#the bridegroom scene!? i know it gets glossed over a bit in contrast to everything else exciting that happens between them

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headcanon that all of hua cheng's statues are taller than the actual xie lian bc before they reunited, xie lian was always taller than hua cheng

#i know mxtx places a lot of emphasis on hc having always *known* who xl is at the core of himself #and also idk if wu ming was canonically taller than xl (can't remember lmao) #but just like. hua cheng's experiences with happened (for the most part) when he was younger than him #and therefore shorter #idk just like... #the mental image of hc crafting sculptures of his god for centuries #desperately trying to craft a perfect copy out of imperfect memory #only finally meet xl wearing wedding red #and realize that all along every single one of those statues was off by a simple discrepancy in height. #like i don't even mean to imply anything angsty there i just feel so many things #the bridegroom scene!? i know it gets glossed over a bit in contrast to everything else exciting that happens between them #but just like hua cheng's thoughts about everything during that.... URGH #i have thought about writing that scene from his pov so many times holy fuck. the only thing stopping me is my own perfectionism #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #hob #heaven official's blessing #he looked up to him.... literally #xie lian #hua cheng