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The literal cofounder of queer theory as an academic field says that abandoning trans people is fascist logic.

The voices in our community trying to exclude us may be loud, but they are not right, and they do not speak for the community as a whole or our history or anything at all.

whatever it is, whatever it isn’t, make sure that it’s real - E

ships: aiku/barou/sendou, karasu/otoya, kaiser/isagi, niko/charles, other background relationships

tags: no blue lock au, mall employees, light angst, eventual smut, multiple povs, complicated relationships

ch 26/33 - shidou - 3.2k

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Do changing seasons bring a change of heart?

Sendou - propositioned by Itoshi Sae, of all people - has to contend with an unexpected resurfacing of emotions he never really considered he might have to confront. He definitely didn’t expect Sae to be the one to force him to confront them.

Kaiser deals with the aftermath of Alexis’, Sae’s, and Isagi’s confrontations while Isagi deals with the harsh reality that his expectations in a relationship might not always match what others want.

Karasu, still bruised from Hiori getting a new boyfriend, isn’t really looking for a relationship right now - good thing that whatever he gets into with Otoya, it’s not a relationship. Otoya won’t call it one, anyway.

It’s not that Niko doesn’t like Charles - completely the opposite, unfortunately - but this whole sudden obsession with Shidou’s really starting to make him feel like Charles never really cared much about him in the first place.

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[read mall au part 1]

Sometimes, Grace will do it without thinking. That’s how Kiddo and Buddy got their nicknames. Often, Grace will nickname students after their coloration. Gaia got his nickname because he’s blue and green, and apparently looks a lot like Earth. Violet got hers because she’s purple. (She was initially disappointed since color means nothing to Eridians, but then Friend Grace showed them violet flowers and said that humans often associated purple with wealth and royalty, and she changed her tune.) Most of the time, Grace will give his students what he calls “regular human names” like Abby, Carl, or Martin.

But the most coveted nicknames are ones named after Earthen creatures. When ♩♪♬ 🎵 ♩♪♬ 🎵 first introduced themselves, Friend Grace immediately perked up and shouted “Robin!” After a bit of explaining himself and a few videos of bird calls, Robin was trilling and chirping happily, excited at having a nickname that felt like a 1-to-1 translation of their own.