#swtfcde

by the nature of things, cress has always existed w/ restriction

a child of squibs growing up amongst purebloods in the wizarding world? he’s always been told what he can and can’t do and that he doesn’t and won’t belong. 

boy howdy does he hate that.

tw dysphoria but also as a trans genderqueer differently abled person of color, he’s definitely had to reckon with a lot of bias externally and internally. 

honestly, i have so many hcs abt cress’ gender identity bc it is such a huge part of him and something that really is close to my own heart. but just know– he has struggled and still struggles with the labels he has chosen, because he does fear that they can be… restrictive. that if he says that he is ____, if he looks like ____, then people will expect him to do ____. he doesn’t want that. he just wants to be— cress. end dysphoria mention

talked about his odd entitlement to things before, but srsly. i think cress has been raised with the mentality that he WILL be shut out of things and people will try to limit him. he definitely thinks that it is his job to open up the doors for himself. 

his hatred of restrictions is definitely a huge factor of why he is a death eater

minorly bc fuck u purebloods i can be a death eater too

but majorly bc cress… wants to learn dark magic. he wants to explore magic. he wants to do things that ppl… frown against. he wants to learn to hurt n heal n make the world better for people like him. and he doesn’t want to ever be told to stop. rn the death eaters are the only ppl who will let him

all revolutionaries are radicals first n that’s exactly what cress sees himself as. 

srsly. no more boundaries. no more rules. no more restrictions. cress just wants to do what he wants.