#i married the male lead’s dad

[mymangamemes]

14th century Christian monks talking about the virgin Mary

From I Married the Male Lead's Dad by Ko eun chae, San-ho, Gyammi, Eongsseu, and EUNSAN

[mirimangarecs]

i married the male lead’s dad - eongsseu; sanho, gyammi, go eunchae

a young woman is reincarnated into her favourite novel and seizes the opportunity to fangirl over the protagonist while he’s still a cute kid. however, his father mistakes her interest to be for him, announcing that he’ll marry her and kicking off a desperate struggle to keep the family together against the odds

the couple: he’s narcissistic but dependable and kind, and she’s a doting fangirl and mother for their son. they honestly get along super well… almost like their souls are bound together across worlds and lifetimes……

story & setting: i was not expecting the extreme tonal shift from “fangirl child-raising romcom” to “we’re all trapped in a ceaseless tormentous nightmare of sin and death, let’s kill god” but things do tend to escalate. it leans heavily into its magical/theological/philosophical themes and is very complex, but the recap chapters help tremendously

the art: it’s pretty standard fare with some quirks. if you don’t like it early on, give it like 30-40 chapters to settle and shake itself out. i’m fond of the big beautiful eyes personally. and the family just looks so good together

[mugenn]

i fell to my knees

[artheresy]

I decided to ruin my life earlier… yesterday I guess by starting I Became The Hero’s Mom or I think the Tapas title is I Married The Male Lead’s Dad

But yeah um, I’m almost caught up, I’ve been crying for the past 20 chapters straight, This is the worst [read: best but SO GODDAMN PAINFUL] emotional rollercoaster I’ve been on

Like I don’t think even Stepmother’s Märchen and How To Get My Husband On My Side have had this severe of emotional whiplash on me, they devastate me every time, but like the way IBTHM is like playing with my hopes and dreams only to CRUSH THEM and then picks up the pieces gently like it’s fixable only to crush them AGAIN has quite literally no match with all of the manhwa I’ve read

Easy 10/10 so far, I am in so much pain I feel like it might start causing actual physical damage

[couleursfrancaises]

[trash-for-manhwa-and-manga]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MY BELOVED MANHWA MOMS 🫶

[nekofra]

Just sharing some of my fav isekai couples

[dianalillian]

"Didn't I tell you that you don't need to worry about anything? I really don't need your help as a healer. I mean, there's no one alive that could harm me." "But you never know what could happen to you in the future. And you are always exposing yourself to the dangers of frontlines... If something awful were to happen to you, I would end up becoming a widow at such a young age." "Does that mean you're worried about me?" "A little..." "Don't worry. I'm not that type of man... who would die while leaving behind such a beautiful wife."

[kahixxi]

My fav isekai / reincarnation manhwa:

Flower and the Beast (Solddam, Jooreong)

Becoming the Dark Hero's Daughter (Lisabel, Pina)

I'll Save This Damned Family! (Munirang, Nu)

I Married the Male Lead's Dad (Eunchae Go, Eongsseu)

Happily Ever Afterwards (Jeongseo, Dotol Hwang)

Secret Lady (Banana, Anngato)

Teenage Dragon (Peanut)

No Outtakes (Sunyoung Go)

The Crow's Prince (Silvestar, Glee)

[cherchersketch]

I Married the Male Lead’s Dad / I became the Hero’s Mom

Both the official and direct translation titles are just brutally straightforward. Lol

Summary Exactly what it says on the Tin. Main girl is a huge stan for the ML in her fave novel. Reading a completed novel left her ~unsatisfied~ so of course we gotta stalk the novel’s author(?) please don’t Eyyyy here comes truck-kun to yeet her into the novel itself, albeit in the backstory portion. So her oshi is only a baby. And daddy thinks her “stalking” is directed at him so *~marriage~* Ok, I know the initial premise sounds kind of sus but the FL gets better and her initial “stalking” is mostly like the gift-giving and fainting-in-his-presence level. Also the actual plot and world-building is really interesting. 

