Ahhh! I love this sceneeeee! It is one of the bestest scenes!!!
Zhao Yunlan rubs his face again, and there's more blood on his fingers. He gives Shen Wei puppy-dog eyes. - SUCH PUPPY DOG EYES. It is definitely: I am innocent-person-who-never-jumps-headfirst-into-trouble-never XD
Shen Wei releases his lapels so forcefully Zhao Yunlan rocks backward. - That hand on the leg though. HAND ON THE LEG. To make sure ZYL doesn't over balance. So many feelings from that.
Zhao Yunlan reacts like he's not sure what Shen Wei is so upset about. - Is this the first time ZYL has seen SW *truly* angry? I mean he's seen 'angry/stern' HPS, 'stern/chastizing' Professor Shen, but I think this might be the first time he's seen angry/angry-upset SW. Totally agree ZYL looks uncertain about how to deal with this SW. And then comes the handkerchief wiping which annoys both of them and puts both more into a serious mood (for a minute, at least, until he tries to play off the hallow touching XD).
I love the physicality and body language in this scene. For such an impactful scene, there's not that much dialogue in it, but we see their reactions and interactions so clearly. It says a lot about their relationship, bringing in the recurring themes: Shen Wei's concern for Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei warning Zhao Yunlan away from the Tools, Zhao Yunlan ignoring the warning, Zhao Yunlan trying to joke his way out of trouble. But once the possibility that the dream is a prediction and members of the SID team could be dead, Zhao Yunlan takes it seriously. He doesn't seem bothered about effects to himself, but he cares if something's happened to his team. - All of this, yes yes! :D I agree whole-heartedly. Like you said there wasn't a ton of dialogue, but the *tension* in the scene was heavy.
What happened after Zhao Yunlan collapsed and before this scene begins? We can assume Shen Wei found him, and what must've going on in Shen Wei's mind at that point! Thoughts/theories? Fic ideas/recs? - Oo what a great question. I always assumed SW found him, which is why SW was in a very bad mood . Worry/anger/worry all sloshing together while he waited for ZYL to come back to his senses. I don't think I've seen any fics for the interlude between collapse and this scene, so there's definitely a nice add-on that could be written! :D I am always for SW princess carrying ZYL to the exam table XD
Has Zhao Yunlan seen Shen Wei this upset/angry at him before? If he hasn't, what is Zhao Yunlan feeling now? (And if he has, did the puppy-dog eyes work on Shen Wei before...) - I don't think he has? Not that I can remember. Not this type of personal I am really really upset (but underneath it scared too!) anger from Shen Wei. So, I'm sure it's shocking and I always thought when ZYL was uncertain how to handle things he usually resorts to playing things off. Or playing his 'got no cares' attitude up (which obviously made SW even more upset XD).
Is Shen Wei telling the truth about consulting books in the palace archives? What and why was he researching? I want the backstory about the normal human infected by dark energy who suffered from temporal dysfunction! - Oo I really love this idea too! My HC has always been that a normal human staying in Dixing too long would get hurt by the dark energy, because of how often SW has mentioned it in conjunction with ZYL touching the hallows. Though now my brain is like: What if it's because of the hallows? Maybe the hallows corrupt the dark energy and only a Dixingren can manage to deal with the corrupted dark energy (I mean I doubt that's the case but my brain offers this idea up). I think it would be interesting to expand upon the whole normal person impacted by the dark energy.
This was a wonderful write-up and awesome screen captures of a great scene :D SQUEE such goodness, thank you so much for writing it!!
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Zhao Yunlan rubs his face again, and there's more blood on his fingers. He gives Shen Wei puppy-dog eyes. - SUCH PUPPY DOG EYES. It is definitely: I am innocent-person-who-never-jumps-headfirst-into-trouble-never XD
Shen Wei releases his lapels so forcefully Zhao Yunlan rocks backward. - That hand on the leg though. HAND ON THE LEG. To make sure ZYL doesn't over balance. So many feelings from that.
Zhao Yunlan reacts like he's not sure what Shen Wei is so upset about. - Is this the first time ZYL has seen SW *truly* angry? I mean he's seen 'angry/stern' HPS, 'stern/chastizing' Professor Shen, but I think this might be the first time he's seen angry/angry-upset SW. Totally agree ZYL looks uncertain about how to deal with this SW. And then comes the handkerchief wiping which annoys both of them and puts both more into a serious mood (for a minute, at least, until he tries to play off the hallow touching XD).
I love the physicality and body language in this scene. For such an impactful scene, there's not that much dialogue in it, but we see their reactions and interactions so clearly. It says a lot about their relationship, bringing in the recurring themes: Shen Wei's concern for Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei warning Zhao Yunlan away from the Tools, Zhao Yunlan ignoring the warning, Zhao Yunlan trying to joke his way out of trouble. But once the possibility that the dream is a prediction and members of the SID team could be dead, Zhao Yunlan takes it seriously. He doesn't seem bothered about effects to himself, but he cares if something's happened to his team. - All of this, yes yes! :D I agree whole-heartedly. Like you said there wasn't a ton of dialogue, but the *tension* in the scene was heavy.
What happened after Zhao Yunlan collapsed and before this scene begins? We can assume Shen Wei found him, and what must've going on in Shen Wei's mind at that point! Thoughts/theories? Fic ideas/recs? - Oo what a great question. I always assumed SW found him, which is why SW was in a very bad mood . Worry/anger/worry all sloshing together while he waited for ZYL to come back to his senses. I don't think I've seen any fics for the interlude between collapse and this scene, so there's definitely a nice add-on that could be written! :D I am always for SW princess carrying ZYL to the exam table XD
Has Zhao Yunlan seen Shen Wei this upset/angry at him before? If he hasn't, what is Zhao Yunlan feeling now? (And if he has, did the puppy-dog eyes work on Shen Wei before...) - I don't think he has? Not that I can remember. Not this type of personal I am really really upset (but underneath it scared too!) anger from Shen Wei. So, I'm sure it's shocking and I always thought when ZYL was uncertain how to handle things he usually resorts to playing things off. Or playing his 'got no cares' attitude up (which obviously made SW even more upset XD).
Is Shen Wei telling the truth about consulting books in the palace archives? What and why was he researching? I want the backstory about the normal human infected by dark energy who suffered from temporal dysfunction! - Oo I really love this idea too! My HC has always been that a normal human staying in Dixing too long would get hurt by the dark energy, because of how often SW has mentioned it in conjunction with ZYL touching the hallows. Though now my brain is like: What if it's because of the hallows? Maybe the hallows corrupt the dark energy and only a Dixingren can manage to deal with the corrupted dark energy (I mean I doubt that's the case but my brain offers this idea up). I think it would be interesting to expand upon the whole normal person impacted by the dark energy.
This was a wonderful write-up and awesome screen captures of a great scene :D SQUEE such goodness, thank you so much for writing it!!