Relationships That Have Real King/lionheart Energy, That Whole I Have Sworn Myself Wholly To You, I Am

Relationships that have real king/lionheart energy, that whole “I have sworn myself wholly to you, I am your sword arm, I am your dog” to someone else’s “you are the one person in this world I can rely on, and I am both bolstered and burdened by your absolute faith in me” vibe, but it’s in circumstances that are like. so low stakes. Manger of a movie theater/the one usher who doesn’t smoke weed at work.

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Du Cheng teaching Shen Yi how to shoot? Du Cheng turning down a date with a literal model to change into his little suit jacket and go to the party he didn't want to go to so he can stand in the corner with Shen Yi and drink out of his glass?? Du Cheng staring at Shen Yi while he's drawing??? Du Cheng parkouring over the roof to get to the window to save Shen Yi from the bomber, putting himself and everyone at risk???? (And Shen Yi KNOWING that if he can just stall enough Du Cheng will save him! Like he's not even surprised to see him at the window!) And then after that Du Cheng being like "haha if we had died back there we would have died at the very exact same time wouldn't that have been crazy"????? Du Cheng keeping the sketch Shen Yi made years ago?????? Calling Shen Yi his trump card, fully trusting and knowing that he'll come through??????? That little doodle of the two of them at the end???????? I am unwell.

Favourite BGM tracks in LHL

because i love this OST to death. it's a gift among cdrama osts. all links go to YT

Category: "Character" Themes

世上再無李相夷 | Never A Li Xiangyi Again In The World

少俠方多病 | Young Hero Fang Duobing

笛盟主 | Director Di

(i use the term "character theme" loosely, since, interestingly, "Director Di" often plays during Jiao Liqiao scenes -- uwu make of it what you will -- and there are other tracks with character names in them)

Category: Epic/Battle Themes

鏖戰 | Fierce Battle (plays, among others, during part of the donghai battle, as well as in ep18 during dfs vs sigu sect masters)

破阵 | Break The Formation (informal Li Xiangyi theme imo because it plays a lot when he has to act as LXY. notably plays during that scene in ep27 ;_;)

相夷太劍 | XiangYi Swordplay (notably, plays for a large part of the donghai duel)

白刃 | White Blade Edge (when a certain character stirs trouble)

Category: Spy Galore

婆娑步 | Swirling Steps (plays a lot during detectiv-ing moments, and is also the episode cutter theme)

Category: Nostalgic and Sentimental

紅綢慢 | Slow Red Silk (notably, plays during the ep 19 conversation between qiao wanmian and li lianhua in the sigu sect courtyard. this track kills me TT)

人世太匆忙变奏 | The World Is Too Hasty Instrumental Vers.

守護 | To Protect (notably, plays when fdb mourns what he had with li lianhua on the roof, in ep 28)

山外变奏 | Beyond The Mountains - Instrumental Vers (notably, plays during ep 19 "i didn't underestimate you" fanghua scene, ep 38 wedding wine scene, and ep 15 fanghua rooftop drinking scene)

诉说 | Recountings (plays when fdb watches the moon, alone this time)

一壶莲花醉变奏 | Drunk On A Pot of Lotus Wine - Instrumental Vers.

Category: Mysterious and/or Ominous

玉城诡案 | Thrilling Case of Jade City (i love the mix of gothic with traditional chinese instruments/gufeng)

扑朔迷离 | Bewildering (notably, plays in ep 1 during the night opening of the coffin uwu. slaps best with earphones)

魔音缭绕 | Lingering Mystical Sounds (di feisheng waking up after 10 years, among others)

Category: Jiang Hu Spirit

山外游志 | Beyond The Mountains, Travel Notes Vers. (notably, plays during the sigu sect revival scene aka "i was in line waiting for wontons")

念破人世太匆忙 | The Word Is Too Hasty (Electric Guitar Vers)

Category: Shenanigans

房車日常 | Daily Life In The Caravan (Ep1 Li Lianhua's first scene anyone?)

中二症 | Chuunibyou (plays often in daily caravan scenes)

蒙面 | Masked (notably, dfs eats very fast, ep 8)

Just making this compilation had me amazed again at the huge breadth in variety of this OST, and how each track stands alone as a beautiful track regardless of the show, but, placed within it, also makes the story so much more alive <33333