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it fucking sucks that post-canon lxc is so often framed as him feeling guilty about being blind to jgyâs true nature - and, like, i 100% believe that that would be a significant part of the self-reflection he would do during his secluded meditation, but
what about lxc eventually coming to terms with the fact that he was the fucking victim in his relationship with jgy?
what about lxc realizing that the reason he was blind to jgyâs true nature was because jgy was deliberately, thoroughly, cleverly covering his eyes?
what about lxc realizing that the reason he was blind to jgyâs true nature was because jgy was deliberately, thoroughly, cleverly covering his eyes?
that it wasnât just him ignoring the warning signs; that it was jgy throwing smokes and mirrors and tears at him for years without any remorse or pause?
even threads/fics/art/etc. that very thoroughly explore lxc's emotional state and healing process often do this thing where
even threads/fics/art/etc. that very thoroughly explore lxc's emotional state and healing process often do this thing where
they talk about lxc reflecting on HIS actions but not about lxc reflecting on what jgy did to him. and these takes are absolutely valid & wonderful, for sure - but i wish there was more acknowledgement that lxc was a goddamn VICTIM for fuck's sake.
literally the entire guanyin scene is jgy showing his true self, then turning around & manipulating lxc to feel sympathy for his crocodile tears. guanyin gave us the smallest taste of how jgy manipulated & USED lxc for nearly two decades.
and i legit do not understand why this scene, and their relationship, are not framed that way more often 
could lxc have made better decisions during those years with jgy? sure. but damn, y'all are really gonna blame someone for making mistakes?
could lxc have made better decisions during those years with jgy? sure. but damn, y'all are really gonna blame someone for making mistakes?
for not being perfect??? especially when he has been, again, MANIPULATED into making said mistakes?
i get that wangxian & nmj led the audience to believe that jgy was obviously an evil little shit, but the fact is, he spent an immense amount of effort
i get that wangxian & nmj led the audience to believe that jgy was obviously an evil little shit, but the fact is, he spent an immense amount of effort
to manipulate all of lxc's weaknesses & whisper sweet nothings to lxc's strengths. and it'd be nice for this to be acknowledged - both by us, and by lxc himself.
this take is actually like twice as long but i didn't want to copy-paste the whole damn thing here 
if you're interested, the full text is on my tumblr: https://acutebird-fics.tumblr.com/post/629283598471675904/acutebird-fics-it-fucking-sucks-that-post-canon
if you're interested, the full text is on my tumblr: https://acutebird-fics.tumblr.com/post/629283598471675904/acutebird-fics-it-fucking-sucks-that-post-canon
