Danmei Society for the Egregious Misuse of Chinese Poetry and Literature

I honestly don't know how else to read the following quote except with my OT3 goggles on. "Mei Changsu looked at the two people standing shoulder to shoulder. The man was mighty and tall, with a valiant air of a mighty beast. The woman was noble and heroic, and possessed the air of a blazing phoenix. Mei Changsu's eyes glimmered involuntarily, and he felt his heart quiver." Like. What. Exactly. Please Mr Mei of East River, Sir Edit:i've tried to hide the quote under a cut like five billion times, please dw let me be considerate