#im so so normal about him

[unrav3l]

okay so. my take on Majima/Goromi/the gender queer subtext of his character.

i've met with an opinion that 80's Goromi wouldn't take place because Majima's use of drag is simply comedic and provocative. i do agree that if he wanted to pull off a drag perfomrance or even simply crossdress he could do it without making it look as campy as the Goromi we meet does. however.

i'm sure as hell that there are a lot of interpretations around Majima's sexuality and gender, i personally see him just as a queer person, open to any interpretations BUT the trans aspect is growing on me A LOT. when i say trans i dont mean full ftm/mtf transition as tbh i dont really care (yet. give me some time i'll get to it) if he's an amab or afab im looking more to the gender queer aspect of the character, the man we are given on screen.

Majima has a lot of connections to both feminity and transness. his connections to womanhood being often reflected in the way he has to put on constant act and role to please others or all the times he was forced into submission. Majima learns a lot how to manipulate others handing them the leash but still being the one to lead. it's also something that i think women tend to do - giving men the feeling of power when they're actually the ones to control the situation. he's relationships with girls in Sunshine shows that he often judges the relationship between women and men from the outer perspective, like he doesn't really consider himself in any of the sides (but i guess it also depends on the answers the player chooses). of course there's also the Hannya motive, the embodient of unfiltred female rage he has carved onto his skin. he sympathizes with women a lot more than he does with men and we see that a lot.

possible take on his transness comes from the complete isolation and all the facades he puts on. a huge part of Majima's character is the way he creates his image through his body. i've spoken before about the snakeskin jacket being possible active choice to immedietly let others know he's one wild bastard but we also know that the jacket is a symbol of the mad dog, the perfectly created dehumanising persona. he let's other see what he wants them to see, he doesn't really expresses himself. we see in PYIH that he's not fond of the unnecessarily scary image and "manly man" others take him for. he's funky, he's both rough and gentle, he's queer. in this very game we can see how his body language shifted, how the way he walks changed when he's put out of that hyper manly society. goro's steps are less wide, he sways a bit, his entire walk, whole movement is more smooth.

so like. we see that it is somewhere inside of him and only when he doesn't remember he's been hiding it it actually shows. therefore what if Goromi is actually mockery of his own feelings? what if he takes drag as another way to make himself invalid, unserious and wry?

don't want to sound stereotypical but feminity is often associeted with compassion and emotions, the very things majima's facade seems to completely block out of the way. he's a man of contrast and duality, thats why i think the she side of Majima's character is actually all the repressed emotions. it's as when he's a man of Tojo he's not allowed to feel. this might be another thing leading us to why Kiryu has such a strong hold on him. cause Kazuma is affectionate, he's a caring parental figure AND the empitome of masculanity. Majima didn't have a chance to become like that probably because of the events in 1985. they peeled it off him. the hole created someone he didn't know, turned him into someone he was never supposed to be.

there goes the shaved look in PYIH being called cabaret manager make up implying there's more to it than simple lack of facial hair. something. something about fresh out of torture Majima using make up, using gender expression as the only connection to any of the feelings and emotions he had pre-hole. and something about Majima leaving it all behind after y0, after the events starting his entire negative development and mad dog persona. then again, kiwami Goromi as mockery of his trauma and dehumanisation of his true self. then again im going crazy because of him. the contrast he puts to Kiryu, the way he wants to show Kazuma this somewhat humiliating to masculanity creation that Goromi is and Kazzy being just... wow Majima i didn't know you had that in you. Kiryu is chill, he doesn't judge, he doesn't think it makes him any less of who he is. and going back to what i said at the beggining, i think that Majima could turn into the most gorgeous woman and would feel comfortable with that BUT. kiwami is imo the peak of his self destructive behavior. and i think Goromi could be read in that aspect.

i guess what i'm trying to say is i see his gender queerness as something that's very personal to him, as a bridge to all the repressed stuff he doesn't let anyone see. in the aspects of sexuality he's still very queer coded even as the mad dog but if it goes for his gender and feminine side i truly belive it touches something much more emotional and intimate.

[wormy-business]

"We'll Never Have Sex" by Leith Ross is a PEAK Astarion x Tav romance song and I'm going to break it down LINE BY LINE

Depollute me, pretty baby - Suck the rot right out of my bloodstream

I see the "rot" as being less the vampirism and more the trauma that being Cazador's spawn wrought. Depollute me, take what Cazador did to me away because I know if you could, you would.

