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It’s loving Wen Ning hours again, and today I want to talk about why the relationship between Wen Ning and wwx is so incredibly important no matter how you perceive it. Here we go:
As a chronically ill and differently-abled viewer, Wen Ning immediately resonated with me. He isn’t just coded as disabled; it’s acknowledged by his family members. Wen Rohan notes his sensitivity, and it’s made apparent that Wen Qing ensures that he’s medicated.
In the early episodes Wen Ning is infantilized. It would be easy to discount this bc he is canonically younger than the others and not allowed to attend lectures. But when the group leaves cloud recesses for Caiyi town, wq tells wn that he can’t come along.
She insist that it is too dangerous for him to handle. It is wwx who tells her that her brother isn’t just capable, he’s highly skilled. wwx is the first person we see treat wn like a peer.
Speaking of Wen Ning’s skill, let’s y’all about this moment. I don’t think wwx thought anything of touching wn, but I know that this moment must have been so important to him. Differently-abled people so frequently get desexualized. I feel certain that wn would notice
wwx touching him, esp. with this level of tenderness and thought. Every time I see this scene I think about how wn must feel, the moment he realizes that he’s desirable and worthy of another’s touch. No one will ever convince me that wn didn’t have a crush on wwx after this.
And after the fight in Caiyi Town, wwx is clearly concerned about Wen Ning—going so far as to provide him extra protection—but he doesn’t attempt to exclude him. The relationship between these two is important bc it reinforces wn’s personhood, allowing him to be both
Visible and desirable. This provides a framework for understanding why wn would continue to follow wwx, even as a fierce corpse.
TLDR: I love wen ning. He’s the differently-abled, badass, sexy lil ray of sunshine I’ve always needed in my life.
TLDR: I love wen ning. He’s the differently-abled, badass, sexy lil ray of sunshine I’ve always needed in my life.
