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you ever think about how 5 year-old mo ran went from eating earthworms to not die of starvation, to saving earthworms stranded in puddles because they were his benefactors? he was the kindest boy in the universe, and chu wanning saw that good heart of his.

shen lanzhou is like.... he is a cute kitten. he is a mad dog. he is a sly fox. he is ce'an's white bird. he is ruthless and scheming. he is flirtatious. he kills his enemies without batting an eye. he loves being spoiled and pampered to death by his husband. he is naughty. he is a devastating beauty. he is delicate like a flower. he is strong. he likes fish. he eats them until only bones are left. he's picky with his medicines because they are bitter; xiao chiye has to feed him candies or honeyed water. he nuzzles on xiao chiye and sleeps in his arms like a cat. this man means the world to xiao ce'an.

chang geng saying “i really hate you” and that meaning “i’ve always hated that i couldn’t stay by your side at all times to protect you. i hate that the times we had separated before, we could’ve separated forever. i hate that when i’ve gone to such great length to create a future for us, thinking you’re finally safe within my grasp, i almost lost you again ....”

chang geng is like. i am a ruler. an emperor. i am a perfect househusband. i cook and clean while running the country with my general. i invented mecha and war bonds and fiat currency and paper money and stock market. i am an archer. i suffered since birth from a curse, since 14 i’ve trodden this path meticulously to take over the throne. there has never been a single flaw in my plans nor my actions. the only mistake i’ve ever made in life was giving zi xi a playable flute.

very endearing to me how mo ran is described as this dumb boy who’s terrible with words and has very limited range of vocabularies, so the words “i love you” that he keeps telling chu wanning over and over again with grave feelings actually mean so much despite how plain they may sound to others. because that was him conveying his feelings as best as he could!! he knew no other way to say it.... so he just poured all of the love he has into those words and made sure that chu wanning understands. it is very simple, yet very certain, very desperate, and very sweet.

no you don’t understand how much hold "wanning. i’ve always loved you” has on me. such a simple declaration of love, yet it took mo ran two lifetimes and so many tragedies to tell chu wanning—becoming his last words as he embraced the man he has always loved so dearly in his arms, trying to envelope him with the last bit of warmth he could provide.

but have you ever imagined. being chu wanning. have you EVER imagined lying in the arm of the man you love, who loves and embraces you in the cold snowy night, listening to his slow heartbeats and thinking “so, this is the rest of my life”, then the snow outside created a sudden noise and after the commotion, you could no longer hear the sound of heartbeats anymore no matter how long you waited?

after getting married to hua cheng, xie lian’s cooking has slowly become better due to the little advices san lang always gave him, but it didn’t change much. not because he can’t cook, not because he wants to retain the memory of his mother, but because san lang being the only person on heaven and earth who could eat his cooking and appreciate him for it has become something far too special to xie lian. he was able to let go of the regrets and pain that had been lingering in the depth of his heart for over eight hundred years, replaced with the memory and endless warmth of sharing food with his beloved.

“xie lian is the biggest fengqing shipper” xie lian would be one of the last few people in heavenly realm who know that they ARE dating. when someone told him the news of fengqing having dated ever since probably like 3 weeks ago he would think of it as a joke and say “haha, no way, those two never get along” with his i-don’t-know whether-to-laugh-or-cry face until 2 months later he realized none of it was a joke and he’s all “what? that can’t be …” HELLA CONFUSED, to hua cheng disgustedly replying beside him “no, it’s true, gege.”