and it's not just because they are gay and traumatised and all shades of fucked up but because-
because Andrew and Neil are NOT perfect. They are not a couple that will go around holding hands and kissing in public (not because I don't believe they can't heal but just bcs they don't really feel the need for it or care much for it. I'm not saying they can't just that it's not something they would be okay with without some healing)
Instead Andreil is a ship that has respect and boundaries and understanding and they are not clingy... like Andrew is NOT the only thing Neil revolves around or vice versa cause they care about their families too. There is no "you need to stay with me at all times" rule unless it's about Neil's safety. Neil chooses to stay by his side but never in a 'i need to be with him every waking hour' way but in a 'i feel content that I'm here'. There is no need for physical intimacy in order to be intimate.
Even if Andrew never holds his hand or hugs him they'd still be madly in love and just as close and trusting and happy
Whether they say 'i love you' or not (something the fandom is split about and I'm fine either way) they still remain healthy, ridiculous, and fucking reason for me live happily every single day because it's THEM.
Like... why do I care what they do or don't when one look from one can make the other know everything and understand every emotion and thoughts. why does it matter what they do when all they really do is love soooo fiercely they make each other stay love feel and grow.
i hate the 2012 les mis fandom because in middle school i had never heard of les mis at all until we watched the 25th anniversary version in music class and i immediately was obsessed and shipped valjean and javert (like a person with eyes) so the second i got home i opened ao3 and got really excited when i saw that les mis had like 20k works. the shock as i realized that every single one of these fics was about two characters whos names i didn't even recognize...i had to google grantaire. ruined my fucking life
I know nobody gives a shit about this in comparison so posting a save file with uncredited builds in it, but reminder of that time @mapanou started calling me out of name and spewing hateful nazi ideology at me out of nowhere just bc i made a lukewarm criticism of a paywaller and I dared to say black people are often criticized more for being angry... but since only one of my parents are black that ain't allowed 😬 some of yall acted like this was okay but I didn't forget it, I notice how some of their friends are acting all betrayed now bc their homie turned out to be a sims content thief but you knew who you were laying down with clearly. You were glad to support an extremely nasty ass person when the vitriol was directed at me, but God forbid someone not credit a build! anyway guess who was struck down and it wasn't me bitch 💀
That aside, since the insufferable cunt had the nerve to mention the One Drop Rule, which has been used as a tool to discriminate against all black people and keep their mixed offspring othered for as many generations as possible, here's some sources on what it actually refers to (and some related articles about the struggles of mixed race people). It's a method of discrimination by white supremacists, not a way for mixed race people that you think are unworthy of speaking to "claim" to be black. If you're lurking, mapanou, i hope you and your friends read them and understand something you should have already at your "very big age".
One Drop Rule on Wikipedia (for the basic concept + more sources)
How The "One Drop Rule" Became a Tool of White Supremacy
How The Nazis Were Inspired by Jim Crow
Understanding the Stressors and Types of Discrimination That Can Affect Multiracial Individuals
Exploring Black mixed-race experiences of Black rejection
Not Enough Or Double The Prejudice: On Being Black & Asian American
Why Imposter Syndrome Goes Deep for Multiracial People
When Your Own Family Is Racist Toward You
^ the basic gist for the lazy. and just an added bit. I don't know if mapanou has ever seen me, because I barely know them and certainly didn't share with them, but I have been doxxed plenty and my pics probably shared to them by others and im obviously not white though i am light skinned. im very proud of my dark natural hair, brown eyes, thick lips and big nose that I all got from my father. I have nothing to prove nor hide about who I am. I am black and asian and white and I love every part of what makes me, me. I am mixed race and if you don't believe or like me as I am that's your problem not mine. just wanna clear that up for all the people that may have been confused about it. and for all my followers that are mixed, especially black and asian, I love you and you have a place here. your voices and experiences are valuable and you deserve to be heard. that's all I got to say.
looking thru my photos and i found this attempt i made at an epic version of the Monkie kid theme combining the acapella cover with the theme from Shang-Chi a few months ago
with an unflattering shot i panneled of flower fruit for my comic too lmfao
Arlecchino: Huh I wonder what's causing my weird powers? I can't really worry about that right now tho, I've gotta become King and then kill my "Mother".
*Kills Clervie and "Mother"*
Arlecchino: Huh I wonder why I was able to defeat a Fatui Harbinger when I'm like 17 or so? I can't really worry about that right now tho, I've gotta be in jail and become a Harbinger.
*Is in jail for a while and becomes a Harbinger*
Arlecchino: Huh I wonder why I am-
Pierro: Hey what's up hello, anyways you're descended from the Crimson Moon Dynasty of Khaenri'ah. I'm sure that this is a lot for you to take in so-
Arlecchino: Ok.
Pierro: ...You're just cool with that?
Arlecchino: IDK maybe? I can't really worry about that at the moment, I'm a father now. This orphanage full of children I love (who also are child soldiers and are not allowed to leave or else I'll execute them except maybe now I'm just gonna wipe their memories IDK I'm morally complex) isn't gonna run itself.
*Runs the orphanage/spy recruitment initiative*
Me, the fucking player: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE KHAENRI'AN? WHY WASN'T THIS BROUGHT UP IN YOUR FUCKING QUEST?? OR ANYTHING ELSE????
Arlecchino, talking to me through my phone: I honestly don't know why you care, I'm too busy to give a shit. Anyways, I'm gonna go fight fate itself I guess. I'm sure that I don't share any thematic parallels with any other Khaenri'an characters (particularly as it relates to acting and family angst) and that I haven't made the idea of 'curses' on Khaenri'ans and what they entail even more complicated than they already were. See ya.