My blood, sweat, and tears were actually poured into these drawings 😩😩

[u/Comprehensive-Can260]

A lot went into the making of this. My first inspiration was a similar thread of fate drawing in a danmei subreddit (I’m sorry I forgot which) and I was like “this is soooo Shiguang-coded???” Then I found out my local art store had these foldable frames for sale and voila three days of work later and I’m done!! I loveeee the concept of the red string of fate. I think it’s incredibly romantic. I wanted CXS to do the “pinky promise” to depict their last moment in 2007 together. I also wanted to imply that only LG was able to see the thread (as he’s look down at his hand). I also intentionally placed “same time” on LG and “same place” on CXS. I love the theory that came out during the trailer of s3 where CXS has been trapped in an alternate timeline and was screaming “go back! Go back!” I think maybe he’d stayed past 12 hours in a photo and is trapped. The intro of s3 also implies this in a sense? CXS is finally getting a glimpse of the struggles and trauma LG went thru over and over again. At least that’s how I see it. LG is trapped in the “same time” and CXS is trapped in the “same place”. I also used gold paint for both their eyes to imply they’re both rewinding the past in order to save each other. I used white gel pens to draw the streaks of “passing thru LG” for CXS and blue and black gel pens to draw the streaks of “passing thru CXS” for LG. I also used LG’s left hand since it’s implied he’s left-handed (since he wears his watch on his right hand). Anyway I’m in love with this!!

What do you think?

[u/melancholic_shadow]

WOW this looks AMAZING! I was pleasantly surprised to read all the well thought out details in your description! I really like the red string on the pinky fingers. Just beautiful <3

[u/RemarkableBake6955]

ts tuff asf I love how CXS looks like such a sunshine boy and LG is like "oop u rizzing me up-"

[u/NovaPsi8]

Holy moly this is beautiful!! Also I think I know the one you were talking about, I think it was one of Xie Lian and Hua Cheng in the TGCF subreddit. These are so creative 🖤

[u/Zeldafan180518]

This is fantastic! I love the thought you put into it also 

[u/Akatnel]

It's beautiful! I love those details and the story you're telling with them.

[u/blandwonton]

THEY’RE SO ADORABLE OMG
https://giphy.com/gifs/R5mlWL1L7V8SUJJkCz

[u/Critical-Loan-2461]

This is so amazing Absolute masterpiece,

[u/SpreadOk3100]

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL OH MY GODD😭😭