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"Who are you really? Lin Ling or Nice?" ⚠️❓
nature abhors a vacuum
outsider POVs, written before episode 2
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64676155
I just finished watching the 4 episode of tbhx and like... the way that your fans can make you literally do things that you don't want to do is so terrifying? Lin Ling was literally IMMOBILIZED while he was playing Nice, just because some of his hardcore fans didn't want him to go and save the person he loves.
I can't help but think - what if that's the one of the reasons why Nice killed himself? What if just one too many people, got fed up by his sickeningly sweet image and lashed out thinking "Fuck you, go kill yourself"? What if Lin Ling's "You're going to be replaced" was the thing that tipped the scales towards that?
And we've seen that heroes pretty much can't do things that people aren't expecting of them to do. So why was Nice able to simply fall and die? If people really believed in him and his perfection wouldn't he be physically unable to just fall to his death? That once again leads me to believe that maybe one of reasons why Nice did it, was because a lot of people WANTED him to do it.
I fucking love how it isn't even foreshadowing, they just beat us with a fucking stick and then punch us in the gut
what if you were SOME GUY and the first time you meet a famous superhero is when he KILLS HIMSELF and then you get KIDNAPPED and told you have to ADOPT HIS IDENTITY and your new girlfriend HATES YOU and your new arch nemesis is GAY and tries to KILL YOU because you’re not his REAL BOYFRIEND
Lin still really needs to be set free from the actual mess he is in, my man did NOT sign up for any of this. I mean like literally he did but that's besides the point. How was dude supposed to know about Nice's boyfriend bestfriend?
If I were to describe the past and present TBHX Story Arcs in terms of 80s movies-
Lin Ling = The Princess Bride
Yang Cheng = Rocky
TBHX THEORY: X Broadcasted the Promo
So this is one of the main things that have been on my mind after episode 4. (SPOILER TALK WARNING ⚠️ ‼️ )
After the Blankster’s defeat,God eye is taunting Nice/Lin Ling with how much of his “perfection” as a Hero image is and deep down is nothing but a miserable sham. And it's really getting into Nice/Lin Ling.
….until this happens:
Lin Ling's Promo proposal breaks the broadcast.
It is made aware that know one knows where the promo came from. Not God’s Eye, and not even Miss J and her goons, who have been trying to hack into the broadcast the entire time.
My theory is that X was the one who changed the broadcast.
But for what reason?
Well..
While everyone is confused by the sudden Ad, Lin Ling is completely enthralled by it.
It brings back the memories of his old self, his drive and passion that HE can be the hero not the packaged image of what the fans want.
That is what gave him the will power to break from the Nice personage, run to Moon, and claim himself as the Everyman’s hero.
(I’m sorry, I know his Hero name is something else but I can’t, I’m calling him Lin Ling from now on)
BUT HOW? WHY?
Now knowing what we know, some of the animation changes happen for a reason and are usually followed by a snap in the background. X has the ability to warp and control the essence and matter of reality. Not to mention he is supposedly a Vtuber or Streamer himself.
From what we see from X’s PV, his civilian self is the office worker in one of the Hero Agencies, Fomo.
His position in the company is yet unclear, but it DEFINITELY clear that he is able to move and use his powers somewhat undetected by his colleagues and the higher ups.
The means in which he could have obtained the proposal promo is:
He could have hacked and stole Lin Ling’s Promo directly from the Treeman Server or from Miss J’s Email.
HE HAS BEEN WATCHING LIN LING THE ENTIRE TIME!
I personally believe that both methods are possible, but why would Hero X choose this time to act? What does he gain by leaking the proposal?
My theory, he is trying to change or create a new renaissance of Heroes.
In each of the Trailers and PVs that feature X, he is seen changing and switching the narrative around. He is manipulating the perception of not only the belief of the people, but also inspiring other heroes within his board of fate to redefine the what and who Hero X can be.
Whether that makes him even more powerful or weakens him, he is resetting the Value system of what it means to be a Hero, focusing little on public trust but building it on the belief of the convictions of the heroes.
Well finally got that one out of the chamber. I might do one on which Hero in the story might fit which chess piece, but I'll hold onto that after E-Soul or Lucky Cyan's Arcs wrap-up
Shout out to @vaccoiI! I told you I was gonna mention X!
Literal Reaction to To be Hero X Ep 4 Ending
....Ya'know, I'm starting to see understand people who watch Li Haoling shows, cause he really did say fuck me and my happiness.
them >>
omg i just saw this tiktok on my local fyp, the commoner is in my area doing the cat shadow trend…. look at my top 10 hero dawgg
bonus cheebs:
An au where Lin Ling got hired as Ms. J's assistant
I've been super into to be hero x lately
Avoided ep 4 tho bc I knew it would make me sad, and it did
Anyway here is the boi!!!
This was so hype though. I actually felt like I was one of the people in the crowd cheering him on
random doodle ig lol
Nice lives au where Lin Ling grabs his cape before he falls. Miss J decides for mental health reasons, they're gonna have 2 Nices.
They have to move in together. They switch off on superhero jobs/publicity stunts. Nice can be nearly at twice as many places as long as he's not in 2 places at once. His trust SKYROCKETS.
The Enlighter tries to expose that there's 2 of them, to which people tell him he's insane, but it spawns the 'Twice as Nice' theory. The people RUN with it. The ship is born. Ao3 does what it does and suddenly, Nice and Lin Ling start catching feelings (like they weren't already.)
Enlighter cries.