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supremefloof · 10 hours ago
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little rant about tbhx tumblr fandom/asks
I don't mean to make any trouble but I did promise myself not to self censor on my tumblr and this is genuinely a little weird to me.
I won't mention the exact posts that spurred this (although it's probably obvious), but I have seen multiple anon asks constantly asking for drawings of “anime style tbhx” or "draw __ but copy the official style of the show" to multiple creators now and they always sound a little bit off. sometimes there are things that could be compliments sprinkled in, like calling the art cute, but something about this phrasing makes it seem demanding or criticizing? maybe it's not intentionally worded like this but I would like to say it definitely comes off a little heavy-handed. This is in part because the anon in question often follows up asking for another drawing because the last drawing 'wasn't anime-styled at all, try again' or something along those lines criticizing the ways in which it was not to their imagining. I suspect it's the same person for all of them. I would beware because it for one feels rude and for another reads almost like a person prompting AI to adjust things but like. instead treating a real living breathing artist who puts in work this way. especially when asking for a obviously high-quality drawing. The way that there is always a follow-up ask for more art makes me feel as if the person is fishing for a user who is willing to draw them free art. ofc if its just an excuse to draw more and the artists who've gotten these asks don't mind it's no trouble! but I can't help but feel concerned since I've seen multiple creators answer "asks" phrased this way. I'd love to have some discussion about this too if anyone would like/ has also noticed this.
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supremefloof · 2 days ago
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💥 ZINE SCHEDULE 💥
Keep your eyes out! Here's our upcoming schedule for the To Be Hero X Zine! Next up is our Interest Check opening on September 15th.
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supremefloof · 2 days ago
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episode 18 thoughts
theres a lot going on in general this episode?? im real worried about next ep......... but also excited :D
why is vortex beefing so hard with this creature hes so dramatic lmaoo
oh my god is LJ gonna kill him actually... oh good he's not dead
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don't get it twisted now vortex being mad at ah sheng is still gay
phobiaclone?? who is phobiaclone… wait that's so interesting that's literally a fear-based hero no? without Sheng, he couldn't defeat phobiaclone...?
someone who can replicate your greatest fears like spiders or something is what i'd guess off the name
WHAT are the circumstances of this and what exactly was Sheng's powers? did he need like. emotional healing...
it would be so cool if Sheng literally had therapy powers
vortex does indeed look a lot like X here oh no 😭but he's still lacking the...X factor... for lack of a better phrase
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aaaand right from the jump something's changed, hasn't it. I can actually believe he's an adult when u give him eyebags hehe
this is super fun! who's playing Vortex though? it's so nice but also sad seeing Little Johnny plays as his dad in fighting games.
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HELLO!
omg i love this guys glasses and his little earring thing omg hes very pretty everyone in this show is pretty... he also seems nicer than the other hero managers we've seen before
LJ's apathy for heroism and his current work..
HE'S DEAD?????? IN THEPLANE CRASH? how does LJ arc have worse character death than the GB arc
this does add another layer to LJ and Cyan's dynamic though!
doesn't he have flight and wind powers. this is 1000000% foul play right? it might even have been purposely to silence him because he knew Sheng
was he being so mean about Sheng to distance himself from him??
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ooh yeah a rank 15 ish hero with GB would be a big deal for LJ.
however... as we will see later in the episode... this might be targeted to take him out??
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the car ride is still just as funny from his perspective LMFAO he thinks Ghostblade is a huge standup guy
dang. the HAC is super corrupt! which i mean yeah we knew that
does Micky know GB assassinated Sheng?
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ohhh i see so liu zheng seems to be like less evil but hes for sure the spotlight guy. and queen calls micky uncle 😭 her two morally dubious dads...
gonna say it though even if he's evil he still has terrible taste in men
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LMAO not LJ also coming to the same conclusion as Luo but like. less creepily and also messing it up horrendously
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tfw you realize your boyfriend is like fr evil and not just fifteen red flags in a black turtleneck
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OH NOOOOOOOOO. THE CUTS ON THE TREES BEING SO SIMILAR TOO??
at least hes probably very safe... considering Big Johnny is a massive alien and therefore immune to trust value powers
yea ngl all analysis powers have left my brain for this one i just sat there and enjoyed. im probably gonna comprehend what actually was revealed in this ep throughout the week via reading other people's tumblr posts
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supremefloof · 3 days ago
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Hi there
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supremefloof · 4 days ago
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the last artfight attacks
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left- tbhx oc of jellolas, right -alien stage oc of shiji
so this yr ended up doing 22! which is much better than last year's 5 and is actually my best year yet! much thanks to tbhx for coming out and motivating me to draw ocs
heres to hoping team crystals pulls through...
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supremefloof · 4 days ago
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YEAHHH !!!
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💥 ZINE LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT 💥
Jump into the night heroes~ We're excited to announce a zine based on the donghua To Be Hero X (凸变英雄X)!
Our Interest Check opens on September 15th. In the meantime, let us know if you have any ideas on what to title this zine and share your favorite TBHX creators!
