#lu fengping

[holyfandango]

hello there!! my name is rina and i really really want to find people who will like and enjoy my drawings;;

so here's my favourite works from this year.

[affiesque]

So, after surviving a crappy year, I decided my reward would be yet another rewatch of Desire Catcher. I know this fandom is kinda tiny, but I always enjoy reading other people’s random thoughts and observations so I thought I’d throw mine out there too.

There are, of course, a bunch of different crime-related plot lines in the show, but this is basically going to just be me yelling about Luo Fei and Lu Fengping, seeing as I remain obsessed with them. I’m always up for discussing these two nerds in love, so feel free to tag me or message me (*waves to @thinkonce-acttwice!*). I’m at about the halfway point now, so I’ll post again once I finish the rest of the episodes.

Overall, I really like Desire Catcher - the various bits of plot don’t quite come together in the end, but for me it’s more about the relationships and themes of revenge, regret, and forgiveness. So, lots of angst, which I’m always a big fan of, and which I suppose says something about me…

Luo Fei! Light of my life, the silent, broody, lone wolf cop - ACAB, of course, but he’s firmly in sad (not-so-little) man territory, which is catnip to me. Plus he has a collection of black leather jackets - need I say more?

Lu Fengping! Other light of my life - Luo Fei’s future boyfriend, I mean consulting hypnotist, the more outgoing, “quirky” one. He’s always in light colors, dashing around with a lollipop in his mouth (I know there's a cute connection with his mom about them, but that aside, “oral fixation vibes” anyone?), teasing everyone around him - contrasted with Luo Fei’s dark colors, grim expressions, and workaholic nature. Though it’s interesting that as the show goes on it becomes clear that some of Lu Fengping’s affectations are really a mask he puts on to hide his pain (yay, angst!).

Their first real meeting happens over a meal; it’s dark, it’s raining, there’s thunder in the distance - foreboding and romantic all at once. There’s definitely a teasing/flirty vibe there, though Luo Fei seems wary of Lu Fengping - in fairness, Lu Fengping is sort of using him for info on his mom’s murder case, though it gets a lot more complicated than that as time goes on.

While there’s a lot of emphasis on their differences (e.g., dark vs. light), it’s interesting to note how similar Luo Fei and Lu Fengping actually are, even if they don’t see it yet. For example, Luo Fei has trance-like visions as he imagines what happened at a crime scene, much like how Lu Fengping sort of walks around in someone’s mind/memories when he’s hypnotizing them.

So I know this is mainly about the boyfriends, but I want to say that I love all the other members of the investigation team too, especially Liang Yin - definitely not a fan of the “woman suffers for man pain” thing, but they do give her a couple of moments of reclaiming her agency, which I liked.

Luo Fei and Lu Fengping kind of dance around the whole I-know-you-know-more-about-my-mom’s-death thing for most of the first half of the show, at least until it all comes out when Lu Fengping hypnotizes Luo Fei (and WTF suggesting that Zhang Yu - you were supposed to be the show’s moral compass!). Like I get that by this point they’re becoming closer, feeling more open to each other, but still - you’re just rooting around in his brain without permission, my guy. Yikes.

I’m a big fan of parallels and I think we get a pretty significant one here between Luo Fei/Lu Fengping and the story of the relationship between Xiao Xifeng and Tu Liansheng. While you could certainly read it as just two longtime friends, the flashback scenes of them raising the abandoned kid together certainly give off a “couple-y” vibe. Given that the show can’t come right out and say anyone is actually gay/queer, to me it’s a way of floating the idea out there and letting people draw their own conclusions.

