and im gay

19 yo mexican aspiring artist. i like andi mack and cartoons. representation matters! I fb with main! @spacejellyyfish

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The Notes We Write - Chapter 15 “Tear Us Apart”

Hi everyone!!! it’s been a while!! but i’m happy to announce the new chapter is out! as always, fic by @cyrusgoodboye and art by me. You can read it here! 

“Cyrus Goodman had always felt so out of reach.  He was something T.J. could see but couldn’t ever touch, something always kept behind glass.  Now that T.J. had touched Cyrus, now that he knew what Cyrus’s voice sounded like up close instead of far away and how his eyes shone in just the right light, it was impossible to go back to normal.  Impossible to be normal.

T.J. turned off his phone and placed it on his bedside table, closing his eyes.  On the other side of town was a boy who felt the same way, wondering how the world could keep on revolving without him and T.J. Kippen at the center.”

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The Notes We Write - Chapter 14 “Surprise us”

hi!! very exciting chapter!! as always, art by me, fic written by @cyrusgoodboye you can read it here.

ALSO SPOILER UNDER THE NOTES

T.J. dropped Cyrus’s hand, huffing to himself. Cyrus’s mind went blank as he stared at the boy sitting next to him. “I know, it’s embarrassi—“

Cyrus cut him off and brought T.J.'s lips to his. Suddenly, the whole world slid into focus.

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The Notes We Write - Chapter 13

as always, fic by @cyrusgoodboye art by me. read chapter here!!

T.J. took a deep breath. “Sorry. I’m really not that good at this kind of thing.”

Cyrus’s eyebrows scrunched together. “What kind of thing?” He could feel T.J.’s heartbeat, ready to jump out of his skin. He wanted to lean into the warmth thrumming underneath his fingertips.

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The Notes We Write - Chapter 12

fic by @cyrusgoodboye art by me!

He opened it. His stomach dropped.

It was the picture Buffy took of him and Cyrus at the costume tent. No caption. No context.

T.J. was smiling right at Cyrus in it.

A funny feeling unfurled in a way that made T.J. feel unstable, like his edges were grated and sharp. She had to know. She had to.

Read chapter 12 here!

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The Notes We Write - Chapter 11

fic by @cyrusgoodboye art by me

T.J. snorted. (Finally.) The sickly green light filtering in through the windows danced across T.J.'s face, colors and shapes trying to come into focus. A roll of thunder sounded, split the earth in two, but all Cyrus could see were hands and eyes and lips that didn't belong to him, that he wanted to look into and feel and feel. His breath hitched.

"T.J.?"

read chapter 11 here!

[cyrusgoodboye]

these names probably mean nothing to you but they mean a lot to me

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keep an eye open for "surprise us", "take our breaths away" and ofc the last one... these are some of my favorite chapters

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we’re getting closer and closer to one of my favorite chapters in tnww that i just can’t WAIT until y’all can read.... emma hasn’t written it but i’ve read the outlines. and i want to SCREAM

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The Notes We Write - Chapter 10

fic by @cyrusgoodboye art by me Chapter 10

Another round of laughter escaped from Reed's mouth, sharp and piercing and echoing off the gym's concrete walls, and the edges of T.J.'s vision grew blurry. His throat went tight.

"Dude, that's hilarious. We gotta tell someone," he said, nudging T.J. in the bicep.

...

[biandanxious18]

Me at age 12: MUST BE A GROWN UP. You! Childish interests! Be gone! I must never look back at anything that connects me to childhood for I’m no longer a child!

Me at age 19: only Kids content is good content.

[cyrusgoodboye]

The Notes We Write - Chapter 9

Cyrus Goodman is not the type to get in trouble. Not at all. So, when he lands himself 6 days of detention with Dr. Metcalf of all people, he isn’t quite sure what to do with himself.

When he discovers he has a detention buddy to endure the hour with, they start exchanging notes to pass the time. Becoming friends with him was never something Cyrus anticipated, much less having a crush on him, but, as it turns out, life doesn’t always go the way you expect.

@youve-got-to-be-kippen-me @delicatesleeper @bi-fi-here @moonlightrush@r4anly @marvelous-me-always @illbeyourreasonwhy @thedampjofangirl@homosexualearthworm @bambikippen @anarcoqueer1994 @perpetualtyrus

New update!  Comment below if you also want to be added to The Notes We Write tag list for future updates.  Check it out on AO3!

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The Notes We Write - Chapter 9

fic by @cyrusgoodboye, art by me!

Chapter 9

“Well, I’m going to stick by your side anyway,” Cyrus told him. T.J. smiled through the sudden pain swimming in his chest. “You’re a completely different person! I just have to convince them.” He looked ahead as if he were in thought, then turned to T.J. “Oh, maybe you can come to Ren Fair with us!”

T.J.’s eyebrows drew together in confusion. “What now?”