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supremefloof · 7 days ago
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a mini hand jumper theory I have is that Iseul already knows or at the very least will be the first to figure out that Sayeon is lying about her gift. he's been shown time and time again to be extremely perceptive and he's in Sayeon's blind spot because he's loyal to her. (spoilers kind of) the new episode is further evidence for this (he CLOCKED her lmfao)
Sayeon also isn't as careful as she thinks she is.
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^ (S2) Ep. 84 - King Piece
there's a chance Iseul already knows her trigger, even? the part I'm most interested in is how he will react. I loveeee all the character dynamics between cell 4 and Sayeon c:
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supremefloof · 7 days ago
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probably the last artfight attacks maybe like 1 or 2 more
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(top two are tbhx ocs) top left - (wrice cats) revenge for Gaycameraman091305, top right - attack for Ghost_Lollie
bottom right - quick animation attack for the very cool pancakecat
I lost all motivation to draw for about a week before this (focused on some other projects instead) so im going rlly fast and loose with attacks now without trying to make them perfect because I can feel post-artfight burnout fast approaching! no more dedicated lineart, im just cleaning up sketches.
the good news is that after artfight is over i will be free to draw other things...... tbhx..... maybe some life series stuff (big maybe)... idk
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supremefloof · 7 days ago
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As much I like to make it to 10....9 will have to do for my first year of Art Fight.
Here are most of my attacks/friendly fire I've done this year:
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Shout out to @supremefloof (their attack is up top)
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supremefloof · 9 days ago
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supremefloof · 9 days ago
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A Breakdown of Wang Yi (Ghostblade)
I won’t be theorizing here, this is how I interpret the character based on the episodes and my personal experiences. I repeat a few things at different points to reinforce ideas that are connected but explained in separate parts. I’ll talk about the technical aspects of the episodes (direction, atmosphere, cinematography, etc.) in a separate post.
I’ve been active in the TBHX fandom since the very beginning of the project, and back when Ghostblade’s first PV came out, most of us were led to believe that Wang Yi had been experimented on as a child, possibly as a reason why he became a hero and an assassin. So when his episode was released, many of us were surprised by how different, yet deeply compelling, he actually is. It’s now obvious why Li Haoling, the director, was the most anxious about how this character would be received by the public. Wang Yi is complex, not only difficult to understand, but also hard to depict in a way that allows for that understanding.
First of all, he has an affective disorder, and we also see signs of sensory overload. Later, he says, “I don’t know how to express emotions, because I can’t even tell what emotions are,” which possibly points to alexithymia, a condition where someone struggles to identify or describe their own emotions. This is common among autistic or otherwise neurodivergent individuals.
It’s important to distinguish terms here: affective disorder refers to a mental health condition that affects mood and emotional regulation, while neurodivergence describes naturally occurring differences in brain function and behavior, not deficits or disorders. Sensory overload is a neurological response that can result from neurodivergence, affective dysregulation, or even momentary stress. In Wang Yi’s case, it’s very likely that these traits and conditions are co-occurring. I’m not a doctor, so I won’t diagnose him, I’m just interpreting what is shown.
Secondly, Wang Yi grows up in a multi-generational household, a close-knit family with constant activity, background noise (TV, meals, conversation), and little privacy. While this can feel warm and supportive for some, for a neurodivergent or sensory-sensitive person, it can easily become overwhelming or emotionally exhausting. In many families, especially those that run a business, it’s normal for children to help out early and learn the trade hands-on, often with the unspoken expectation that they’ll eventually take over. But this can overlook the child’s individual temperament, interests, and needs, especially if the child is neurodivergent, which can already make daily functioning more difficult in overstimulating or socially demanding environments.
In such households and cultures, neurodivergent traits have often been misinterpreted, ignored, or pathologized. Sometimes there’s an intense pressure to “save face” and maintain the family’s reputation, and symptoms may be brushed off as “bad behavior” or “poor manners.” I’m not blaming his family or his culture, but it’s fair to say that his environment didn’t support him in the ways he may have needed.
In Ghostblade’s original PV, it was hinted that he may have been tested or evaluated, though the show hasn’t shown that. It’s possible his family noticed he was “different” and had him checked out, but since that would be speculation, I won’t dig into it. What we can see is that he didn’t receive the kind of early support that could have helped him better manage his internal world.
In the flashbacks, Wang Yi seems to be about 13–16 years old. We see him helping with the family business, and while we don’t watch him explicitly kill the pig, it’s heavily implied through his narration and body language (he’s also holding a knife). His description even includes a series of chemical reactions that happen in the pig’s body, which suggests a functional understanding of biology/biochemistry. This may reflect his present knowledge being layered over the flashback narration, or it could just be that he learned things through practice. Either way, the point is clear: Wang Yi, as a teenager, is used to the idea of killing.
More than that, and this is crucial, if he is both neurodivergent and dealing with a mood disorder, his entire perception of life, empathy, and identity may function differently. For someone like him, the boundary between humans and animals may not be emotionally or philosophically distinct. People with overlapping neurodivergent traits often interpret the world through patterns, emotional consistency, and nontraditional moral logic. He may not see killing a person as worse than killing an animal, not because he lacks empathy, but because he values life in a fundamentally equal way, outside of social norms.
