something weird to me about a tme reading of Kris is I notice the people who hc them as transmasc see the things Kris does in the past like the pranks and the way people around them percieved this* (coming back to this) as a Cool Guy Vibe , that they're for lack of better words , boyish and playful. that they're mean in a fun playful way that's intended to be mean. that scaring Noelle and being "creepy" are on purpose as an act of agency. and like , if it was just that its not necessary a horrible thing but a huge missing piece I don't see mentioned by them is that's not how the other characters act . and without acknowledging that it kinda . falls flat for me
a lot of the adults are kinda . weird and aprehensive towards Kris , not to say on purpose at all , but in the church hometown portion (and actually like . most hometown parts rlly dig this feeling into the player) its especially present in talking to toriel , Rudy , and Noelle. asking Noelle about a "key" will have her say "did u mean I was off key?" and toriel hears and interrupts from a different conversation to tell Kris not to tease her. the way toriel and Rudy assume Kris will sing swears . a lot of people treat Kris as if they're just inherently wrong or scary & I'm sure there's plenty more I can't remember exactly right now . my point being theres a level of automatic assumption Kris is harmful , nd like this definitely is apparent , it gives that uncomfortable feeling of alienation and isolation . and Kris also doesn't seem to be very happy about it , looking at what they tell Noelle in her room in weird route . i don't think Kris is like 100% never done anything wrong and is a pure innocent smol bean but it kinda sounds like they were just trying to play and they didn't understand everything about other people/emotions but having the weight of that history being shoved in their face over and over again to hammer in how "bad" they are. doubly so when u take trauma into account
nd like . idk , I think if I was treated like a threat constantly because of an asset of my past self was seen as unchanging and dangerous i really wouldn't want to like . do More pranks yk . like it's just such a huge thing they do when they characterize Kris and its so hard to look past , id get it if it was just a self pleasing hc but to argue that this reading of Kris is *better* is bizzare . I just think Maybe There Is Another Demographic That Relates Better (and has been explaining such for awhile)