Daisyscott
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There is a reason why the title is Unknown
Unknown is clearly a master piece in BLs.
The title Unknown is chosen for a reason because Qian and Yuan's relationship doesn't fall in to the norms of society,
I see lot of reviewers using words like disgusting, Yuck etc... but do they realise that this BL title itself is saying do not look at their relationship with the norms of society and what society knows? I am not sure. Qian and Yuan's relationship evolves from something to something else at each period of their life. There is no name for this kind of relationship in our society .
Data points:
1) Qian and Yuan are not blood related but Qian chooses to raise Yuan like a brother despite Qian being a child , parentless himself and Yuan being a homeless stranger and a younger child. In the societal norms this would be closer to adoption but adoption is done between an adult and a child but not a child and a child. So their relationship is more closer to unknown in norms of society.
2) Yuan cares for Qian and knows his PTSD with women and relationships where Qian cannot actively seeks partner. He starts seeing Qian in a different light as he grows that would make him want to stay with him forever. Again it's an unknown relationship in the norms of society.
3) Qian knows something is off with his own feelings in their relationship early on given the extreme closeness both have for each other before Yuan confesses. He also doesn't know what to call it because again it doesn't fall in the norms of the society. So he decides to stay in his safe zone of brotherhood by keeping distance between both.
4)Yuan makes it extremely clear after coming back that he cannot and will not let go of Qian. Qian once he realises that he might have lost Yuan in US starts to panic and realizes the relationship and what he feels is definitely not in the norms of Society. Again the relationship is Unknown according to societal rules.
5) After Yuan's persistence, Qian gains courage to act on his feelings which is not easy for him to begin with. He realises that he is the happiest he has ever been and he has a shoulder to lean on. But according to society they are brothers. But between them they are lovers. This would not fall in the norms of society in relationships either. So hence Unknown. I hope the negative reviewers look at this and try to see this BL in a new light. I really do not wish people losing out on a beautiful story that is so poignantly shown.
The title Unknown is chosen for a reason because Qian and Yuan's relationship doesn't fall in to the norms of society,
I see lot of reviewers using words like disgusting, Yuck etc... but do they realise that this BL title itself is saying do not look at their relationship with the norms of society and what society knows? I am not sure. Qian and Yuan's relationship evolves from something to something else at each period of their life. There is no name for this kind of relationship in our society .
Data points:
1) Qian and Yuan are not blood related but Qian chooses to raise Yuan like a brother despite Qian being a child , parentless himself and Yuan being a homeless stranger and a younger child. In the societal norms this would be closer to adoption but adoption is done between an adult and a child but not a child and a child. So their relationship is more closer to unknown in norms of society.
2) Yuan cares for Qian and knows his PTSD with women and relationships where Qian cannot actively seeks partner. He starts seeing Qian in a different light as he grows that would make him want to stay with him forever. Again it's an unknown relationship in the norms of society.
3) Qian knows something is off with his own feelings in their relationship early on given the extreme closeness both have for each other before Yuan confesses. He also doesn't know what to call it because again it doesn't fall in the norms of the society. So he decides to stay in his safe zone of brotherhood by keeping distance between both.
4)Yuan makes it extremely clear after coming back that he cannot and will not let go of Qian. Qian once he realises that he might have lost Yuan in US starts to panic and realizes the relationship and what he feels is definitely not in the norms of Society. Again the relationship is Unknown according to societal rules.
5) After Yuan's persistence, Qian gains courage to act on his feelings which is not easy for him to begin with. He realises that he is the happiest he has ever been and he has a shoulder to lean on. But according to society they are brothers. But between them they are lovers. This would not fall in the norms of society in relationships either. So hence Unknown. I hope the negative reviewers look at this and try to see this BL in a new light. I really do not wish people losing out on a beautiful story that is so poignantly shown.
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