That’s not coldness, that’s consistency in his own worldview.
I’ll take a slight detour to explain this further...
He says: “I come from a family of butchers, but I always thought they could’ve done better. A proper butcher should be like an assassin, minimal talking. Because the more you talk, the more people will know. And even if pigs don’t have the power to take revenge on you, they could still curse you after they die. So I swore to become the coolest assassin.”
In the first part, he’s not demeaning his family’s work as butchers. When he says they “could’ve done better,” he’s referring specifically to how they talked too much while performing their duties, not to the profession itself. The next sentence makes that clear: “A proper butcher should be like an assassin, minimal talking.” To him, taking life, even animal life, is something that demands seriousness, silence, and restraint.
Why silence? Because “the more you talk, the more people will know. And even if pigs don’t have the power to take revenge, they could still curse you.” This is where we see how thin the line is, in his mind, between animals and humans. He equates butchering animals with killing people, not in a casual or careless way, but with a strange kind of solemnity. To him, both are morally weighty acts, and while he still chooses to do them, he understands there's something inherently “wrong” or “shameful” about it.
The idea that the dead can curse the living implies that he feels some guilt or spiritual consequence, something a person completely lacking a moral compass wouldn’t worry about. This belief points to an internal code: he may not stop killing, but he knows it isn't “right.” He copes with this by treating the act with ceremony and silence, dissociating from it emotionally.
Silence becomes his way of self-protection. If he talks about it, he risks acknowledging the wrong, and with that comes vulnerability, shame, and guilt. To speak of it would be to “confess,” to let that guilt materialize and solidify into a part of his identity. If he says it out loud, he’s no longer just doing something wrong, he becomes someone wrong. This is why he sees doing it quietly as the “cool” way, not because he enjoys killing, but because he’s figured out the most emotionally manageable and “cleanest” method for it.
When he says, “So I swore to become the coolest assassin,” it’s not out of a childish desire to murder people or a belief that violence is glamorous. It’s about performing that violence in a controlled, silent, “proper” way, unlike the noisy chaos he grew up in. Silence, for him, is discipline, escape, and a shield against the internal and external noise that triggers his distress.
So why doesn’t he say any of this outright? Because he doesn’t fully understand his own emotions. He experiences things deeply, but he can’t express them clearly or in neurotypical terms. He’s not explaining his thoughts to us, we’re watching them unfold as they occur in his head. His emotional logic makes perfect sense to him, even if it isn’t explicit. The words he uses and the words we might use for the same feeling are different, but the emotion underneath is the same.
TL;DR (Short Scheme):
He likely has at least one mental health condition and may be neurodivergent.
He experiences sensory overload and was raised in a chaotic, noisy, overstimulating butcher shop.
He may conflate butchering animals with killing people, not out of coldness, but internal moral consistency.
He shows signs of a moral compass (worry about being cursed) → suggests he feels guilt.
He believes talking about the killing turns it into a “confession,” which threatens his emotional detachment.
He does it silently to avoid triggering distress or moral/emotional chaos, and this “coolness” is a protective, dissociative style, not actual pride in killing.
He struggles to verbalize emotions, so his thought process isn’t cohesive to us, but internally, it’s fully consistent.
Now, back on track. Because Wang Yi’s family couldn’t provide the support he needed as a child, he likely never went to therapy, didn’t take medication, and lived in an overstimulating environment with a lifestyle that offered no accommodations to help him cope. Naturally, he didn’t develop effective coping strategies or self-awareness.
He struggles to connect with others, not because he doesn’t want to, but because he simply doesn’t know how. Others don’t know how to approach him either. He becomes easily overwhelmed by noise (not just any noise). To speak to his family, he would’ve had to raise his voice just to be heard, and even then, being heard wouldn’t have meant being understood. So, why speak at all?
Maybe he did try when he was very young. But gradually, after repeatedly being misunderstood, or realizing that his words didn’t convey what he felt, he stopped. Perhaps even the sound of his own voice, forced louder than he was comfortable with, became unpleasant to him. Like I mentioned earlier, speaking could also feel like a kind of confession. Imagine if every time you opened your mouth, you felt like you were revealing guilt, even when you weren’t guilty. That kind of vulnerability is incredibly heavy.
There are many, many reasons why a person may stop talking. And when it comes to neurodivergent individuals, selective mutism is a common response, not because they don’t feel things, but because they’re often not taken seriously, are made fun of, or dismissed entirely. Talking becomes burdensome. Whether mutism becomes disabling depends on the person, their environment, and what support they have. In Wang Yi’s case, with an overstimulating home and likely no support, he shut himself off.
The Launch of FOMO (Year 19 AC)
When Wang Yi was 19, the social media platform FOMO was launched.
This is when the show’s critique of our society becomes loud and clear. Wang Yi quickly became one of FOMO’s first top stars, not for something he chose to do, but for simply existing: being handsome, being silent. His quietness was seen as a "cute little quirk."
Finding someone attractive isn't inherently bad, and misunderstanding a stranger isn’t either, in isolation. But it becomes a problem when someone’s privacy is stripped away without their consent.
