Yo! The first post here, I think.
Does anyone know any finished historical romance manhwa where both leads have equal agency and motivation in the story?
Or at least like in "Villainesses Are Destined to Die," the lead that affects the story less only shows up when making that change?
Even though the genre favors women, both ml and fl seem to have this problem that usually they have a really intersections story and setup, but one of the characters kind has the sexy lamp effect. Especially when one is so dramatically already a fan of the other, like in one I tried recently, the ml would only ever do what the fl wanted and in another the ml would just kinda watch the fl do what she wanted to do for him as a fan girl despite the ml not really caring. Similar problem when the fl is who we follow but is so careful she won't take initiative or is constantly forced into situations that depend on the ml for the whole story (in one case the fl was literally a slave for most of the story and had no authority or legal autonomy). It starts interesting, but I usually drop it when I realize it's a one lead show.
I also love tsunderes because I'm here for a romance that has to build not one that's immediately established, but there still has to be some chemistry there beyond just blushing and saving each other (black haired princess good at balance hated the "romance")
Sorry for the verbal dump. I talk too much, but if you read all of my rambling, recs, please?