Speaking of reading into things, I had to go there and look up the various books shown strewn around Lu Fengping’s apartment. There were two romance novels (“Crimes of the Heart” by Allie Harrison and “Yesterday’s Bride” by Charlotte Walker), another female-centric novel (“Things to Make and Mend” by Ruth Thomas), a financial memoir (“The Age of Turbulence” by Alan Greenspan), and, my personal fav, some gay French shit (“Remembrance of Things Past” by Marcel Proust). Kind of an odd combo of things, but there are some bits that do seem to fit with the themes of the show - lots of misunderstandings, mistakes, not wanting to lose the people close to you. The Greenspan book is more of an outlier, but it does have the theme of “the invisible hand” - it’s mainly an economic term, but you could extrapolate it more generally to people acting on instinct, rather than in a calculated way, sort of like how Lu Fengping’s mom acts to save Liang Yin, setting off a chain of events (kind of a stretch, though). And I guess I don’t have to say much about the Proust - feels like the kind of book you’d use as shorthand for “some gay stuff is happening here, folks.” Plus, the book deals with memory and how people can perceive the same thing in totally different ways, which seems relevant to the mom’s death story line.

Getting back to the gay stuff, there were definitely a few things that made me 👀. First, when Lu Fengping says “no problem” a little too forcefully when Luo Fei tells him to wait outside while he changes - like, “don’t worry, bro, I totally don’t want to see you naked, nope, not at all, hahaha” (combine that with his comment “You don’t like men? Haha, neither do I!” in a later episode to Liang Yin - feels like he’s protesting a bit much). Second, they’re always kind of flirty with each other, even if it’s subtle. There just seems to be a bit of subtext in a line like “You’re in a pretty unique situation” when Luo Fei sees Lu Fengping facedown on the floor at one point, not to mention the looks they give each other when Lu Fengping ends up stumbling to his knees in front of Luo Fei (and you can’t tell me that that was a totally accidental push on the part of Lu Fengping’s mentor - he totally ships them too, IMHO). Third, you can’t overlook the jealousy that rears its head when Luo Fei sees Lu Fengping getting flirty with the (eventually evil) nurse, or when he thinks Lu Fengping brought a girl home to his apartment. Fourth, there are several bits of convo that play around with subtext and seem aimed at the audience with a wink and a nudge. For example, there’s the bit in the car where Lu Fengping brings up marriage (sure, it’s in reference to a different character, but Luo Fei has a justifiable WTF reaction), asks if Luo Fei has a girlfriend, and basically tries to set him up with a female client of his (who, it should be noted, sounds suspiciously like Lu Fengping himself - “very outgoing; your personalities complement each other very well”) in the span of about 10 seconds. Luo Fei gives him his best “bitch, please” look and ditches him - I’m with you on this one, boo. Then there’s a weird bit of dialogue when they’re searching a suspect’s very neat and orderly apartment - Lu Fengping says “A man living by himself can keep a place like this clean. He wouldn’t be that thing…” - long pause, pointed look at Luo Fei - “OCD or something like that?” The audience knows at this point that Luo Fei’s apartment is just as well-kept, and there seems to be an implication that Lu Fengping is actually referring to the stereotype of gay men being very neat. And how could I not mention the fight scene in the gym - beyond the groping, grunting, and full-body contact of their grappling session, the looks they give each other afterward, the small smiles when the other isn’t looking, Lu Fengping thanking Luo Fei for bringing flowers to his mom’s grave - it’s a lot.

DATE NIGHT! (Sorry, I just get really excited about this part.) So here we have Mr. Uptight, known-to-not-drink-with-his co-workers-ever Luo Fei agreeing to go out with Lu Fengping after work and proceeding to get shitfaced (or does he…? He seems suspiciously sober after Lu Fengping puts him to bed and leaves the room). It’s tropey (drunken piggyback ride), it’s sweet (Lu Fengping tearing up when he sees he’s been added to the work group chat), it’s typical man shit (drinking instead of talking about feelings). They’re both just so tender and raw right under the surface and it makes me slightly feral, ngl. Also, the bit with Luo Fei’s parents there in the morning - I love how Lu Fengping immediately charms them and how they rush off like, “oops, sorry son, didn’t realize you brought a 'friend' home - we didn’t mean to interrupt!” And, of course, Liang Yin’s knowing smile when she sees them show up to work together the next morning; at this point in the show I’m not sure there’s any character who doesn’t ship it…