FOMO is basically our real-world social media. On platforms like this, anyone can go viral, often without knowing, sometimes just for being in the background of someone else's video. I have my own reasons for disliking this reality, and I imagine many people do too. Most of us don’t appreciate having our faces or lives shared publicly without consent.
With Wang Yi, it goes further. People don’t just stop by his shop to gawk, they film him, take photos, and post them online, crafting entire made-up stories about who they think he is. It’s heartbreaking to watch him see those numbers climb, realizing that not only does he have to deal with his existing struggles, but now there’s a whole new challenge, forced upon him without warning.
Even his family doesn’t handle it with care. They comment on his “success” without considering how he feels. They didn’t mean harm, but the truth is, intent doesn’t erase impact, and it’s likely they’ve been doing this, unintentionally hurting him, for 19 years. If the people closest to him don’t get it, how can we expect strangers who only see him through a screen to?
To many, going viral might seem like a dream, but for Wang Yi (and for people like me), it would be terrifying. And I’m not even talking about Trust Value yet. Just the unwanted attention alone would be suffocating.
Even for someone who wanted to be famous, it would still be disturbing to have that happen at the hands of strangers, without agency. This is ultimately about consent, or rather, the lack of it. It’s about how predatory our imaginations can become when we stop seeing people as people, and instead view them as products of our own fantasies.
Isn’t that what the show is really about?
When Wang Yi asks, “But who was doing the deceiving?”, the answer is: us. People. We deceive ourselves constantly, because nothing can compete with our own imagination. Often, the wondering brings more satisfaction than the actual truth. Expectation versus reality will always be a losing battle, and Trust Value is a system that capitalizes on that very gap.
And then there's this: who likes being reduced to a single moment, action, or trait? No one. Human beings are much more than what can be seen through a narrow lens. But more often than not, that one trait is all other people choose to, or can, see, and everything else gets erased.
It’s worth emphasizing again: Wang Yi was 19 at this point. He had been struggling in silence for years. And when the world finally noticed him, it wasn’t for who he really was, but for a version of him they invented, without his consent.
At 20 years old, Mr. Shang invites Wang Yi to join Mighty Glory.
In this scene, it's telling that Wang Yi doesn’t reply. Instead, he begins stuffing his mouth with food over and over until he chokes. This moment speaks volumes. The idea of change triggers his anxiety, and paired with possible sensory sensitivities to texture or light, it becomes physically overwhelming, even nauseating. We see him nearly vomit twice in the series, both times when he’s confronted with the pressure of change.
His sensitivity to light becomes more apparent later, when we see him alone in his apartment. He keeps the lights off, something we can assume he didn’t do before, when Zhang Lan and Nuonuo were still living there. Now that he’s alone, his environment reflects his personal comfort: low light, minimal stimulation.
Food texture is another clue. A family member’s comment about pork jelly, and Wang Yi’s own diary entry complaining about the “rubbery” texture of squid, both hint at textural aversions, something very common in neurodivergent individuals with sensory processing differences.
This moment also marks the beginning of his work as an assassin, and there’s a lot to unpack.
When he says, “I never searched for any information on my mission targets, because I know that they are definitely the ones in the wrong,” he isn’t expressing certainty, he’s expressing avoidance. By refusing to learn who they are or why they’re targeted, he spares himself the moral complexity of the act. It’s a way to emotionally detach. No backstory means no empathy. This is both a coping strategy and a form of dissociation, a way to protect himself from the psychological weight of what he’s doing.
His internal moral code, “Greed is wrong, weakness is wrong, violence is wrong, lying is wrong, betrayal is wrong, and knowing too much is also wrong”, isn’t shaped by universal values. It’s rigid, heavily filtered through personal trauma and an urgent need for psychological control. To Wang Yi, the world is overwhelming, unpredictable, and hostile. He craves clarity and order because ambiguity is unbearable. Moral absolutes give him a framework, a simple rulebook to survive in a complex world. This is especially clear in the line “knowing too much is also wrong”, which reveals that he equates knowledge with danger. Silence becomes a form of safety. The more you know, or allow yourself to know, the more vulnerable you become.
Later, he says: “Sheng knows that I'm not the one who wants him killed. So I hope he won't curse me in his death.” This line is key to understanding his psychology. He doesn’t enjoy killing. He sees it as a job, a task he dissociates from. But he still hopes the person dying won’t blame him, emotionally or spiritually. There’s a strange, fragmented empathy in this: he knows he’s the one pulling the trigger, yet he clings to the hope that he won't be cursed, a concept rooted in the guilt and superstition we saw earlier in his butcher-family origin story.
This isn’t just emotional distance, it’s a compartmentalized conscience. He wants to be absolved, even while he continues doing the very thing he believes is morally questionable.
Wang Yi is an unreliable character, not because he lies, but because he misinterprets or avoids his own emotions. His self-narrative is warped by trauma, possible neurodivergence, and an affective disorder. He presents the world through a distorted lens, one that makes perfect sense to him, but might not to us.
