@ihatemyseltsmitscrazy Not brainwashed, he chose to kill his feelings with black magic. Yeah he didn't know he would come to love Athanasia, but even after the blackwash he did in himself was lifted, he was still the same guy. We get to see him smiling at the end, and that's it. Bro got one of the worst redemption arcs. Also I really hated how Athanasia had to change her whole personality, become a cute daddy's girl just to constantly survive in the palace. Realistically, she would've even lost her sense of identity and could get PTSD or anxiety. It wasn't wholesome and cute. And it sadly showed how even the author, and Koreans in general think lightly about abusive parents. Especially if they're a handsome man. On the other side, the mom in this manhwa doesn't commit half of the atrocities Claude did and is getting harsh judgment. I wonder why...? Oh, yeah, she's a woman. So she needs to be a perfect mother because it's an obligation, but the man can be a flawed dad since he's a man. It's just the double standards, you know?
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@Yushine what Double standards their both umderstandably good parents that have flaws?? Also imagine feeling love and affection for someone for the first time in ur whollleeeee life until they die and it hurted so bad u had to choose to kill ur feelings, also athanasia wanted love and she got it by breaking his curse he would have always loved her but he was a messed up man since birth for a reason