On a sad note, poor Xiao Liu - all he wanted was for his boss Luo Fei to be proud of him. Sure, he fucked up a couple of times, but he still didn’t deserve to get stabbed to death like that, nor just become another brick in the wall of Luo Fei’s “man pain.” (Also, WTF Luo Fei - do not throw papers at your subordinates - not cool, bro.) I’m probably reading too much into things, but there was kind of an undercurrent of Xiao Liu having a little bit of a crush on Luo Fei - he seemed so sad that Luo Fei had drinks with Lu Fengping almost immediately after meeting him, while Xiao Liu had been waiting to do that with Luo Fei for years. Interesting to note too that Xiao Liu also favored lighter-colored clothing, much like Lu Fengping (more of the light vs. dark trope).

Alright, well, this got away from me a bit… Looking forward to the second half of DC and all that delicious angst. 🖤

[electronicfoxnerd]

ugh WHY is Desire Catcher so underrated?! For such a wonderful drama (ignoring some very ignorable and minor plotholes) the fandom is surprisingly small.

[mistbornthief]

the best part of luo fei and lu fengping’s break up era luo fei suspecting lu fengping, is that the initial trigger of his suspicion is luo fei going “why tf doesnt lu fengping want to hang out with me anymore.” sure it becomes “why doesnt he want to help me solve his mother’s murder” which is more rational a suspicion but before that it’s literally just luo fei going “how dare he break up with me stop solving crimes with me over text”

[killerandhealerqueen]

Lu Fengping is a drama queen and Luo Fei is his resigned husband who does whatever Fengping wants but with an air of annoyance about him

[timotey]

Wow, ep 21 preview of Desire Catcher! 👀 Especially considering that Lu Fengping stressed that not even under hypnosis could you be forced to do something you didn't want to do. In the light of that, what does it say about Lu Fengping's mental state?! Holy smokes!

[shadowsofmoonracer]

hOLY fuck Luo Fei you saved the day omg thank you for finding Lu Fengping in time

[dhappyorangec]

Zheng YeCheng's studio Weibo posted: https://youtu.be/2ZaidaVL3dM

Happy 520, (sounds like wo-ai-ni, an I-love-you holiday), Zheng YeCheng! We sincerely hope for your good health and wisdom, and we believe that with your dedication and perseverance, you will encounter wonderful opportunities. Our love for you is a unique blend of admiration and unwavering support! We will always be here, standing by your side, cheering you on. No matter the choices you make, we will wholeheartedly support you, for you have undoubtedly proven your worth! ♥️🍊🍃♥️ @D郑业成C @郑业成工作室

Some of my favorite Lao Tzu quotes:

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Knowing others is intelligence;

knowing yourself is true wisdom.

Mastering others is strength;

mastering yourself is true power.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

You got our love, hoping we can give you strength more than stress, and hoping your love and passion for acting gives you courage to break out of your comfort zone to be a better you! To a better us each new day. Fighting！

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520快乐，郑业成！我们真诚地希望你身体健康、智慧充沛，相信你的努力和毅力将会遇到美好的机遇。我们对你的爱是钦佩和坚定支持的独特融合！无论何时何地，我们都会在这里，站在你身旁，为你加油打气。无论你做出什么选择，我们将全心全意支持你，因为你无疑证明了自己的价值！♥️🍊🍃♥️ @D郑业成C @郑业成工作室

以下是我最喜欢的老子引用：

"生活是一连串自然而然的变化。不要抵抗它们，那只会带来悲伤。让现实成为现实，让事物自然地向前流动。

了解他人是智慧；

了解自己是真正的智慧。

征服他人是力量；

征服自己是真正的力量。

千里之行始于足下。

深爱某人使你强大，而深爱某人则使你勇敢。"

你拥有我们的爱，希望我们能给你的是力量而非压力，希望你对表演的热爱和激情能给你勇气突破舒适区，成为一个更好的自己！祝我们每一天都能变得更好。加油！！！

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Currently airing 04/23/23:

