On The Other Hand Youd Be Agreeing With Him That Xie Lian Is Worth Waiting That Long For - Tumblr Posts

Happy slightly belated birthday to one of my top 3 favorite characters of all time!! 🤍

I’ve been so excited for his birthday but I wasn’t able to actually finish a new art in time. I did make an edit but I’m not able to post it yet. Regardless, saying nothing feels unacceptable, like doing so to your bestie or smth. So here we are.

“Beautiful things exist in this world—that in itself is worth being thankful for”. He says this at one point, and I can’t help but think of Xie Lian himself as the beautiful thing that exists. His story—his strength, his compassion, his heart—is beautiful. When I get overwhelmed or apathetic, I think of him (and Kieran White) and my heart warms. There may be a lot of pain in the world…but there is still beauty. Whenever I feel doubtful, I look at them and I know. There is still beauty. That is worth being thankful for.

Hua Cheng says something similar, “Sometimes the mere existence of a certain person in this world is in itself a hope”—and he really is talking about Xie Lian.

I see a lot of people half joke about how relatable Hua Cheng is in his obsession and love for Xie Lian and how he’s not special because they’d wait 800 years too, and they’re so right haha. Like if you’re going to tell me someone waited that long for a person and expect me to believe it, they’d better be damn special.

And he truly is.

Xie Lian, to me, is hope. He is hope in humanity and in myself. He is hope that it is possible to hold onto yourself through pain/cruelty, and that it is always worth it to do so. Xie Lian was not always rewarded for his efforts and kindness. In fact, he suffered immensely for it at times and it was hardly ever returned. Yet his heart always remained in paradise. Because he was never doing it for reward or praise to begin with. He did what was right because it was right—nothing else was relevant. That was enough. Xie Lian is who I admire most in the world. He represents what I admire most in the world—what I wish the world was like.

The world may not be gentle and kind and compassionate.

But he is.

In the words of Kieran White, “Humanity can be beautiful”.

That in itself is something worth being thankful for.

That in itself is hope.