#ambushed

He does it with quiet obedience and he does it expertly and meticulously well until she succumbs to the overwhelming euphoria and ecstasy, one that finally breaks her.

In her state of utter delirium and reckless abandon, he slips through the cracks like a shadow and deliberately takes complete charge.

From the dark, Shikamaru emerges high and mighty, and reigns over her with absolute power and an autonomy that she will never be able to regain back.

SAMMY'S CHILDREN'S DAY (2026, CHINA-HONG KONG)

Episode 2

Xia Liu Yi (HE YAN CHAO) faced an ambush with dire results. He watched as his sister jumped to her death and then tried fruitlessly to save her stabbed husband (brother) and was both cut and shot for his efforts (not so fruitless as he took a lot of guys out)

But in the end, wounded seriously and leaving behind his sister/brother's corpses. And he escapes to his university student He Chusan (HE CHANG XI)

With a narrative set to make Liu Yi public enemy Number 1, this is when reluctant allies become partners in revenge.

The way her body language changes. Need these press people to fuck off honestly

Wow.

Watch her face RIGHT as Shatto asks how the relationship has evolved:

It was this .gif

"What I would say...to that..."

She didn't want to answer in the negative (even though Millar and Gough already did by this point) because she doesn't want to alienate more Wenclairs/piss off fans any more than they were (they've been pissed off since "fan fucked").

That's not power. That's cowardice.

(Also, "I don't mind...😳" at the end.)

She doen't have a great-anyone around her to tell her, "Look. Say what you mean, don't give any false hope or contribute to the queerbaiting of these kids; muddying it up without answering her question just prolongs the baiting. These idiots need a clear, concise, "Yeah, sorry guys, it's not happening." No means no. And speaking of no, this no brows look is hideous on anyone. Stop it."

Ambushed

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