Watch Desire Catcher as Lu FengPing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBNHceQmsdFTxFYovDeI0_yEDi34nPAWg (watch on Mango TV app or website to help count towards ranking)

1. Watch MULTI SUB Zheng YeCheng Happy Orange's contents: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykbRqPIkH7-z8Evh-e2eP34fHyM16HO6

2. Watch Fan Made Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykbRqPIkH78gCeEWne7MzTwJM7xwkztA

3. Archeology, for fans who wants to know more about Zheng YeCheng and his past thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykbRqPIkH79t7qGXhmCJYRcNRkSs3MIp

4. Happy Orange complete uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykbRqPIkH79TRIiHdNByBhoTyxkbnJFZ

5. ENGLISH SUB contents (via Google Translate by non-native me): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykbRqPIkH7_g1FQItQMRHZ5M37XkVf1z

(in the process of updating good interviews with better translations)

6: Check playlists for other contents...I have been busy translating, have not had a chance to organize the playlists. :)

Zheng YeCheng Drama Recommendation + links: https://youtu.be/NKHGVsGF3S4

1. "Guardians of Night” as Ye Yan: https://youtu.be/TdzWK0cinuk

2. "Let's Shake It 1 & 2" as Tang QingFeng, & Yi: 

season 1: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLATwx1z00Hse85EcPPZctiuUAKRoc_fBF

season 2: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ07CRH59YM0pFcLxymY7M58RxvIa60O_

3. Drama "Royal Nirvana 1 & 2" as Gu FengEn

season 1: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZZZLpfFwcBpeLmHHd7dJKyfXp7uEN7gO

season 2: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRBClVey5Bqz2Hssx-g8xErbuJZKTWN5m

4. “Love of Thousand Years” as Fu JiuYun: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZZZLpfFwcBor1PhyYjjeJKLB3t-U63TY

5. “The Sleepless Princess” as Xue Yao: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykbRqPIkH7_WnoWRawft4zaAUsQnHFCo

6. “Stealth Walker” as Zhang XianHe: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIPiKkS-FpK8m454BDOd1CIkepawrn0JZ

7. "Love Under the Full Moon” as Xu XiaoDong: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlCrV9TCfzMa7EGQT5s48cHDuU8tsGE8-

8. “Crossroad Bistro” as Zhao HeNan (the best man to marry): https://www.iq.com/album/crossroad-bistro-2021-1kcxzxhnm3h?lang=en_us

9.  'Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities' as Zhen Lan, Lang Xuan, The Prey: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpOa-OrneXm2yBlLKNWL9qLCDfLxuSWal

10. “My Sassy Princess” as Shen Yan: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsUZkNuEg38Rjz8_dGSLKvZCNDvGrvFOX

11. “Enlighten Your Life” as Lin Qi: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkvG4EWPDB0m29Kf6R47HUp7jgnXmt0b5

others:

12. An Oriental Odyssey as MuLe: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOW9dYWFXJ7HV2nES5yf29CBUH0VrCUrp

13. Love O2O as Hao Mei: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLihMeK5_5GQj1bKjpJIm5rgTfllbOWlh

14. Desire Catcher as Lu FengPing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBNHceQmsdFTxFYovDeI0_yEDi34nPAWg

[purplehanfu]

Desire Catcher: Episode 1

notes: Spoilers!  Master list of all recaps

In this episode: fake zombies, real murder, Chupa Chups, leather jackets and less hypnosis than I expected. Our two leads prove rather shippable.

Lu Fengping is a hypnotist with his own clinic called The Calm Studio which is decorated like the kind of hair salon where the minute you walk in, you know you are about to be charged way too much.

Luo Fei is a cop with the full wardrobe of leather jackets, the sensible haircut, the cool apartment and the spotlessly clean brand new sport ute.

Both men are interested in an unsolved case from 2008- a woman tried to stop an abduction in progress at an abandoned warehouse and was killed. The woman was Lu Fengping's mother and the little girl being abducted was Luo Fei's sister. At least these are my guesses based on the flashbacks we saw in this episode.

