having jgy thoughts
the funny thing about tgcf is that both xl and hc obviously think of themselves as the romanced femme in their ya novel dynamic. xl thinks he's the dainty maiden who gets romanced by the daring charming male lead. hc thinks he's the poor damsel who was saved by the wealthy but kind lord and spends the rest of her life pining after him.
both of them are 800 year old men who love fighting and beating people up. xl is a literal beefcake. they're still living their best femme lead lives.
how do you do, fellow Creatives™
”Men think about the Roman Empire” “What’s the female version of the Roman Empire” SHUT UPPPPP. SHUT THE FUCK UPPPPPP. AS A WOMAN I LOVE THE ROMAN EMPIRE. AS A WOMAN I LOVE ANCIENT HISTORY AND BATTLES AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY. THE “GIRL VERSION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE” IS THE ROMAN EMPIRE. IM GOING TO STAB YOU 23 TIMES
There’s a great deal of interpretation possible regarding how and how much JGY’s deceptions hurt LXC, but, at the end of the day, what’s really not up for interpretation is that the single deception that hurts LXC the most, the deception that breaks him, the deception that plays on his trust to get him to take an action he would not have otherwise, and the deception that shows a complete lack of regard for his feelings, does not come from JGY.
look at me I was super tired and irritated for several days and wanted to write the saltiest thing ever but I didn't because I try to be a good person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111 tell me I'm cool and great.
I would already do anything for you, Lan Xichen had thought at the time, full of sorrow. In a way that goes well beyond what I felt for him. But even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me, would you?
Anyway I went a little feral over the newest chapter of Unfettered by @robininthelabyrinth because lxc pining and having very dubious tastes in men was just *chef’s kiss*