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Wang Yibo being obvious Wang Yibo

(or Xiao Zhan on "get you a co-star who is also your #1 fan")

#yes i am still on this hell train #wang yibo does not make it easy #he makes practically 80% of the content #i miss them so much they were so cute #bojunyixiao #yizhan #bozhan #wangxiao #lol what other ship names did they coin #wang yibo #xiao zhan #lan wangji #wei wuxian #the untamed #chen qing ling #cql #lanzhanlanzhan

Levels of Asian Parenting (The Untamed Edition)

Level 1: Lan Wangji

Level 2: Wei Wuxian

Level 3: Jiang Cheng

Level 4: Madam Jin

Level 5: Yu Ziyuan

#lol tag your parents #my mother is jiang cheng #my father is wei wuxian and lan wangji #is this is a shitpost #lol how can it be when it's true #the untamed #chen qing ling #mo dao zu shi #cql #mdzs #lan wangji #wei wuxian #jiang cheng #madam jin #yu ziyuan #lanzhanlanzhan

The whole WangXian fiasco must have been so weird and shocking to an ordinary cultivator like

Most likely after the events leading to his death, the story of Wei Wuxian's first life had been widely talked about and rewritten. People loved to gossip, too, so the story could have gotten even more skewed as years passed.

So imagine you were an everyday cultivator. You think you know things, such as:

Hanguang-jun! Is the esteemed hero! So good! So pure! Handsome poster boy of the cultivation world! He is a war hero and one of the great movers who led cultivators to victory against the Wens! He is someone every cultivator son hopes to be! Sects sent marriage proposals to him for their daughters but got rejected but that's cool man s'cool

And there was the arrogant villain, ex-Jiang Sect Golden Boy then Yiling Patriarch Wei Wuxian. He's remembered for when he was still part of the Jiang Sect. Cultivators would think back and think they never liked him even then after all. Sure he was good, but he was also kinda cocky, so no surprise he ended up defecting. It was said he wanted to rebuild the Wen Sect, so good thing he died before that happened.

Hanguang-jun and Wei Wuxian were peers and even classmates for a time, but it's said they also bickered all the time even then. Didn't seem like they got along, and why would they? Hanguang-jun is so pure, and Wei Wuxian was a villain from the start.

During the war, it was also said that Hanguang-jun was one of the very few people who could control Wei Wuxian. Poor Hanguang-jun, he just can't resist correcting a rebel. The cultivation world is lucky to have him, keeping bad people in their place.

Alas! In the end, not even Hanguang-jun could stop Wei Wuxian. They faced off in Bu Ye Tian and there Wei Wuxian died, but unfortunately not before the cultivation world suffered huge losses, too. They said it was all his fault, and that was not difficult to believe. He was an evil cultivator, after all.

The cultivation world found some peace for a time, but suddenly news come in: the Yiling Patriarch is back! Not only that, but all this time it was thought that Hanguang-jun and Wei Wuxian did not get along. But then, more strange news from Lanling: not only was Hanguang-jun there with the villainous Yiling Patriarch, but also

Eh? Hanguang-jun? Our Hanguang-jun, the Hanguang-jun? They even said Hanguang-jun helped Wei Wuxian escape capture!

Hanguang-jun! How could you?

But then uh, what-- what is happening?

Seriously though, what is happening? Is Wei Wuxian not the villain this time around? Does he-- not want innocent cultivators dead?

What! Chief Cultivator Jin was the villain? He had the Yin Tiger Seal all along??

As if this wasn't difficult enough to swallow, Hanguang-jun and Wei Wuxian continue to stay together and even weirder rumors and things start to spread and they

are just

so confusing???

Sure, Hanguang-jun became chief cultivator and Wei Wuxian was seen travelling on his own, but that did not really last long, did it? In no time they are seen together again and--

They are what now? Cultivation partners???????

What is happening???

#lol the cultivation world got them so wrong #and then one day they are just married #can you imagine people's faces #wangxian #wei wuxian #lan wangji #the untamed spoilers #the untamed #chen qing ling #cql #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #meta #lanzhanlanzhan

I am so amused and tickled looking at early episodes!Lan Wangji like

Lol boy when you were glaring at him all that time

Looking so grave and put upon

Did you ever consider the possibility

That there will come a time

When your entire world would shake and realign

So that things matter only where he stands

And the world moves only when he breathes?

#ladies and gentlemen #my boy lan wangji #i adore lan wangji's story so much okay #i could curl up and cry any day if i think about him for like just a second #wangxian #lan wangji #lan zhan #wei wuxian #wei ying #the untamed #lanzhanlanzhan

Lan Wangji | Moments of Gay Panic (no thanks to one Wei Wuxian)

#i never realized how many times wei wuxian threatened to undress #what a horrid flirt #a horrid and oblivious flirt #poor lan wangji #my pure gay son can only take so much #at some point you are going to have to follow through wei wuxian #lan wangji #wei wuxian #wangxian #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #chen qing ling #cql #the untamed #lanzhanlanzhan #my gifs

Lan Wangji & Wei Wuxian | The Sacred Lan Ribbon

(Omg Wei Wuxian, what part of 'sacred' don't you understand?)

(Hanguang-jun, don't worry. He'll make an honest man of you and marry you. 🤭)

#the untamed #chen qing ling #mo dao zu shi #cql #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #wangxian #wwx being a little shit #lwj loving him anyway #my gifs #lanzhanlanzhan

This is a Wang Yibo Appreciation Post

Okay, first of all, whoever was responsible for even considering Wang Yibo as Lan Wangji ought to get an award. I mean look at this boy

Who looked at him and thought, "Yes! A perfect Lan Wangji!" It boggles the mind. In fact, one of the funniest things I found when the series was first aired was UNIQ fans belatedly realizing that Lan Wangji was being played by Wang Yibo. The whiplash must have been something because the gap is just unreal.