Other Characters

Ah, all the stock characters are here: the nerdy friend who is handily a pathologist with a poor understanding of HIPAA, the young lady officer with a bob, the protégé who spouts exposition like a fountain and the caring chief of police who probably has a plot twist or two hidden in his office.

We need to get our boys together!

The episode opens with a "zombie" getting his bite on in a crowded street. He is quickly dispatched by the police. We then time skip to a conference where this case is being discussed by academics and the police. 

Luo Fei is bored and falls asleep in his seat. Lu Fengping arrives late and out of breath from riding his bright yellow bike to the venue, Columbo style trench coat fluttering in the wind (so quirky!). 

Everyone agrees that hypnosis played a part in the zombie case. Lu Fengping posits that a specific noise was the trigger that set the assailant off (what, not a copy of Catcher in the Rye? I'm disappointed.) Luo Fei leaves when he gets a phone call telling him there has been a murder.

Lush bath bombs claim another victim

Luo Fei arrives at the murder scene- it was staged to look like a suicide.  The cops poke around the dead lady's belongings and go interrogate her therapist who is played by Zhao Yunlan's hot silver fox dad from Guardian.

 He has alibis which are a little too rehearsed. Seems sus.

Meanwhile back at the conference, we find out that Lu Fengping's mentor is old friends with the chief of police. Introductions are made. Asses are kissed.

The mentor recommends that Lu Fengping help out the police as a consultant.

Later at police HQ the pathologist and Luo Fei are having dinner. Lu Fengping calls Luo Fei offering his assistance with the murder/suicide case. They arrange to meet.

When our two leads finally meet face-to-face, Lu Fengping lays his cards out on the table: he used his mentor to gain access to the police and more specifically Luo Fei. 

Why? He wants to trade information about the 2008 case. 

Luo Fei does not appreciate being used this way and says nothing.

Lu Fengping neglects to mention a mysterious phone call he received earlier that informed him that new police cases would have clues to the 2008 case.

After dinner we see Lu Fengping brooding in his batcave of clues and Luo Fei brooding in his amazing apartment. Luo Fei receives a phone call from the pathologist who has shocking news- a hallucinogen was found in the murder victim's system. The same hallucinogen that was used in the unsolved 2008 case.

The Good

Reminds me of Under the Skin, which I enjoyed

Love the geometric shots of architecture in the sun. It must mean something- maybe a callback to the original crime scene in 2008?

The Bad

manages to be over lit and dim simultaneously which makes getting screenshots hell

stopped in the middle of the episode to watch Hypnotoad clips and then made this:

Bonus Round

Leather Jacket Count

Just two in this episode, but it’s early days yet.

Master list of all recaps

[affiesque]

As promised, here’s the second half of my random thoughts and observations about Desire Catcher now that I’ve finished my latest rewatch (links aren’t working for me right now, but if you want to read the first half just click on one of the tags on this post and it should come up easily). The entire series is 24 episodes, most of which are somewhere between 35 and 45 minutes long - so, depending on what types of shows you usually watch, it might be a bit of a commitment. But I definitely think it’s worth it.

OK, time to brace yourself, as there’s a lot going on in this second part…

At the halfway mark the relationship between Luo Fei and Lu Fengping is starting to fray (oh look, it's my good friend angst again) - essentially, Lu Fengping is frustrated that his mom’s murder remains unsolved and Luo Fei hasn’t given him much in the way of clues like he was supposed to. Lu Fengping ends up working with the main villain (Bai Ya Xing), who is behind all of the crimes/murders that have been happening, to find his mom’s killer and get revenge. (I won’t spoil the details, but I will say that this particular storyline could probably have used some fleshing out, as the details and motivations don’t quite come together in the end. As I’ve noted before, the real draw with Desire Catcher is the relationships, so you can kind of wave those plot holes away - unless that sort of thing really bothers you, which I totally get.)

