#things i love about heartstopper

[dandandanny]

Yes Charlie.... I love the moments he finds the courage to stand up to Ben. Brilliant!!!

1.08 BOYFRIEND 2.07 SORRY

[afinestoutlove]

things i love about heartstopper 51/?

This show knows how toxic people (mostly men) actually behave. Ben and Harry both ask why people are angry with them, when they know full well why people are angry with them.

This is so accurate to these kinds of toxic manipulators. They always throw responsibility for any issue back onto the person they hurt. It's a way to make the other person look like they're "making a fuss" when they're actually trying to raise valid issues. And in real life, it's often effective.

Our culture doesn't like it when people "make a big deal out of nothing", even if (especially if) that "nothing" is actually seriously toxic behaviour. Especially especially if the person being called out is a cishet white dude. And Harry and Ben and David know this.

When Imogen breaks up with Ben, she refuses to play the game. She refuses to let him set the terms of the conversation, definitely refuses to reassure/comfort him the way women are expected to. Instead, she explains exactly what's wrong. So he lashes out and calls her a bitch (you know you've gone too far when Harry's calling you out!). She refused to play the game the way she was supposed to, and insisted on holding him accountable. We know he doesn't actually learn anything - the next day, he's blaming Nick for "ruining his life" - but sometimes the only thing you can do with people like Ben (and Harry and David) is refuse to engage and leave them to deal with their shit on their own.

Honestly, this representation of toxic people (men) is way too real. I say I love it, because it's well done, but it's hard to watch because of it.

[dandandanny]

Reading Nick and Charlie again. Had to stop myself watching Heartstopper again. So reading this... then I will read something outside of the Osemanverse... maybe!!!!

[afinestoutlove]

things i love about heartstopper 50/?

[dandandanny]

"Seems a bit gay to me"

I agree Darcy. I completely agree!!!

# gaydar on point

HEARTSTOPPER | Talk (3.03)

[dandandanny]

I have the urge to restart Heartstopper... again!! Why can't I stop? What is with this obsession?

[afinestoutlove]

things i love about heartstopper 26/?

I like that autistic man.

Michael Holden. Adorable. Thoughtful. Hilarious. Kind. Queer af. Emotional. Loving. Beautiful. No notes.

[dandandanny]

So the Universe won!!!

I caved and am already on episode 4 of Season 1.

In all honesty, is there really anything better to do on a Sunday afternoon for an agoraphobic?

[dandandanny]

Oh, I do love Darcy 🖤🏳️‍🌈

She always manages to put a smile on my haggard face. 😁

Darcy collecting gays like rare Pokémon

[sillypenguinwitch]

okay so i'm not trying to make this a ~thing~ or a hot take or whatever, but can we talk about how all the hyped up queer shows still predominantly feature mlm couples? i'm not saying there aren't wlw shows/movies or the mlm-focused shows don't also feature wlw characters/couples, just... they either get nowhere near the same amount of hype, have some other main plot, end with at least one of them dying or experiencing something traumatic, get cancelled after one season in the middle of their arc, or they're not the main couple. And that's not to discount the representation you can get from secondary characters of course but just... ugh I want a heartstopper or rwrb or young royals or skam or love, simon or i don't even know... with girls. And I know I'm not the first person to bring this up and I know it's not that simple, but seeing all the hype for heartstopper and rwrb this week makes my heart ache a little bit so i needed to say this somewhere.

[franken-loser]

Me when i find queer media with good/healthy/happy canonically queer couples:

Wow this is so cute!! (never thinks about them again)

Me when i find either queer or queercoded media with sad/unhealthy/unhappy ending canonical or non canonical queer couples:

GODDDDD GET OUT OF MY HEAD WHY CANT YOU JUST BE HAPPY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO LIVE HAPPILY AND HEALTHILY WITH EACHOTHER FUCKKKKKKK (thinks about them 25/8)

[reggie-gremlin]

"What's it about?"

"Basically about my experience being aromantic and asexual. Like, being in a world where romance and sex are prized above everything when you don't feel those forms of attraction. Growing up feeling that something about you is different, but you don't have the words to describe what that is. But then, freedom. The euphoria of freeing yourself from those pressures and expectations."

- Heartstopper, Season 2, Episode 7

[dandandanny]

Everyone who knows me knows how obsessed I am with Heartstopper. But I am also obsessed with dogs!!! Happy dance for Nellie and Henry.

Nellie Nelson & Henry Nelson in Heartstopper Season 3

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[strawberrieskies]

im rereading heartstopper comics from the beginning and i forgot how much Alice Oseman nails gay people texting

[dandandanny]

I hope that at the end of season 3, Imogen knows exactly what she wants and who she is. I guess we will have to wait for a season 4 to actually know for sure.

RHEA NORWOOD as IMOGEN HEANEY — 3.08 | "Apart"