Tea Fueled Chaos Machine

Why are so many people making Simon a brute.

Actually no, scratch that. I know why. I’m like 90% it’s racism + heteronormative dynamics

It’s not all of art/fics, but it’s definitely some of them. Simon DOES have anger issues and he does have violent tendencies, B U T he’s also so much more than that. He’s shown throughout the entire movie to be clever, determined, and hopeful. In fact I’d argue his most obvious personality trait IS his determination, we see that waaaay more than his anger during the film.

safe now

+ closeup

When Simon finally opens up to Grace about his past, being in prison for 16 years, telling him about Filament Station, about Eden- Grace suddenly stops him.

Because Grace is very good at math.

Simon seems to be in his early 30’s… meaning if he was locked up for 16 years he could have been anywhere from 13-18 at the time of the attack. Grace had been a middle school teacher. He had taught that exact age range, before watching those same kids that he taught grow and go to the high school in the next building over.

The idea of one of his kids being held responsible for 65 deaths and then sentenced to prison is enraging enough. The more he learns about the cult Simon was raised in- it sets off every alarm Grace had ever had as a teacher.

The fact that Simon was a child soldier and Grace was a child educator is not talked about enough.

who up curlin’ up they markeplier into ryan gosling’s arms

context:

I SCREAMED ALOUD

I just wanna live… is that so wrong?

SHE

They are neat

this is how I see Jon acting in like seasons 1 and 2