His rationalizations are not deceitful, they are protective. They shield him from collapse, but also prevent growth and insight. He speaks sincerely, but the “truth” of what he says is often buried under layers of emotional detachment, black-and-white moral logic, neurodivergent processing and trauma adaptations.
All his defenses, like silence, detachment, and strict moral boundaries, aren’t about power or cruelty. They’re about survival. He’s not evil. He’s someone who has made intense, morally grey adaptations to navigate a world that has consistently overwhelmed and misunderstood him, a world that has not been kind to either his brain or his heart.
Wang Yi with Zhang Lan and Nuonuo
When they meet, we already know Wang Yi’s background, but we know almost nothing about Zhang Lan. What we do see is that she’s constantly on her phone. Her reasons are never made explicit, maybe it was a form of escapism, maybe she was struggling emotionally, maybe it was just a phase or a habit carried over from her teenage years. The important thing is that despite their differences, she and Wang Yi connected strongly enough to build a relationship, though not necessarily for the same reasons.
I don’t want to over-speculate, since we’re not shown Zhang Lan’s internal world, but to me it never felt like she preferred silence or struggled with interaction the way Wang Yi did. Rather, it seemed like she didn’t want to be bothered, like she wanted to remain in the digital world she found comfort in. That doesn’t mean she was disengaged all the time; it’s just that the show emphasized her screen use to signal she was often emotionally absent. Life happened around her more than through her. Still, she did look at Wang Yi. He didn’t demand much, and she didn’t either. In that mutual lack of pressure, they found a kind of ease. Their silence wasn’t cold, it was comfortable. If they hadn’t wanted to be together, they simply wouldn’t have been. But they did, and in their own ways, they loved each other.
Eventually, they even got married. That could’ve been for any number of reasons, legal, cultural, personal. Since I don’t share the cultural context, I won’t assume the exact motivation. What matters more is that a year later, when they discover Zhang Lan is pregnant, it’s the first time we see her fully present. It’s as if she wakes up from a long, dreamlike state. Interestingly, Wang Yi’s first reaction isn’t focused on the pregnancy itself but on Zhang Lan’s unexpected emotional shift. Her intensity confuses him, and as with all other major changes in his life, it scares him.
There’s some debate about whether they should’ve talked about the possibility of having a child beforehand or taken more precautions. But honestly, given the state they were in when they met, is it really surprising that the idea of a baby might not have even crossed their minds? What seems “obvious” to some people isn’t always obvious to others, especially for those living in dissociative or emotionally withdrawn states. And isn’t that exactly how it often goes in real life? All around the world, children are born to people who weren’t prepared, caught off guard by a reality they hadn’t anticipated. Whether it was “right” or “wrong” is beside the point, the baby is here, and that’s what matters. The focus has to shift to what happens next.
By Year 23 AC, Zhang Lan and Wang Yi divorce. Nuonuo was around two years old by then, so they clearly tried to make things work for a while. We don’t know much about what their life looked like as a family, and we still don’t get any real insight into Zhang Lan’s point of view. But based on what is shown, it’s not hard to understand her frustration. She changed, he didn’t. It’s possible she ended up taking care of Nuonuo mostly on her own, effectively living as a single mom despite being married. That kind of dynamic can wear a person down.
That said, I don’t think she was supposed to “parent” Wang Yi. But once she had a shift in mindset, could it have helped to gently encourage him toward professional support? Maybe she tried and he wasn’t ready. Maybe she didn’t know how. Because we don’t see her attempt to truly understand or support him on that level, it’s easy to frame her as the “villain,” but I don’t think it’s that simple. Even if she had taken him to therapy, it would have required immense time, patience, and a total unlearning of the only survival strategies he’s ever known. Therapy isn’t a quick fix, especially not for someone like him.
From Wang Yi’s side, the divorce clearly disturbs him. As we've seen before, abrupt shifts in routine or environment aren’t just inconvenient, they can be physically and emotionally destabilizing. He likely depends on predictability to feel safe. Sudden change can trigger anxiety, panic, or shutdown. For someone who struggles to identify and regulate emotions, the emotional fallout from change can feel overwhelming or even paralyzing. He can’t always process or verbalize what he’s feeling in the moment, and without tools or external support, even small changes can feel catastrophic. That’s why he clings to Nuonuo’s bunny after Zhang Lan leaves, just like a child would. It’s a regression to a comfort behavior from earlier stages of development.
But it’s important to recognize why he struggles this way. Wang Yi was already silent for most of his life. He never developed speech, and when someone can’t or doesn’t speak, whether due to selective mutism or another condition, they miss out on key experiences: emotional expression, social negotiation, and the feedback loops that support emotional growth. Without verbal interaction, it becomes so much harder to name, process, or regulate feelings.
Emotional maturity doesn’t just happen. It usually requires modeling from caregivers, practice in safe social environments and support in understanding one’s own inner world. Without those things, a person may stay stuck in developmentally delayed ways of reacting, struggling with boundaries, engaging in black-and-white thinking, or withdrawing completely when overwhelmed.
