and YES OMG. tang yi looks so happy while he's hanging out with andy at the bar! when i first watched the show, his smile + laughter + teasing were a revelation of another side of his character (up to that point he appears pretty stern-faced and serious, even while trolling msf or hanging out with his little sister).
anyway, i'm thinking they probably met at university, where tang yi maybe figured out some things about his own sexuality (or put into practice what he's been thinking about for a while) and in the process found friends for life. i'd like to think those friends were the ones to comfort him after the death of his mentor, at a time when he had to appear tough and in control for the rest of the gang plus be the emotional support for his sister. hell, it comforts me that he probably had plenty of shoulders to cry on outside his gang circle. OH - maybe andy walked him through a makeover as he was building his gang leader persona/look? those fantastic suits don't resemble anything tang guo dong ever wore on screen... so it might have been emotional support via shopping expedition? OH DAMMIT, I'M GIVING MYSELF SERIOUS FEELS ABOUT THE GAY POSSE NOW.
Re: tang yi/andy, the gay posse pre-canon
and YES OMG. tang yi looks so happy while he's hanging out with andy at the bar! when i first watched the show, his smile + laughter + teasing were a revelation of another side of his character (up to that point he appears pretty stern-faced and serious, even while trolling msf or hanging out with his little sister).
anyway, i'm thinking they probably met at university, where tang yi maybe figured out some things about his own sexuality (or put into practice what he's been thinking about for a while) and in the process found friends for life. i'd like to think those friends were the ones to comfort him after the death of his mentor, at a time when he had to appear tough and in control for the rest of the gang plus be the emotional support for his sister. hell, it comforts me that he probably had plenty of shoulders to cry on outside his gang circle. OH - maybe andy walked him through a makeover as he was building his gang leader persona/look? those fantastic suits don't resemble anything tang guo dong ever wore on screen... so it might have been emotional support via shopping expedition? OH DAMMIT, I'M GIVING MYSELF SERIOUS FEELS ABOUT THE GAY POSSE NOW.