- Revenge
- Angst
- Both MLs are royals in an unfavorable position (unfavored prince in DLX, puppet emperor in ItNoL)
- Both FLs are palace maids
- Ruthless and badass FLs that are also smart and cunning
- Weaker but devoted MLs (ML in ItNoL can't fight at all)
- "Us against the world" romance
- Gender Role Reversal in both (more in DLX)
- Angst
- Both MLs are royals in an unfavorable position (unfavored prince in DLX, puppet emperor in ItNoL)
- Both FLs are palace maids
- Ruthless and badass FLs that are also smart and cunning
- Weaker but devoted MLs (ML in ItNoL can't fight at all)
- "Us against the world" romance
- Gender Role Reversal in both (more in DLX)
