#that's the buzzcut kid

[whitestopper]

Ngl, I was kind of weary by the way Darcy's non-binary identity was 'foreshadowed' and eventually affirmed by their lack of association with what's considered feminine (giving their skirt away, cutting their hair short) and disinterest in arbitrary gender roles/divides (teaming up with Nick for volleyball). I feel like what little non-binary rep we have (especially in the mainstream) is based on someone assumed to be a girl who expresses a disconnect with femininity through their androgynous (read: vaguely if not outright masculine) style, which isn't an uncommon experience but it is consistently the only one ever really seen.

Obviously, Heartstopper has to be this way because Edgell is transmasc and this was done to help affirm their gender, and I don't have an issue with this or Darcy's story in isolation (except that it was very much in the background and I would've like more onscreen development).

That said, the only other confirmed non-binary character is also an androgynous (again: vaguely masculine) character who is transmasc (assuming a shared trans-experience between actors and characters, like with Finney-Elle, Priestly-Naomi, Edgell-Darcy, etc). And the only show character who is popularly headcanoned as non-binary is Millie, the Truth Or Dare Higgs student. Y'know, the one who goes to the girls' school but has a buzzcut and a generally masculine style? I've mostly seen Millie been referred to with they/them pronouns despite no confirmed pronouns being used for Millie thus far. (Please note: I've not been able to find the actor's pronouns yet, but to some extent this is irrelevant because Ash Self currently uses he/him while Felix uses they/them.)

And more broadly, all the girls' fashion leans towards femininity while all of the boys' fashion leans into masculinity. I think out of the main girls, Sahar leans the furthest into androgyny but never fully into masculinity (and it goes without saying, Sahar 'the concept of virginity is bullshit' Zahid wears make-up), which is easily overshadowed by the femininity of more prominent characters like Elle, Tara or Imogen. Meanwhile, the closest we get to femininity from the guys is Charlie's pink cardigan, but it's just something kind of gender-neutral which is also pink. Especially in contrast to what was perceived as a cis girl being so gnc that she gets kicked out - which is recontextualised as a non-binary person being their authentic self - it just feels like Heartstopper is leaning into the standards of feminine girls, masculine boys and androgynous non-binary people. Even if the characters might be cautious about being gnc in public, just some of them exploring and embracing it at home or in a more private event would be a nice contrast.

[cameoliob]

I see your "Kallus has had the same hair for 30 years" claim, and I parry you with this:

Bonus long hair (best hair) sketches

[simjaeyunsfav]

YALL OMG NO WAY WE ARE SO FUCKING BCAK I SWEAR IM LOSING ITTT 😭😭😭

BLUESUNG RETURN. FELIX BACK BLACK WITH HIS HAIR CUT. AND HYUNJIN BUZZCUT??? AND ITS EATING???? OH BITCH ITS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE 😭🔥🙏🏾

[hanniesmenu]

I AM LOSING MY FUCKING MIDNS RN WHAT THE FUCK ?!28:!28:'windiwndiwnx!!!/&&:82'siwjs

THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIDT EVER AND I DONT EVEN CELEBRATE CHRUSTMAS WHAT THE FUCK

[nympippi]

Akaren Day Two: Reincarnation

[olath124]

[mylovelyhyunjin]

241225 SBS Gayo Daejeon

Hyunjin 🥝

😍😍😍

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[g3othermal3scapism]

highschool au sydcarmy r my kids btw. theyre very important to me

[hyyunjinnn]

Buzz cut Hyunjin!!!

My prayers have been answered. Have a merry Christmas, yall. We've been blessed😌

Me rn cause he suits everything, and it looks so good:

[koreanbums]

Stray Kids Hyunjin

[eomcheong-keun-megi]

He gets it

[the-reedy-weedy-est]

i think the hate of hyunjins new buzzcut is actually insane because though i will miss the slutty lil ponytails he is eating so hard y’all don’t get it 😞✋

[channie-binnie]

Welcome back Maxident era

WaxingRacha be looking fine af

[cashtonsbetch]

Your buzzcut looks amazing and I love it

But I’m gonna fucking miss him

[youreyeson1y]

how i think the last skz meeting went:

jyp: okay so jisung just dyed his head blue, felix is back to black and hyunjin just became bald.

jyp: so who's gonna be the blond one now?

skz: ???

jyp: yknow? THE blond? y'all have had a blond for so long, skz feels incomplete without a blond member. so, who's it gonna be?

sunshine twins: well, we just dyed our hair

chan: i'll be wearing a beanie anyway

changbin: i just recovered from the green, i ain't gonna dye my hair for a long time now

minho: but my hair is so long and lucious and healthy now 🥺🥺🥺

jeongin: i had a light colour during ate

seungmin: 😃

jyp: ok...

hyunjin: whatever, i don't even have hair anyway at this point

[zhaegon]

hyunjin in a buzzcut is actually so hot