#petrolea

I consider Petrolea to be sorta androgynous? Like I don't know how I define androgyny in the first place but. To me they're neither masculine or feminine and defining them as either just brings a bout of dysphoria (since they are a s/i)

Most things are gender neutral to me but I do think they stray pretty far from things like skirts and dresses because despite everything those are feminine articles of clothing as seen by society. They really wouldn't wear clothes like that. And tho I wouldn't really have reason to draw them topless, they do have top surgery scars. Which is pretty neat.

Now that I think about it, their agab does play more of a role in their characterization than Stick's. I don't think I gotta spell it out but just so it's clear. Petrolea is afab which. Probably explains the aversion to presenting themself as feminine. Quite frankly since they are a self insert this is probably more of a reflection than me if anything but I actually don't mind wearing feminine clothes? They are comfy but it's just not my choice if I'm going out

Meanwhile with Stick. I think they're openly feminine and whatnot. They were raised in my ideal world where their gender was determined by themself and not their expression of it. As a result, I make it a point to not really have their agab be as important as it is for Petrolea.

They like being feminine. They like dresses and skirts and makeup (to an extent. They don't like putting lipstick on post-Lobcorp) and whatever the fuck people traditionally define as feminine. They don't see it as something that would determine their gender.

And I've already said before their agab doesn't really mean jack and shit. They'd present the same anyways and it's nobody's business to know what's in their pants. (Quite frankly it shouldn't be anyone's business to know what's in anyone's pants but I digress)

I do think there could be something said about how feminity might equate or be linked to desirability (not sure who's problem this is) but I don't wanna get into that since I haven't really gone into stick's desire to be desired that much I recall

Honestly not sure how to conclude this. I just had Petrolea's and Stick's gender expressions rattling in my head.

honestly yknow what this is probably the post to say stick has boobs. Like I don't think that determines their agab/gender in the slightest . That's just something about them that exists on their body that they do enjoy having. and they would probably increase the size if they could <- please don't be weird about this. I appreciate boobs in the same way I'd appreciate someone's hands or joints or nose or whatever the fuck. the human body is honestly awesome to look at. not even for sex-purposes