wormwoodposting

E.g. a character who’s a man you’d describe as both highly masculine and highly feminine. But if he were a woman and acted the exact same, he’d probably be perceived as showing an outrageous level of masculinity but only the baseline expected level of femininity

Or a character who’s a woman who could be described as not especially feminine and somewhat masculine. But as a man, she could be seen as extremely feminine and inadequately masculine

2nd base: letting them beat you up for hours on end because they ought to learn to be the end of anyone who threatens them, and you are the greatest and most expendable means to them achieving that

3rd base: you admit to them that discomfort is a feeling you are capable of feeling