Ye Zun picspam

[extrapenguin]

In preparation for Friday's Ye Zun post at sid_guardian. Draws from the rewatchalong screencaps for episodes 20, 34, 36, 38, 39, and 40.

Comments

[extrapenguin]

Ah, I didn't get the enthusiasm for conclusions being drawn. And I guess the mandatory social isolation has left me grumpy. The times, they are annoying.

[starandrea]

Oh dear, I must have deleted all of my enthusiasm right out of my comment. I started it three times, because the first time it began with "\o/" and the second time it began with "Yay!" And I kept telling myself, "No! You must maintain a seriousness worthy of your conversation partner!" So I tried to restrain my overt signs of joy in discussing Ye Zun's character with a sympathetic witness.

That said, I had a particularly trying day at work, and I was tremendously enjoying your comments and thinking about all of them in my free moments - it led to a lot of me thinking, "That's true,* and why do I think that? What convinced me?" Because some people I follow seem unsympathetic to Ye Zun, and I'm curious what the differences are in my perception versus theirs. (*Where by "true" I mean, "something I agree with.") So I think a lot of my restating things that were obvious to you was for my own benefit, as I tried to support for myself why I agree with certain things that some other people seem not to agree with.

So anyway, thanks for making my day better. I often write far too much when I comment, which is one of the reasons I don't do it very often. :) (I just love things so much! I want to say all the things about them! Even though other people already know those things, I just find it fun to say them again!) I hope you find some less-annoying things in the very near future.

[extrapenguin]

The times are adding a +5 to tryingness all across the board, I think! Don't sweat it. Communication is hard, especially over the internet.

some people I follow seem unsympathetic to Ye Zun, and I'm curious what the differences are in my perception versus theirs.
I'm not sure whether the lack of sympathy of some people have anything to do with Ye Zun qua Ye Zun – the issue they have with him is that he was the reason the members of their OTP died. They'd have exactly the same feelings about him if he were a villainous cardboard box with no motivations. Some people are just focused on their OTP and only into things for the shipping. (I think the fact that Ye Zun's true motivations and woobiedom were only revealed in the final episode, which some people never watched, made things harder as well.) So I'm not sure if it's so much a difference in perception so much as in interest?

(Also, please turn up to Friday's Ye Zun discussion, it will have villain wank calm philosophical discussion on the meaning of redemption!)

So anyway, thanks for making my day better.
♥ Contemplating Ye Zun makes every day better. Especially if one contemplates Shen Wei wrapping him in a blanket and feeding him.

[starandrea]

Also, please turn up to Friday's Ye Zun discussion, it will have villain wank calm philosophical discussion on the meaning of redemption!

Ha ha, I hate conflict, despite (or maybe because of) my talent for causing it. But I will make a good faith effort to contribute positively to the discourse. :)

♥ Contemplating Ye Zun makes every day better. Especially if one contemplates Shen Wei wrapping him in a blanket and feeding him.

I agree with all of this! ♥

[extrapenguin]

There will also be opportunity to drop fic/art/vid/meta/etc recs!

[starandrea]

I look forward to it!