“He says,” Zhu Yilong focused on the floor, his appetite gone, “I’m not sexy enough.”
“Not sexy enough? Okay, I’m going to go hit this guy, he’s obviously an idiot,” Bai Yu burst out. “What is this role you’re not sexy enough for, anyway? That’s ridiculous!”
Source: Damned if we Do/n’t, by glymr – 镇魂 | Guardian (TV) RPF [Archive of Our Own]
Locked for AO3 users, this is perfect in its bittersweetness.