Tropes   - Truck-kun strikes again (actually surprisingly rare in the manhwa I’ve read so far)   - isekai-ed but I’m just an extra!??!?   - how DARE you mess with MY (step)SON   - just throw all these bloodline-obsessed nobles away   - *~whacky misunderstandings~*   - the art does a *glow-up* over time   - yo some weird shit ain’t adding up from the original novel

FL - Aisha Heathcliff

 - just wanted to stan her oshi and accidentally caught feelings (for his dad)  - (secretly) richer than you’ll ever be  - idiot mum

little baby boy - Abel Louvremont

 - sweet summer child precious cinnamon roll, too pure for this earth  - please protecc  - some comments say his eyebrows look like they’re just drawn on with sharpie and I can’t unsee it ;w;

ML - Duke Hades Louvremont

 - why are the hot daddys always fated to die young   - a handsome man (unfortunately he also knows this)  - next level narcissist  - is there anything he can’t do  - when in doubt, kill first, ask questions later  - somehow an atheist in a world where there’s actual proof that gods exist  - idiot dad

Rating: Yes PLEASE READ THIS The beginning part’s a bit... but once you hit the actual backstory and key plot elements, it’s SO INTERESTING. Status (as of 22 Jan 2022) Ongoing~

Same Same but Different - Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom - I will change the Genre - I found a Husband when I picked up the Male Lead

full rec list

[ctl-yuejie]

currently updating myself on the noona romance/ nee-san romance parts of entertainment and I think it is hilarious that a common complaint the male lead has about women his own age is that they are undecisive, especially when it comes to chosing food they want to eat, stores they want to go etc.

and while it is valif that the age gap appeal stems from older women not giving that much of a fuck anymore/ having more security

it always tickles me that it is decisiveness in re: to small things that suddenly turn this 20-sth guy onto older women

[imberlae]

[starbugforest]

I'm about 60 chapters into this manhwa called "I Married The Male Lead's Dad." Ridiculous title, right?

Well here's the premise: a young woman, who is a self-described "simp" for her favorite character Able from a novel called Pandora, dies. She wakes up in the body of Aisha Heathcliff, a woman who lives in the world the book takes place in, years prior to the events of the book. Able is a child at this time, and Aisha winds up catching the attention of his father Hades. She jumps at the opportunity to become the mother of her favorite character. Shenanighans ensue.

Absolutely ridiculous premise, right? Like, if I described the initial premise of this story to anyone I know in real life, I think I'd die of shame just talking about it, and they would never look at me the same.

But here's the thing y'all:

That initial premise gives you NO hints about where this story is going, and where it's going is GOOD.

Like "I can't sleep because I'm lying awake thinking about it" type of good. Like "I'm cursing like a sailor and giggling and kicking my feet while reading" kind of good.

I'm gonna ramble on for a WHILE. So here's a cut. Feel free to read on if you care to know more.

Okay so let me give you some background first in case you've never resd this type of story before and also because I just like explaining things.

I like reading this particular type of isekai manhwa where the general trope is that a woman from our world dies tragically and then wakes up in the life of a character from a novel she'd recently read.

Sometimes the exact flavor of this trope is a little different, like maybe the MC (main character) wakes up in the life of a character from a dating sim, and a common subtrope is the MC waking up as the villainess of whatever work. (Actually the villainess subtrope is possibly more common than anything else in this type of plot...)

Usually the world the story takes place in is some kind of magical nobility fantasyland where everyone dresses in the fanciest possible clothing and absolutely everything is pretty all the time and the slightest little cut is treated like a dire emergency because no one you care about is ever going to be hurt to the degree of there being long-term consequences, especially not scarring on our female protagonist. (I love how pretty everything is, but I do feel a little embarrassed for the protagonist when she gets a cut on her finger and it's considered a medical emergency...)

The MC is usually isekai'd into a position where she must use her knowledge of the plot to fix events into a happy ending or else face dire consequences. She is usually a bit bumbling about it and often oblivious of the fact that she can or is actively changing things for the better, even if things get temporarily dark.

