏻’ sis- this man is anything but innocent/innocuous/oblivious , this man is SMART.

I’m not saying this as a compliment, he is smart because you see how well he hides his real intentions and twisted nature, from when he literally betrayed his fellow people; brought Yvonne (aka Leila) back to the duchy after everything Penelope did for him, effectively backstabbing her, because he wanted to make her solely depend on him, (obsessive nature).

He tried to kidnap Penelope when she turned down his offer to ‘run away together’ and decided to ‘follow Leila’ (kinda?) so he could have Penelope by his side

Still like @seirclys mentioned in a similar post to this, do you really think that Leila would’ve let Penelope live when she is the only one that can actively stop her schemes and defeat her? Not a chance, keep dreaming.

Also- another thing I see, that makes me want to violently bang my head against the nearest solid surface for the sheer stupidity of it, is ‘he has wasted potential/the author did him dirty/ the author made a mistake-bad choice when they made Callisto the male lead’

1. What wasted potential are we exactly talking about?? Where? Please enlighten me.

•Every story plot is thought through before being published or written. Every character has their role, and in his case, Ecklies was designed to be the ‘twisted/ dark/ obsessive character’ (kinda like an antagonist) from the very start. Otherwise we would’ve seen a very different outcome, don’t you think?

2. Stop saying that the author did a mistake or a bad choice! That’s disrespectful.

•The author has put in much work in the novel, and then someone random comes and takes a shit on that. Literally one of the most disrespectful things I’ve seen people comment. The author made that choice, respect it. You don’t like it? Don’t comment and move on, or write your own original story- Wattpad and Ao3 are free, who knows maybe a lot of people will like your story.

3. Callisto was created to be the male lead. Every character fills their purpose and role.

•I know I jest around a lot when it comes to Callisto, but jokes aside, he really did do some fucked-up shit and his ways weren’t really ‘it’ the first time he interacted with Penelope, but we see him have a growth (humanly speaking), and we learn why he did what he did, can’t say that I approve of some of his ways, but he actually had a motive. He also has something called character development, what some like to ignore completely.

Another good example of character development we see in the story is Reynold, who might not be the best, but he has a nice redemption and growth throughout the arc of the story. That is how you make a character redeemable. (Can’t say I forgive his actions, but at least he tried to make amends for the shit he has done).

What makes me really laugh is seeing ‘Ecklies is innocuous baby and Callisto is the bad guy’. Again- are we even reading the same story anymore?? Ma’am- Ecklies makes Callisto’s crazy moment look innocent. What are you talking about?? At least Callisto didn’t try to kidnap Penelope, nor did he backstab her. Need I remind you that Callisto was literally on the verge of death but he still put Penelope first and was willing to let her go because that’s what she wanted?? Now THIS is real love.

-And reminder that Ecklies followed/stalked Penelope around for three years (in the side stories) because he wanted to kill her:

How can you really say that he’s the good guy after this??

And for the ones who keep on insisting that it was Penelope’s/ Syieon’s fault because ‘she used him’ you selectively decide to remember that. Ecklies also used and tried to manipulate her.

They used each other. With Syieon choosing to raise his favorability because he was the apparently ‘easiest target’ out of the five morons that are the male leads, to Ecklies that hated everything that Penelope/Siyeon was and wanted to make her rely on him only so his twisted tendencies could thrive. You see how toxic all this trash-fire is? Would you honestly like that?

I say that Penelope did a good choice when she rejected him, I would too. Ecklies scares me shitless and in her place, I would be terrified of him. He literally can kill her at anytime even without meaning to. He just needs to lash out ONCE, even unintentionally, and it’s game over for Penelope.

I know that people like it because it’s fiction, but there is something that attracts/appeals you for you to like it, and this brings me to the question- would you really like to have a relationship like that? Please stop romanticizing toxic/abusive relationships, be it fiction or not.

I also noticed that there are a ton of other different manhwas that have the male lead do similar things to Callisto, however people seem to fly over that completely. Why is that you may ask? I’ll tell you- it’s because Ecklies is good looking, and appeals aesthetically to the reader. His good looks can’t compensate for what he did.

DISCLAIMER: I don’t care what you ship, just stay out of my little bubble and keep your hate and spite to yourself. The real problem manifests when:

-people romanticize toxic/abusive/obsessive relationships and push it onto others, sometimes actively being rude to other people for the ships they like.

-go out of your way to make a good character look bad only to make your favorite pass as ‘baby/cute/innocent’ (who is considerably worse). And politely, stop looking for excuses to make a character look terrible just because you dislike them.

-take a shit on the author’s hard work; again, go write your own story if you don’t like it.

-spread misinformation and false spoilers that mislead others.

Yes, this is absolutely a *side-eye* to someone. Idc.

With this I conclude my rant for the moment- might update later.

[the-black-sheep-in-the-dark]

Penelope's sincere smiles

But more importantly, Penelope's blushing and sincere smiles

And none of them for obvious reasons has to do with Eckles. Cruel reality hahaha

[an-angel-so-called-satan]

Finally, all the colors of the affection scores

I previously made a post about this.

As I mentioned before, the colors of Callisto and Reynold's affection scores are perfectly light in the locks and inside the hearts.

But in the case of Derrick and Eckles, in their locks there is darkness and inside their hearts there is no whiteness.

And then there is the special case of Winter, who has the lock with a little darkness but the inside of the heart is white.

If my memory serves me correctly, the lock and the little hearts weren't mentioned in the novel, just the colors. But if I'm wrong, it won't affect the fact that SUOL did a great job on the colors and details of the affection scores <3

[boredmariedelline]

Impossible Character Challenge ft. VADD

and congratulations to Marquis Verdandi for being the least messed up character of the series!

*based off the impossible oc challenge *no loving and or living family

[red-hot-temper]

The stuffed toys of the characters look very cute...

Ngl, I want to hug Penelope and spank the rest of them xD

Image: Gerbera_OvO

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Manhwa: Death is the only ending for the villaness

Character: Iklies

Chapter: 47

[catshavefeelings]

Thinking about the villainess manhwa where the mc is just so upset with the original novels ending that she just wills herself in to the story to fix it