#homosexual bingo with Damien Maslin

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Acceptable target: Aphrodite continues to call Damien "Queen" despite (or probably because of) his dislike of the term.

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Hi, I'm gay: This is the free space. Gay men are artsy: Grandma appeases Jack and his anxiety about Damien going to the Other World by suggesting he help her make and hang light catchers around the school. Gay tragedy: Odin exists to die. We don't even find out he's queer until after his death, and even then it's only in the context of his partner's grief. Interior design: Jack, of course, is busy with flower arragements and prep for the opening night of the new depot restaurant. Gay couples still have a man & a woman: When the portal first appears that brings James and Kevin over to Zoey's world, Jack immediately throws himself into Damien's arms in terror, which feels very much like a swooning woman stereotype.

Jack barely appeared in this book. Shaylin and Nicole didn't appear at all. We had a background couple mentioned in passing, with one of the partners being brutally murdered to further the plot. The only character who had any real role in the story was Damien, and even then it was just to exposit information and be the smart guy - he had no agency or personal subplot to speak of, and pretty much faded into the background of most scenes.

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Gay men are girls: Damien has a traditionally feminine interest (weddings and wedding planning).

Fashion savvy gay man: Of course Damien loved bridal magazines and looking at all the pretty dresses.

Gay is a personality trait: Aphrodite says Damien's interest in weddings is "so gay."

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Hi, I'm gay: This is the free space.

My only conflict is being gay: Damien's one and only conflict the last few books still revolves around Jack's death, and is thus ultimately about being gay.

Gay tragedy: Jack died in book 8. We're on book 12, and it's still the focal point of Damien's character on the rare occasion that he gets to be anything other than Zoey's cheerleader.

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Gay men are girls: Aphrodite thinks Damien wishes he was Elizabeth Taylor.

Acceptable target: Still going strong with the "Queen Damien" jokes despite him being offended by it.

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Overly-sensitive: For Aphrodite’s comments about how obviously Damien, out of everyone in the circle, would be the one to drop his candle if a dirty homeless person stumbled into him.

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I somehow missed uploading gay bingo at the end of the previous chapter, so here it is:

Fashion-savvy gay man: Of course a "metrosexual" man is gay, even though that term literally refers to heterosexual men.

Gay is a personality trait: Once again, a character is identified as gay on sight.

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Rainbows & Glitter: For Aphrodite's comment about Damien and Adam's rainbows merging.

Gay is a catch-all adjective: Of course Damien waves gaily.

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Hi, I’m gay: This is the free space. Gay men are girls: Of course Damien is very particular about his beauty sleep. What self-respecting gay man isn’t?

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Fashion-savvy gay man: Jack ended up in the Project Runway part of the Otherworld because of course he wants to be fashion designer, even though that was literally never mentioned about him previously. Gay men are artsy: Jack's part of the Otherworld also functions as the arts and crafts section, because of course.

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Gay tragedy: In the truth revealing step of the ritual, Damien's offering revolves around losing Jack - even though him grieving and feeling broken is not even remotely a secret at this point.

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Gays love theatre: Damien breaks out into a song from a musical for no real reason.

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Gay men are girls: For the recurrent "Queen Damien" comments. Acceptable target: It's fine for Aphrodite to insult Damien based on his sexuality.

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Hi, I'm gay: Freespace. All gays cross-dress: Because Damien carries a "man purse", even though that was Jack's thing, not his.

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Gay is a catch-all adjective: Of course Jack is "frolicking gaily" through the Otherworld. Of course. And with that, we officially achieve a second bingo on this card. Seems fitting for Jack's final send-off.

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Fashion savvy gay man: Because of course Damien knows all about Hale Bob - he's gay! Gay is a personality trait: Damine likes fashion because he's gay, and he's super polite and "ladylike" because he's gay.