part 1 of stuff from my fem au! i explain my design choices/other notes here if you wish to read
i'm gonna pretend like i didn't disappear for over 2 years-
"where's lardo and shitty and like everyone else-" they're coming eventually
ANYWAYS
bitty:
hyper femme, in part because she likes presenting feminine, but also from growing up in the south as a lesbian and feeling pressured to hide her sexuality for safety
growing up, she forces herself into the closet to make friends because she doesn't want to be alone. it works a little TOO well, to the point she's lying to everyone and herself. in a way, she's grown complacent in being a bystander to their bigotry, and she cuts them all off after graduation for this reason
knowing some of the other girls on the team are queer is relieving yet also intimidating, so she has a lot of work to do to unlearn her prejudices
she's not "visibly queer" so she feels this constant pressure to "prove" herself, which contributes to her feelings of isolation and a lack of belonging
back to the actual art: the first 3 fits were just me experimenting with coquette styling (like obviously no college student is walking around wearing thatš), the 4th one is the most realistic/casual
her style is a mix of coquette and femme americana, so think gingham patterns and bows and cowgirl boots/hats that i have yet to draw her in lol
jacqui (jack):
(she's basically not in this post but just trust me bro)
pretty basic clothing style, cycles through the same clothes, mostly samwell branded stuff and athleisure
has curly hair, it's almost impossible to straighten it
her stoicism/sternness/authority is perceived more negatively than it is for jack because those traits are praised in men yet vilified in women...that's not to say she isn't unnecessarily rude during bitty's year 1, but that her reputation is slightly worse than jack's
likely read off as the "ice queen" archetype
men AND women want her, she's just dense asf
she has a more strained relationship with her mom who tried to get her into modeling when she was younger, much to jacqui's disdain. their relationship takes center stage in place of jack and bob's
jacqui still feels pressure to live up to bob's expectations (and likely deals with some internalized misogyny because, um, the whole not being able to play in the NHL thing). there's just a different, more significant kind of pressure she feels with alicia who is projecting/trying to vicariously live through her.
holster and ransom:
i'm very normal about fem holsom if you could't tell
pretty much everything is the same as canon except they get away with a lot more PDA, like a LOT more
"best friends or dating" question is asked very frequently, they'll swear up and down they're just besties, but to outsiders, it doesn't look that way
definitely made a serious agreement of "if we're not married by 30 let's just marry each other"
rans has a more preppy style (think polo, tommy hilfiger...) versus holtz's sporty y2k style (wears insanely baggy jeans with the boxers peaking through iktr)
holster is a masc lesbian and she's from NY so you know she's fitted...
rans is "straight." yep
kate (kent):
high femme because yeah
her aesthetic is trashy y2k and mcbling (these words would send a victorian child into a coma)
i HAD to draw her in a britney fit, case closed
she's a lil bratty but not in an overtly mean way...
has a ton of brand deals with skin care/hair product companies (i'm envisioning a commercial with her in it coming on the tv or smth, and jacqui stormily walking over, grabbing the remote, and turning it off. bonus points for holsom just sitting there like: š i have to draw this now)
she's not out but she's not NOT out. it's kind of a well-known "secret" that's kept for the sake of appearances. (in general, women's sports aren't nearly as toxic as men's when it comes to openly queer athletes, so there's less pressure from a systemic perspective, but she wouldn't necessarily broadcast her sexuality regardless)
behind her carefully crafted media image, she's pretty sensitive!
off topic but did anyone see the pwhl las vegas expansion team announcement?! the color scheme is interesting but a win is a WIN
i don't think we talk about nursey's new york accent enough. it's probably gotten softer over the years he's lived in massachussetts, but i knowwww it comes back thicker when he's talking animatedly and passionately. and also right after he comes back from summer break spent in nyc
Apparently NHL potentials are being philosophically tortured by management as part of an extended interview/training/assessment process that all prospects go through
Check, Please community rise, letās start some fanon beef over how many golf balls Jack can stack, I fully think he gets to 6+ by entering into a flow state
They love to do these kinds of challenges for social media videos too! I think any of them if jack does even moderately okay then haus 2.0 does the same challenge to try and beat him
freshman year holster angry fucking jack -> freshman year bitty complaining to holster about how mean jack is -> bittyholtz comfort/revenge sex -> junior year jack angry fucking holster for comfort fucking bitty
all i know is that post-canon chris chow would be 8000% obsessed with aerin frankel. that's his deity. "father god?" no, its mother god. he prays to her before every nhl game he plays. he got really into chicken caesar salads because of her. he is the first to bring her up whenever media tries to make it seem like he's doing something extra special or rare, like, "oh well i mean yeah it's great getting two shutouts in a row but have you seen how many aerin frankel has?? i'm playing catch-up here!"
it might solely be because of the anime girl eyes but i think if you made 80s tom cruise blond and freckled you could make a case for a kent parson face claim
matching best friends t-shirts idea one says āthe wound they will carry for the rest of their lifeā”ļøā and the other. just says āā¬ ļøbest friendā
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