I agree that SW is not one to be scared of violence or fights, in the whole fitefitefite sense of it, but that it's the whole letting the people who fight by his side down, which could lead to injury and/or death depending on the situation. That responsibility that Shen Wei is so good at shouldering and taking ownership of. Combine that with the Rebel leader being something of Darth Vader for him (sorry my brain is stuck in Star Wars land right now) as both proof of his failure to protect those he loves (Ye Zun), but also the mistakes he's made (not protecting Ye Zun as well as whatever perceived mistakes have been made in previous battles he's had with him) is like a constant running the gauntlet for young Shen Wei.
Yes, I agree. I feel like that worry is happening at a fairly background level -- it's not like he ever freezes in a fight or gets really unnerved -- but the awareness of it must always be there, that constant protecting those around him and guarding against failure. *pets him* (Hee! The Star Wars parallel is making me grin. :D :D :D)
I like this a lot. Perhaps also to hide his own expressions from everyone as well. He's younger here and perhaps doesn't have complete control of hiding everything he feels behind what we see in present-day with the 'polite innocent professor' mask he deploys to throw people off his scent.
He's definitely very open with Kunlun, isn't he? It would be so interesting to see how he was with other people in YOHE, without his mask. How much composure he has. I wish we saw more of that. (I find wearing a mask makes me lazier about having expressions and more likely to talk out loud to myself -- maybe he's just out of practice at thinking about what it's like to show his face to people, and that's why he's so open? :-)
And perhaps the masked scene in the bar became something because of Hei Pao Shi wearing one!
Hee! That would be funny, considering Shen Wei and alcohol. :D :D :D
Though my brain always felt that the masks were worn to give a subtle nod to the book, where from what I understand they were ghosts/demons (I have not read the book so I could totally be wrong here)
Oh, of course. I haven't read the book either, so I forget to factor that in. *facepalm* Thanks for making that connection! :-)
My brain goes to it depends on the situation at hand-ish? XD Like perhaps if that was the only thing they had left to try to win the war, he'd go down the road of self-sacrificing, but I think with the people and the soldiers, and everything they're trying to do as a group Shen Wei wouldn't go off on his to do that. He's a general for a reason - smart, tactics, powerful, etc - and even though he's young, he surely knows that one person against an army rarely works, no matter how strong they are power wise.
Yeah, I completely agree. It would just be too great a risk unless he had a strategy for actually turning the tide somehow. I think he's just feeling a bit hopeless here, because of what happened in the battle, and unlike Fu You and Ma Gui, he hasn't talked to future ZYL, so he doesn't know they're going to win.
Thanks so much for your comment. Really great thoughts! <3 <3 <3
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Yes, I agree. I feel like that worry is happening at a fairly background level -- it's not like he ever freezes in a fight or gets really unnerved -- but the awareness of it must always be there, that constant protecting those around him and guarding against failure. *pets him* (Hee! The Star Wars parallel is making me grin. :D :D :D)
I like this a lot. Perhaps also to hide his own expressions from everyone as well. He's younger here and perhaps doesn't have complete control of hiding everything he feels behind what we see in present-day with the 'polite innocent professor' mask he deploys to throw people off his scent.
He's definitely very open with Kunlun, isn't he? It would be so interesting to see how he was with other people in YOHE, without his mask. How much composure he has. I wish we saw more of that. (I find wearing a mask makes me lazier about having expressions and more likely to talk out loud to myself -- maybe he's just out of practice at thinking about what it's like to show his face to people, and that's why he's so open? :-)
And perhaps the masked scene in the bar became something because of Hei Pao Shi wearing one!
Hee! That would be funny, considering Shen Wei and alcohol. :D :D :D
Though my brain always felt that the masks were worn to give a subtle nod to the book, where from what I understand they were ghosts/demons (I have not read the book so I could totally be wrong here)
Oh, of course. I haven't read the book either, so I forget to factor that in. *facepalm* Thanks for making that connection! :-)
My brain goes to it depends on the situation at hand-ish? XD Like perhaps if that was the only thing they had left to try to win the war, he'd go down the road of self-sacrificing, but I think with the people and the soldiers, and everything they're trying to do as a group Shen Wei wouldn't go off on his to do that. He's a general for a reason - smart, tactics, powerful, etc - and even though he's young, he surely knows that one person against an army rarely works, no matter how strong they are power wise.
Yeah, I completely agree. It would just be too great a risk unless he had a strategy for actually turning the tide somehow. I think he's just feeling a bit hopeless here, because of what happened in the battle, and unlike Fu You and Ma Gui, he hasn't talked to future ZYL, so he doesn't know they're going to win.
Thanks so much for your comment. Really great thoughts! <3 <3 <3