#jiang tian

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Was it you? Was I what?

[polarnightt]

[divineandmajesticinone]

THE ON1Y ONE (2024) I 1.02 & 1.03 "An eye for an eye."

[athousandbyeol]

just two boys and their obvious crush on each other.

[govinni13]

This was uploaded by Eric and Ben themselves to their douyin account and an fan added this on weibo.

OUR ENDEARING DUO from #TheOn1yOne !!

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This video clip will be a valuable asset to our hearts this week!!

Since the future is unpredictable, we, the viewers, are uncertain of what lies ahead - a comedy or a tragedy....

Our thoughts mirror Sheng Wang's thoughts...🫣🥺🥺🥺

#LiuDongQin #BenjaminTsang

#ZayinEric #ZengXiangzhen

[kimsun-oo]

oh okay 🙂

[heretherebedork]

Our boys and their facial journeys as they tried very hard not to give in to their feelings for each other. Missing them hours have begun and are only augmented by the bittersweet and open ending.

[fanatic-freakshow]

The moment when Wang understands Jiang is jealous

The moment when Wang understands he can have fun with that

[silverquillsideas]

The frankly concerning amounts of love I have for this character needs to be studied 😭

[blueminghao]

i don’t know how to explain it, but you can just tell even they can tell there’s something else there, you can see it in Tian’s expression. Maybe i’m just saying it because i want them to be together.. but i feel like even though neither of them necessarily know what it is, they know there is something there (emotionally/ to do with their current relationship) that would have to stop/ would change if they were to be brothers. Something unspoken

they have a truly special bond, and i love that so much

[fiddleyoumust]

So. The On1y One. I've seen split opinions on the path Sheng Wang chose. I'm not sure i have all my thoughts in order because I left that finale very emotional.

My main take away is that Sheng Wang actually hurt Jiang Tian in the best way to put the brakes on what they both know is happening. Sheng Wang is LITERALLY Jiang Tian's home. He's never had a home and now he had Sheng Wang. Sheng Wang bombing the test on purpose, LEAVING Jiang Tian on purpose, is a warning to both of them that whatever is brewing between them CAN NOT happen, or Jiang Tian will lose his home.

When Jiang Tian asks Sheng Wang, "When are you moving out?" There is a moment of panic that flits across Sheng Wang's face, until Jiang Tian specifies moving classrooms, but that vagueness is purposeful, because Jiang Tian knows what Sheng Wang is doing and he's asking HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THIS?

The answer is that Sheng Wang hasn't thought about leaving their dorm YET, but the possibility is there if Jiang Tian continues to push. So, he leaves instead. He helps Sheng Wang move classrooms and screams in frustration over a reality he doesn't want to accept but has to because he doesn’t want to lose all of Sheng Wang. He doesn't want to lose his home.

The story about the mint plant woven through is important. There is no use trying to put a broken branch back the way it was. Pretending it isn't broken hurts the plant. The only thing to do is cut it off and let new growth happen.

Now we wait to see if we get a season 2 so that Sheng Wang can realize he's not a plant, and his feelings for Jiang Tian are not a broken thing that needs to be cut off. 😭

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Attentive [adjective] - careful to fulfil the needs or wants (of); considerate (about)

[polarnightt]

[divineandmajesticinone]

THE ON1Y ONE (2024) I 1.06 "I told you. The dots should be clear."

[athousandbyeol]

i can't stop thinking about this scene.

it was so light-hearted. sheng wang was all-smiley after finishing (perhaps multiple rounds) of revising and studying. but the lively atmosphere simmers down into this thick and stifling tension once jiang tian opens his closet.

honestly, if i were sheng wang, i would have so many questions too. why is he packing? is he going somewhere? but where? so, whatever sheng wang is thinking or feeling at the moment is valid (to me, at least, it is.)

i think it has so much to do with sheng wang's expression here (liu dong qin, the actor you are) that breaks my heart into tiny, million pieces.

it's in the way his eyes follows every movement of jiang tian, but particularly directed at the opened luggage, that has me thinking of sheng wang's fear of separation. the trauma he experienced when he was just a little boy.

i can't imagine how he felt when he saw his beloved mother collapsing to the ground—at the age so little to grasp the situation—to comprehend the meaning of sadness and grief and death.

he was broken. he was devastated. but those feelings as a child were just feelings. but the adult sheng wang now understood that those feelings come with bitter memories and realisations that death is inevitable, and death is permanent. his mother won't come back to him no matter how frequently she visits him in his dreams (and wake).

his heavy breathing. his fixated stare. that feeling of abandonment is washing over him again. they're coming in slow, steady and destructive.

so when jiang tian approaches him with the said book that has more extensive questions, he still can't look away. not until jiang tian realises that sheng wang's attention is now elsewhere.

and he finally asks,

i personally adore how benjamin acted this scene out. jiang tian immediately glances over at the luggage, somehow already knowing the context/direction of this conversation. (it's in the subtlety of benjamin's acting here that has me going nuts.)

when sheng wang asks this question, it reminds me of this scene in episode 1,

jiang tian was looming in front of sheng wang's house, wondering if he should stay or leave. possibly his only destination would be uncle ding's house. maybe he has nowhere to go, to be honest.

sheng wang immediately called him, voicing out his thoughts. and the context is similar—are you leaving?

although jiang tian answers sheng wang's question, not leaving him hanging the way he did in episode 1, it's still not enough. the reason being, as of right now, we're knowledgable of sheng wang's past. but what about jiang tian? we know nothing about him. we just know this boy is closed off and distant and cold and grumpy. but why?

these questions are the answers. but sheng wang doesn't know. not yet.

they could have just dropped the conversation here. but this is one of (the many) things i notice about sheng wang: he's always curious. always seeking answers. even in his studies, he would ask crab (i love you, friend) for the solution. and we saw some instances where jiang tian would share the method he used, etc, only to help him. and i think it's being presented at a different light here. sheng wang is waiting. he's waiting for jiang tian to give him answers.

as jiang tian says it's a habit, it might not be the answer sheng wang wanted, but it was needed, at least, only for the night.

it's so overwhelming to me how jiang tian has always been providing sheng wang with safety, happiness, anger, irritation, fun, answers and questions. how susceptible sheng wang is with everything jiang tian is. they are like mirrors reflecting one another. because for me, jiang tian is like a closed book, but i could understand him once i start reading. but sheng wang, he's more layered. he's open but also secretive. he expresses emotions, but not everyone reciprocates and understands him. not until jiang tian.

and i'm no longer sane in the head because of this.

[tipsyjaehyun]

MR. BENJAMIN FUCKING TSANG!!! YOU DROPPED THIS SIR!!!