Yeah, it baffles me that people only read for the romance! Sure, it's there, but the other bits are more interesting, and this is not a book that's worth reading just for the romance bits. There are loads of danmei novels with more romance and less plot, why read this relatively plotty one if you're just going to ignore the plot?!
(This revelation was brought to me by another person in the fandom suggesting that the reason my fics are unpopular are because people can't just skim for the shippy bits...)
Wei Wuxian and his attitudes are the only reason this book isn't grimdark. In the flashbacks, the main levity is his relationship with Jiang Cheng; in the present, Lan Wangji. (Wen Ning also, on occasion.) I look forward to hearing your thoughts, once you're done – I'm reading the translation that's at ch 84, but I've been spoiled for future events via the fandom. Are you reading the original draft version, or the edited, published version, and is the smut included?
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(This revelation was brought to me by another person in the fandom suggesting that the reason my fics are unpopular are because people can't just skim for the shippy bits...)
Wei Wuxian and his attitudes are the only reason this book isn't grimdark. In the flashbacks, the main levity is his relationship with Jiang Cheng; in the present, Lan Wangji. (Wen Ning also, on occasion.) I look forward to hearing your thoughts, once you're done – I'm reading the translation that's at ch 84, but I've been spoiled for future events via the fandom. Are you reading the original draft version, or the edited, published version, and is the smut included?