peony :Β Β what would aΒ Β βΒ happy lifeΒ βΒ Β look like in your museβs eyesΒ ?
@silencedrage β BIOTANICAL HEADCANONS β always accepting!!
In any of Zane's verses ( so far ), the most consistent thing is getting his family's TCM herbal shop back under his name and control ( or, in Peaky Blinders verse, being able to open his own in Chinatown ). It's ofc also, in modern verses, getting the degrees he needs to run it and have the credentials to practice TCM. In less modern verses ( like Peaky Blinders ), he doesn't need to be certified to practice. Modern verses, he wants to return to San Francisco, as it was and always will be his home and he misses it dearly.
In order to do that, he needs to defeat Xiao Dan in some capacity β bc he's sure af not going to make any deals with the man who orchestrated his fatherβs death ( and tried to kill him, too ). He has also grown to love the clan he's in and, despite his initial ambition of just wanting to take it over to gain power and influence, it becomes a lot more personal than that. Zane is a natural leader and he connects with the people in his clan.
And of course, he wants to help Matt gain his freedom to make his own choices, live his life the way he wants. He wants them both to have another chance to love one another without fear β but, as long as he can have his best friend in his life again, as long as he's safe ( as safe as one can be, running a criminal empire lmao ) and happy, Zane will be content with that.
In the main verse with Matt as his canon love interest, he would be an absolute liar if he said he didn't daydream about them living together in a cozy place with their pets ( Mattβs dog Bao and Zane's snake Mochi ) and Zane's plants, maybe with a garden and / or a green house. Curled up together on their living room couch, sipping on tea Zane made for them while they do their separate things together, eating good food ........ but yk lmao.
With other love interests in other verses, ofc he wants someone to love, to annoy ( affectionately ), someone to be by his side. Bonus points if they can kick ass together ofc. Someone who accepts and loves all that he is and who allows him to do the same in return. Zane is just so passionate, playful and loving and he wants to be wanted / needed, he wants to be loved. Happiness looks a bit different, depending on what verse he's in and who he connects with, but ... he wants to love and be loved freely, to have Matt in his life again in some way, to lead his clan ( or in PB verse, lead alongside Tommy ofc ) and to have room to enjoy his hobbies too, he wants to run his shop and help those who need it. Yeah β€οΈ













