@Qelix haha thanks, and that may be fair.
@comeonnow0 This legitimately just confuses me. Like I'm seriously kind of stumped over what your argument even is. Your entire comment acts like Violette tried to murder Maryjun every second she saw her, and that the Prince's only interactions with Vio were while she was chasing Maryjun around with a knife. The Prince knew Violette for years BEFORE Maryjun even entered the scene. It's not like the reason he disliked her was because she was some psychopath trying to kill her sister, that came much after their relationship was already soured.
You do realize that you are claiming the only reason the Prince liked Maryjun was pity? He has had plenty, hell, even more chances to interact with her in this timeline than the last, and yet he wasn't interested. So if you're right and he only liked her last time because she was being bullied (and not just by VIo either), then you're admitting that he didn't like her for who she was? In fact, by your own argument, I'm completely right in saying that he only cared about the surface level; Maryjun was a pitiful victim of circumstance. Any argument that he likes who she really is gets wrecked when you look at their interactions now. He's totally indifferent to her, he doesn't even see her as a platonic friend. One could make a decent argument that he didn't love her because he already had someone in his heart, but if that was the case he would have a different type of relationship with her; he has none whatsoever. He has never expressed any interest in Maryjun's qualities (hard working, positive, etc) despite them being the exact same as the previous timeline. The ONLY difference is that she isn't as pitiful, which is hardly a foundation for honest love.
In regards to saying the Prince developed a close bond with Violette here, what proof do you have of that? I encourage you to show me one point in the story where he asked Violette how she felt or tried to understand her. The closest I can remember is when Yulan forced the Prince to realize how bad Vio's family situation was, which the Prince has proceeded to do absolutely nothing about.
Finally, you act as if I'm somehow excusing Violette for trying to murder someone. At what point did I ever do that? I find her actions terrible, no matter how much I understand her anger, AS DOES SHE IN THE CURRENT TIMELINE. SHE HERSELF REGRETS WHAT SHE DID AND IS TRYING TO ATONE FOR IT. Why do you think she treats Maryjun kindly, even though the girl is a product of her family's destruction? And yes, it's quite obvious that Violette killing Maryjun was because of grief, in fact it's a major plot point. VIolette clearly grieves her mother, and hates her father for abandoning her mother and causing her death. Maryjun is a living, breathing symbol of her father's betrayal. Maryjun is also receiving familial love from the very man who ensured that Violette could never have that same love. And the only reason Violette ever liked the Prince is because she thought that someone might finally love her. When she put her hopes of being loved on the Prince and he also choose Maryjun over her, Maryjun had taken everything that Vio ever wanted. The story made it extremely clear that Violette doesn't hate Maryjun because of who she is, but because of that grief. This is the most confusing part of what you said to me, because I honestly can't see how you couldn't pick up on that by this point. This entire paragraph has been just repeating the plot of this story, as it contradicts that entire piece of your argument. Saying that grief is what drove Violette's actions isn't a matter of debate, it's a basic fact.