Wow ask me to explain and then make assumptions I am biased before I even give my explanation. Will you bother to read my explanation or will just make more assumptions about me?
First up, I was agreeing with a previous post that the wife was toxic. I didn't say that the MC or the daughter were or were not toxic, because the post I was answering only referred to the wife, who I think will turn out to be a more interesting character.
Second, I agree with you. The father (MC) knows better and his inner conflict does not excuse him for taking advantage of her. So yes he is rather toxic as well. He knows he is a toxic person and is making poor decisions despite that realisation even though he knows those decisions are wrong. I have a handful of daughters, I would never condone the MC's actions under any circumstances, but I find his inner struggle interesting but his actions reprehensible at the same time.
As for the daughter, we disagree. I don't think she is toxic, I think her character has been through hell, she is alone and very confused. She may be 18, but she is still a child in many ways. A gallant knight has rode in and saved her in a moment of utter despair and she has fallen for him. She doesn't know him, he is not a father to her, but a rescuer she has become infatuated with. She has nothing and all she can think to offer him is her body because she doesn't understand her value as a person. I find her character heart breaking.
