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Henry asks why Hans wants to go to the baths specifically. Hans replies that, well, a hot bath does a man good. So Henry retorts with a smirk that yeah, it does, which is why Hans can bath in his castle anytime he wants. So Hans has to retort to the womanizer excuse and mention how he wants to go there for Klara, some wench he never mentioned and never will again after this, so his desire to spend time with Henry looks like skirt chasing instead of a need to bond with his only friend.

Then Henry asks how long that will last. Hans replies, well, for a few days at least - relaxation, baths and mud wraps in the day and fun and wine in the evening ! So what do you say, Henry ? Will you join me ? Because everything I’ve just described won’t be half as entertaining if I can’t share it with you.

Henry then mentions his wounds. Hans says he’d rather wobble over the baths with a cane, howling in pain, to spend time with Henry rather than staying safe but bored as hell. Which actually pretty much summarizes his entire existence from this point on.

Finally, Henry accepts. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. He’s coming ! After days of boring recovery, during which his last memories were of being held by Henry as they walked back (for like a dozen hours) to Rattay together, each minute talking to keep him awake, Henry’s hands careful of his wounds, his steps steady and his warm weight lulling, finally he’s up and going to have fun and hang out with his blacksmith boy again !

Trans activist Jamison Green's passport photos before and after HRT. Left he's age 32 (1980) Right age 41 (1989) after being on testosterone for one year (x)

like if you are marginalized it is in your own self-interest to interrogate and deconstruct the cultural narratives that position you as subnormal. this is what starts a lot of queer people on wanting to reform the world into something more compassionate and egalitarian.

Misogyny is not just prejudice experienced by a woman. It is not simply something that happens TO a woman. It has nothing to do with the woman. It’s about the misogynist.

Bigotry is not determined or defined by the target of that bigotry. The bigotry is stored in the bigot.

Misogynists will be misogynistic towards any person they associate with femininity, including cisgender men.

When a misogynist cis man tears another man down for liking something he thinks is girly, he is still being misogynistic.

A cis male coach telling his cis male student he runs like a girl is being misogynistic.

A cis woman punishing her son for wanting a “girl” toy or policing her boyfriend’s hygiene habits and interests for anything she considers emasculating, is being misogynistic!

When a woman gets in a car accident and is injured more severely because the safety testing on that car was only done using crash test dummies and models based on men, she’s experiencing misogyny.

When the medication she takes for her injuries doesn’t work right or has unexpected side effects because it was only tested on men, she’s experiencing misogyny.

When the tools she uses at work that are the wrong shape for her hands, and the jumpsuit that’s part of her uniform which she has to take off completely to use the bathroom, and all the spaces she moves through and everything within them are designed with the assumption that an average male body is the only body that matters— she is experiencing misogyny.

Misogyny is the belief that women are inherently inferior, and the systems and institutions built around that belief. It can be experienced by anyone, and anyone is capable of having misogynistic beliefs and doing misogynistic things.

Bigotry is not about the target. It’s about the bigot, and what the bigot believes, and the way those bigoted beliefs have shaped our world.

I don’t care what race gender or sexuality you are, you were raised with racist, sexist, homophobic beliefs. Because it’s literally impossible not to be.

I dont think I have ever let it affect my care. I hope I never have, and its my responsibility to keep interrogating my judgements and decisions towards my patients to make sure I never do.

When you ask for directions on the street someone will show you the way, even though they have nothing to gain from it.