Oh, and absolutely everyone falls in love with the MC not long after meeting her. Always. Inevitably. If a classically pretty character is introduced? They are going to fall in love with the MC.

Shameless wish fulfillment fantasy stuff. Lots of fun to read, but usually I've forgotten the entire thing a day after reading it because they're all kind of the same really.

With a few notable exceptions. This being one of them.

Now that I've given you the general shape of this type of story, let's begin examining how IMtMLD breaks that mold.

1. First, our MC has not been isekai'd into any character recognizable from the novel of Pandora, so she has no extra knowledge to go on about her own character's fate. She's free to live as she chooses, completely outside of the events of the novel unless she decides to get involved. There are no dire consequences if she doesn't get involved. At least, not for her.

No, she gets involved because she, the self-described "simp," just wanted to catch a look at and give gifts to her obsession, little Able. Creepy, but whatever. People get weird about celebrities and fictional characters. What else is new.

2. Secondly, Hades is not an asshole. It really, really cannot be overstated how much this type of work uses the appearances of characters as shorthand for their personalities. Most drawn media does this of course, but I feel like this particular genre is worse about it. It's one reason they all sort of blend together in my head after a while.

For example, Hades is a handsome man with sharp features and red eyes. He has dark hair and a way of moving and gesturing that screams of arrogance and competency. His smile is always more of a smug smirk. Usually, this sort of appearance would be shorthand for a character that is harsh and aloof and somewhere on a sliding scale ranging from anti-social to sociopathic.

Instead, Hades is a loving father and devoted fiance and encourages open communication and honesty with Aisha and with Able. He does this incredibly cute thing where he'll confidently name his own good qualities, yet still act surprised and get flustered when Aisha flirts with him. Overall he's just very sweet and honest and devoted, with a good sense of humor.

Oh he still breaks out that "anime boyfriend" temper where he will happily cremate his enemies (i.e. anyone who threaten/disrespects his wife or child) but otherwise he is astonishingly reasonable and likeable.

(By the way, this method of appearance shorthand being not quite entirely subverted... Sidestepped? Anyway, Hades is not the only character for whom this gets played with.)

3. Thirdly, Aisha has an identity crisis. Pals, I cannot tell you how long I've waited for one of these isekai protagonists to go through this. Somehow they never do? They always just wake up in a new and prettier body and move on with their lives! And like honestly Aisha is still not having the identity crisis I feel like most isekai protagonists should be having. No, Aisha's having an even WORSE one. Aisha is having the identity crisis to end all crises. Honestly I can't even blame her for latching onto her self-description as a simp because what else does she even have at this point? Like hotdamn.

4. Fourthly, it has Actual Fucking Plot. The story may technically be primarily a romance, but the author did not take that as an excuse to just write random scenarios connected only by two people learning to tolerate each other. No, the author instead decided to play fuck, marry, kill with god, fate, and the very concept of isekai itself - not necessarily in that order.

5. Fifthly, I'm not sure how to word this properly. The romance is a motivation for our dual protagonists, not just a plot device to hang misunderstandings and shenanighans off of. Aisha and Hades are engaged basically day one, he falls for her within like, 10 chapters (partially because he thinks she's in love with him) and Aisha takes a little longer (chapter 40? 50?) but she's also totally gone on him at that point, like from one moment to the next. Honestly it's a little awe-inspiring how quickly these two decide to devote themselves to each other. The awe-inspiring part is that it doesn't feel forced or fake. Instead it's a natural progression of their characters that they would fall like that. That's the sort of people they each are.

The two quickly fall for each other, and the focus is on staying together, rather than slowly falling in love. Is it just me or is that rare for a romance story?

6. Sixthly, we actually get lore??

In short, the main characters are all actually quite lovable and interesting, and the plot very quickly evolves into something far more than just another run of the mill "isekai'd noble" story. Highly recommend, have very much enjoyed.

✨8/10✨

(2 points deducted for simping. Because that's just awkward, bro.)

[mugenn]

[ms-kaie-lurks]

So precious 💖

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