#poor chu wanning

[birbfeeder2artisticboogaloo]

RIGHT SO

i haven't actually finished 2ha YET but i was very taken with the image of chu wanning all ~ai fei~ up in the 0.5 storyline...thingy so!!!! here is chu fei, being very pretty and very sad 🥺 the accessories are based off the things in this photo, they're note exact copies but they definitely inspired me :D

[thegodpleasingcrownprince]

The absolute shock and pain I got when I found out that Hua binan is shi mei -

I need to breathe.

[mios-art]

Trying to be normal at work but just thinking about Chu Wanning who at 26 thinks he's beyond love and support after spending all his formative years without anyone to stand by him and who developed feelings for the first person who showed some interest and kindness towards him even if it made no sense and who then saw that person fall for someone else

That man who hides when he sees people smiling heading his way because he knows they'll stop smiling if they see him since everyone he knows is afraid of him because he sticks to the rules however harsh those rules are and reacts aggressively at any show of injustice, but who still uses his powers in secret to create barriers to shield his students from the rain and who after failing to save one of his disciple became hated by the person he cared the most about

Chu Wanning who's every clumsy attempts at kindness is taken as mockery or cruelty and who spent the last 10 years of his life being abused emotionally and physically by that same person he loved and and I'm aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[inthefaceofadaffodil]

[yumemiruuuu]

Chu Wanning: I have the sex appeal of a math textbook

Mo Ran: I don’t know about everyone else but, like, there wasn’t ever a time where I’ve opened up a math textbook and didn’t say “fuck me”

[tangerinearies]

2ha vol 4 :

A feedback loop of horny

[spottedgardeneelstan]

there are some plot lines even i can’t make silly.

[raddestrose]

Xue Yang, Xiao Xingchen, Chu Wanning and Mo Ran are absolutely HORRIBLE at telling stories

All the stories are sad and most have to do with some poor child getting beat or killed

Like chill

[violetdisasterzone]

THIS CHAPTER IS KILLING ME 😭😭 MO RAN HOW COULD YOU

[sir-kaenas]

implied 2ha spoilers

me: i don't like reading love triangles. They're usually too cliche.

2ha: (the relationship of three men that will rip my heart into shreds, spit on it, stab me and make me sob)

me:

2ha:

me: oh.

[shen-daozhang]

i don't have time to fully articulate this right now but the similarities between Hua Binan and Mo Ran?? Especially considering how much Hua Binan fucking despises Mo Ran and thinks he's stupid and violent and only good to be used as a puppet and a blunt object? When Mo Ran is actually similar to him? And does he deep down recognize this and that's why he hates Mo Ran so much, because he sees himself reflected in the things he dislikes about Mo Ran?

[ashedddaisy]

⛥ 2HA ⛥ 01 ⛥ 36. THIS VENERABLE ONE HAS PROBABLY LOST HIS MIND. ⛥

Once he'd finished, Mo Ran leaned over to rest his forehead against the cold wall. His eyes were awash with confusion. Shame, guilt, loathing, arousal.

It hadn't been just physical, it had been...

Mo Ran didn't want to continue that line of thought. He was in love with Shi Mei—always had been and always would be. His feelings absolutely wouldn't change.

Frantically, he thought to himself, almost to the point of paranoia, that the one he liked, the one he loved deeply... was Shi Mei...

He dared not even imagine that, maybe, Mo Ran also liked him. That sort of thought was entirely too delusional and shameful. Even the cautios thought of "Maybe Mo Ran also likes—"

Besides, his personality was harsh, he was quick to hit people, his words were venomous, he had a bad temper, and he was nowhere near as attractive as Shi Mei...

To all appearances, Chu Wanning was aloof and haughty. But within, in truth, he'd been treated coldly by others for so long, been feared for so long, that as he walked this long and lonely road, his opinion of himself had slowly crumbled to dust.

He laughed a little, voice hoarse as he said, "Shi Mei, I'm going to be the Master of the Mortal Realm. From this day onward, no one will be able to hurt you."

Not a soul could see Mo Ran's face as his eyes grew red. "I'm sorry," he murmured. "I've made you wait for this day for far too long."

"Nothing." As he started to walk again, Mo Ran's voice lost its hoarse quality and no longer trembled. After a pause, he said, "Just call me A-Ran from now on."

"If you don't listen to me, I'll throw you off of this mountain!" Mo Ran snarled, violent and severe.

The things he had yearned for were nothing more than fantasies. What he had was nothing more than an illusion. In the end, it was all just wishful thinking.

[rmorde]

Still alive. Just fell through the danmei hole during the lobotomy kaisen week. Blame Chu Wanning.

