The ironic 4-RX-8 love triangle can be summed up this way:
RX initially loved 8 without complications, but it wasn't strong enough to overcome her knowledge of his political fate in the end.
RX initially chose 4 for because of his political fate as the winner, but she ultimately loved him without reservation even knowing what he had to do to become the Emperor.
I would say that RX fell for 4 quite early on (in the kiss on the plains) but it was also repressed, plus her feelings for 8 were much stronger then and she really wanted to make it work with it (without losing her head in the end).
When it failed with 8, that was when things started to really develop with 4. When she asked 4 to marry her, she was pretty much in love with him, but not quite sure he would ever love her back or that she ought to love him. Because of the freak out caused by the CP wanting to marry her, when RX asked 4 to marry him it was to save her hide, and he knew that, which is why he said no.
But ZOMG in 20-21, those two are so in love with each other (and both of them love 13 so much as well), it's pretty much a nobrainer he's the one she'll risk everything for. Which she could never do for 8.
The scene where 4 loses it at the Imperial Court and you see him turn from just interested in getting the throne to COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY HIS MISSION IN LIFE because of what the other princes just did to him and 13, my heart broke for him and RX.
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RX initially loved 8 without complications, but it wasn't strong enough to overcome her knowledge of his political fate in the end.
RX initially chose 4 for because of his political fate as the winner, but she ultimately loved him without reservation even knowing what he had to do to become the Emperor.
I would say that RX fell for 4 quite early on (in the kiss on the plains) but it was also repressed, plus her feelings for 8 were much stronger then and she really wanted to make it work with it (without losing her head in the end).
When it failed with 8, that was when things started to really develop with 4. When she asked 4 to marry her, she was pretty much in love with him, but not quite sure he would ever love her back or that she ought to love him. Because of the freak out caused by the CP wanting to marry her, when RX asked 4 to marry him it was to save her hide, and he knew that, which is why he said no.
But ZOMG in 20-21, those two are so in love with each other (and both of them love 13 so much as well), it's pretty much a nobrainer he's the one she'll risk everything for. Which she could never do for 8.
The scene where 4 loses it at the Imperial Court and you see him turn from just interested in getting the throne to COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY HIS MISSION IN LIFE because of what the other princes just did to him and 13, my heart broke for him and RX.
WHY!?!?!?!?