#her best friend is damian and like. we all understand the principle of birds of a feather especially in high school

[thatwitchrevan]

having just rewatched Mean Girls my current interpretation of Janis is that she's definitely queer but that the way Regina dropped her and spread the rumor about her being a lesbian and perpetuated homophobic ideas about her makes her insecure about openly claiming that identity.

like having your girl best friend assume you have a crush on her, drop you as a friend, and ban you from socializing with other girls because she thinks you're a pervert WOULD force you in the closet for most of high school, easily. Janis clearly took it really hard given that she dropped out of school for a while and how defensive she is whenever Damian tries to explain it.

And to me I think one of the crueler nuances of the whole thing is while she likely is queer, she was never interested in Regina, or not to a degree that would have threatened their relationship if Regina wasn't so terrible about it. The way she reacts to Cady sniping that Janis is in love with her, it's clear that she resents this idea because that's never what this was about, she just wants friends and to not be judged for just the idea that she likes girls. It would be horrible either way but there's this bitter irony to the fact that Regina was wrong, and by jumping to the conclusions and shutting Janis out she's put this major obstacle to Janis being able to actually explore this about herself.

I love her bit in the apology scene where she admits to everything (triumphantly) and jokes that she has a big, lesbian crush on Regina as a big 'fuck you' to her, not just because it's funny and because it's getting back at Regina, but also because this is the first time Janis has actually said the words outloud, even if it's a joke. She's taking back control of the narrative, she's stripping Regina of the power that rumor had over her, and she's a big step closer to having the confidence to be herself, however that pans out.

Obviously she does end the movie making out with Kevin G, and she seems very into him. I used to think that was cheap and annoying but now I see it less as comphet and more as her having the confidence to do whatever the fuck she wants at the moment. And it doesn't mean she's not queer or even not a lesbian - sexuality is fluid and she's at the very beginning of exploring that for herself.

Ultimately I think Janis has an inherently queer narrative about taking back control of your own image from other people trying to control and manipulate it, and how people's assumptions and judgement can prevent you from knowing yourself or even being comfortable in yourself. Janis projects an image of confidence and coolness but becomes agitated at any mention of her being gay, and her being able to work through that and move on from it is a really cool subplot and I like her a lot.

[apinchofsanity]

Batfam- Highschool au headcanons

Richard Grayson: Literal walking sunshine, will befriend everyone and makes it his mission to never let a student sit alone at lunch. Wears colorful and bright clothing, but his favourite colour is baby blue. Is the head of the events organizational committee, an active member of many clubs such as LGBTQA+, Amnesty international, acrobatics, recently voted student body president and is head of the yearbook committee. Created Gotham High’s very first Romani culture club. Voted most likely to break a limb doing parkour. 

Barbara Gordon: Advocated for more disabled access throughout the high school such as ramps, wider doors, lifts between floors, specially designed desks and the incorporation of disabled friendly sports into the curriculum. Co-founder and president of Equal Rights for Disabled Students society and regularly organises protests, petitions, and meetings to better tackle the issues faced by the disabled society. A true computer nerd who once hacked into the school system and replaced all the test papers with the Bee Movie Script in protest of standardised testing. Ran over the football captain’s foot after he called her a derogatory slur because she refused to go on a date with him, benching him for a full season while he healed. Tutors Dick in mathematics in return for Dick’s homemade brownies. Voted most likely to hack into the Pentagon and replace all their screensavers with a Shrek meme. 

Jason Peter Todd: Classic Bad boy. Black leather jacket, ripped jeans and graphic t-shirts, always getting detention for smoking behind the school, GPA of 4.0 and is on the fast track to becoming valedictorian, member of the national honors society, book nerd to the max and is president of the high school literature debate club for the second year running as well as a long time member of the Academic Decathlon club. Flirts endlessly but treats women with respect and understands no means no, will beat the shit out of any asshole who is seen harassing anybody. He takes no shit and hates bullies. Is secretly the favourite of all his teachers. Voted most likely to get into a fistfight over Shakespeare.

Timothy Jackson Drake: Spends his time making robots and gadgets rather than paying attention in class. The nerd who sleeps during school because he’s too busy playing D&D and online RPGs at night to sleep like a normal person. Is intelligent at a subject he thoroughly enjoys such as computer science, programming, mathematics, and engineering. He also takes photographs for the school paper and other school events. Socially awkward and clumsy as fuck in general sports such as football but can pin his opponent on the mat in under 10 seconds. Voted most likely to build a robot that tries to take over the human race.

Damian Wayne: Earbuds always in, sketchpad in his hand, satchel covered in various animal rights and charities pins/badges. Member of the fine art society and drama club. Is very creative and likes to express his feelings through his art and poetry. His best friend is Colin Wilkes and has stabbed a football jock with a pencil because they tried to bully Colin by stuffing him into a locker. Nobody bothers Colin now. Is frequently seen around campus with various small animals stuff into his pockets, a stray kitten, an injured bird etc Once joined forces with Barbara to rescue the frogs that were scheduled to be dissected. The Wayne estate pond now has a beautiful population of amphibians inhabiting its waters, “no officer we have no idea where the frogs may be that were stolen from the school on the weekend”. Voted most likely to murder someone for wearing real fur. 

Cassandra Cain: Caring and helpful, always ready lend a hand to any of the boys, Steph or Barbara. Plays violin in the school orchestra and is a member of the classical music club, the Shakespeare association and is the reigning national chess champion three years in a row. Teaches self-defense classes to other students and anybody else who wants to join, her classes often feature faculty members, parents and other locals of Gotham. Is the president of the agriculture club and with Barbara’s help convinced the school Principle to source all their vegetables and fruits from the garden for the cafeteria food, and donate the remaining food to the local shelters. Voted most likely to be a secret ninja superhero

Stephanie Brown: Isn’t a member of any specific club but often goes to help aka bother her siblings at their respective clubs for fun. Totally chill and carefree, probably tried weed once but don’t tell Bruce. Is the most frequent Batfam member in detention, second is Tim for falling asleep in class. Has no brain to mouth filter. Clueless male teacher: Why do you need to take your bag if you’re only going to the toilet?? Steph: Because, my man, my dude, I am currently bleeding out of my vagina and I need my fucking tampons. Any other questions?? Teacher: *spluttering highly embarrassed, face bright red* DETENTION NOW!!! Voted most likely to start a fire cooking ramen noodles