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Finally Canon Boyfriends

[ajthedumbass]

I was babysitting for the first time (3 boys) and the oldest one (he’s 7) said he watches Andi Mack. He then started freaking out over Jonah after I showed him Asher’s Chemistry vid and later said “I’m like Cyrus! I like Jonah too!” It was honestly so cute and pure. His cousin (6) who also watches didn’t find anything weird about it and thought it was normal. I asked if had a crush on Jonah (before he had said he was like Cyrus) and he said “noooooo” and then his cousin said “Yes he does” and then the 7 year old looked at him and said “You promised you wouldn’t tell!” and then they both started laughing. THIS IS PROOF THAT REPRESENTATION IN KIDS SHOWS MATTER!

[ajthedumbass]

Update- So me, my mom and my brother went to the play ground and ran into him and his mom and little brother. We were playing and this other little boy showed up and started talking to him. At first, I thought they were friends, but he was this boy from his class who was teasing him for being “too girly”. He at one point said, “Why don’t you just play sports like most boys? Dancing is for girls.” I was about to say something, when my son quoted Cyrus “What about me makes you think I’m most boys (‘people’)?” and then looks him dead in the eyes and says “And at least I can dance” and walks away. I was a proud mother of my child. Most 7-year-olds would’ve just been like, ‘oh shit, gotta quit dance now’ while my son out here being confident af and throwing shade, I stan.  <3

[ajthedumbass]

Update 2.0- My smol son was crying cause Andi Mack ended and said his mom bought him chocolate chocolate chip muffins cause he asked for them. He was happy that Tyrus was “Now cute boyfriends that could go to the swings and hold hands and be cute”. He then said “I want a cute boyfriend like Cyrus!”… My child is about to go into 3rd grade. I am so proud❤️🤧

[louislauv]

THIS IS THE MOST PURE THING IVE EVER READ!!!!

[ajthedumbass]

He’s literally dancing to the Andi Mack version of Born This Way while singing every word I love my son

[louislauv]

So pure :,,) I’m so happy this show has helped him to be who he is. Shows like this are truly so important ❤️

[ajthedumbass]

I am too. And indeed they are. This is why they need to renew the show so badly❤️

[you-get-to-exhale-now-cyrus]

this is the best thing ever

[yujiabyhearth]

if this won’t convince people to renew andi mack, i don’t know what will. this is incredible. thanks for sharing 💗

[annniiieee]

❤️❤️❤️

[tyrus-redlyn]

This is so adorable!!!!

[ajthedumbass]

He says hi to everyone on “tumbling”

[rilaya-tyrus]

this is too precious AHHHH

[lunarduck13-deactivated20210226]

oml i love this soooo much

[notsoscarylemonblueberry]

THE PURITY I’M ON THE FLOOR SOBBING

[bambimack]

AWWW

[treatpeepswithkindness]

THIS IS SO PURE AND ADORABLE!! 🥰😍💕

[ajthedumbass]

I told him there is the possibility for an Andi Mack movie when I went to take the trash out and he got so excited!

[jockiavelli]

cyrus:

[soulcrushingdisappoinment]

Here's the thing

I don't wanna think critically about Tyrus or the finale. I CAN'T think critically about it. I really don't care if it was good or bad. All I know is that when i watched it I started bawling just thinking about what kid might be sitting at home watching and think "hey that's a possibility for me. I could have that one day."

Listen. The first time i ever heard the word gay (or at least understood what it meant) was because kids at school were talking about "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry. Yeah. Not exactly positive representation. And the first gay character i ever saw in ANYTHING was Colin Firth in Mamma Mia. Which was honestly just confusing (I was definitely too young and sheltered to understand that movie). I didn't know what bisexual or transgender were until much later than that, and again the messages I received were very mixed.

So i look at a Andi Mack and I'm happy. I can't even be bitter about the fact that it wasn't around when i needed it, because i know it's here for kids who need it now. It's a good show. It did an amazing job. it showed a gay kid coming out multiple times even using the word gay. And it showed what that meant in a positive, non-sexual way. It showed his friends supporting and understanding him. And now, at the end, it showed him holding hands with a boy he likes. This last moment was just a little part in such a huge, groundbreaking story.

You can criticize it. In fact, I think it's great that people have the opportunity to think critically about a story like this. I know it's not perfect and I know that people wished there was more. But to me, this is more. It's more than i grew up wth. It's more than i ever would have imagined. When i was watching disney channel, i didn't know that being gay (or in my case bisexual) was even a possibility. Like i didn't know this thing that was a huge important part of me existed. And this was a big part of the show. Not just one scene, or two or three scenes, but an entire, fleshed out storyline using well-rounded, fully realized characters. This isn't baby steps. This isn't marvel making joe russo gay for 3 seconds. This is a big deal. This is what i needed but didn't know i wanted when i was 10 years old. This is what kids need now. And they finally have it. And it's wonderful. So say whatever you want, but nothing is going to take my happiness away.

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y’all cyrus is really dating the captain of the basketball team

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