My heart. Poor Chu Wanning.

Help...

[piosplayhouse]

[LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER] Chu wanning is so disgusting!!! you have no idea. he canonically never washes his clothes (people just don't get close enough to realize how nasty they are) and doesn't clean to the point where there's gross stuff around his room. he's so aloof no one realizes but the MC has to do his laundry and clean his room and freaks the fuck out at how grossnasty he is. that guy may not know what a League of Legend is but he's definitely got the lifestyle of one

I find it in somewhat poor taste to judge the condition of the body over the condition of the soul. The horse that sleeps in the dirtiest stall may outshine the rest on the derby track the next day. Tis not the sheen of the animal that will lead you to glory, but its nature. Likewise, the most tainted hearted amongst us will come dressed in the finest apparel. Remember this.

[fixaidea]

So here's the thing: I don't usually engage with or care about top/bottom discourse EXCEPT when I think it's funny, sooo...

Let's do some Science and examine Pingxie in a Very Serious Manner.

To do this, first let's take a look at some data gathered from all the danmei novels and shows I know (relevant for calibration you know, since they have actual canon top/bottom dynamics.)

SVSSS

Shen Qingqiu - Since his cause of death wasn't starvation we can assume - well, at least hope - that he can make instant noodles, if nothing else, but he will absolutely avoid having to cook if he can help it.

Luo Binghe - As the Protagonist he of course has to be The Bestest at everything (...except sex, apparently) and it's mentioned that both Bingge and Bingmei use their culinary skills to woo the people they want to sleep with. He's also the top, even though everyone involved would be better off if he wasn't.

MDZS

Lan Wangji - Becomes a pretty decent cook, as per the extras. Prefers to top.

Wei Wuxian - It's not like he's incompetent, he doesn't burn or undercook the food, it's just that his taste is so extreme that his dishes are basically inedible to anyone else.

TGCF

Hua Cheng - No special talent for cooking, but at least he's not actively dangerous. There's no on-page sex scene in the novel, but it's made obvious that he tops.

Xie Lian - Biohazard. Weapons-grade culinary anti-talent. Gastronomy's answer to Vogon poetry.

Golden Stage

Ulike in most of the other novels on the list, food doesn't really have much symbolic meaning and not much is said about either Fu Shen's or Yan Xiaohan's cooking skills, exept for a brief mention of Fu Shen pickling eggs to pass the time. This is a rare couple that canonically switches.

Guardian

Zhao Yunlan - This man considers instant noodles cooked with coffee an okay way to surprise a boyfriend. He really wouldn't mind topping, which he keeps lamenting throughout the book, but he's paired with Shen Wei who might just have the strongest set preference out of everyone on this list.

Shen Wei - Likes to dote on Zhao Yunlan by cooking for him and is genuinely very good at it.

Word of Honor (mind, I have only watched the show here)

Zhou Zishou - Can keep himself alive, but left to his own devices would probably make due with charred-and-yet-undercooked fish or something.

Wen Kexing - A competent cook. While obviously not detailed in the drama I looked it up (or asked someone, I can't remember) and he's the top here.

Erha

Chu Wanning - Perfected exactly one (1) dish, is rather... unfortunate otherwise. You could not pay this man to top.

Mo Ran - Excellent cook. Actually worked in a kitchen at one point in his life, giving and receiving food is basically his main love-language.

Now that we have examined these canon couples and have drawn all the relevant conclusions, let's apply what we learned to our non-danmei, might-as-well-be-canon-but-isn't ship.

Wu Xie - Can cook just fine both in the novel and the drama-verse even if it doesn't come up too often. In the first season he cooks up a pretty decent feast for his friends and in the Yucun books he helps come up with the dishes they would serve in their restaurant.

Zhang Qiling - The entire Thing of this poor sod as a character is that he knows how to survive but not how to live. Taking the time to prepare nice meals or cook anything beyond basic sustenance just... doesn't fit that picture.

So.

I rest my case.

[karlyboyyy]

Maaan poor Mo Ran this dude on the verge of a mental breakdown sobbing wanting to confess all his past life sins to his boyfie shizun and Chu Wanning’s autistic ass is just like “it’s ok babe how about I touch your boner? No seriously let me touch your boner.” And Mo Ran’s like “noooo ok ok let’s make out I guess” which turns into “ok yeah we’re fuckin tonight I don’t even care let’s gooooo” only for Xue Meng to be like “knock knock shizun I frew up ☹️” so Chu Wanning’s autistic ass is like “Mo Ran you beast! unhand my cock I must attend to the sad puppy outside” and Mo Ran’s just like “😐 bruh are you kidding me right now”