#trans argyle

[rotteneldritchhorror]

Eddie and Argyle are both the same person and complete opposites

They’re both drug dealers who mainly sell weed, they both smoke their own product, they both do that because they have severe anxiety, they’re both incredibly aware that they’re weird and in fact LEAN INTO being weird, they’re both incredibly sure of their queerness and confident in their identities, they’re both incredibly friendly loners, they both got dragged into this shit against their will, witnessed a death, and only stayed for a season, they’re both trans as fuck and love androgyny, etc etc etc

But also! Their ideal androgyny is very different (Argyle mixes the masc and femme, wants as many different gender characteristics as possible, but Eddie wants the typical “gender neutral” kinda androgyny, that kinda “genderless” metal head aesthetic,etc), their queerness is very different (Eddie is gay and not attracted to women in the slightest, Argyle is pan and loves men and women (and everyone in between)), their sexual experiences/preferences are very different (Eddie is pretty damn hardcore but is kinda terrified of hooking up or having sex and considers himself a virgin, Argyle is very go-with-the-flow and gentle but has definitely hooked up more/whenever the time felt right), obviously their presentations are very different (Eddie is hardcore metalhead punk and Argyle is a full blown stoner hippy lol), etc etc etc!

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[raxacoricofallaclitorius]

I love that the only major criticism of Argylle is that they should've let Henry Caville and John Cena kiss (and it would've been narrativly justified)

[sufferu]

I think Subaru just feels that if he was born a girl life would have been easier since he wouldn't have to deal with the expectations as the first son

The thing is: Subaru gets a genuine sense of joy out of dressing as a woman. His entire presentation undergoes this massive shift. He becomes more confident, he thinks he’s prettier, he’s outwardly flirtatious — and even when he’s not, uh, “in uniform,” he genuinely loves making dresses, and styling hair, and playing with makeup. It gets to the point where, before he learns ANYTHING else, Rem remarks that his sewing skills are “top notch” — simply because he enjoys it so much that it’s where he dedicated all his time. Plus, there are all these little hints in the LN about how he misses being a cute, androgynous child who could be easily mistaken for a girl (even saying that the years have not been kind to him, which is a very strange way for a totally cis guy to reference puberty), and how he cried when his hair was shaved off, and how he prides himself on the old nickname “Princess of the Ice.” And even when basically nobody wants him dressed as a woman in Arc 7, he keeps making excuses to not change clothes, and EVERYONE takes it that way. And also he refers to Natsumi as his ideal self. This isn’t just him doing what’s easiest: he LIKES this.

Plus like — if you want to talk about characters leaning into an opposite gendered persona due to feeling that they can’t live up to their gender’s expectations…Ferris is right there. And Ferris very specifically foils Subaru in ways that are incredibly pointed. Ferris presents as a girl specifically for Crusch’s sake, while every time Subaru dresses as Natsumi he’s like the only one who actually enjoys it (sans Emilia, who has been very pointedly left out of the reveal that Natsumi == Subaru, and who uniquely shows pretty much zero contempt for his crossdressing habit in the one failed loop side story where she does find out about it). Ferris has to go through this entire morning routine of “getting into character” every day in order to be Crusch’s Cute Little Ferri-chan, Subaru slips into Natsumi’s persona so easily that he has to actively fight AGAINST it. Ferris dresses almost solely in a singular outfit that’s basically his Ferri-chan uniform (complete with a collar and a bell), Subaru has this whole love for styling different outfits practically every time he dresses as Natsumi. Hell — symbolically, Ferris is a nickname for a very traditionally masculine given name (Felix) while Subaru has been referenced many times as having a name that is explicitly androgynous (the implications of this can be debated but as it is I’m pretty certain it was intentional on Tappei’s part). It’s like a Whole Thing.

(And also — we already Had the whole “Subaru struggling with the pressures of being Kenichi’s son” thing. It’s what the whole First Trial was about him overcoming. So why is Natsumi becoming More prevalent as the story goes on, if it’s just an extension of that?)

(And if it really IS an extension of that prior problem, why do we STILL very pointedly not know what happened that day when he got found out? With Subaru going out of his way to shadow it as “a very traumatic event for me that I have spent a significant amount of time processing and struggling to overcome” while never revealing what actually went down — it’s be kind of anticlimactic for something like that to be revealed as just — an extension of a conflict that already got revealed and resolved ages ago.)

