wei wuxian, so convinced that his destiny was always for lan wangji to meet and defeat him at swordpoint, and if he has to die this is the way he wants to go, but lan wangji refuses to do it....fuck me up!!!!!!!

and then, on the brink of this possible realization, he's cut down by his brother. fucking chef's kiss tragedy, anyone else could end it there and have a beautiful story, but mxtx has the biggest brain ive ever seen so he comes back and gets to try again and repair things. aaaaa!

star crossed lovers forced to kill each other - good
star crossed lovers who dont even know their affections are returned forced into a situation where they are put against each other but refusing to play along - wowie

star crossed lovers, one of whom doesnt realize the extent of his own feelings & is so blinded by his own self hatred that he cant see the love given 2 him plain as day, submitting to a narrative he has created in his own head while his lover refuses again & again to play into it

...and in the end, neither has any autonomy and the betrayal comes from the most unexpected source - holy fucking SHIT dude

i know im preaching to the choir but this story is so fucking good yall

(if you think this thread erases all the terrible decisions wwx made its okay i get it i do know that he's a fool)

am i overly sympathetic to him...maybe. but consider: he has adhd and regrets. how can i not relate