on the sweet agony of being a fan

[xparrot]

I'm so bad about spoilers -- I don't like them in theory, I really enjoy watching stuff unspoiled. But in practice I find them so hard to resist. And fanning on cdrama is terrible for this because they spoil everything -- like, it's generally a good idea not to watch the closing credits of a cdrama, unless you want to see key scenes from the final episodes. And they release so much promo material for shows...and they know fans, they know what fans want to see, and how to tease them.

Which is to say I have seen so many shots and clip from coming eps of DMBJ, and am suffering for it in the best and worst ways. There's one screencap especially that's been slowly killing me (and I put it on my phone so it could kill me more)(the silliest thing is it's probably not that major a scene, the odds are good it will end up on the cutting room floor anyway; and yet it's what I'm loving in the show in a single image?)

I want this as a painting on my wall. The composition is beautiful -- the darkness of the tomb around them, and the light falling on Wu Xie's face while his friends are shadowed; the blurred foreground shapes so that they're fully enclosed, trapped but maybe also protected.

I have no idea what the context is for this (why are they in those jumpsuits, are they for safety, or did they escape from prison to tomb-raid?!), but everything about it -- the way Wu Xie is lying there, I don't know if he's hurt or just sick and exhausted, but he's completely out. And Pangzi with both arms around him, holding his wrist, supporting his head, trying to make him more comfortable while curled into an uncomfortable position himself, and he's tired enough to have fallen asleep like that himself, maybe? Then, Xiaoge -- who can't put his arms around Wu Xie himself, not when he has to be ready to defend his friends from whatever dangers might come from the shadows; but sitting close enough that their elbows are touching. Maybe dozing himself but his hands are in fists and he's not relaxed; he'll be ready if they need him to be.

(And because cdrama promos know how to take deadly aim: this shot was from a little vid of the three actors talking about the Iron Triangle and how it worked, and they showed this bit while Zhu Yilong was saying that for Wu Xie, without Pangzi, without Xiaoge, he wouldn't be able to go on. ;_;)

(and ah I need an icon for this show! I already have another shot I want one for...I just have to wait until it airs? ^^;;;;)