Oh, dilute me, gentle angel - water down what I call being grateful

I think could reflect on Astarions bit of guilt surrounding manipulating Tav in the beginning.

Oh, you kissed me - Just to kiss me - Not to take me home

Astarion was used for so many years, by Cazador and to bring Cazador new victims. Being kissed simply for the act of being himself, with no ulterior motives, is nearly a foreign concept to Astarion.

It was simple - It was sweetness - It was good to know

Refer to line above, the act is so foreign but so, so welcome.

You look perfect - you look different

I feel like Tav is speaking here, knowing Astarion misses the view of his own face, first assuring him that in their eyes he is perfect, but then that he is different and that difference is a good thing.

I don't wonder about your indifference

This feels like act 1 Tav to me. Astarion being almost indifferent and absent from the sexual encounter, but not wanting to confront him on it for fear of upsetting him and driving him away.

If I said you - could never touch me - you'd come over - and say I looked lovely

Oh NOW we're in the thick of it boys. This line, this is what Astarion longs for. He wants a partner who will not demand nor require sex from him. He enjoys sex, and loves Tav, but he longs for and knows the relationship he has with Tav is more than just what his body is and how it can be of use to Tav. He desired that relationship where if he were to set a boundary as far as "do not touch me" his lover would find new and different and beautiful ways to express their love for him, and he has that in Tav. A lover who, if requested, would no longer touch Astarion, for their love for him is deeper than physical contact.

Oh, you kissed me - Just to kiss me - Not to make me cry

Astarion knowing Tav is not using affections to manipulate him, likely in the way it had been done to him in the past, and the way he had done to others in the past.

It was simple - You are sweetness - Let's just sit a while

Astarion knowing a night with Tav doesn't have to end in sex. It can be just sitting and talking, or simply just sitting together, arms around one another, watching the stars or the people on the street. Simply existing next to each other is enough, and is fulfilling.

Depollute me, gentle angel- And I'll feel the sickness less and less

The sickness of doubt. The sickness of depression. The sickness of 200 years of trauma. All diminishing and healing with Tav by his side, and in his arms.

Come and kiss me - Pretty Baby - Like we'll never have sex

Again, it is the desire to be kissed and held and loved just for that. No ulterior motives, no manipulation. Kiss me like we'll never have sex, because I can trust you and know that if I were to make that request of you, to never have sex again, you would honor it.

[hunny-lamb]

Patrick Vaill in Oklahoma! West End 2023

[definitivelynotanalien]

I shouldn't be surprised that I fell in love with Martian Manhunter so fast because for the whole of 2019 through to 2021 I was hyperfixated on Invader Zim and Star Wars meaning I was OBSESSED with Aliens. You do not understand the kind of deranged passion I feel about silly little green aliens, it's been activated and I fear I may not recover

[che-sha]

«Michael was protective of the frail old woman he believed her to be. So… so delicate, so forgetful, yet gently wise. He cared for her. He trusted her...»

The Magnus Archives 101

[stil-lindigo]

hobie motherfuckin' brown!!!!!!

[a2tr4l]

I love my autistic son

[maggins]

Shadow smiling in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) 🖤❤️

[tasteslikezombie]

Ma said it's his turn with the slutty shorts

[driftsart]

[hinamie]

i'm exactly as normal about him as I thought I'd be

[bloominglegumes]

tf one orion scribbles,,,, hes just a little guy,,,,,

[puemort]

So are we not gonna talk about Andrew stopping smoking bc he was not fast enough to reach Neil and protect him after Jean literally told him so??????

He stopped smoking for Neil.

"“You are an idiot,” Jean accused him. “You were barely fast enough to save him last time. The next time someone takes a swing at him, you and your brisket lungs will have to watch him die."

AND ALSO, ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE "I wouldn’t have given him to you if I’d known you would just throw him away so carelessly.”

MY FOREVER MISPLACED PARTNERS IM GONNA SCREAM.

There's so much to unpack here.

[prodotsukare]

Sam w his tits out because i didn't post it anywhere else

[eydilily]

Your designs have me bounce around my house giggling, I can't stop looking at your art it's so gorgeous 😭

Could you draw Tango but with glasses? After the recent post that went around I can't stop thinking about it and I think glasses would look so good on your design? (no pressure tho) (just love your art so much)

Anyway, have a nice day ❤️

i think i got possessed for 3 hours . thanks for that

[papanowo]

i think dan should get to be a little weird too. as a treat