There’s a bit of a cat-and-mouse game going on throughout the middle episodes, with Lu Fengping getting more cagey and Luo Fei chasing after him a bit, attempting to figure out what he’s hiding. You get Luo Fei trying to casually inquire with multiple people as to Lu Fengping’s whereabouts when he’s gone for no more than a couple of hours at a time (we get it bro, you’re obsessed), not to mention lurking in the shadows near his apartment at night (yikes, dude). During this period there are definitely times when Lu Fengping looks almost guilty for pulling away and for what he’s planning to do, like he wants to confide in Luo Fei but he can’t - there’s a particular wistfulness to his expressions that’s so on point and gets me every time.

One nice little touch throughout is the many dinner dates the two leads go on - granted, one ends with Luo Fei leaving before they even eat anything, and another has him answering Lu Fengping’s question “Does everyone look like a suspect to you?” with “Yes - you look like one too,” so not exactly the most romantic situations (social skills are not Luo Fei’s strong point). But I am a sucker for those little intimate moments - misty evenings with blurry streetlights, tables piled high with steaming dishes and clinking glasses, the muted conversations of the people around them - and of course the sharing food = love symbolism.

Speaking of tropes, if you’re a fan of jealousy, then DC has got you covered. Again, no big plot spoilers here but Luo Fei finds out Lu Fengping has brought a girl home one night - not for the reason he (or anyone else) thinks, but you can tell he’s in his feelings about it (and Lu Fengping, I love you, but maybe in the future do not kidnap a stranger - even if you had your reasons and you were sort of helping her in the moment). He ends up getting arrested (twice!) for the abduction and when Luo Fei fails to help him, their “big breakup” begins in earnest - Lu Fengping saying “I shouldn’t have counted on you right from the start” got me right in the heart, ngl.

*Books as symbolism alert* - we get just one shot of some books strewn around Lu Fengping’s apartment in the second half, but I did find it interesting that the subtitles call out two of them specifically, which feels important. Those are “The Sea, The Sea” by Iris Murdoch and “It Takes More Than A Carrot And A Stick” by Wess Roberts. The former is about love and loss and romantic ideals by an author known for writing about morality and the power of the unconscious - things that seem relevant to a hypnotist, I would think. The latter actually made me laugh audibly when I noticed the subtitle: “Practical Ways Of Getting Along With People You Can’t Avoid At Work.” Sounds about right for them.

Here’s another alert - BIG GIANT SPOILERS AHEAD!! Click below with caution…

OK, so the big event of the second half is Lu Fengping faking his death(!!) in order to give him the time and space away from Luo Fei/the police to move ahead with his revenge plan. Long story short, Luo Fei thinks Lu Fengping has blown himself up, goes through the five stages of grief, figures out he’s still alive and somehow manages to be like, “Hey, thought you were dead but no biggie - let’s not even hug it out and instead just go right back to teasing each other and solving crimes - it’s all good.” Honestly, I’m glossing over a lot here - how absolutely devastated Luo Fei (and everyone else, for that matter) is when he thinks Lu Fengping is dead, how they finally yell a bit about their feelings and come clean about certain things when they reunite, how the OST rips your heart out again and again in these moments (“Did we meet just to be torn apart?” - I mean, come on), how relieved Lu Fengping looks when he realizes that Luo Fei doesn’t hate him for what he did, how Luo Fei suddenly can’t stop smiling (you’ve come a long way, baby). I think these are probably some of the strongest scenes in the entire show, but I must admit that the way they don’t truly address the fallout of something this intense still bugs me (stay tuned for a fic I’m writing on that very topic, in case that sort of thing interests you - and @thinkonce-acttwice, I ✨promise✨ I’m actually working on it!).

I know I haven’t mentioned Liang Yin in this second-half review yet - what happened/happens to her still plays a major role in the story of Lu Fengping’s mom’s death. I won’t give the details here, but do note that there are some flashback scenes of her getting attacked that might be rough for some viewers - so please keep that in mind. However, aside from a couple of moments where the men in her life feel the need to protect/shelter her despite her being quite capable of handling things herself, I will say that the story gives her back some agency, and it does feel as if by the end she’s come to terms with her past and is in a good place overall. And the relationship between her, Luo Fei, and Lu Fengping gets a really nice resolution - a sort of found family thing that brings them all together.

