Genuine Question:

genuine question:

i see a lot of people hate on song of achilles. the main complaints i see are that patroclus is too babygirl, achilles and patroclus are too soft, etc. etc. but the point of the book is that we get the point of view from an unreliable narrator?? like, of course achilles is seen as more soft and sunshiney, it’s 1) a hypothetical fiction book and 2) based off of a separate fictional poem. of course patroclus narrates himself as not a fighter, because he compares himself to achilles all the time.

it’s not meant to be a perfect love story romance: it’s a story of pride, ego, heartbreak, and yes, love too, but the center point is always that it’s patroclus’s story. and anyways, if we’re going to hate on greek mythology retellings, then why do i never hear about people hating on circe? is it just because song of achilles is explicitly queer? her story is also a dramatically skewed retelling.

i have a lot more thoughts on this, but i’m just confused??

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it’s so jarring in the song puppeteer when we hear eurylochus without his signifying backup of the crew members; the eeriness we get with it and the fact that it’s the first sign of trouble: as well as the first time we really see eurylochus at a loss

ok so the new dirty laundry episode with dndads F U C K E D! the chemistry between all of them?? the insane confessions??? the raw sexual energy that anthony burch brings into any space he’s in???? i’m truly in love with all of them, and it was so cool to see them on dropout!

CONGRATS TO IZZY AND BRENNAN FOR THEIR BABY!! they’re gonna rock this!

now that congratulations are dealt out, let’s just all remember to please respect whatever privacy and boundaries they, and any parents who are online, require!! that means no demanding baby pics, baby names, or pressuring/shaming for not doing so!! protecting and keeping children safe sometimes means not presenting the baby online, and that’s totally ok and normal!

nex benedict was 16 years old.

when i was 16, i dressed the same, wore my hair similarly. i wasn’t out as non-binary then, but i had already known at that point that i was different from my peers, and that felt isolating.

when i was 14 years old, my family started to joke that i would not make it to 16. i think it was because i was depressed or wasn’t as good at school as my older sister, but regardless they would joke about it.

i feel sick thinking about how on my 17th birthday, my mom celebrated the fact that i had made it past 16 officially. i got to move out soon after that, and left behind my bigoted town.

nex, as far as i have seen, had a loving family. but they don’t get to make it to 17. they don’t get to keep their supportive and loving family, or maybe the friends that accepted them and made him feel seen. nex doesn’t get to experience trans joy as an adult, or explore their gender more fully, or grow up anymore.

that was stolen from him. and now the government and local officials make monstrous accusations towards him, and try to tell the world something different than what it was: nex was murdered by two girls because this is exactly what the state had expected/hoped would happen. making gendered bathroom bans leads to isolated instances of violence where murderers can easily get away with things, especially when the states that they happen in have harmful views.

nex benedict deserved so much more, morgan moore deserved more, and every trans child in the world deserved their right to live and be happy and it was ripped away from them.

so to any straight ally reading this: it takes no effort to protect trans lives. it means spreading awareness, standing up to people, correcting strangers, friends, family; educating the existing members of communities with knowledge that will support their youth’s generations. it means listening to trans folks, queer folks, and especially queer/trans POCs because it’s them that are being targeted the most, so it’s them that should dictate.

be kind, sharp, and loyal to your trans loved ones, strangers, etc., because if you don’t step up when they are alive then you’ll be sorry when they’re dead.