Turk, we’re not married.

Dude, we’re a little married.

I have a lot of thoughts…

These idiots have consumed my every waking thought for the last 7ish years and I will never be free. Please enjoy this masterpiece, a true work of art if I may be so bold. These particular couples are the ones in my massive Ben x Perry fic that I never shut up about, but the characters’ sexualities and preferences would be pretty much the same regardless of who they’re with.

Ben: Knew he didn’t just like girls in late middle school/early high school. Luckily, had a supportive family and a terrifying and fiercely protective sister. Had just as many boyfriends as he did girlfriends and don’t even get me started on the France trip the summer after his senior year.

Perry: Realized in high school that he didn’t really factor in gender when it came to who he was attracted to. Was closeted until he moved away from home as his father was verbally and physically abusive. Doesn’t use labels.

JD: Knew he was bi before he figured out he was trans, so probably similar to Ben in that it would have been late middle school or early high school. Came out as trans when he was 16 and went on T in his senior year. Didn’t tell Turk until Turk accidentally walked in on JD giving himself an injection and then it all just sort of came out.

Turk: Bestie. Please. So much internalized homophobia to work through here. JD helps a lot in that regard and they start dating in med school after meeting and becoming best friends in their first year of college. It’s something he struggles with for a while and often overcompensates with ridiculous displays of masculinity. Still doesn’t really refer to himself as gay to others, even though it’s what feels best for him. What really matters is that he’s with JD.

Carla: Doesn’t know or come out until after she starts at Sacred Heart. When Jordan goes through postpartum depression after being Ben and Perry’s surrogate, Carla is the first one to notice something is wrong. Carla has become close with Perry and Ben by that point and Jordan is at the hospital fairly frequently between board meetings and terrorizing her brother-in-law. Jordan ends up leaning on Carla pretty hard during postpartum and Carla sees that softer side of Jordan that she tries so hard to hide. Carla panics because she’s never felt this way about another woman before (*cough* comp het *cough*), and she goes to Perry for help to decipher all of what she’s feeling. Looking back, it’s pretty easy to realize that she did have big gay feelings before, but she’d never realized what they were, let alone acted on them.

Jordan: Does not give one singular shit. She likes hot people. She sleeps with hot people. She tops and she doms. Queen shit.

Elliot: Similar to Carla re: comp het and also just a massive amount of repression growing up in Connecticut. Is anyone surprised? Absolutely not. Has a lot of unlearning to do when it comes to preconceived notions about gender and sexuality and also sex in general. Absolute pillow princess. Queen of opening mouth, inserting foot.