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one thing i havent seen anyone talking about when discussing isaac is when he meets james at the bookstore and they talk abt how isaac doesnt reciprocate james' feelings. and although james has the best intentions he tells isaac that (more or less) isaac just hasnt found the right person yet. and yeah isaac doesnt have the words or terminology at that point to express how he feels being aroace but it was still such a gut punch to see an example of someone who cares for you, even someone in the queer community, still negate your orientation using a phrase that is meant to be an assurance and yet is still what so many ace and aro people have been told

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so we’re all familiar with the little animations that happen during important romantic scenes

but let’s talk about Issac. Issac spends most of the season confused about his sexuality and feeling that something is wrong with him.

When he discovers asexuality at the art school, he gets the leaf animation we’re used to seeing for the couples. When the art about crush culture is being explained to him, Issac can see that the artist is proud of being asexual; eager to explain his identity to a stranger viewing his piece. He is overwhelmed with the fact that he not only isn’t broken, but that his sexuality is something someone could be so proud of having.

The leaves still represent love, but instead of romantic love, it’s self love.

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Can you imagine . Can you imagine being a young queer teenager and having something like Heartstopper to look up to.

If this is you, I'm really happy for you. No one ever told us what our lives could potentially look like, it's a beautiful gift

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Heartstopper season 2 + trivia

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Max Wolf Valerio, Matthew Rice and David Harrison (left to right both photos) standing in front of a picture of them all marching in the first ever FTM pride contingent in San Francisco Pride 1994 (July 2023)

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Wayback machine 1999 source source

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Personal philosophy

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Me actually

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they/them in a boy way. he/him in a nonbinary way. i’m a boy and i only want to be called they. im nonbinary and i only want to be called he. i’m the most unboy boy. the most boy not boy. schrodingers boy

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[Image ID: a black and white typography edit that reads "why be miserably cisgender when you could joyfully transsexual." to the right of the image is a stalk of marigold with two blossoms. the entire picture is textured to look aged and photocopied. /End ID]

click for quality + do not remove caption (instagram with color alts) (my shop) (get it as a print)

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Cis people think trans people have this:

Deadname

Chosen name

But honestly we really have:

Name

Other name

Deadname

Business name

Old nickname only some people have rights to use

Online name

Extra special secret name you don’t get to know, unless… ;)

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why is it that feeling like you're a man and yourself is so easy. except when you're with your family.

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i’ve lost my youth and young adult life to mental illness and those are years i’ll never fucking get back and it’s not poetic it’s fucking devastating

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I think one of the most surprising parts of transition, specifically going on testosterone, is just how... normal it felt to me. When I was watching other people go on testosterone and describe how they felt, I anticipated that I'd feel the huge emotions, the spark, I guess. But I didn't. If anything, I went from being a neurotic mess to being... normal. Almost painfully normal. It's like I've gotten a cloth and dusted off this thing I call my body.

I honestly think it's interesting how natural I feel on testosterone. I never really thought I could feel this normal, but I do. It's like I can stand in a crowd and not feel like eyes are watching me, like ants crawling on a log.

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get a load of this monster he doesn't know how to communicate get a load of this monster he doesn't know how to communicate get a load of this monster he doesn't know how to communicate (i'm the monster and i don't know how to communicate)

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There are aces and aros in every culture and every ethnicity. You're not alone.