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I caved. Have some really quick (and shitty) bloodymary

Edit: This is the song that inspired me to this btw, if you like stuff like this. No real coalition or anything I just REALLY like this song, it puts me in a mood and I keep coming back to it.

I get it. It's cute. It's a sweet nickname, in isolation. For any other couple, it'd be fine. Great, even. I'd call it adorable. But in the context of Simon Iron Lung.

So many times.. in Iron Lung, does Simon completely reject talking about religion entirely. And when someone does bring it up, he is INTENSELY irritated.

Quote: "Do you believe in God?" - "Uh, let's not get into that. I hear enough of that talk on Eden."

I want to just start with a question: Why would Simon "RELIGIOUS TRAUMA" Iron Lung.. want to be reminded of his trauma. Because clearly even the subject of it is uncomfortable for him, and he clearly does not buy into eden when it comes to their teachings. He does everything possible to remove himself from Eden, in fact.

Maybe sometimes he parrots some of Eden's teachings, but I don't think it's meant with any sort of genuine "believing in it" as much as he is just referencing it.

Not once in this movie does he pray to any sort of god or saint. The only thing AT ALL similar TO EVEN THE CONCEPT OF PRAYER that he did was at the end, and that wasn't to a god. That was to his fucking MOTHER. And forgive me but it rubs me WAY the wrong way when in these fics Simon is "worshipping" Grace. It just seems so intensely uncomfortable to me.

Why would Grace be attracted to that? I'm decently sure that in the book and movie, Grace seems pretty neutral in terms of religious affiliation? I don't think he would be at all inticed by the idea of that intense glorification. He's just a man, a scientist. He is a man of logic. It doesn't feel "fun" or "kinky", it feels disturbing. He would NOT want to play into that.

Also, POWER IMBALANCE. If you are genuinely viewing your partner as higher than you, as some sort of actual angel, that's INCREDIBLY unhealthy! For Simon and Grace both!

And I know what I am, I am a white person- but this entire obsession with this idea of Grace as an angel and a savior to simon-- It's a bit "white savior".

That's all I have for now, but if anyone has absolutely anything they'd like to add, whether it be agreeing or disagreeing, just sharing a different perspective, feel free.

I would like to remind you - what I say does not matter. You do not have to change anything just because I'm saying something. You can do whatever the fuck you want. I am not attempting to police anyone on anything, or speak down on people. I may go on about this, but I have no disdain for people that do choose to do this trope.

“Nobody:

Girls that bullied goth kids in high school:”

Biology teacher Simon! 🌱

Based on some of my tweets that Simon would LOVE to tell his kids whatever lab mistake they are currently making is the reason he lost his arm, that or shark attack depending on the day!

ok here go yall juice

content warning - talking about sex and stuff

why is it. that we as a community treat simon and grace so differently when it comes to how their drawn and written

Why is simon so insanely muscular and dominating and ryland is a twig and submissive. These are the same fucking image, no? do we not have eyes?

these are two muscular men. we know that ryland is muscular book or movie because they go out of their way to SHOW US that he is!

we are assigning dynamics based on appearancessssss.

Because that's how the COI treats him. Scary, threatening, very dark and broody.

And wouldn't it be way more romantic for Simon to instead of being portrayed as strong and dangerous to feel comfortable enough to be truly vulnerable and submissive to another person.

GIVE HIM A PRAISE KINK! LET HIM LIKE BOTTOMING! LET HIM BE CHERISHED AND BE GIVEN THINGS INSTEAD OF CONSTANTLY GIVING AND GIVING!

And forgive me but maybe is it a little weird that the less *traditionally masculine* one that wears knitwear and is a bit nerdy is immediately treated as submissive and weak?

Also why would ryland *the man who traumatically got pinned down and had his autonomy ripped away* like feeling powerless during sex?