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riventhorn

So, do we think Shen Wei actually needs glasses or are they only part of his "disguise"?

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green

More a mask than a disguise, I think.

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china_shop

+1. :-)

From:

green

♥

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riventhorn

lol, yes. Although I'm kind of attached to the idea of a Shen Wei who is a little bit nearsighted and actually wants to get glasses. But of course, the glasses are incompatible with Hei Pao Shi's mask and so he can only wear them when he's in his professor mode.

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green

That would make a cute little ficlet. :D

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jo_lasalle

That just made me go awwwww. ❤️

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extrapenguin

Awwwwww, this would be the cutest! (And then he takes them off at home so he can see Zhao Yunlan in the romantic soft focus he deserves.) It also explains why he mostly hangs out at the SID in Professor clothes after everyone knows his identity!

(He is also over ten thousand years old. Time must have gotten to his eyes as well!)

From:

trobadora

Yeah, this.

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rheasilvia

Hee, yes, exactly! It's part of the professor guise, and he is hiding behind them in a way very similar to the way he hides behind the actual mask.

Which is what makes it so wonderful a detail that after the first few eps, Shen Wei takes his glasses off when he is alone with Zhao Yunlan. <3

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china_shop

*nodnodnod* YES! But also, it's not just hiding. Both of those guises are real parts of him. He is the Envoy, and he is Professor Shen. And then there's the fundamental Shen Wei underlying both roles. Or something? So it's not quite hiding...

(Hi! I know you replied to me by accident, but I'm gonna reply to you anyway. ;-)

Edited Date: 2019-05-03 01:09 am (UTC)

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rheasilvia

Yes! They are excellent guises because he isn't pretending to be a person he isn't. That is what makes his masks work - both for him, and for other people.

And I do think they are also there for him. They help him bring out the aspect he wants to bring out - the fearless warrior, or the mild-mannered academic.

Hiding is definitely involved IMO, but it's more complicated than that. ;-)

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mekare

Hiding is definitely involved IMO, but it's more complicated than that. ;-)

Good point.. this is what I love about fandoms with identity porn. All those discussions about which aspect of a person is mask, persona, amplified personality extract and so on.

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riventhorn

I forgot that he takes them off around Zhao Yunlan after a bit. So sweet!

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rheasilvia

It is, isn't it? He wants to be seen by Zhao Yunlan. No masks. :-)

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green

Yessss, it makes me melt. *hearts*

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jo_lasalle

I'd say part of his professor persona. Professors Should Have Glasses. He clearly doesn't seem to need them for his vision.

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riventhorn

I tend to agree--especially as he both fights as the Envoy and also reads ZYL's file w/o the glasses. Near and far accounted for.

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forestofglory

I agree with everyone who said the glasses are part of his professor persona. He doesn't wear them as part of his top button undone at home with ZYL persona or his Envoy persona.

If he really did have bad eye sight he could probably fix it with his healing powers. He can't fix ZYL'S blindness but that was caused by the hallows which are super powerful.

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riventhorn

That's true about the self-healing too. I asked because I'm writing an AU where SW starts out in more of his "Hei Pao Shi" mode, but eventually we're going to transition into "Shen Wei" mode, and I am debating whether he should have glasses. It's kind of hard to picture him without them at all

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forestofglory

It is hard to picture him without glasses! But I guess it also depends on how prosfesorial his "Shen Wei" role is. In the drama he's really got professor style and the glasses are part of that.