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:3 feels happier than :) But not as genuine as :]

:3 is my favorite. Full of deceit and silliness. The jester’s face. The culmination of all that’s chaotic and ever changing.

:) can be ominous, if it’s alone or accompanied by odd context! But sometimes, it’s yer friendly ol smile. :] is a friendly face. That is a friend. Look at it. What harm could it possibly do?

You have the secret knowledge my friend

The little guys are here… the littlest of smiles… like being handed a flower on a nice day…

Like this almost

You understand the treasures!

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Something that I was talking about with a friend another day was how Nezha defies social rules, but AoBing defies social roles.

NeZha obviously breaks social rules, with his constant casual manners and he doesn’t seem to be courteous at all. However, from my perspective as a western audience, I felt like NeZha’s fear of showing weakness is indicative of his relationship with his own identity of being a boy, or being masculine. The way that he was afraid to show affection for his mother at the beginning of NeZha 2 because he’s embarrassed by what onlookers might think might also stem from his want to appear strong. He bit his lip hard enough to draw blood in while flying to Lady ShiJi’s mountain because he was so hurt by the destruction he saw in Chengtang Pass that he masks it with anger.

AoBing on the other hand adheres to social rules, and he’s known for being a gentle, well-mannered figure who’s much more respectful compared to NeZha. However, something I’d like to mention is that he doesn’t care as much to present himself as strong or masculine as NeZha does, and he expresses his moments of weakness much more honestly than NeZha. He’s not afraid to cry, and he willingly expresses his love to his father, in comparison to how NeZha tries to act tough all the time, even around his own parents at the beginning of the film.

Whenever I read fanfiction of them, I usually like when they’re written with this contrast: where NeZha might be egotistical, he’s actually quite insecure in himself, and where AoBing seems more gentle and humble, he’s actually more confident in his own identity. Just because AoBing seems less masculine compared to NeZha, does not actually make him more meek or unconfident.

#nezha#nezha 2025#hmm while i dont necessarily disagree with the idea that adherence to masculinity influences nezha and aobings identities i think the focus#is way more on social roles in the sense of 妖仙demon/immortals kind of hierarchy where acting outside of a certain way risk getting you#labelled as lesser. like in the beginning nezha literally reshapes his appearance trying to find a more ideal body to rep the principles#he wants to follow (literalised expectations placed on him by parents mentors) + his insecurity over aobing-nezha's beauty vs his own#is less vanity over adhering to some masculine ideal and of exposing his demonic nature through his rough manners and appearance#(facades and deceptive morality being oppressive hierarchy reinforcing tools of the upper class is ofc another big part of nezhas themes)#like the way theres such a big focus on transforming into a human appearance for the 妖students and sheng gongbaos whole deal#ironically aobing presents as more masculine than nezha to me? maybe not to western sensibilites but aobing very much has the '#'sole son carrying weight of entire clan' burden that in contrast to nezha stifles any expression of identity beyond that. he cant afford#to or hell risk becoming another demonic adversary stereotype due to the nature of his birth e.g immediately wanting to bury the entire#Chentang Pass alive in nezha 2019. id argue he both adheres more to social roles & rules than nezha thus it comes off as confidence but is#more so that hes just That restricted by the burden of parental and societal expectations

a raven father (i call him "pants") I've been feeding sometimes likes to sit outside my window and either wait for more food or just listen to the stuff I'm watching while I draw. Today's a colder day so he likes to fluff up a bit, and I kid you not :

this is an accurate representation of my view

Pants sure is pantsing today

Common raven (Corvus corax)

Oh my god, i love Pants.

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