I would have liked more of this in the drama, during the identity shenanigans: the team seemed to accept Shen Wei's authority and capability reasonably readily, a lot of the time, even before they knew he was the Envoy. (There was a little bit of push-back, but not much considering.)
I actually liked it in the drama because it felt like they subconsciously responded to his authority and competence, but I'd definitely have liked it if more attention had been drawn to it all!
I love all the implied world-building about Shen Wei's MO (sending the puppet for recon) and that it was CC's past-sight that inadvertently brought Weilan together. <333
Yes! That's great. :D
Is it second thoughts about the relationship that he's worried about, or second thoughts about working with the SID?
I thought it was definitely about their relationship, and that ZYL is actually a bit insecure about it, not really trusting it'll last, despite his surface behaviour. It just comes out in the worst way!
You have to trust me (even though you know I've been crushing on this guy for months and I'm probably thinking with my dick). Oh, and treat him just exactly like me, your boss, on my Completely Objective say-so! (*Your boss who you have a massive crush on.).
LOLOLOL, I love how you paraphrased that!
But wow, happy exuberant in-love ZYL is still an asshole.
100%!
And, like, ot1h, I like that he's already secure enough in their relationship that he's not walking on eggshells. But otoh, I feel like a few eggshells might be good for him (and everyone around him)! ;-p
I think he may actually be overcompensating for not feeling as secure as he'd like! But either way, a LOT of egshells would definitely be good for him! *grumbles*
It's possible my reading of the novel is suffering by comparison just because I love the compassion & redemption themes of the drama so much, and I'm really terrible at compartmentalising.
FWIW, I 100% agree with you on loving those central themes in the drama, and not being very pleased they're absent in the novel (so far).
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I actually liked it in the drama because it felt like they subconsciously responded to his authority and competence, but I'd definitely have liked it if more attention had been drawn to it all!
I love all the implied world-building about Shen Wei's MO (sending the puppet for recon) and that it was CC's past-sight that inadvertently brought Weilan together. <333
Yes! That's great. :D
Is it second thoughts about the relationship that he's worried about, or second thoughts about working with the SID?
I thought it was definitely about their relationship, and that ZYL is actually a bit insecure about it, not really trusting it'll last, despite his surface behaviour. It just comes out in the worst way!
You have to trust me (even though you know I've been crushing on this guy for months and I'm probably thinking with my dick). Oh, and treat him just exactly like me, your boss, on my Completely Objective say-so! (*Your boss who you have a massive crush on.).
LOLOLOL, I love how you paraphrased that!
But wow, happy exuberant in-love ZYL is still an asshole.
100%!
And, like, ot1h, I like that he's already secure enough in their relationship that he's not walking on eggshells. But otoh, I feel like a few eggshells might be good for him (and everyone around him)! ;-p
I think he may actually be overcompensating for not feeling as secure as he'd like! But either way, a LOT of egshells would definitely be good for him! *grumbles*
It's possible my reading of the novel is suffering by comparison just because I love the compassion & redemption themes of the drama so much, and I'm really terrible at compartmentalising.
FWIW, I 100% agree with you on loving those central themes in the drama, and not being very pleased they're absent in the novel (so far).