"This has been a delightful date, nattering on about our matching outfits, holding hands, finding secret passages. Shall we end with some necromancy and torture?" - ML
"Count me in!" - our heroine.
Yes, nip that poisonous talk in the bud!
I've also been reading The Bad Ending of an Otome, in which, as you may guess, the opposite happened and the poor girl grew up emotionally crippled.