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I think one thing I love about chengyi as a pairing is just the whole “second chance” aspect of it.
Jiang Cheng gives up so much to raise & protect Jin Ling; he’s the youngest of the Sunshot & loses both his sister & brother on the same day.
Jiang Cheng gives up so much to raise & protect Jin Ling; he’s the youngest of the Sunshot & loses both his sister & brother on the same day.
Imagine the empty nest syndrome when suddenly Jin ling is old enough to run off, to run his own sect; to do his own thing.
Jiang Cheng was a teenager when he lost his parents to war, his home destroyed & rebuilt, was very young when he took over the Jiang Sect.
Jiang Cheng was a teenager when he lost his parents to war, his home destroyed & rebuilt, was very young when he took over the Jiang Sect.
By the time he’s old enough to start discovering himself, it’s too late. I feel Jiang Cheng also would have been a late bloomer regardless of the war, not figuring out what/who he wanted until later in his life.
But i just love the concept of jc realizing one day post canon that this kid, Jingyi, (who is 20 something) is chasing after him & is like, “yeah ok, let’s give this a shot”.
And Jingyi removed from the trauma of sunshot? Young & joyful & enthusiastic? Jiang Cheng gets to learn how to love and be loved; be loved by someone who sticks around (like wwx didn’t), someone who gives it to him straight. Someone truthful& honest (unlike NHS,) & passionate
Someone who will challenge him and fight back (I don’t see post cannon LXC doing this).
& everyone else is dead. (Or wangxian married).
But Jingyi has his whole heart to give Jiang Cheng & I just, he *needs* that.
& everyone else is dead. (Or wangxian married).
But Jingyi has his whole heart to give Jiang Cheng & I just, he *needs* that.
