Before I started reading this I really hated Xue Yang and when everyone talked about lovin...

I hated him almost trough the whole Yi city in the novel than at the very end I fell in love with his character. He's so tragic. He should have been adopted like WWX, he just needed someone to love him TToTT

Honestly yeah. Like, I'd hate him if he was just some sadistical murderer, but he's trying to change! I mean... the three of them are just so domestic it's adorable! Gosh, this whole story breaks my heart. None of the characters are truly without redemption, like, under different circumstances, everyone could've been happy.
Oh well, I guess that's just why I turn to fanfiction! Thank you AO3!!

Thank the Gods for fix-it fanfics. They give me life, especially after Yi city. Someone just wrote me a post-canon fix it for a very dear tragic MDZS ship of mine, I almost started crying.
XY changed a lot. He's like a unreliable narrator, for both us and himself. It's hard to see his character growth but it's there. Being with the duo, really made him happy (probably the only years of his life where he felt like that).
Idk how someone could full on hate him. He had such a horrible childhood. A product of nurture as I love to say. I think he could have been a very sweet teen who loves munching on sweets every day. Maybe a little bit chubby too （/TДT)/

Omg... Chubby Xue Yang... I'm already in love haha (づ￣ ³￣)づ

I totally know what you mean. I was so conflicted over Xue Yang and whether I felt bad for him or should condemn him for his actions. Boy just didn't have it in his cards in this lifetime to live a happy life. I hated his actions, but I also felt so bad for him especially when you know what this piece of domestic bliss meant for him. He's such a complicated character..