The Page of Love

I dont know what possessed me🙄

The less dressed version below

Lwj grew up in a very controlled environment, but he was not the one in charge of his life. He is constantly controlled by the Lan clan rules, as well as the expectations placed upon him as the second Jade of Lan.

Overtime he learns to take control of his personality and actions - defying the clan norms and showing up where there is chaos. His regrets are all about how he let himself be controlled into making decisions, eg. letting Wei Ying go to the burial mounds alone, not confessing his feelings.

Meanwhile, Wei Wuxian grew up desperately trying to find some semblance of control/power. Unlike lwj, he grew up in a household where his role and position drastically changed from day to day - sometimes he was treated as a servant and other times a brother. This meant that in his head, the only way for him to gain some semblance of control was to be consistent and powerful (because then he was useful enough to keep).

This is shown in how he is desperately trying to convince everybody that he is in control and that the events that aren’t his fault are still his burden to carry, because he learnt that he is only worth using (only worth controlling) if he can first control himself.

However, as the story progresses, he learns that not everything was his fault and this slow cede of guilt and blame in what allows him to finally be at peace and happy.

Their character journeys are so different, yet the core of most of their drives is about their perspective of control - whether of themselves or the people around them.

Hua Cheng: *helps Xie Lian onto the counter*

Mu Qing: *kicks Feng Xin off the sofa*

He Xuan: *lays on the floor*

Shi Qingxuan: ...Are you okay?

Xie Lian: San Lang we have talked about this-

Hua Cheng: coz you are the one I need~

He Xuan: Don't you mean 'oh my god'?

Hua Cheng: Hmm, probably Mu Qing, he's been more annoying than usual. Although if I drift I should be able to hit both of them.

Xie Lian: That’s my lap?

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Pei Ming: Damn, that's crazy. Good luck tho.

Ling Wen: We really could use some extra help.

Pei Ming: Yeah, I bet. Good luck man.

Ling Wen: ...

Ling Wen: Get your ass over here right now.