So, I'm finally rewatching the untamed and specifically focusing on *watching* because I don't need to focus on the subtitles all that much and let me just say, Xichen god damn you really went for that hand caress with Meng Yao ON THE FIRST DAY OF KNOWING HIM
i only got through one more episode of the untamed (episode 5) last night, and i spent most of it having emotions about wen qing and jiang cheng
there isn't even much mutual spice to their relationship at this point in the show, but jiang cheng's little puppy face whenever he's in her presence is So Much
Not a day goes by where I don't think about how Sizhui is the embodiment of the Lan principles despite not being Lan by blood, exactly how Wei Wuxian was the embodiment of the Jiang principles despite not being a Jiang by blood. God I forgot how tragic this show was.
Ι love this scene so much because LWJ sees a lantern that looks like the one WWX had drawn for him in the past and he really wants WWX to see it. However, he is too shy and reserved to shout to him to catch his attention so he just stands there for a while, just waiting patiently to be noticed Q^Q. And WWX indulges him and suggests they buy it because he knew LWJ wouldn't just get it for himself :''(( AND then LWJ carries it around before giving it to LSZ to keep (that is so dad of him).
Not to mention that the bunnies lantern is a very significant item to LWJ. It wasn't only the first gift he received from his crush ever (in CQLverse) but it is also symbolic of the promise they had made to protect the weak together and do what is right. On top of everything, LWJ is showing his vulnerable side here by admitting that he indeed likes rabbits (he couldn't beat the allegations hahaha).
another concept that has lived in my mind rent-free for so long that I've finally gotten around to creating! these boys are just such [clenches fist] incredible narrative foils. I am truly team #morallygreybisexualtwink.
Oh! Lan Zhan calls him Wei Ying for the first time after the lanterns. Where he certainly didn't look like a lovestruck teenager that he is. Interesting!