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whetstonefires · 11 months ago

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Jiang Cheng crawling on the floor right in front of Wang Lingjiao, clutching the hem of his mother's robe, begging her not to maim Wei Wuxian, I'm unwell.

...you know, I think Jiang Cheng spent all those years feeling just as fucking guilty about Wei Wuxian getting made the whipping boy in his name, as Wei Wuxian did about being Yu Ziyuan's stated motivation for making her family miserable.

Angrier about it than Wei Wuxian! More interested in throwing the blame around! Resentful! But just as guilty.

Really adds more depth to his abortive attempt a little after this to die for him, and Wei Wuxian's much more successful maneuver a while after that to maim himself for him.

Also adds to the 'Remarkable He's As Sane As He Is, Honestly' stats of post-timeskip Sect Leader Jiang.

#hoc est meum #mdzs #jiang cheng #jiang family #i'm doing a detailed annotation for fic reference and sometimes i get stuck on a scene #i absolutely respect if people don't like jiang cheng but god #the boy did make attempts #man the part where he fucked up by trying to remind her jfm wouldn't stand for it #but that doesn't WORK now because 'can he kill me?'#she doesn't oblige her husband by holding back and stopping when he reprimands her because she cares what he thinks #or how he feels #but only because he has authority over her #and trying to use that leverage when there's an implied threat of massacre in the wings just pisses her off worse

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