#that substory was written for us queers anyway. we can do what we want with if

[designernishiki]

i rarely see people talking about the trans girl substory in y3 and like. yakuza may have its issues with iffy representation here and there but I’ll give them credit for that one, it was simple but it was sweet and kiryu was very in character. my only question is: where the hell did kiryu learn the word transgender

#he already knew it for some reason and I’m not saying that’s super unrealistic but like let’s be real #SOMEONE had to have told him what it means at some point #im gonna assume ako did but they never use the Word in her earlier appearances I don’t think #anyway this substory is funny to me and very sweet #my friends and I were saying it’s like. the follow-up to rina (the lesbian hostess in y1) telling him he can go out with a guy if he wants #to (because he just admitted he wants to) and him going silent and staring at the ceiling in deep contemplation #the follow-up being: he meets another queer person who’s confiding in him and he almost immediately asks ‘so you’re trans. that’s not the #same thing as being gay right’ #like he asks her that in game. and it just sounds like he’s been wondering about this for a WHILE like it’s been lingering in the back of #his head just waiting for the right situation #man’s figuring some of his own shit out #as dumb as it sounds I like to think that was him thinking to himself ‘okay… they’re not the same thing… so IF im gay… it doesn’t make me #any less of a man than I was before…hypothetically’ #hdjdjffjfjvn but anyway obviously hc/speculation but hey it’s fun #that substory was written for us queers anyway. we can do what we want with if #rambling #kiryu #y3