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sid_guardian2026-03-17 10:44 am
Poll: Opinions on clothes & other things
How emphatic are your opinions on Shen Wei’s Haixing clothes?
Not (clothes are clothes)
1 (7.7%)
Not with a few exceptions (accessories)
0 (0.0%)
Not with a few exceptions (outfits)
1 (7.7%)
Somewhat
2 (15.4%)
Very
6 (46.2%)
Extremely
3 (23.1%)
I will fight you!
1 (7.7%)
I didn't use to, but fandom has made me care
1 (7.7%)
How emphatic are your opinions on Zhao Yunlan's clothes?
Not (clothes are clothes)
1 (7.7%)
Not with a few exceptions
1 (7.7%)
Somewhat
5 (38.5%)
Very
5 (38.5%)
Extremely
1 (7.7%)
I've papered my bedroom with screencaps of him in that grey sweater and distressed jeans
2 (15.4%)
What does Zhao Yunlan find sexiest about the Envoy? (check all that apply)
mystery
9 (69.2%)
super-strength
5 (38.5%)
other powers
3 (23.1%)
authority
7 (53.8%)
mercy
8 (61.5%)
mouth
8 (61.5%)
eyelashes
7 (53.8%)
those slight, faint-hint-of-amusement smiles
10 (76.9%)
weapon
2 (15.4%)
the fact that Zhao Yunlan's father would strongly disapprove
5 (38.5%)
other (please specify in comments)
1 (7.7%)
Which of these best describes you?
I speak/read Mandarin well / It's my first language
0 (0.0%)
I'm learning Mandarin
4 (30.8%)
I'm learning Mandarin because of Guardian
2 (15.4%)
I've picked up a few words
6 (46.2%)
I don't know any Mandarin but I'd like to learn
1 (7.7%)
Don’t know anything, languages are haaard
2 (15.4%)
No Mandarin, but I know (an)other Asian language(s)
2 (15.4%)
Other
1 (7.7%)
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Haha, yes! They really are fantastic. Honestly, the entire regular cast has great clothes that fit their characters incredibly well, but of course Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan stand out. :D
Btw I may soon be trying to work somewhere where Shen Wei's style would fit my worksona so well, lol
Oh, that's super neat! Go stealth-cosplay Shen Wei! :D
Mostly early on: Danger! :D Real or perceived, and the fact that everyone else is terrified of the Envoy.
OH yes, I love this!
Mostly later: Protectiveness!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Also, I'm learning Mandarin because of Guardian, 100%, I never would have started otherwise. :D :D
*high fives*
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Do you think ZYL finds it exciting being protected? Or do you mean protectiveness of other people? Can you say a bit more about this?
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(Also sometimes frustrating, because they're both often so "do as I say, don't do as I do", but still. *g*)
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Turning up at the Dixing Palace all bloody and yet still defeating Wu Xiaojun to protect Zhao Yunlan and Guo Changcheng in episode 38.
(I mean, I do also think Zhao Yunlan finds the Envoy protecting him in the Hanga caves sexy on some level! And Shen Wei grabbing him by his lapels in the nosebleed scene, in a different way. But I think it's just a different thing once they're more on the same page - about each other and about the stakes.)
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Even with the nosebleed scene, to us as viewers it reads as protective, but I'm not sure that's how it lands for ZYL, or what he likes about it? Maybe he's into the manhandling qua manhandling? Mostly, he's busy trying to defuse Shen Wei's glaring, imo.
But I was thinking after I commented (and wasn't near a keyboard so couldn't say) that the scene in Dr Feng's clinic where Shen Wei instinctively wants to stop Zhao Yunlan from sacrificing his sight (ep 22) fits the bill perfectly. I think that's the epitome of protectiveness and "these two seem so different on the surface but are so similar underneath". Neither wants to see the other hurt, they both know that, but they also won't stop them from doing what's right.
For that matter, the wrist grab in my icon might work?
Caveat: It's likely I'm reading everything differently from most people (and quite possibly wrongly) because protectiveness is not my kink; that makes it harder for me to see it as a kink for ZYL. So please feel 100% free to ignore me!
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Yessss, to me Zhu Hong is especially A++, at the same level as the two of them, which is the highest compliment. :D :D (I'm rewatching episode 12 as we speak, and her necklace in these episodes is epic, and the entire outfit is just so on point! And she gets to be so badass in it! :D)
"Oh, that's super neat! Go stealth-cosplay Shen Wei! :D"
:D :D :D Thank you! :D ♡♡♡
*ALL THE HIGH FIVES*
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