The Baker Thief Double Post
The world of Baker Thief is one where gender variance and are so mainstream that there’s hardly worth remarking on. The very diverse cast are completely contented with their identities and there are no tiresome exposition monologues to slow up the action - it’s taken for granted that the audience knows what all these niche labels are. This is a very refreshing variation on every other nb and/or aspec-related story I’ve read which feature plenty of clunky explanation scenes.
Character: Claire/Claude
Representation: Aromantic, Nonbinary, Genderfluid, Plus-Sized
Their Importance: Claire/Claud is literally the first aspec character I’ve come across that doesn’t spend any time angsting over their status. The same goes for their nonbinary identity. There are also several (factual not-particularly-fetish-y) descriptions of their large figure which is a nice twist on the mainstream image of a nonbinary person which is skinny and androgynous.
Character: Adele
Representation: Aspec (Demisexual)
Their Importance: She‘s a highly driven and morally upright investigator. She casually comes out as demi in an early scene and it’s simply one of several aspects of her character. She has a deliberately ambiguously relationship with Claire, which plays with the conventions of mainstream romance.
Thanks to anon for the write-up!