There’s lots of plot movement as we work our way through the final episodes - the big bad villain is vilaining, there’s an evil nurse who’s in on the shenanigans, poor Professor Ling (Lu Fengping’s mentor and fellow hypnotist) gets accused of being a fraud and ends up in the hospital, Lu Fengping almost stabs himself in the heart while hypnotized by Bai Ya Xing (though of course Luo Fei shows up in the nick of time to save him - I swear, despite knowing that this is just a “bromance” show, every time I watch that scene there’s one split second where it seems like they’re about to lean in and kiss - oof), poor Liang Yin gets kidnapped by the big bad villain (unfortunately, more “man pain”). I tell you, this show is a roller coaster ride every freaking episode.

I won’t spoil the final ending too much, but rest assured Liang Yin is fine. Stuff happens, Lu Fengping ends up in prison - though he sort of puts himself there on purpose, sacrificing himself for Luo Fei, even if he doesn’t come out and say that’s what he’s doing. And he basically gets a form of justice for his mom’s death. The very last bit sees him return from prison on parole - he reunites with the police team and Luo Fei in a slightly cheesy but rather touching moment, though, again, even just a quick hug would’ve been nice…

Bottom line, I love all of them, your honor, and will probably never be over this show - there’s so much to unpack in terms of the role of fate in our lives, how broken people can find something in each other to live for, how to forgive others and, importantly, yourself.

OK, again, this one got away from me, and I know I’m probably forgetting like a million little things, but hopefully I’ve managed to entertain at least one other person with my ramblings. And if anything here has sounded intriguing, please check this little show out so it gets the love it deserves! 🖤

[affiesque]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 无眠之境 | Desire Catcher (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Lu Fengping/Luo Fei (Desire Catcher) Characters: Lu Fengping, Luo Fei (Desire Catcher) Additional Tags: Canon Related, Explicit Language, Mild Sexual Content, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Luo Fei and Lu Fengping get the post-faked-death reunion they deserve, the overall vibe is restless longing, combined with cautious optimism Summary: 

They stand and stare at each other for several beats, both of them breathing hard. It’s Lu Fengping who finally breaks, a cry of frustration tearing free of his throat. He looks away but Luo Fei can still see the tears streaming down his face.

Luo Fei approaches Lu Fengping slowly, carefully. He knows he can’t hide how he feels any longer; he has to grab hold of this second chance, now or never.

“I don’t want to lose you - not again.”

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OK, as promised, here’s my first Desire Catcher fic - finally! I really needed these two to comfort each other after everything they went through, so you’ll definitely find a bit of fluff here mixed in with the longing.

Enjoy! 🖤

[affiesque]

So just finished a rewatch of Desire Catcher and, yep, can confirm I’m still obsessed with whatever the heck Lu Fengping and Luo Fei have going on.

[mistbornthief]

fellas, is it gay to become suspicious when your boyf--best friend with whom you’ve been investigating crimes for months suddenly leaves with just a note to say goodbye so you investigate him out of concern but accidentally drive him to kill himself in a fiery blaze and out of grief and guilt you go to all your old haunts and then buy all the lollipops he used to like that are left in the store, and you take them to where he died, only to find out he faked his death, and after you stop him from killing the man who killed his mother (why) you two reunite and you start carrying around those lollipops every damn day so anytime he needs a pick me up you can immediately offer one to him

[mistbornthief]

there is nothing that kills me more than watching a show, absolutely loving it, and then finding out no one else on tumblr watched so there’s nothing to reblog about it. how am i supposed to scream my thoughts in the tags and inform passersby via reblog spree that I watched a new show

[mistbornthief]

so Desire Catcher consumed me mind and soul

[mistbornthief]

there's no real reason for a season two of Desire Catcher, because how many hypnotizing serial killers can one city have, but dear god do i want it anyway