#analogy

Honestly I took realising I was aroace better than realising I didn't like alcohol. With the aroace thing I was like "yeah that makes sense", with the alcohol thing I was like "shit am I ever going to be a proper adult???" Perhaps it's just because the alcohol thing came second, and the combo made me realise I was doomed to be the World's Most Boring Person in a lot of people's eyes.

hgfdujkgdfngjfkd Now's the shameful moment where I admit I actually do partake in alcohol quite a bit... (Is it 'cus I'm French? Hell if I know atp.) (...Also ironically my spouse's social circles, which are pretty much the only social circles I have access to right now since I moved from a whole other continent and haven't made local friends yet, basically DO NOT drink alcohol and I get looked at as the weird one when I do. Oh how the turns have tabled.)

But yeah. There's definitely a fair amount of gap there. From "OK but why do you assume everyone needs this as much as you seem to need it real talk" to being seen as The Boring One ot being seen as The Childish One. Because sure, being down for bitter tea or god forbid WATER means you're sooo childish, right- yeah tl;dr I can see it.

BUT! Might I offer Robert=sky? Obviously, there’s his nickname “blue,” and though the sky can be many colors, it’s usually equated with blue first and foremost

And then there’s what the sky is. It’s protection from radiation, from meteors, from whatever else might be in space. Now, you can argue about that being the atmosphere, but the “sky” is a representation of the atmosphere, a visible manifestation of it, so let’s leave that semantic alone

It is also a provider. As I implied, it regulates the sun, and it also allows for rain and snow. And though it does facilitate terrible storms, too, we can chalk that up to the ferocity Robert shows towards enemies

It’s often been equated to a blanket, and that’s true, but it also gives space to those down below. It’s not oppressive. It’s changing but constant, just like our boy Robert who grows and adapts throughout the story but is always there

The sky represents possibilities. Humans have always looked to the sky for guidance. Some yearned to reach it, some wanted to go further beyond—all because the sky presented itself as a challenge

And if you push through the sky, it gets colder and colder. If you manage to get past that, you’re in a void of darkness… but one illuminated by stars and populated by so many celestial bodies

“It’s like if I was locked in a room at the same time a conversation was going on at the other side of the house. I wouldn’t hear it, unless my room had thin/very thin walls.”

Inspired by both my favourite movie "i saw the TV glow" and also my own childhood. mixed in with a visual representation of how it felt seeing trans representation in tv/film as a youth and resonating with it so so deeply.