the way marco drops his voice from a shout to a whisper at the word “gay” when he comes out to spinner, like he’s making a guilty confession, a scary foreign obscene word in his mouth he can barely muster the will to say
it’s so reminiscent of the way zoe says “gay” when she comes out to winston, the word catches in her throat but she forces the sound out through tears and fear and shame anyway, heavy and vulnerable
they’re both so... oof













