rereading (the first 2/5s of) moby dick bc i got myself a physical copy to mark up etc etc and the thing about the homoeroticism in moby dick is that you just dont expect it to start so early like youre a cultured well rounded worldly creature you know that historically people were up to some gay shit (as is the precise technical terminology) out at sea you just dont expect ishmael to be like "it was the best night of sleep in my life" about sharing a bed with another man on page 27 and for him to wake on page 28 and immediately compare their sleeping situation to a man and his wife. like we havent even gotten on the boat yet















