Jin Zixun has managed to talk himself into getting a patented Lan Wangji Death Glare™. Very coveted. Note the Absolute Hate in his Eyes. The Subtle Lip Curl. This Look could kill a man at twenty paces. 3/10
When Lan Wangji stops merely Glaring at you and starts Actively Sassing you, you know you have Well and Truly Messed Up. 4/10
He’s in mixed company so his reaction to his Plan Being Successful is pretty low-key. But those Slightly Widened Eyes convey so much Surprise and Hope. I’m sure that won’t ever be horribly dashed! 6/10
Lan Wangji anticipates the Extremely Obvious Outcome. 3/10
Lan Wangji can’t even enjoy his Great Triumph like he Deserves. He is Surrounded on All Sides by Jins, exactly One of whom he Kind Of Doesn’t Hate. 5/10
In moments like this I always fall back on the fact that they also aren’t speaking English because they don’t have England or the many languages and conquering peoples that contributed to the creation of the English language and therefore the work musr be a translation into recognizable terms in our world’s terms. Call that Tolkien Brainrot.
It’s called “Translation Convention” but “Tolkien Brainrot” is funnier.
