#key buddy

[the-starlight-mistress]

Thinking about the “buddy is a key” theory from Cinderella boy.

Usually the old but not aging character x the super young barely legal character really bothers me. It seems like barely concealed fetish and usually normalizes bad dynamics and toxic situations.

However it hasn’t bugged me so far with stargoth and I’ve been trying to figure out why.

Here’s what I think it comes down to.

For me the big issue with a much older character and a much younger character is the older character has the ability to use their experience in the world to manipulate the younger one. Even accidentally. The older one may know more sexually, socially, or emotionally and can use that against the younger person whether they mean to or not.

For example: this is the reason that vampire romances can be really hit or miss. It’s often the vampire using their knowledge and skills in the human world to control the human because the human is too young and impulsive to know better. Even if the vampire looks like they’re 20 they will still act and think like someone who has had 5 times the experience of a 20 year old.

But if buddy is a key, then he doesn’t have this sort of upper hand since he doesn’t have experience as a human. Not only is his only time being human relegated to story books (notoriously non realistic) but most likely he’s been in key form for most of his existence (given the fact that silver mentions often not knowing how much time has passed since she was allowed to be in not key form) which significantly lessens his years of consciousness (I think. please correct me if I’m wrong).

So even if he is technically some random number in the 100s years of age, he’s still got the mind and behavior of a young man, as we have seen throughout the comic.

Idk if I’m explaining it well but to me it’s a bit similar to those anime girls who look, talk, and act like children but are 120 or whatever. people try to justify sexualizing them because “well they’re 120 so they’re legal” but outsiders know that that’s a child even if the age supposedly makes them technically older. Same with buddy. He may be whatever age but he just doesn’t have the life experience to justify saying that he’s emotionally that much older than chase.

Anyway idk if any of this makes sense. It’s mostly just me rambling my thoughts. And I thought maybe it could help some of the people who would walk away from the fandom if it’s confirmed that buddy is indeed a key.

[bronze-and-silver-keys]

Some danganrumple doodles from tonight. The eepy duo

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Obessed with this quote from Oliver - he was planning on leaning into queer buck regardless - scream

[nicolosercredit]

It didn't take long for me and the other buddy key theory haters to fall in love. I mean just look at him, he's adorable

[grumpchump]

Cinderella Boy PSA: Nox doesn't sparkle

[sloasis]

We got Ravi back , we ALREADY got Eddie back and staying in LA and we got Buck looking gorgeously upset , WE ARE WINNING

[novel-navigator]

Buddy/Nox and Chase⭐️🖤

[karabell]

how DARE everyone start reading Keys are People Too, and make fanart so pretty that I had to read 350,000 words in like…four days

“How does Ravenell like to end your talks?”

…anyways I made some fanart and I’m obsessed so thanks :3

(Apologies for the very likely inaccuracies, esp with the outfits, I was just kinda doodling for fun lol)

[basement-buddy]

[sirplibato]

little cb doodle dump :)

Enjoy haha

[the-lantern-lights]

Happy Magnus protocol Gerry! Someone compared him to a calico cat and now it’s all I see :3

[the-starlight-mistress]

I’m honestly so obsessed with this

The way Nox is all snuggled into the hoodie, his little expression, the way Violet is standing over him. We can’t see her expression but I absolutely get exasperated vibes from her.

[watchyourbuck]

I’ve talked about this before but the scene where Eddie comes home to Buck after a date w Ana is actually so fucking special to me,,, like the way they act like a married couple talking about their kid. If you erase from your memory what he was doing before, you could eaaaasily think he’s coming back from work and asking his husband if their kid is asleep and if there’s any dinner left bc he’s hungry

Casually telling him “you’re a miracle worker” while rolling his sleeves, and Buck smiling fondly, leaning on the corner, going “I’m just a good negotiator.” It’s insANE actually, like properly crazy.

Mind you they’re supposed to be best friends & Buck’s allegedly doing him a favor watching Chris, yet I’d be willing to bet he had been cooking, and watching tv barefoot in cute lil socks before putting his child to bed and tucking him in with the promise that his other dad would come home soon enough to read him a story

Married, coparenting– it’s all insane behavior for the directions I’m assuming they gave them. Like what did the director say to Ryan and Oliver????? HOW WAS IT SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE IF NOT IN LOVE ???

[jackwhiteprophetic]

HE'S BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOSET GUYS

[mooph]

i've started binging 911 for the first time and oh yeah oh boy i see what they mean. i understand the 36k buddie fics on ao3 😭

[lilliferwashere]

That one scene from Incomple's Keys Are People Too ❤️❤️❤️

I'm not offering context, if you haven't read this fic GO READ IT RIGHT NOW ITS SO GOOD.