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Focus on: Shen Wei waking up in the mountains with an IV in his arm (episode 11)
Location of scene: episode 11, starting at 19:00. Or if you want to watch Zhao Yunlan tenderly covering Shen Wei with his jacket after making a Discovery, start at 18:00.
Some people have posted absolutely spectacular in-depth scene discussions and I admire them! This post...is not that. It's more about things that make me smile and go ahhhhh, in the hope that I can bring that same feeling to you all.
This scene! It's the only time we EVER get to see Shen Wei wake up in bed, in canon. (And also the only scene where Zhao Yunlan gets to gaze at him as he sleeps, unless you want to count the 'dust on your face' scene in the lab.) Compare that to the multiple, beautifully lit scenes where Zhao Yunlan sleeps and Shen Wei watches him with all the longing and tenderness and occasional heartfelt exclamations of "Idiot!"
Waking up alone, Shen Wei is just ravishingly beautiful. Soft-eyed, no glasses, no more armor than a rumpled t-shirt - I mean LOOK AT HIM.
And then he wakes up.
And finds his glasses, and a note from Zhao Yunlan - and this is where I come to my other favorite moment: THE SMILEY. It's a little winky face:
The smiley is only visible for about 8 frames, nicely outlined by Shen Wei's glasses. I love the attention to detail here, on the prop, as well as the characterization. I just melt, because OF COURSE Zhao Yunlan communicates his feelings for this man through an adorkable little hand-drawn smiley. And that he just discovered that the man is the Envoy isn't stopping him.
Shen Wei picks up his jacket, sniffs it, and makes the same discovery as Zhao Yunlan. The curly shadow of his glasses on his face, combined with that very intent look as he worries about his secret identity being discovered: YUM.
The next moment, his students walk in, and the switch from Black-Cloaked Envoy's steely gaze to Professor Shen looking particularly cute and harmless is chef's kiss:
Fic recs, meta, et al:
I don't think I've ever read any fic that references this moment. Well, except for this cute snippet, which feels relevant though it's set in novel canon:
write me a little note, send me a letter (468 words) by lazulisong, where Shen Wei disapproves of Zhao Yunlan's handwriting.
ETA: andchinashop wrote with courage as our shield (300 words), where Zhao Yunlan again gives Shen Wei an IV after the Bench Scene.
Questions:
- so, what was the deal with the IV in Shen Wei's arm, anyway? Is this a normal treatment for someone who drank too much? Is it evidence of Zhao Yunlan being sweetly Extra about Shen Wei? (See also: "You could get TETANUS!")
- when Shen Wei wakes up, we see the IV bag hanging there, but the IV is no longer attached to his hand. So who removed it?
- do we ever get any other indication that Shen Wei sleeps, or needs to sleep, other than this scene? The only thing I can think of is that we know he has a bedroom, because Zhao Yunlan has secretly visited it during his break-in, and knows what the view from the window looks like.
Some people have posted absolutely spectacular in-depth scene discussions and I admire them! This post...is not that. It's more about things that make me smile and go ahhhhh, in the hope that I can bring that same feeling to you all.
This scene! It's the only time we EVER get to see Shen Wei wake up in bed, in canon. (And also the only scene where Zhao Yunlan gets to gaze at him as he sleeps, unless you want to count the 'dust on your face' scene in the lab.) Compare that to the multiple, beautifully lit scenes where Zhao Yunlan sleeps and Shen Wei watches him with all the longing and tenderness and occasional heartfelt exclamations of "Idiot!"
Waking up alone, Shen Wei is just ravishingly beautiful. Soft-eyed, no glasses, no more armor than a rumpled t-shirt - I mean LOOK AT HIM.
And then he wakes up.
And finds his glasses, and a note from Zhao Yunlan - and this is where I come to my other favorite moment: THE SMILEY. It's a little winky face:
The smiley is only visible for about 8 frames, nicely outlined by Shen Wei's glasses. I love the attention to detail here, on the prop, as well as the characterization. I just melt, because OF COURSE Zhao Yunlan communicates his feelings for this man through an adorkable little hand-drawn smiley. And that he just discovered that the man is the Envoy isn't stopping him.
Shen Wei picks up his jacket, sniffs it, and makes the same discovery as Zhao Yunlan. The curly shadow of his glasses on his face, combined with that very intent look as he worries about his secret identity being discovered: YUM.
The next moment, his students walk in, and the switch from Black-Cloaked Envoy's steely gaze to Professor Shen looking particularly cute and harmless is chef's kiss:
Fic recs, meta, et al:
I don't think I've ever read any fic that references this moment. Well, except for this cute snippet, which feels relevant though it's set in novel canon:
write me a little note, send me a letter (468 words) by lazulisong, where Shen Wei disapproves of Zhao Yunlan's handwriting.
ETA: and
chinashop wrote with courage as our shield (300 words), where Zhao Yunlan again gives Shen Wei an IV after the Bench Scene.Questions:
- so, what was the deal with the IV in Shen Wei's arm, anyway? Is this a normal treatment for someone who drank too much? Is it evidence of Zhao Yunlan being sweetly Extra about Shen Wei? (See also: "You could get TETANUS!")
- when Shen Wei wakes up, we see the IV bag hanging there, but the IV is no longer attached to his hand. So who removed it?
- do we ever get any other indication that Shen Wei sleeps, or needs to sleep, other than this scene? The only thing I can think of is that we know he has a bedroom, because Zhao Yunlan has secretly visited it during his break-in, and knows what the view from the window looks like.
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I can't read any Chinese at all, so I always have the same questions!
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