(going off the ask game here :>) what’s something you wish someone would ask because youve got interest/experience/knowledge of it, and could you please share such?
thank you for the ask! :D
the biggest thing i wish i got asked about was my comic/ ocs, especially the deeper message/themes of it. i am unfortunately still too shy to actually share the comic publicly 💔, but i can talk about the main theme of it.
the big theme is that the idea of ‘normal/ideal’ is bad, and people are harmed by the expectation to fit into it. i’m mostly focusing on beauty/appearance and gender presentation, but also kinda relationships, disability, and work.
it’s a future sci fi culture based on the US, and theres a lot of emphasis on beauty and meeting the ideal appearance, even when it’s super difficult. it’s the norm for people to remove all of their body hair, get lots of cosmetic surgeries, spend a lot of time on makeup/hair styling/etc.
theres also a very strong divide between men and women’s expected appearances, and androgyny and gender-non-conformity is seen as inherently ugly. binary trans people are technically accepted, but only if they can fit gender norms “good enough”.
those are both based on my personal experiences. i don’t wanna get too personal, but i’ve been forced to get mostly-cosmetic procedures, and i’ve struggled with feeling like i’m not a real (trans) man unless i fit masculinity good enough (which i don’t want to) (i’m masc, i just don’t want all the surgeries).
both of the main characters are trans. one, Samuel, is a trans man who is all done with his transition, but because he doesn’t want top surgery (and because of his mullet /hj) he is seen as a Man But Wrong. the other main character, Juno, is a trans woman, but still closeted. sure, everyone would technically be accepting if she came out, but until she completely finishes her transition (which would take years), she would be seen as Ugly and Bad. they’re also both aroallo and have chronic pain, and Juno is asian, which also factors into them not being able to fit normal standards.
again i’m too nervous to actually share my comic publicly, but if some mutuals wanna see it, i could sent it privately :).
thank you again for the ask! hope the rambling was enjoyable <3












