#tagging this later because I feel like I've been spamming his tag lately lol

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Trans Siegfried headcanons 👀

::gleefully rubs hands::

So, this is for 2020 series!Siegfried.

I remember reading a tumblr anecdote regarding an old woman talking about her cousin, whose parents just quietly allowed him to socially transition as a youngster, "taking away" their daughter one year, just to reappear with a son. And the community didn't really question it, and the family looked back fondly on the man that child had become and how he was happy.

I'd like that for Siegfried. Family a little confused, but ultimately supportive. Him being clever and initially a little reckless with figuring out DIY HRT when he becomes a vet (let's pretend T gets synthesized some decades earlier than in our world). Being stealth as a soldier in WW1, getting a reputation for being protective of the "baby-faced" recruits that crossed his path, most often women in disguise or other trans mascs looking to prove themselves. (Hello, Monstrous Regiment vibes.) Feeling angry with himself for realizing some of his jealousy towards Tristan for being the favored son is rooted in lingering doubts about how his parents, especially his father, saw him. Being hesitant to be vulnerable again in a serious relationship after Evelyn, but realizing the trans stuff is just a convenient excuse for maintaining the widower status quo and the realization that he has become risk-adverse as he's aged.

Honestly, he is a trans joy headcanon for me, despite him being a little emotionally constipated. 🤣