imagine being bullied into a hole by a group of dirty, scrappy, bruised and broken group of people all wearing gas masks, under a bleeding sun and sky, and each of them are crazier than the last.
One thing that never fails to piss me off is how media with straight characters who are in objectively unhealthy relationships is generally enjoyed without judgement, but the second that queer people have media with power imbalances or toxicity or or or it’s a whole fucking THING and we’re disgusting deviants for enjoying it.
xiao lanhua and dongfang qingcang are SPEEDRUNNING this 36k “enemies” to lovers fanfic tagged with almost sharing a bed, soulmate bond, accidental kisses, unbearable tension, you jump i jump, double identities, fast yet slow burn, the mortifying ordeal of experiencing emotions, and so much more