Hark doesnāt know what he wouldāve wanted to study. (I honestly canāt think of anything fitting of him other than him not knowing) Yeah heād be pushed into Political studies, yeah heād be pushed into studying for taking a leading role in Business, but those are things his mothers would have wanted for him. He wouldnāt know what he wanted. Something he and Sam actually bonded over; the stress of being pushed to study things you didnāt particularly like.
In SASS he doesnāt particularly find anything academia related interesting or emotionally appealing. After all him and Sam are the epitome of āgifted kids intentionally drop out out of school to spite those putting Expectations on themā
He enjoys baking, and thatās enough.
Flint keeps coming to mind. Heās an example of āyes you had access to education, but the system that gave you this also restricted you and molded you to their likingā He wouldāve definitely been an art major if heād been given an education that WASNT in a shitstorm of politically charged indoctrination education and cultural distain for non Tool/Building based Arts. Thereās a deep imbued shame for wanting to draw and use mediums to make something. And this mother fucker repressed and bottle shatters onto everyoneeeeeee else his emotional train wreck. He never pursued his interests, and if he did he got shamed for it (ie art). So yeah, he went with whatever made him fit in and look good socially to his peers and caretakers.
He just is a character I love to naw on for an exploration of how the people you grow up around affect your development of beliefs and bias and the importance of teaching people emotional regulation. And also the exploration of the fact that, yeah, people can be shitty then change for the better. Effects of Queer repression.
Fuck they are all just so interesting to explore! Itās been so long since Iāve rambled about them all.