Meta and fanart on Zhou Zishu‘s beggar disguise by mtkay13

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Here on Tumblr, mtkay13

Excerpt:

The final hit on the nail (heh) was when I properly read TYK a second time, though. Soon after he put on his disguise, ZZS looks at his own reflection in a river and thinks that "finally, the outside matches the inside", very satisfied. It could be that his sickly exterior reflects how his interior is slowly dying. But it could also very well be that he is trash, and finally looks like trash. And he's happy about it. Later on, when offered new clothes, he's amused by how ridiculous his stupid face and meager body look with such refined fabric on it. Like it doesn't match. ZZS himself loves this persona. He likes looking like this, and I think that's fantastic. I think it's hilarious. I think that ZZS identifying with this appearance is great, liberating, and extremely fun. Also, come on. It's perfect for him. ZZS is the guy who spent two weeks in a cellar and bathed WEEKS after leaving the capital because the smell had gotten too bad, "even for him". I believe ZZS when he says the inside now matches the outside, lol.