nrmt = jekyon?? tell me more share your theories friend
(All J&H characters mentioned below are from the The Glass Scientists webcomic; other adaptations do not count for this analysis)
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I'll start off saying that this is entirely subjective and not everyone might agree with the connection I made between the two ships.
Furthermore, at their core they're both very much their own unique dynamic. If this seems like a stretch to you, that's totally fine!
That being said, here are my theories/takes/connections (screenshots will mostly be from TGS since that's more easily accessible):
My brain sort of made the connection after recent chapters came out. The focus on Lanyon's feelings and how he expresses (or not expresses) them reminded me very strongly of the "thanks to you, I am saddled with unnecessary feelings line." It also reminded me of this bit from chapter 3:
(ugh feelings, am i right)
Lanyon has Edgeworth Vibes to me lol. They have their "repressed victorian man" thing going on (although Lanyon literally is one).
I made a post about Lanyon's way of expressing his feelings before if you're interested.
Comparing Jekyll to Phoenix might be a bit of a stretch, perhaps. But with earlier flashbacks about Jekyll's university years and the much, much earlier scene during the Frankenstein Play, I can safely say the following things:
Both started out more expressive/open about their feelings. Only after having their hearts broken (Phoenix with Dahlia and Jekyll with Lanyon), did they take a turn and bottle their feelings up or stopped expressing them in a healthy manner.
Both have...little sense of self-preservation. Phoenix has shown over and over again that he's willing to hurt himself or even die for the things important to him. Jekyll also literally admitted to being willing to die for science. Although Jekyll has gotten a little better with it. One of the major developments he's going through right now is putting himself and his feelings and safety first.
Here is the evidence for Jekyll's case:
And Phoenix is infamous for eating a glass vial with possibly still potent poison and running across a burning bridge. And he's been more than willing to get hurt to help the people involved in his cases. It's something about sacrificing yourself because you think something or someone else is more important.
Although Jekyll has been recovering from this mindset ever since Hyde forcefully took over his body:
Another thing I've noticed with both ships is that there is a strong mutual admiration for the other, but neither actually voices it. It's a little more obvious for Narumitsu, where Phoenix admits in Turnabout Goodbyes how much he looks up to Edgeworth after the class trial. And in the Miles Edgeworth: Investigations games, he expresses the same admiration for Phoenix. They both are influenced by the other all the time and it makes them better, more well-rounded people.
This mutual admiration isn't as healthy in Jekyon, at least not consistently. In Jekyll's manifestation of his mind, he sees Lanyon as the perfect gentleman, as someone to look up to and follow no matter what. Even though he broke Jekyll's heart many years prior. But still, Jekyll believes he became a better person for it. Vice versa, Lanyon used to be kind of a heartbreaker. But meeting and dating Jekyll changed him. He wanted to commit to a relationship* and not Hurt Feelings anymore if he could help it. Unfortunately there was an arranged marriage so there's that.
*I am not saying that suddenly wanting a romantic and sexual relationship made him better, it's the not wanting to break other men's hearts that made him better.
I think...that's it? If I had to put it shortly, I'd say both ships have a unique dysfunctional way of communicating. Avoiding sharing any thoughts or feelings and then being surprised that the other party is upset. They're disasters and I love to watch it unfold :) (mainly because there's also actual character development to look forward to).
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I probably understood trans stuff easier because I'm so existential.
Really the two are hand in hand in many ways. Especially when it comes to something like representation, the idea of being the only one is not uncommon, but when that's not something "unique" but instead horrific, representation simply shows that, yeah, reality is weird but you're normal. Don't fret the smaller existentials, get down and dirty and question consciousness at age 4 for literally, literally no reason, and start rolling that boulder of an issue down some snow so it gets even bigger and fancier as you age.
At the end of the day the main thing to recognize is you're not the only one, you've probably got it better than most, but nothing will detract from existentialism. You will forever "be" and that's all you can do. "be" just be. Work towards that. Just "being". Whatever is stopping that from taking course, work towards getting beyond it, not past it, further than you thought was the end of being past it.
Because then you find reality beyond the existentialism. When feet plant and you know what and who you are in between a storm of uncertainty you can never be certain of. Find yourself and become yourself, only then do you become the eye of the storm. When you can Be.
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Starting the process to see if I have ADHD (or figure out what the heck is wrong with my brain) and I had to go to a walk-in clinic because I have no family doctor. And when I say the doctor was attractive. Like, I roll in on my day off, looking like a bum because it's my day off and I couldn't care less about impressing anyone at the clinic, and who rolls in, but a super attractive lady doctor who doesn't coddle me but instead seems super sympathetic and we're joking around and she's asking me to send in my forms within a week but also totally okay if you don't manage it because... you know, ha ha. She walked me out to get me a card and said she would keep an eye out for my results and was pretty frank about comorbidity (I have anxiety) but was also super clear that she had no issues prescribing me medication if need be (my last doctor was staunchly again medicating mental illnesses like anxiety and depress).
It sucks that I don't have a family doctor (the look she gave me when I told her I didn't was comical, BC has a major doctor shortage), but it's always a wild ride at the clinic. And hey, I'm guaranteed another appointment with her. So, look out hot lady doctor, next time I'm going to actually look put together because while I would never do anything (she's a professional, duh), won't stop me from getting a little flirty!
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