And when a neurodivergent person is repeatedly misunderstood, dismissed, or punished for their struggles, the result is often the same: they shut down even more, stop trying to explain themselves, and rely on self-protective behaviors, like staying silent or acting like they don’t care. It can make them seem emotionally immature or detached, when in fact they may feel very deeply but have no safe way to show it.
Wang Yi’s silence isn’t passive, it’s protective. It’s the safest place he’s known his whole life. So when Zhang Lan tries to push him out of that silence, even if it comes from a place of care or desperation, it shatters him. He’s left raw and vulnerable, because he doesn’t know another way to exist. And when someone’s only coping strategy is stripped away, it doesn’t create growth, it creates panic.
I think that if she isn’t happy, then yes, ending it is for the best. But if you love the person you’re with, wouldn’t you at least try to understand them a little? The truth is, Zhang Lan never really knew Wang Yi. In fact, they probably never truly knew each other. And they didn’t have to, not at first. Ironically, their bond as a couple was built on a connection that didn’t rely on deep understanding. But once she changed, what once wasn’t a problem became one.
And I’m glad she changed, otherwise, Nuonuo’s childhood might have been a lot worse. Zhang Lan became a caring mother who gave her daughter warmth and love. None of them are villains here. They’re like real people who made mistakes and, sometimes, the wrong choices, “wrong” according to each of their perspectives.
Wang Yi couldn’t be a father, not because he didn’t want to be, but because he didn’t know how. People grow at different paces, and some carry issues so deeply rooted that even realizing something basic can take decades. That’s just reality.
The heartbreaking part wasn’t Zhang Lan leaving Wang Yi. That was probably the right decision, she wasn’t happy, and forcing things would’ve made them both miserable, which would have affected Nuonuo too. What was heartbreaking was Zhang Lan telling Nuonuo that her father was dead, denying both of them a chance to connect, something Wang Yi already struggled with.
His intentions weren’t perfect, but his brain works differently, he lives by an entirely different set of internal standards. In the scenes where he follows Nuonuo, he says, “I began to understand why my father observed more than participated when teaching me to butcher pigs.” I think that’s his way of realizing that, like his own father couldn’t connect with him, he’s now unable to connect with her. So all that’s left is observation.
Zhang Lan rejecting the plushie he brought for Nuonuo also broke my heart. Honestly, I’m 27, and I’d cherish anything my dad gave me, especially a plushie. But after telling Nuonuo that her father was dead, it’s not like she could give her that gift without unraveling the story or pretending it was someone else’s gift.
In real life, what Zhang Lan said at the park could be extremely damaging to someone like Wang Yi. “She’s already an adult, and you picked that as her birthday present.[...] You don’t know a damn thing about her![...] Did you ever really care about her at all? Have you ever really understood her?[...] It’s fine, you’re already dead to her, anyway.” But within the show, Zhang Lan had to serve as the catalyst for Wang Yi’s development. This role unfortunately casts her in a “villain” light, not because she is one, but because of how her actions serve the narrative. And to be fair, many people in real life act just like she did, some might grow from the fallout, like Wang Yi did, and others may not.
Wang Yi didn’t take it lightly. Remember when he went home, visibly in pain and frustrated? He says: “It appeared to me that I really didn’t know anything about my daughter anymore. Not what she was thinking, nor what she wanted to do. Turns out there are some questions that can only be answered when they’re answered out loud. At that moment, I felt the urge to open my mouth, but I still couldn’t manage to say anything.”
He realizes that just when he thought he was starting to understand things, he isn’t. It’s disorienting and painful. And he’s right, some questions can only be answered out loud. Verbalizing thoughts often reveals what we really think or feel. Until we speak it, we might not fully grasp it ourselves. Speaking something makes it real and invites understanding from others. But for people who struggle with self-expression, like Wang Yi, this is incredibly difficult. Verbalizing isn’t just expression; it’s a tool for clarity, and it’s one he doesn’t have.
That’s why, in his own way, he tries to know Nuonuo through observation, following her, mimicking her. It’s not ideal, but it’s what he can do.
Also, we need to remember that speaking and expressing yourself are two different things. Even if he started talking, he likely wouldn’t be able to communicate what’s in his mind clearly or comfortably. At 39 years old, after at least two decades of silence, it’s unlikely he’d regain expressive speech easily, if at all.
Because his brain needs a strict sense of order to function, he clings to his rituals and actions. That can come across as controlling, even toward others. That’s why he’s so overprotective of Nuonuo, and why he sees Luo Li as a threat, she brings unpredictability, which makes it harder for him to process and increases his anxiety.
And yes, it should be obvious to us and to Nuonuo that he’s the “creep” she and Luo Li are talking about. But it’s not obvious to him. Not even close. He’s never been taught how to “read the room.” That’s just one more way his childhood neglect left lasting damage. Had he been supported growing up, he could’ve developed into a functional adult. But in many ways, he didn’t, and that’s not his fault.
Could he have sought help later in life? Sure. But when you don’t even understand what emotions are, when you can’t tell what you’re feeling or whether your actions are problematic, you don’t have the foundation to seek help. That’s what makes it so hard for him.
