#Which is its own bitter irony because you know wwx is thinking that it’s not his little brother’s job to protect him)

[micamicster]

I just am obsessed with any story that’s about people who love each other but cannot do justice to that love because they have a duty to something else first. That there is something else fundamental and demanding that they must choose over love every time. To be forced to choose one irreplaceable thing over another etc etc

#For Jiang Cheng that’s his responsibility to his sect and to their people #and the burnt and fragile remains of their home #who are all counting on him—an orphaned teenager—to protect and lead them #And as much as he might want to throw that all away to be by his brother’s side #or as much as he might want to help wen qing and wen ning #they can never come first. because first he has to keep his people safe. he can’t put them at risk #no matter how much he loves his brother #he’s not powerful enough yet for taking a stand to do anything other than get his sect burned to the ground a second time #and that turns into him standing in the burial mounds near tears as he tells his brother ‘I can’t protect you anymore’ #Which is its own bitter irony because you know wwx is thinking that it’s not his little brother’s job to protect him) #(with no idea how much he already has) #meanwhile for wei wuxian his primary duty is to help the wens #because he protected his brother at an unspeakable cost and his brother protected the sect and they’re going to be fine without him #(who only endangers them more by being around them) #which means now Wei Wuxian’s first and most important duty #is to protect this group of people who have absolutely no one else in the world who will stand with them #So even though it breaks his heart to leave his home and family he has to do what is right #It’s why I liked wen qing so much too. she and jiang cheng understood this about each other #while i don’t think jiang cheng and wei wuxian understand this about each other at all #because jc is standing there like when did i and my sister and our clan stop being your most important #and wwx is like I have already given everything I can give to you and I can only make things worse for you. but these people?I can help them #so i have to help them #as you guys can see. im not doing well #anyway watch black sails #the untamed