TGCF is so much more than a love story, but it never ceases to be a love story: one so genuine that does not depend on retribution. And not only if we are talking about Hua Cheng's devotion to Xie Lian, but also Xie Lian's compassion for common people: both don't require reciprocity (they don't even need to be noticed) in order to exist. It's less about what they would get in return and more about the person they want to be. It's for the dream of protecting the common people that the god ascended, and it is for the dream of protecting his god that the ghost fell, after all.

Friendly reminder that being a vanoe shipper is completely valid and it doesn't make you one of those toxic mha shippers. Shipping a gay or lesbian ship does not equal yaoi or yuri bc it stigmatizes lgbtq relationships. Another friendly reminder that vanijeanne shippers should not be bashed bc vanijeanne is also completely valid. Just stan and respect all ships, they're all amazing anyways.