lockscreens the last of us
dean's eye crinkles. rb if you agree
those people online: you only ship gay ships! you don’t like straight relationships ever!
me:
One of my favourite things about heartstopper is just how explicit it is that being closeted isn’t bad. Ben isn’t awful to Charlie because he’s closeted, he’s awful to Charlie because he’s cruel and insecure. And everybody tells Nick at every opportunity that he shouldn’t have to come out if he doesn’t want to, especially Charlie because he knows how hard it is to be out and he cares more about Nick being safe and happy than being open about their relationship
The closest anyone gets to telling him to come out is during the conversation he has with Tao. And even that’s just him saying that Charlie deserves more than to be the guy he kisses sometimes on the downlow, but it’s fine if he can’t give him more than that and that Charlie would never make him come out if he isn’t ready. He isn’t telling him to come out, he’s telling him to consider what Charlie would be feeling. And it feels more like he’s telling him to make it official than to actually come out, it was Nick’s decision to come out because he wanted to make it official
I genuinely don’t think I’ve ever seen a queer story be this kind to closeted people before. They aren’t treated like cowards or liars or burdens, they’re treated like people in situations where they may not feel comfortable/safe enough to come out. Because in a lot of cases, that’s what they are. And they’re treated with as much kindness and understanding as they deserve and I just love that
The thing about Ed and Stede that keeps getting me is how Stede spent his whole life being the butt of the joke and cringe. His own crew didnt think he was cut out to be a pirate and were ready to kill him. I dont know if anyone had ever actually liked him.
And then the most feared pirate on the seas, Stede's goddamn hero meets him and fucking adores him. Everything people mocked he finds charming. He never laughs at him. He finds his model ship and secret closet of fancy clothes brilliant and is head of heels in love.
I just adore these two, okay?
