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It's time for all of us to come together and discuss our favorite pouty fox, Andy!
All we know about him is that he's the owner of a bar and club that Tang Yi frequents, he's one of Tang Yi's closest friends, he's got a boyfriend (who is apparently even closer to Tang Yi than he is), and he and Tang Yi might have had a thing going back in the day.
He's also not going to refuse an opportunity to one-up Meng Shao Fei whenever possible.
There's not much that is ever verified in canon, but there sure can be a lot of speculation!
The first time we encounter Andy, he's hanging off of Tang Yi's arm at the same bar that Unit Three are staking out so they can catch a drug dealer. Meng Shao Fei becomes immediately jealous of Tang Yi's casual intimacy with Andy.
Andy and Tang Yi are so close and comfortable with each other that sharing a kiss is NBD, and Andy doesn't even complain that much that Tang Yi is obviously using him to get at somebody else.
Later that night, when Shao Fei and Tang Yi go out to have some midnight tea(?) (is that even a thing?), we see Tang Yi string MSF along for a while. MSF's disappointment is palpable until TY finally reveals that he and Andy are just friends. He even shows an adorable picture of Andy and his partner, which allays MSF's fears and reassures him that yes, TY is single and available.
We encounter Andy again later when he's meeting up with Tang Yi to give him some information on who really abducted them, but not before he riles up both Li Zhi De and MSF with one little smirk.
The show uses him masterfully against LZD and MSF both, before giving us one of the funniest exchanges in the series where there are three grown men fighting over Tang Yi's attentions.
He's a great narrative foil for MSF to realize that he does have a crush on TY and that he is, maybe, a little jealous, but there could be much more to Andy's character that we never get to explore.
Who is he? How did he and Tang Yi meet? How long have they known each other?
Andy's character is wide open for exploration in fandom, so let's get talking!
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Date: 2 May 2020 15:57 (UTC)Hmmmm, running with this, maybe the other way around? Tang Yi saw this pretty, effeminate teen being bullied at school and was like uh, no??? and after growing up with fighting lessons from various henchmen in the gang, he wiped the floors with the bullies. Thus began the eventual Gay Posse!
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Date: 3 May 2020 15:48 (UTC)That's my take on it, and I'm always for more bi folks in media, so yay on that!
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Date: 3 May 2020 13:19 (UTC)That's my headcanon, too. I always read Tang Guo Dong as gay or bi. I also thought that he had feelings for Chen Wen Hao, but he probably never told anyone about it (including Chen Wen Hao).
Tang Yi saw this pretty, effeminate teen being bullied at school and was like uh, no??? and after growing up with fighting lessons from various henchmen in the gang, he wiped the floors with the bullies. Thus began the eventual Gay Posse!
This is a great idea. I love it. I'm here for for Tang Yi's Gay Posse, too. I would read all the fics. :)
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Date: 3 May 2020 15:49 (UTC)That seems not unlikely, imo. Which makes the keeping him in prison "for his own good" and the issues with Lizen that much more heartbreaking.
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