this took so long ngl but somewhat of the bathtub scene from mdzs? didn’t intend for their drawing to be like this so like i went along as i drew LMAO ENJOY
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The amount of crazy "WWX only had a small crush/didn't have a crush on LWJ in his first life" comments I see...
It's actually really sad how jaded by heteronormativity and comphet a fandom for a DANMEI can actually be!
If I changed LWJs gender in the novel, I bet EVERYONE would be calling WWX out on clearly having a "schoolboy crush" on "her" during the CR arc... They would be rolling their eyes at how he was teasing her, just so he could obtain her attention. I mean, the guy physically and metaphorically pulled one LWJ's pigtails ribbon! AND I bet they would also stop saying crap like "LWJ was awful and hated WWX" during said arc, if he were a girl as well...
Which is actually rather concerning to be honest. Female LWJ would be called a 'tsundere' and 'playing hard to get' just because it was a girl acting that way instead - which is a slippery slope to go down considering most don't usually attribute such terms to men who act the same way... No. They're just uninterested... But we'll not go there. My point is that people's preconceptions of gender and sexuality have clearly influenced their views on the novel when they simply shouldn't.
WWX had a huge crush on LWJ in his first life and even if it's not evident to certain people for whatever reason - WWX later CONFIRMS that in hindsight, he had always been attracted to him in such a way. So, even if you don't personally think that's the case, it is... And the man himself told us as such!
Honestly, I'd love to do a social experiment on the fandom. Changing MDZS scenes just enough so they weren't instantly recognisable like names and so on. Then switching LWJ's gender, before asking if the MC had a crush on "her". I bet the results would back up my claim and there wouldn't be much of an argument regarding WWX's feelings then...
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