The sort of grey space between "forgets he can't survive such things any more" and "passively suicidal"
So much this. He has always been too eager to sacrifice himself, but in this situation he would be trying with active vigor.
Shen Wei calls this just desserts if Zhao Yunlan ever complains.
They are both hypocrites when it comes to complaining about the other one being self-sacrificing and recklessly putting himself into danger. ;-) But I imagine that where complaints won't get through to Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan's genuine despair will.
I could live with him getting zero powers at the end, but yes, I want him to have learned to live as a person!
The new powers would demonstrate that he truly *has* learned, and hasn't just given up on world-saving because he doesn't think he can still make a difference. To me that would be the ultimate happy ending - to show that he won't return to his old ways not because he isn't capable, but because he doesn't want to anymore, and has moved on.
And I know you meant something completely different, but I was struck with an image of Shen Wei having the power to make lamps turn on, regardless of how broken or disconnected from the power mains they were. Imagine how popular he would be in Dixing!
LOL! Oh, yes, that'd be a nice one. And he'd need a new name - the Night Light, perhaps? ;-)
(He could also light the Guardian Lantern, then, of course...)
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Date: 2019-03-28 01:36 am (UTC)So much this. He has always been too eager to sacrifice himself, but in this situation he would be trying with active vigor.
Shen Wei calls this just desserts if Zhao Yunlan ever complains.
They are both hypocrites when it comes to complaining about the other one being self-sacrificing and recklessly putting himself into danger. ;-) But I imagine that where complaints won't get through to Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan's genuine despair will.
I could live with him getting zero powers at the end, but yes, I want him to have learned to live as a person!
The new powers would demonstrate that he truly *has* learned, and hasn't just given up on world-saving because he doesn't think he can still make a difference. To me that would be the ultimate happy ending - to show that he won't return to his old ways not because he isn't capable, but because he doesn't want to anymore, and has moved on.
And I know you meant something completely different, but I was struck with an image of Shen Wei having the power to make lamps turn on, regardless of how broken or disconnected from the power mains they were. Imagine how popular he would be in Dixing!
LOL! Oh, yes, that'd be a nice one. And he'd need a new name - the Night Light, perhaps? ;-)
(He could also light the Guardian Lantern, then, of course...)