#here's how lsz stabbing jc can still win

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Lol in the dream i had there were also elements of like, lsz being the embodiment of karma and the embodiment of all the pain the older generations passed down onto the next generation. At first we're supposed to think that jl is the poster boy for a child who inherited all this pain and grief, the ultimate victim of the war. but that’s a deliberate misdirection both because of who was actually responsible for jl’s parents’ deaths and because this can’t compare to the volume of loss lsz’s experienced, only and specifically because of WHY their families were killed and also how it affected their lives going forward. It’s not about who suffered more but about the positions and opportunities lsz and jl are given afterwards. jl is allowed to be angry, to be violent, towards the person who supposedly took his parents from him, but lsz can’t even openly mourn his family without risk. jl as a baby is immediately settled in his position; he is heir, his living family are powerful and will dote on him. a-yuan, while he is brought into the lan sect, was left to die in a cave and was left at the mercy of a stranger’s kindness. the point here is that jl and lsz are both wholly innocent and both victims of loss but only jl was treated this way. arguably, jl feels Too victimized specifically in the context that his parents’ deaths were a result of unfortunate accidents whereas the wen massacre was a deliberate act of greed, malice, ignorance, one that lsz can’t even fully comprehend the full scope of until he’s a teenager. jl is too angry, lsz is not angry enough (because he doesn’t know to be, because he isn’t allowed).

 i think that if jl’s journey was having the wool ripped from his eyes and realizing that his and his elders’/peers’ worldviews need to change in order to stop the vicious cycle of violence and loss that the sects foster, lsz’s journey could have/should have been about making or allowing room for dissent from that worldview. in a way, they are subversions of their guardians’ failures. where jc weaponizes his hatred, jealousy and grief, and often abuses his privilege, jl shows a willingness to grow and care. where wwx tried to be just and was cut down for it, where lwj ended up betraying feelings and morals in order to live by the rules and both bore their punishments without complaint, i think it would be so cool if lsz was allowed to be angry, allowed to demand reparations in a way that None of his family ever has, can, or would. 

wwx and lwj are on their second chance and in wwx’s case, literally his second life, and so you can forgive them for wanting to move on. they’re too close to everything that happened to truly make a difference anymore. but lsz and jl are just beginning to inherit their families’ legacies, i think it would be interesting if they learned from those mistakes. 

This was an unsolicited anon that got so long so sorry about that!

dream anon: disclaimer that I don't respect mxtx and would never wax poetic about her writing quality I just had thoughts about a-yuan. and yeah I agree with you that the wen siblings have the right to hamstring jc as well. I swear I'll stop spamming you now

omg no you’re completely right! i feel like the show’s endgame lays the groundwork for lan sizhui to stop and realise that, no, it’s not okay that the people who killed his family got away with it and are largely still in power. as he recovers his memories of the wens and gains a more complete understanding of what led to their deaths, his sympathy for jiang cheng and other cultivators who profited off of that mess is only going to get lower, so i can definitely imagine a post-canon scenario where he demands the cultivation world pay for what they’ve done.

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