Similarities between the two dramas (includes mild spoilers):
- A bad boy king falls in love with an idealistic, kind woman from an enemy nation. He takes her hostage for drama reasons and spends episodes pining over her. Meanwhile the FL has an internal battle that consists of, "I must not betray my country by falling for this hot evil enemy king who would die for me!"
- There's a secondary romance in which the king's shy guard falls for the FL's more outgoing subordinate/confidante.
- Secondary plot about the two respective countries potentially going to war with each other.
Differences (includes mild spoilers):
- The FL in DDH is mature and wise, while the FL in LBFAD is more childish and naive.
- Both have historical settings; however, LBFAD has magic and is set in a fantasy realm, while DDH has no magic and is set in the real world (in fictional countries).
- The side characters and plots were stronger in LBFAD, in my opinion.
- A bad boy king falls in love with an idealistic, kind woman from an enemy nation. He takes her hostage for drama reasons and spends episodes pining over her. Meanwhile the FL has an internal battle that consists of, "I must not betray my country by falling for this hot evil enemy king who would die for me!"
- There's a secondary romance in which the king's shy guard falls for the FL's more outgoing subordinate/confidante.
- Secondary plot about the two respective countries potentially going to war with each other.
Differences (includes mild spoilers):
- The FL in DDH is mature and wise, while the FL in LBFAD is more childish and naive.
- Both have historical settings; however, LBFAD has magic and is set in a fantasy realm, while DDH has no magic and is set in the real world (in fictional countries).
- The side characters and plots were stronger in LBFAD, in my opinion.