His acts of service, like protecting Nuonuo from afar, gifting Zhang Lan whisper flowers, or eating the squid so Nuonuo wouldn’t have to, show us that even if his methods aren’t perfect, his intentions are full of love. Whatever love means to him, he loved Zhang Lan, and he loves Nuonuo more than anything.
I’m so glad Nuonuo read his diary. He couldn’t have expressed those feelings directly if he tried; it likely wouldn’t have come across as genuine. But in his diary, writing just for himself, he could finally be honest. No pressure. No fear. Just the truth. That’s why what she read felt so real. It wasn’t meant for anyone else to see.
Nuonuo didn’t just bring joy into his life, she gave him a second chance at experiencing the basic things he missed as a child and teenager. Through her, he learned things that should have come naturally but didn’t, simply because no one showed him.
I’ve seen people online say Ghostblade is hilarious, an “edgy middle-aged boy failure.” And yeah, I get that a lot of it is said in jest, I laugh too, sometimes. But honestly, I don’t find him funny. Yes, some scenes with Nuonuo are cute or awkward in a charming way. But the intentional exaggeration makes them feel unsettling, a contrast to the loneliness, trauma, and pain underneath.
Sure, he’s got cute things about him. But he’s also deeply traumatized. And to me, trauma isn’t cute. I see fans treating his behaviors as endearing quirks, but I don’t agree, he’s a product of lifelong neglect and that's exactly part of the show's critique. That’s not funny to me. But again, everyone is entitled to their interpretation. Some hate him and think he deserves to die alone. You’re free to think that too. I just can’t agree. I wish he’d go to therapy. I love him so much. It breaks my heart.
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supremefloof · 9 days ago
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episode 17 thoughts
this episode had some of the most timeline stuff and lore since that one lucky cyan ep I think. spoilers below
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Sheng looks a lot like an anime protagonist lmao. he's very pretty :D
this spaceship is probably hiding lore relevant details but Idk what to make of it. I do have the question that if Big Johnny was found inside one of the broken pod things then what about the unbroken ones?
um. what is the deal with the aliens. we're really leaning into the alien thing; it looks like I won't be able to pretend they don't exist. by now I've accepted the alien thing but I'm really REALLY curious to see the execution.
Like, I don't hate the idea of the aliens anymore bc upon further thought aliens are a classic superhero trope and tbhx is a dissection of superhero tropes, but I am waiting to see how tbhx will spin it
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THE DEAD MOM HAIRCUT STRIKES AGAIN
that dang hair to the side thing...
btw yang cheng's mom had the same thing but with a braid. I can't tell if haolin is doing this to be funny or like ?? if I had a nickle...
poor LJ witnessing that my heart
What kind of illness does she have? interesting that Sheng couldn't heal it.
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okay. if Sheng is X, then this is a glimpse of the top tower floor when someone's actually living in it!
the spiral thing is a staircase?
there are bushes inside the house. like, not potted plants those are bushes
maybe the floor is overgrown in X's era because the next few X's kept the bushes and then they grew from there? maybe bowa didn't live in the tower and thats why? who knows
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obligatory mention that the johnnies were super adorable this episode!! BJ eating everything was cute
Sheng was sent to investigate the ship, maybe the first hero to do it?
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LORE!!!!!!!!!!!! although the subtitles mislabeled as downfall when it's Dawnfall. the dawnfall incident is soooo intriguing
I wonder why they hide Vortex's face here. It could be to show what he's like from LJ's perspective, but it could also be there to hide his expression and therefore what kind of relationship Sheng had with him. We know they have history. I can hear the shippers already
The reason Vortex mentions Dawnfall here seems to actually be an attempt at comforting Sheng; Sheng couldn't surpass the gods (death). in a roundabout way he's saying it's not Sheng's fault his wife died.
sooo when X steps down, i'd assume the title goes to next in line? like Vortex was rank 2?
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oh my gosh he grew whisper flowers for herrrr. he died in whisper flowers because he grew a ton of them around the house holy shit
it would be really sweet if LJ is so emotive not because of believers forcing him to be but because he's taking to heart his father's words all his life!
hey not to be like. that guy. but you can hear birds here. maybe bc they're in the woods but like. you understand
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STOP THIS MUSIC IS SO SAD
timeline info! we know that they move when LJ is five/six (Vortex says it's been 3 years). by using outside info on when LJ was born we can determine this is Year 22, and they moved in Year 18/19. yeahhhhh we are once again about to see Sheng die
this height thing is confusing tho
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top five gayest things to say while turning around with your eyes off camera! number three will shock you!
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hm.. who is "him"? as in the previous X of Year 20.
how did he win the Tournament with healing powers and plant growth? hm... Vortex says "anything and everything" so maybe he was much more OP at some point.
Sheng responds that it doesn't matter if you don't believe in yourself.
IMPORTANT ALARM!! ^^^^ THAT FEELS LIKE LORE! and also rlly sad if that's why the mom couldn't be healed
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annnnd this feels like why they broke up 😭😭
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biggest threat because of powers/X status or because you're emotionally invested exes,,,?
