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jean’s first picture in his camera is that of his best friends and his team at his graduation ceremony.

jean’s second picture is of jeremy holding the bouquet he’d bought for jean and in the other hand holding jean’s diploma, his complains that “it does not make sense because jean is the one graduating” thoroughly ignored.

jean’s third picture is of jabberwocky licking laila’s cheek while catalina kisses the other.

jean’s fourth picture is of cody trying and failing to open a bottle of champagne.

jean’s fifth picture is of derrick and xavier, both with their diplomas in hand and cheeky smiles on their faces as they pull at each other’s ear.

jean’s sixth picture is of rhemann, with a usc trojans hat, and adi, with a usc trojans tie. rhemann also has a “proud dad” pin on his shirt that catalina had bought for jean at disneyland.

and when rhemann takes the camera from jean’s hands: jean’s seventh photo is of himself, dressed in his graduation attire, smiling while his boyfriend presses a sweet kiss on his cheek.

I just watched a fantastic video about what attachment actually means in Star Wars. It might reframe the way you think about the Jedi, Anakin, and the whole conversation around love in the first six movies.

The Value of the Jedi - Love, Attachments, and Amatonormativity

For me personally, one of the biggest takeaways for me was learning the word amatonormativity (means society treats romantic love and marriage as the ultimate, default goal of a meaningful life.) The video digs into how that assumption shapes the way we interpret the Jedi’s teachings, and how it leads us to project our own cultural biases onto the actual story George Lucas is telling.

It isn’t a short video and it’s packed with thoughtful analysis:

how Jedi philosophy gets misunderstood

why “attachment” isn’t the same thing as “love” and is always one-sided

why romantic monogamy gets treated as more important than friendship, community, or family

how Western cultural norms shape the way we rank relationships

and how all of that affects the way we judge Anakin’s fall

He is not only the COLOURING but the SIZE of a cinnamon roll. He owns many sharp knives, two sharp cats, and a lethally sharp boyfriend. He will not speak to you; he has people for that.

You are safe so long as you do not touch his things or date his brother. Seriously, do not date his brother. If you ARE one of his things, do not stray out of his direct line of sight or earshot.