One of those days when I have the spoons for it I'm going to make a list of canon moments that indicate that Yangchen and Kavik want each other carnally (in addition to every other way they want each other). And there's going to be a lot to pick from.
#Yangchen#Kavik#Yangvik#I know that their romantic tension is disputed less because of the tropes used and the ending#but.. their sexual tension is another chapter entirely. and it's what initially pulls them together#and listen. I do understand that I'm just an annoying brainrotting shipper wanting to read into things#but F. C. Yee made certain Choices. that are either deliberate or accidental subtext#but combined with other scenes I really am inclined to believe he knew what he was doing there.#and I'm not claiming to be right. but also.. insisting that YC is nothing but aroace coded is plain wrong#the dawn of yangchen#the legacy of yangchen#also.. there are several spots in the novels where a kiss would feel very natural. and I'm not saying it happened#I think it didn't if for no other reason then because they would certainly be slightly less weird about each other#but. I'm saying that it's possible to imagine that kiss off text and very little would change. maybe it would even make sense#can they stop tormenting me