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birdmenmanga · 2 years

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I feel like my mother has been attempting to fish for a coming out as transgender from me but I tacitly refuse to come out until I’m financially independent and stable and also because I know she’s horrible at serious conversations and always knows the wrong things to say despite her best intentions. “I’m actually more progressive than you think” wink wink nudge nudge okay mom I hope you’re ready to hear about birdmen then

#just thinking thoughts...#I sent my silly little cranewives post to her because she asked what I had been up to these past few days #(and obviously I'm in a permanent state of trying to send her the queerest of my arts in hopes that she initiates the conversation instead)#((honestly I went off when I blurted out 'hey I like girls too' in middle school. cleanest coming out I've ever seen.#((she couldn't say a word. she just nodded her head awkwardly and carried on with the conversation.))#and she asked whether there was something dripping onto eishi's head in the first panel #and I didn't know how to respond. like... I guess??? I didn't think too hard about it.#it's more of a compositional element than anything you know #and I mumbled something about color symbolism and how white was related to divinity (I should have just said that white was rei's color.)#and she was like oh you ought to think about these things more I mean a red shirt is never just red right hahahaha #and I detonated on the spot and blurted out my bm pride flag iconography essay out at her (complete with screencaps)#and I was gauging her reaction the entire time I was fumbling through it because I was trying to explain it in Chinese #and she was very kind and polite about it all and like. sorry. but also I am not that sorry #I think it would be funny if I came out to my mom in my video essay. like for the bit. like I would be willing to do that for the bit #like right after I explain eishi coming out to his mom?#'hi mom if you're still watching—' (this is presumably at least an hour and a half into the video)#you know she HAS been putting in effort. she read my tattoo manga all of it #despite the fact it was in english #so like. ok. fine. maybe I do reward you for your efforts. and it would even be funny #<- guy who only does things for the bit

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