If you really want to get into it, the gender roles are role-ing right? Like this isn't all that deep or even representative of gender fluidity and stuff HOWEVER I like to think this is the beginning of manwhas that are targeted towards cis-heteronormative people and that are more respectful about gender-queer people, ESPECIALLY more tolerant towards people assigned as men at birth, who dress and act like women socially so i think thats great and also, I feel like because the author is so "unsure" about Crystal's gender, with crystal staying with crystal as a name but using he/him, your interpretation of Illian and Crystal is really the big thing that like makes the story queer representation you know? Idk!!! I have complex feelings!!! BUT!! I liked this! I think this was really sweet, Crystal is SUCh a lovely person and Illian is such a little devil! And it makes my little fucked up gender heart squeel with happiness to see two people who are just "my gender is... ☆me☆ gender" end up happy just really warms up my heart maaaaan
If you really want to get into it, the gender roles are role-ing right? Like this isn't all that deep or even representative of gender fluidity and stuff
HOWEVER
I like to think this is the beginning of manwhas that are targeted towards cis-heteronormative people and that are more respectful about gender-queer people, ESPECIALLY more tolerant towards people assigned as men at birth, who dress and act like women socially
so i think thats great
and also, I feel like because the author is so "unsure" about Crystal's gender, with crystal staying with crystal as a name but using he/him, your interpretation of Illian and Crystal is really the big thing that like makes the story queer representation you know?
Idk!!! I have complex feelings!!!
BUT!!
I liked this! I think this was really sweet, Crystal is SUCh a lovely person and Illian is such a little devil! And it makes my little fucked up gender heart squeel with happiness to see two people who are just "my gender is... ☆me☆ gender" end up happy just really warms up my heart maaaaan