more lbh thoughts.
he appears very diligent and rule-abiding pre-abyss but ultimately i do feel that his latent capacity for manipulation comes from being a bright young kid, kids who are smart figure out how to lie and put on an act first since to a certain extent (especially in high context cultures) knowing how to "play the game" wrt navigating social etiquette is considered a desirable trait. but all of his bowing and scraping when taken in context is really just playing along with the social system set in that time & place so he can make himself less of a target.
there's no defending his actions but lbh is not purposefully cruel or malicious you can trace the true purpose of his words/actions to how they would benefit him in any situation. for example, the jade pendant scene: when he tells nyy not to bother with tattling it's because he knows it won't do anything for his situation except make it worse, but he's also not the kind to turn the other cheek. he starts fighting back once he's angry enough. he IS the vengeful type, he DOES hold grudges and a lot of his polite posturing is a formality. his cruelty stems from willful ignorance and disregard for the wellbeing of others bc everything is black and white to lbh, he's paranoid and sensitive to rejection and will take extreme action to maintain a sense of security (which he attaches to a single person)
again, we miss a lot of this stuff because sqq is a biased narrator and we miss it because *he* misses it.
I almost wanna say that Hua Cheng’s title is a misnomer in the same way Wei Wuxian’s is in the title of mdzs. The people who do not know and absolutely do not like him consider him as the “blood rain” that’s reaching for the flower, but Hua Cheng in the event that earns him that name isn’t the rain, he’s the umbrella. He’s always been the umbrella shielding the flower, just as the blood rain has always been the corruption of the heavens and earth trying to stain the flower with their filth. (And just in case this needs to be said, obviously Xie Lian is the flower 🤗)
don't go Nanamin don't go
The stage actor was fussing with his hair so much and it was PERFECT. Peak Jin Ling. Respect to actors who understand the assignment.
Somewhere, Jin Zixuan is proud. (Probably.)🦚🎀
The man, tried the red on blue 3d effect but failed :(
Just a king and his little guy!
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ALTI spent WAY too long rendering this.
my collection
Anonymous:
Drawing request!! Wen Ning and Wei Wuxian SLAYING!!!! (jin zixuan)
Thank you for the doodle request, I kinda went crazy with wwx—
Twin jades and their impeccable taste in men
April is the Cruelest Month - 2025!
Day Two: Brave face-|-Branding-|-Self-sacrifice-|- “Pick on someone your own size”
/im sorry, no angst, laugh only/
wedding porn without porn and wedding!
fiercesome ghost king gets CAUGHT by gege, you wont believe what happens next