Mirror
A one-shot episode for Non-Binary Visibility Day! While Pearl has never been a full-on reflection of me as a person, I do end up exploring a lot of my own complicated feelings of my gender identity through them. Clothing in particular has always been an odd spot for me that I have a lot of passion for, but also a lot of discomfort with as fashion is very gendered in ways that I wish it wasn't. Something as simple as wearing a t-shirt and jeans will still get me clocked as a male and if I was born a woman, I’d probably experience the same thing. The important thing about non-binary expression is that there’s no one way to do it. It can take many forms, whether it plays into gender stereotypes or not. But then again, being comfortable with whatever form you choose can be an adjustment in it of itself.
Anyway, I plan to do more one-shots like these in the future, so I hope you like this style as much as the longer storylines!
