fan xiao betrayed his evil father and is somewhat on the run and itâs implied thatâs to protect shu lang. what if that fails and shu lang is kidnapped for his part in what happened, along with fan xiao. Some shared torture, some him not me moments, running away and hiding together and getting to know each other in moments where fan xiao has no power and control, mundane quiet moments shared together over food, only one bed, shu lang getting to beat someone to death to protect fan xiao, fan xiao learning that the only way to keep shu lang is to be able to let him go, shu lang choosing to stay because they are both a little fucked up and codependent BUt Also because heâs seen fan xiao respect his boundaries multiple times on their adventures together and he believes that this time heâll try