I'm the anon from the racist ask. Sorry if it seemed like i was accusing you of something you weren't, genuinely just straight up thought Aiden was doing smth offish. Also like the way you characterize him. Soo I was being stupid and didn't look too much into the other posts, genuinely sorry if I upset you
Nooo it's me, I should have been more precise! And don't be sorry under any circumstances your question is legitimate like any other form of question! And personally I really like to answer them, it makes me happy to receive questions about my work whether it's about everything and anything!
And in addition, Aiden has always been weird and horrible (the episode with Sky city hehe) but I love this character too much to leave him on a stupid thing xD he is a very well built character and I really like to work on his mind and that touches his personality and his functioning towards others!
And noooo, you're not stupid! I myself will have made this reflection xD (I had a crazy past just because of that, so I know what it feels like) but don't hesitate to ask other questions! It's so interesting to answer â¤ď¸
You didn't upset me on the contrary you even gave me ideas x)
Low-key Aiden saying that Jesse should know how to swim, to 2 black jesses, feels like he's being racist but..... Idk I can't tellđ don't like the direction he's taking here bc he's already disliked
Noooo, Aiden isnât meant to be racist here, and thatâs not the direction Iâm writing him in.
I understand why the scene could look uncomfortable from the outside, especially because Joy and Jesse are Black Jesses and the insult is about swimming. But in the story, Aidenâs problem has nothing to do with their skin color or ethnicity.
His real problem is one very specific Jesse: the blue-barrette Jesse.
Joy and Fancy unfortunately get dragged into it because they are close to her. They are part of her group, they protect her, they stay near her, and Aiden knows that if he wants Jesseâs attention, going after the people around her is one of the easiest ways to get it.
Thatâs also why Joy becomes such an easy target in this scene.
Jesse can swim. Fancy can swim. Joy is the only one who canât.
And Aiden knows that.
He doesnât discover it by accident. He already suspected it, maybe even knew it for a while, but he waited for the right moment to use it. Not because he cares about Joyâs ethnicity, but because he knows Joyâs weakness will make Jesse react. If Joy gets hurt, Jesse will step in. If Jesse steps in, Aiden gets exactly what he wants: her attention.
Thatâs the ugly part of him.
Aiden doesnât know how to speak to Jesse normally. He doesnât know how to apologize properly. He doesnât know how to handle his own emotions without turning them into control, jealousy, provocation, or cruelty. So instead of just talking to her like a normal person, he creates situations where she has no choice but to look at him, answer him, or confront him.
Even in the group chat, he basically says that if they find the Jesse with the yellow suspenders, the blue-barrette Jesse canât be far. Thatâs not random. He knows Joy is close to her. He knows the group moves together. He knows that finding Joy is one way to find her.
So when Aiden mocks Joy for not knowing how to swim, the target is not âBlack Jesses.â The target is Jesseâs emotional reaction.
He is attacking Joyâs legitimacy as a Jesse because he knows it will hurt the group and force Jesse to defend him.
Itâs cruel. Itâs unfair. Itâs manipulative.
Actually, my headcanon for Aiden is almost the opposite in that specific area. If someone was openly racist, sexist, homophobic, or genuinely hateful toward someone in that way, Aiden would probably be one of the first people to react violently. Not because he is a good person, because he really isnât, but because he has a twisted sense of justice when he recognizes certain kinds of injustice from other people.
He would probably confront the person, tell Maya to record it, and make sure the person regrets what they said.
The irony is that Aiden can recognize some injustices when they come from someone else, but he is almost blind to the injustice he causes Jesse himself.
Thatâs the core of his problem.
He would defend someone from a racist comment, but he still harasses Jesse. He would call out someone else for being cruel, but he still uses Joyâs insecurity to get Jesseâs attention. He can understand when someone else crosses a line, but when he is the one crossing it, he twists it into excuses, jealousy, or obsession.
And when he does realize he messed up with Jesse, he still doesnât apologize normally. He doesnât just walk up to her and say âsorry.â He spirals. He avoids her. He hates himself in private. He might even leave soda cans or apology notes in her locker the next day because writing what he feels is easier for him than saying it out loud.
That doesnât make it healthy. It makes him emotionally messy and dangerous.
So no, Aidenâs issue is not Joy or Fancyâs ethnicity.
His issue is Jesse.
Specifically, the blue-barrette Jesse.
Joy and Fancy were unlucky enough to be close to her, and because Aiden wants Jesseâs attention, good or bad, they become part of the battlefield.
I like too much to make complex characters to the point of making their problems see and translate by going deep into the iceberg hehehe! Thank you for the question because it allowed me to think better about my Aiden concept!
Right now, we're redoing a lot of the assets, so while I'm directing that part for my team, I'm working by myself, trying to figure out how I should do my lighting, animation, compositing, temporary/concept SFX (for my audio engineer to replace and work on), as well as working on improving my cinematography a little, while also planning out the vibes and what kind of ambient tracks we wanna take inspiration from.
Redoing most of the assets is setting us back a bit, but it's necessary to do so, since some of my visions have changed, and some people who made the assets we're replacing are not on the team anymore.
I know I said I wanted the first episode to come out in 2026. This was never a promise since I figured some things would have to be changed before we could really start on anything, plus I'm struggling a lot with chronic fatigue, so my motivation dips strongly at times and has been pushing back progress a bit on the script.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is that there's a possibility the first episode won't release this year.
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