livvvv

up until that point, during the day lily continued to dress in masculine clothing and even attended galleries showing gottlieb’s paintings of her. which was kind of iconic. she got to stand in a room full of people who were marveling her beauty, not knowing she was right next to them. it must have been such a cute little secret for them as a couple.

here’s gerda and lilly together

not to mention that for most people there is no real “after” to a transition. especially for these trans historical figures who had to balance identity and safety at all times.

i think having a wife paint these portraits must have felt really amazing for lily. to be able to see herself through the eyes of someone who loved her. i’m very much seconding op on the getting teary eyed.

here are some of my favorite gottleib lily paintings

like i love his personality and his chapters but my favorite part is the “implications of his character”.

who tf just says that? jason grace implies that a demigod can do everything right and lose it all.

jason grace implies that there’s no point in the whole damn series — he implies that maybe the best part of camp jupiter is making it out the other aside.

which he didn’t.

the whole “percy and jason are two sides of the same coin” thing genuinely DOES make sense to me because percy, by rebelling, lives (but has to deal with the guilt… i’m not downplaying his trauma i promise); jason, by following orders, dies.

Thomas Gibson as Renny Ohayon Stardom (2000)

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