Sunday Special: Ankh
The thing about Ankh, the reason I read him through a transmasculine lens despite not reading him as having transitioned (unless we consider that the greeed were created without gender and simply have gendered presentations), is that he is so very, loudly, in-your-face masculine. From the moment he takes over Shingo's body his clothing adopts a very specific presentation of flashy masculinity that is undeniable. It's the kind of masculinity you wear when you don't want there to be any kind of doubts or questions about your manhood, but also which denies the expectations that are being placed on you by polite society.
(I also hc Shingo as a trans man but that's neither here nor there.)
Every once in awhile I really end up sinking my teeth into a character whose masculinity and manhood is soothing to me- not because the character himself is soothing (in fact it's usually the opposite), but because the character is one that I know would never let anyone challenge their manhood or take it away from them. They wear a masculinity that they've built with their own two hands that's so, so important to me.
I also love what a huge dork he turns into any time he ever gets even a single minute to not be miserable. Fucking ipad baby theatre kid.
I'm not an iPad baby!
You're so an iPad baby. I've never seen you without that thing close to hand.
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Ow h🔥ey ow ow st🔥🔥🔥op that! 🔥🔥🔥
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