@Resna
I get the same vibes from the prince, honestly. Like, he hasn't really done anything awful (yet), but just the way he thinks about Vio and how he keeps seeking seeking her out even though
Anyone can see that she's tired and wants to avoid them
It drives me up the wall. I think it's because that kind of thing, where a woman Definitely Wants a guy to go away but he ignores the signs, happens so much irl. It's self-entitled, just like you said! I'm not mad at him for wanting Vio dead in the previous timeline, I'm mad at him for ignoring her desire to be left alone in the
current timeline
@Ceereus
Aaaaaaand you articulated the other reason(s) I dislike the prince! At least, why I dislike him as a love interest for Vio. He's just a collection of all those gross romcom ML tropes. Like, when Vio keeps pursuing the prince despite his clear nonverbal rejection, everyone agrees she should stop, but when the prince does it to
her, it makes him a potential ML.........
(and inb4 someone comments on why the prince is partially at fault for not telling Vio he's not interested, but Vio isn't for not telling the prince: the prince is in a position of higher power over Vio, socially, politically, physically, etc. So he's capable of blatantly rejecting her without consequence. If Vio rejects him and he gets pissy about it, he has plenty of ways to make her pay for it)