(fallen london stamps by on my fedi account I follow a bot that posts screencaps from Chen Qing Ling/The Untamed, a Chinese live-action drama, and every time I see a post I'm struck by the similarities between folks in Chinese historical fantasy (younger guys especially) and Tolkien elves. pretty people with long hair + lush robes + intricate accessories + badass martial techniques
While the original web novel depicted an explicit romance between the two main male characters, the adaptation was censored with homoerotic subtexts instead due to China's ban of LGBT portrayals in films.
big :( moment