noeul_writes

Lan Sizhui has to be at least 17, possibly 18, and most of the other juniors are a similar age with Jin Ling being on the younger end at 15. Everyone agrees that these are children (they’re right) and that they should be protecting them and preventing them fighting and running into danger, that their safety is a priority and they shouldn’t be involved with the adults’ conflicts.

And it’s just- Jiang Cheng was 17 when he became a wartime sect leader. Wei Wuxian was 17 when he was thrown into the burial mounds and became one of the most feared combatants of the Sunshot Campaign. Lan Xichen was 19 when he became Sect leader. Jin ZiXuan was maybe 18 when he was doing most of the actual frontline fighting for his sect.

I’m not sure how much that theme carried through for other clans but likely a considerable amount since the Wen’s had eradicated the leadership of many of the minor clans first.

But the Juniors are children and it’s the adults’ job to protect them. And the adults are there, they’re present and they are planning to leave the children the hell out of it because that’s an option now. These kids aren’t allowed in their war conferences- they’re only there for this as hostages because it’s a given that their parents would come and rescue them.

Happy Birthday Xiong i hope the days to come will be easier for you and each month become more fulfilling then the last, life becomes a continuous cycle of love and compassion, mornings begin with happiness and nights end with aching satisfaction. I hope the world is kinder to you.

To you who I've loved the first moment i saw you; to you who I've loved for another year now; to you I've loved since 2024; to you who is lovable.

Thank you Xiong,

His mom wanted him to be like Wei Wuxian— skillful and brilliant.

His sister, he assumed, wanted him to be like Wei Wuxian—sweet and adorable.

But Wei Wuxian...

It's only Wei Wuxian who wanted Jiang Cheng to be just Jiang Cheng—grumpy, moody, sharp-mouthed, and everything that made him who he was. Jiang Cheng didn't need to become anyone or anything to be loved by Wei Wuxian wholeheartedly.