Deltarune weird route but instead of Noelle killing herself Kris saves both of their lives and Noelle gets on testosterone and becomes "Nicholas" and lives out the rest of his life being the person he wants to be rather than living his life behind the glass of the "perfect little girl" his mom always wanted
ABSOLUTELY PREV!!!! There's so much to talk about when it comes to transmasc Noelle. In the weird route, we learn Noelle doesn't even think of her identity as, well, HER. She says she's "A Noelle" and not "Noelle" That "A Noelle" is just a role she has to fulfill under the crushing pressure and expectations of everyone around her. We also learn that she is soul crushingly desperate to break free of that role, she envies how Kris figured out how to "stop being Kris" because Noelle so desperately wants to NOT be "Noelle" anymore.
It's heavily implied that her sister Dess, was a major source of comfort and personal exploration for her, free from the strict views of her mother. But when Dess "left" that source of support and safety was basically entirely lost, and when her father got sick it left just her and her overbearing and controlling mother.
But Noelle doesn't FIT in the pre-estabilished role of "A Noelle" She likes horror movies and scary things, she's extremely resilient and KNOWS what she WANTS and isn't the quiet doormat she's forced herself to be, and just needs confidence to be able to speak out. Also, I personally think December Holiday, her older "sister" was a trans guy as well, which lead to a lot of alienation from their family which might have influenced what happened. It would explain why Noelle only ever refers to December as "Dess" and how Noelle inadvertently took after her a lot.
There is also smth to be said about Noelle and Ralsei kinda being mirrors of each other in a lot of thematic ways, and Transfem Ralsei is basically confirmed at this point (even if that egg is yet to hatch) and considering how Toby fox likes coding his trans characters (See Metaton, Spamton, and Mad Mew Mew) he LOOOOVESSS giving trans character opposite parallels. Like if he makes a character transfem he makes another character who's transmasc and vice versa. So that also lends to the idea rlly well.
As a transman, Noelle has always been my #1 kinny. She's probably forced to be hyperfem by her mom, and too kind due to her fear of retaliation (or maybe I'm just projecting lol).
NOELLE I LOVE YOU













