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In darker webtoons, the atrocious empress captures a rebel leader or a enemy mage. The "bad relationship" starts with chains and torture. Strangely, this evolves into a romantic storyline where the prisoner falls for the tyrant. This trope is highly controversial because it romanticizes abuse. Yet, in the hands of skilled writers, it becomes a psychological study of power. Does he love her, or does he fear her? The answer is usually both—and that is the atrocity.

In this storyline, the atrocious empress is married to a kind but weak emperor. She hates him for his kindness (seeing it as stupidity). She falls for the ruthless Grand Duke, who is clearly using her. Their romantic storyline is a three-way disaster: she becomes cruel to prove herself worthy of the Duke; the Duke betrays her; the weak emperor finally turns into a tyrant. Everyone loses. This is peak "bad relationship" because no one is a hero. atrocious empress bad end final sexecute high quality