I remember that back when news came out that there would be a live action adaptation of MDZS, not a lot of people were behind Wang Yibo being casted as Lan Wangji. I would even admit to being one of the naysayers, and if I delve deep into this trash bin of a blog, I would probably find something I said last year that was along those lines. Mind you, this was in stark contrast to how people reacted to Xiao Zhan; most people liked him, thought he looked great as Wei Wuxian, and he just got a lot of approval on the get-go. The promotional posters that came out though just did not really do Wang Yibo justice. As Lan Wangji, he did not look the part, he seemed quite young, who even was Wang Yibo, or if you knew Wang Yibo, like really, Wang Yibo? And so on and so forth.

The great reveal though is that apparently, Wang Yibo is the kind of guy you just have to see in action. The moment I got into him playing Lan Wangji? I was sold. I was so sold I would willingly eat my shoe for everything I ever said about CQL casting back in 2018. That face, the look? Picture perfect. His manner, his restraint, the way he conducts himself in fight scenes? It was sheer genius casting a dancer for the kind of grace required to pull off the esteemed Hanguang-jun. I love Wang Yibo's Lan Wangji and knowing what I know now, if you give me another actor to play Lan Wangji, I would stab him in the eyeballs, I am not kidding. Don't give me anyone else other than Wang Yibo.

Now, Xiao Zhan has proven time and again that he understands Wei Wuxian, and the great thing is he is articulate about it. I think it's pretty well known that this boy makes entire speeches and writes legit essays when asked about Wei Wuxian. We love that about him, and I think this is also why he is so popular with the fans. We don't get as much of that from Wang Yibo, but much like how it wasn't until we saw him in action that he proved why he was a fitting Lan Wangji, the same could be said here. He does understand Lan Wangji. How do we know? Because it just shows. I find that appreciating this boy is in seeing him just do things. I remember how it was when, with each episode that passed, people just started noticing how Lan Wangji—poker face extraordinaire—was behaving in each of his scenes. We went, "Was that--? Holy shit, yes, it is?? How is this actor pulling off these micro-expressions? How is it that we are actually getting emotions from Lan Wangji??"

This went on up until a lot of us slowly realized, "You know what? This is a really good Lan Wangji we have here."

The Untamed also gave us a lot of promotional and behind-the-scenes content, so let's talk about that, too. There is something refreshingly genuine with Wang Yibo that I don't think I often see in many celebrities. It could be because he's young, but that just makes it more impressive how well he is performing on-screen. Out of costume though, he doesn't seem to have many filters, and it is such a riot following him and listening to the kind of shit he says in interviews (and taking note of how the "more adult" Xiao Zhan reacts to them).

Besides, a drama with two guys as leads? This could have easily been a recipe for clashing egos. While whichever actors playing Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji would find themselves being called the "two male leads" of the show, the fact of the matter is, Wei Wuxian's character is defined by his actions and his convictions. He fights against something larger than himself, and in this sense he is the typical hero of a story. Lan Wangji, meanwhile, is defined by his devotion to Wei Wuxian.

People get compared all the time, rankings are a thing, and product endorsement usually can only afford one popular celebrity as a brand ambassador. One could very easily be the actor who resents Lan Wangji's popularity being dependent on Wei Wuxian, and thus be considered "secondary" to Wei Wuxian. But instead, and despite all the wrong ways things could go, we got chemistry on screen and camaraderie behind the scenes. Wang Yibo favored Xiao Zhan and did not compete with him. It probably helped that Xiao Zhan is older (thank goodness for Asian values), but then Wang Yibo has been a celebrity for longer. Again, it could have gone badly.

I cannot stress enough how important it is to me that Lan Wangji's actor likes Wei Wuxian. It's not by any means a necessity, but a wonderful, wonderful bonus to all this—because what self-respecting Lan Wangji wouldn't adore his Wei Wuxian? We got cute banter behind the scenes, with Wang Yibo even seeming to be most partial to Xiao Zhan and generally being playful with him despite having a reputation of being cold to co-stars. He genuinely seemed to have had a lot of fun with his co-actor. I do not ship them nor do I follow RPF, but I find that them having that amiable and sometimes affectionate atmosphere does wonders for my own shipping of Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. It's like everything just feels safe and good, and my boys are happy together in all iterations of their universe.

I will always be thankful to these actors for interpreting these beloved characters so respectfully, especially given the nature of Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji's relationship. With the threat of censorship being a very real thing for them, I'm glad we still got the bond—and yes, love—between Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji in the scenes they share on-screen. (Actually, I sometimes wonder if Wang Yibo's, uh, violence towards Xiao Zhan is a remnant of Lan Wangji's affection for Wei Wuxian that Wang Yibo hasn't shaken off after they end a scene, lol. What's a guy to do with those feelings, right?)

Anyway, this accidental meta was brought to you by all these goodbye posts with CQL ending. I reiterate all the "thank you's" to the cast, but really for me, my appreciation goes most of all to our unexpectedly excellent Lan Wangji. I said so much shit about him last year, but he ended up being my absolute favorite of the cast. Wang Yibo took Lan Wangji and brought him to life in a way I never thought I needed, and now holy hell, I am churning up fanfic like mad every week. It has been such a wonderful journey, and never have I more sincerely wished success for any show's actor as much as I do for this boy. I was so, so wrong about him, but boy, never have I been happier for being proven wrong.