they connect!

i like to think that at a brief point in time in will’s 20s maybe, will would be inspired by the classic disney art style and would try to recreate animation cel’s from sword in the stone or something

it's actually so tragic that my beloved taissa turner got an incredible setup, with consistent theming around seeing and being seen and how this relates to her experience as a highly ambitious black lesbian. in her first appearance (aside from being literally seen on television by another character) she and her family are posing for a photoshoot for a political puff piece, in their home. and it chafes. her wife is stressed, her son is young and over it. the photographer cheerily says "you're the queer kamala!" which tells us the narrow parameters within which she's being seen.

one day, while the party is having a movie night, will falls asleep early. mike, patting himself on the back for being such a good boyfriend, takes it upon himself to pick will up and take him to bed without waking him. unfortunately, he’s got the stereotypical nerd physique, so halfway out of the room, he fumbles and drops will.