>>3777200
Honestly? I think people knew Toriel treated Asgore poorly but, beyond people just being horny, people were much less sympathetic toward Asgore at the time and it was easier to excuse Toriel's bitchniness when you thought Asgore deserved it. Asgore is much more pathetic in Deltarune and he hasn't killed any children that we know of so far so when Toriel refuses to treat Asgore like a person and won't even talk about doing something for Asriel she's much, much less sympathetic to the audience.