*bashes head into a wall* xie lian is not naive for trusting hua cheng. xie lian is not reckless for trusting hua cheng. xie lian is eight centuries old and has experienced just about everything. xie lian is used to himself and others dismissing his trauma, his suffering. it's only human to be drawn to someone when it feels like for the first time in your centuries old life span, someone is listening. someone that isnt patronizing him. someone isnt claiming all that he has stood for is wrong and foolish.
who's opinion is he supposed to value here? fxmq? or the heavens who've never agreed with his actions in the first place?
is he supposed to dismiss the sincerity and kindness he sees infront of him (an entire city built for beings considered outlaws, shunned by the world!) or hearsay?
and that's not even discussing how xie lian is able to let loose because he knows if things go south, he'll handle it. he's done it before.
