#nonbinary eames

Day 03: Who was Eames’ favourite forgery?

The Blonde. While he approaches his forge of Browning with care and precision, he seems to be having legitimate fun as the blonde. He's flirty, he steals Fischer's wallet (which, while useful, wasn't necessary as far as I can tell), he intentionally flusters Saito- he's having a good time.

I also hc Eames as nonbinary and while he accepts and is largely fine with the fact that most people will see him as male, he enjoys the opportunity to embrace and embellish the more feminine parts of his identity. He clearly indicates the Blonde is a forge he's used previously, and I like to think she's one of his go-tos precisely because she allows him to visually express a part of his identity that most people either overlook or are wholly unaware of.

Eames enjoys being called pretty because, since most people assume he's a man, he rarely gets called it. Arthur picks up on this and it becomes one of his go-to compliments for Eames

On bad dysphoria days Arthur likes to wear Eames' sweaters and sweatshirts because they're large on him and he feels he can hide in them and not be seen

Eames goes by his last name because it's more gender neutral than his first name

Arthur has a pair of earrings his grandmother gave him when she died that he couldn't quite bring himself to get rid of when he transitioned because of the sentimental value. He gives them to Eames as an anniversary gift and they quickly become Eames' favourite pair

Arthur never legally changed his name, so even people who have tried to look into his past know relatively little about him since, on paper, he doesn't technically exist and there's no reference to him prior to when he joined the field

Eames loves the look and feel of blouses and sundresses, but often feels self-conscious wearing them because they generally aren't made to fit his body type. Finding a good tailor helps though (as does Arthur telling him he looks pretty in them)

Arthur comes out to Eames after Eames makes a pun about being nonbinary around the team

They bond over both having explored/learned about their gender through forging as well as the difficulties of being non-cis in the dreamsharing world

Though they have a lot of shared experiences, their experiences also differ in pretty significant ways, particularly when it comes to dysphoria. Eames very rarely experiences dysphoria and the few experiences he's had with it have been mild. Arthur on the other hand has, at times, very significant dysphoria. It's not as bad or as often as it used to be, but it does still happen. Having someone he feels comfortable talking about it with, though, helps

They have several very open conversations about boundaries- particularly in relation to Arthur's dysphoria- when they start dating, and it's an ongoing dialogue throughout their relationship

Arthur tells Eames one day that it's the first time that dialogue has really felt natural, comfortable, and nonjudgmental for him, and the comment means more the Eames than he quite knows how to express

Eames prefers non-gendered relationship terms and Arthur politely but firmly corrects anyone who asks him about his "boyfriend" (it gets exponentially less polite after the first correction)

Even once they get married he refers to Eames as his partner (Eames, on the other hand, very enthusiastically calls Arthur his husband every chance he gets)

Eames isn't generally one for strict labels and usually just goes with "nonbinary" but if pressed he would say he's genderfluid

he usually sticks with he/him pronouns but is fine with anything and doesn't really have a particular preference

he realized he wasn't cis as a teen but didn't really have the words to describe his experience at the time. It was what drew him to forgery though once he got into the dreamsharing world, the ability to change his appearance and how others perceived him opening up the opportunity to explore his relationship with gender

he loves women's blouses because he thinks they're more comfortable and have better patterns, and is very annoyed that they're usually too small to fit him

he is, subsequently, very excited when Arthur introduces him to a few of his favourite trans-friendly tailors and very quickly amasses a collection of custom tailored blouses

he doesn't often bring it up on his own, but is very open about his gender if asked

he absolutely will, however, make increasingly terrible jokes and puns about being nonbinary around people he knows

None binary eames <3