the more i think about it, the more confused i get, so hereâs the question. how do you think he tian suddenly piqued an interest towards mo?
I think Iâve answered a similar ask before (itâs still a fabulous question!), but if you wanna take a look at my longass post, it right here.
Iâll try to keep it short here. To answer that, you have to look at how He Tian used to be before he got involved with the other three boys. What we see is a popular, somewhat bored rich kid who on occasion acts entitled and is no stranger to some cruel pranks. Heâs got good grades and a whole fan club of girls. Even the teachers seem to idolize him for his test scores and academic success. But then we also see that for all his money his life is very empty. Nobody knows (or cares) that he lives all alone in a huge empty flat that is devoid of personal possessions (it serves as a reflection of his inability to form meaningful attachments). People are fond of him because of his good looks and basketball skills, his money probably too. Everyone nearly applauds him when he says he likes golden retrievers or wants to join a taekwondo club. Whatever he says or does, the sycophants are ready to kowtow before him. Anyone is ecstatic to be pals with him, and He Tian doesnât need to do much but smile and say âheyâ.Â
Mo is unlike anyone else He Tian has met. During their first encounter (the fight with ZZX), He Tian seems absolutely taken aback by Moâs recklessness â he hit ZZX with a stone to his head, without caring about the consequences. He Tian, as we later find out, feels strongly about anyone doing stuff that could potentially result in death. Honestly, his face is priceless there â he looks like he didnât even realize there could be someone this aggressive with a devil-may-care attitude.Â
Perhaps this is what triggered He Tian to hang around Mo at first â he may have wanted to curb that insolence/belligerence. But as it turned out, Momo gave no fucks about who He Tian was, as he never gave fucks about the latterâs attempts at civility. Nor did he care about his popularity, money, reputation â he outright stated that he hated (rich and fake) people like He Tian.
And thatâs what I believe piqued the He Tianâs interest. Never before did he have to actually make an effort to pal someone â everybody was ready to suck up to him at the snap of his fingers, so this was definitely new. There we have Mo who doesnât want to be around him, who doesnât want to talk to him in person or via messenger. Who is so foul-mouthed that He Tian actually takes notice and decides to kinda teach him a lesson. Like, hey you are talking about dicks so much, have a dikpik, now how does it feel?Â
And of course the kiss, the pinnacle of it all. This was probably the first time He Tian experienced rejection. And what kind! He actually saw a belligerent bully burst into tears out of disgust and impotent rage. The first time someone told him He Tian disgusted them. The novelty of it left a trace. All in all, Momo made him experience something he never knew before. On top of it all, He Tian encountered someone with whom his usual approach didnât work â a real puzzle that he couldnât solve.
Thereâs also the fact that He Tian seems to observe life, rather than actually live it. For all his money and potential, his lifeâs empty. He doesnât seem to have goals or passions; he may have a VIP card for everything but in fact, heâs just detached from life, from what most normal people experience. Mo is different. Life beats him, he stands up. He gets into fights, he recovers. He has a mother he loves and who loves him back. He tries to solve his financial problems to help his family â and to do that heâs even willing to work for someone he claims to hate (He Tian). He likes cooking, apparently wants to play the guitar. He has those little passions and dreams that He Tian doesnât, he lives his (sucky) life even if he has to struggle to stay afloat while He Tian for all his money⌠just observes from the shore, if you will. His day to day life is just an imitation game: pretend to be a cool guy, pretend to be a proper student, pretend to be Mr My-Life-Is-Effing-Perfect, Mr Wish-You-Were-Me, while at the end of the day heâs stuck with his nightmares and profound emptiness.Â
Inside of Mo thereâs something He Tian never had, that, perhaps, was take away from him due to the upbringing in a neglectful or dysfunctional household, and thatâs also part of the attraction. Mo makes He Tian experience life.
Anyway, this is my take on their relationship, I donât claim it to be the only way to view Tianshan. Also, I promised that Iâll keep it short, but looks like I failed again. Actually started writing it before the newest chapter came outâŚand now Iâm a rainbow puddle and the rest is history.