"do you need me to heal your wound?" "no need. thank you for the tea" I'm putting that line at a solid #4 on the top five list
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AWW it's so fun that he befriended those kids who didn't like him at first.
ooooh this is so fascinating. rural superstition surrounding heroes! is this all heroes or specifically the "more artificial" city heroes? is this a remnant of the people who still remember times before Dawnfall?
we can see there is a generational split; children think heroes are cool and superhero comics are equally as big of a deal (except now the heroes are real omg)
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another hero motivated by revenge... oh it's gonna be so spicy when he finds out it was Ghostblade
most valid crash out ever though
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we see his face now... brooo im pushing the sheng vortex agenda
ghostblade is here :D
why does big johnny look so human like.. it's kind of creepy...
how does one get the power to make tornadoes?? like, that's sick and all but how does this happen
I'm starting to think the real reason that Sheng moved was to lay low due to the information he knew. or maybe he leaked info to Vortex and ghostblade was dispatched ASAP. LJ's dad was signed to MG (his boss is Shang) and LJ is signed to DOS/FOMO.
theres so much lore here 😭😭send help
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supremefloof · 11 days ago
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basically the season 2 part 2 recap
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supremefloof · 13 days ago
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hehe hes literally me fr... @elowhinn
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supremefloof · 14 days ago
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I can feel the pokemon hyperfixation coming back
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supremefloof · 15 days ago
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artfight attacks
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(tbhx ocs) Top right - Akamasuku, top left - drawing_olive bottom left- revenge for Ts5mugi
I tried adding some black blocks for tumblr formatting only - they are not on the original attacks! i've been losing steam recently on artfight so my wild hope of getting an attack in everyday is probably not happening but I will keep drawing (。・∀・)ノ゙
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supremefloof · 16 days ago
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episode 16 thoughts
...PROFESSOR LUO WHEN I CATCH YOU
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firstly: loved the music in this episode!
second: what in tarnation is this keyboard. it looks like the city map a little but like. what
third: hello sailor
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the dynamic between Rock/Yen and Zac is sooo interesting. I really do wonder what Rock thinks of Zac. there's a lot more respect here than I would expect?
LMAOOO nightmare road trip. this scene made me like cry laughing
he is definitely thinking he "shoulda got both of them"...
I LOVE THE ENGLISH DUB. I LOVE THE CN SUB. these two have my wholeeee heart. I LOVEEEE what they do with Luo Li's voice lines. also LJ made me die with the traumas line
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why is he wearing a suit? also I really wonder if that's actually queen's dad. which might be unfortunate because of what he's done to my guy...
the Intervention
I like how this ep seemed like it would be lore heavy again but instead was a extremely awkward family dinner trope
LMAO he called Loli a demon??
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THE MOMENT THAT MADE ME DROP EVERYTHING AND POST IMMEDIATELY. HUH?????? "AS A MIDDLE AGED FATHER I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL"??? " TELL ME ARE YOU SINGLE RIGHT NOW??" WHAT THE HELL
get this man on a list what?? I knew I felt icky about him for a reason... he was on thin ice and there is ice no longer
are you not a member of academia. do you not give a shit that hes a 41 year old man who is also a TOP 5 HERO who admitted to stalking a teenager. get this man away from society?? good thing hes interested in the aliens he can leave the planet on the alien ship and STAY THERE
oh god is that why luoli is Called That... ik its not the intention...
luo li is right always actually. stan luo li she has never done anything wrong in her life
the trauma dump dinner 😭😭😭this was genuinely sad though. Love the moment where Nuonuo says her dad is dead and it cuts to his fork screeching. esp when you remember how GB feels about noise
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HE HATES THAT GUY LOLL
gb crying omg... this was super emotional I won't lie. however this was also pretty clever because I was clued in instantly that there's Fear Value shenanigans afoot knowing the significance of tears to Ghostblade
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it's hard for him to walk away from the fear + his daughter, but I also like to think maybe Nuonuo is a GB fan and doesn't want him to leave so it's harder for him literally
NOOOOO DISCO BALL GUY GIVE HIM HIS HAT BACK
he got glooped... :C
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I loved the music for this fight!! I think it really fits seeing that Shindig is here and Ghostblade's thing about music
super cool and fun seeing Ghostblade be cold and competent. also a little sad
the way this scene paralleled him killing Sheng... showing how it's routine, that he's done this so many times before, it's so easy
what is different here? why do you root for him here, when Sheng's death was no different?
im ill... Shindigs thing where he grovels only to gain a chance to attack again doesn't work here... omg
ghostblade doing the headpat before every kill is so uhghghghh
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uh is he okay
emotional gut punch #2 of the episode
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lucky cyan!! so neat to see that she collects guitars now that her first one is broken
okay. alien spaceship. I guess we doing this
I'm curious to know what DOS/FOMO's real motive in this is. Also whether LJ is connected to the aliens (if they are real)
I did like this episode a lot. it made me smile and I think ghostblade's arc is a very needed breather. it's comedic and still has likeable (albeit morally dubious) characters and surprisingly no dead wives??
besides Luoli's dad
I feel like my episode thoughts are getting longer but with less analysis
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