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Hey I know you probably won’t care/notice but as someone who’s read Twig and is caught up on Pale but here’s my 2 cents on Wildbows growth
Spoilers obviously (I don’t know how to do the keep reading thing)
For Twigs main trans character I’d say while not perfect the representation is pretty good, admittedly it’s somewhat hindered by the fact that arguably they transition led for someone else to love them but they also say that’s not it so it gets a bit odd
On the gay front it’s more mixed with their being a relationship with gay undertones later on in the story buts it’s also kinda accompanied by a sorta possessiveness which makes sense for the character but like other Wildbow things is like, it makes sense but come on man
In Pale meanwhile it’s a good deal better, with both a major Trans character who’s written well with their past both being very much a part of them and there story but also not being the entirety of their character and a main character who’s gay with a good amount of their story revolving around the struggles of being gay in a small town in rural Canada while also not falling into may tropes
But that’s my random two cents so yeah
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