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

A/N: a trans person introduced themselves to me like this once and I wish I could find them again because it was fucking awesome.

When Argyle moves to Hawkins, he brings a lot of model trains with them. Something Steve and Eddie noticed when he moved to Hawkins.

Eddie: You've got a lot of trains, man.

Argyle: I'm trainsgender. Get it? Because I'm on a journey. I'm also transgender and I love trains.

Eddie and Steve: We love you.

Argyle: I know. *starts to smoke weed*

Steve: Did he just Han Solo us?

Eddie: Well, he did start getting stoned, so I think so. I mean, I know it was Carbonite, but still. . .

Steve: You know that makes us Princess Leia, right?

Eddie: *sighs dreamily* I know.

[fortnightdjo]

Steve Harrington snorts when he laughs. The only who heard this laugh is argyle. I rest my case.

[queer-benoit-blanc]

Argylle 2024 vs the (presumably) unintentional trans implications

[jinxekkotimebomb]

It reads like Subaru is jealous of Felix's feminine appearance rather than him finding it weird. Especially given in Volume 1 he states he misses his androgynous appearance he had before he went through puberty.

[zeddpool]

I drew this while gay and high, as Argyle would’ve wanted

Bonus Johnathan (and Will)

[genderthings]

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[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

Steve: I-I turned you lesbian?

Nancy: I mean, kind of... It was you who made me realize I don't like boys

Jonathan: But you dated me??

Robin: You're a boy???

Jonathan:

Jonathan: Maybe...

Eddie: Oh good, I'm not the only one who doesn't know their gender. Phew

Steve: Back to the main topic, I turned someone lesbian

Argyle: That's like a superpower, brochacho

Robin: Yeah! You're making more women for me and Nance!

Steve: I guess...

Eddie: Like at least you didn't turn me gay. I was gay way before you, honey

Jonathan: Yeah same. I was queer years before we started actually talking

Argyle: I mean, I've been kissing Jonathan for the past year before I met you, so...I don't think you turned me gay

Jonathan:

The others:

Jonathan: Surprise! Me and Argyle are a thing and we totally planned on telling you!

[lumaxramblings]

argyle is an ally

[rotteneldritchhorror]

Siiigggghhhhhhh headcanoning Jonathan as transfem makes some of this shit so much sadder

[littlemxhoney]

Argyle is a character from Fae Farm who uses they/them pronouns 🌈

Liking frogs is very enby of them 💛🤍💜🖤

It just hurts my heart that their pronouns aren't in the game anywhere I've seen bc I get a little activated thinking they are too overwhelmed with all the misgendering (mostly by players who would have no way of knowing their pronouns) 😿

[insertcoolnameherethanks]

Argylle was simultaneously gay and not gay enough

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

With Eden, it had been a beautiful fling, and they both knew it was only going to happen once. His mama always said that he had a special gift of seeing the beauty in everyone. When he laid eyes on Steve and Eddie, he was hooked. They were the most beautiful people he had ever seen.

"Oh, man, I think this is worse than Eden," Jonathan said as he waved a hand in front of his face.

"He's not blinking, Jonathan," Nancy said. "Is he looking at Eddie and Steve?"

Argyle was ignoring them, or course, or maybe he didn't even realize he was there. He couldn't think about anything else. Just them, and what the child would look like if three of them made a baby. Could Argyle still get pregnant? He'd have to ask his doctor. Argyle started moving towards them, dodging Jonathan's arm to grab him. He grabbed Eddie and Steve’s shoulders, leaning in between them.

"You angels ever fucked a dude with a vagina before?" Argyle asked.

Before they could answer, Hopper let out a yell.

"For the love of God! Can we please focus on how to defeat Vecna and fix the giant hole in the middle of town?" Hopper said. "Anything else can wait!"

Yeah, they had been in the middle of a deep discussion. Perhaps now hadn't been the best time. Argyle plopped back down next to Jonathan. Meanwhile, Eddie was blushing, giggling, and hiding behind his hair as he looked at Argyle. Steve was blushing, too, and wiggling his fingers at him. Hopper slammed his hand on the table, causing them both to jump.

"Hey! What did I just say? Pay attention!"