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Levon Helm recording “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” in West Hollywood, 1969. Photo by Elliott Landy.

And since the novel is primarily from his perspective he appears very rational because he's constantly analyzing the situation while being under the influence of his emotions and he *appears* and agrees with himself that he *is* acting rationally and practically .

Even under duress , or rather , especially under extreme stress , Wei Wuxian has a tendency of rather than dealing with his emotions, ignoring them and searching for a means to *cure*himself of the *problems* causing him said emotions while simultaneously counteracting the external situations presented to him .

It's not that Wei Wuxian has strict forms of morality or principles , like most people state , it's that his intellectualization often stems from a *need* of having morality he internally couldn't counter . Because he's gone too far in several cases and he really wants to not have to deal with emotions like the guilt and regret and so many unnamable emotions and having a strict code to fall back on in times of indescion .

I also think this to be a reason why he was so tremendously drawn to Lan Wangji . Curiosity and his constant need to analyse his situations and implement the appropriate characterization and mental defences .

apuleius, in hell for bagging a milf: how scandalous! and this was after the fish coitus incident correct?

me: yes exactly correct. however while the dark-haired erastes was away on a dark magic trip the fair-curled eromenos got into a car crash — uhh a car is like a big automated chariot — where he almost lost his life

apuleius: wait can we circle back around to the dark magic trip please

Wasn't I meant to spend all my life on you?