#the other stuff is just random cheesey romcoms

[runthepockets]

Most relatable The Boys characters and why:

M.M: older black dude with a shit ton of trauma. Tries really hard to be a good man, slips up sometimes but really isn't as big of a deal as he thinks it is (it wasn't great that he beat up his daughter's stepdad with her in such close proximity, especially since you can tell that a lot of jealousy was tinged in the altercation, but also? Dude was a fucking white supremacist. Fuck him.) Before he rejoins The Boys he's a youth correctional counsler, clearly very comitted to his wife and trying to help a ton of angry and misplaced black and latino boys become functional and vindicated adult men. He's very similar to me, while also being an insight on what I could be in the future.

Frenchie: dude just. Kinda does whatever. He's done every drug in the book, he knows a ton of dealers and knows a lot about weapons. He's seen a lot of bullshit. He's also one of the most laid back and grounded people in the entire show. He's as loyal and resourceful as he is impulsive and trickster-esque. He's a streetwise jack of all trades and cares very deeply about the people who choose to fight alongside him. Amongst all his random, violent crimes and impulses, he also watches cheesey romcoms and musicals with his girlfriend, and says things like "life is nothing if we can't dance!" He's just like me fr.

Hughie: a perfect everyman for every guy in his early - mid 20s. He's succesful with the ladies, he (had) a steady (but boring) retail job, and has a very close and healthy relationship with his father, but you can still tell he wants more. Billy Butcher steps into his life and shows him all this scrappy, high risk stuff, and you can tell it's scratching an itch that he's needed scratched for quite a while, it finally gives him a purpose. He's generally a good guy, with the best interests of the general public at heart, but he's not immune to falling into those shitty habits that everyone hates seeing in dudes a lot of the time; he gets jealous of other guys, especially those who have a history with his girlfriend, especially those that he perceives as more "manly" than himself, often to the point of self destruction and steamrolling the actual, material needs of female friends and partners. He's distrustful and paranoid and cagey, especially after being neglected and let down by the very role model of masculinity that got him roped into this self destructive lifestyle in the first place. There are a lot of times where you can tell he's just doing stupid shit to impress other guys, and not because he actually wants to do them. This was very much (and sometimes, still is) the path I lead during my first three years of transitioning, and very much the outlet that Hardcore and Metal were (and still do) giving me during that time as well. I have high hopes for him in the 4th season, which is due to air next year, but I also know he has to hit rock bottom before he can get back to the top of his A game, as is the human condition.