we all have that one fictional character who's canonically male whom you understand is a closeted trans woman but you can't tell anyone because they'll all look at you like you're insane. but you understand her
*Takes you by the shoulders* I ADORE character profiles and character trivia and likes and dislikes sections. I love knowing this ruthless, heartless, cruel man of a character has a childish dislike for mandarin oranges. I believe in the inherent beauty of making all characters, no matter the background or moral stance, being made fundamentally human by assigning them insignificant culinary preferences. I stand by the supremacy of humanizing villains by giving them relatable tastes and trivial interests and ordinary hobbies. I treasure the hidden reminders that everyone is inherently human even when everything else we know about a character might suggest the contrary.
As a doctor, it's normal to run tests on humans. Of course, these can be uncomfortable but a good doctor would do anything to make sure the patient is comfortable. If the patient was a masochist, that could mean that to be comfortable, the patient would be in slight pain. Dottore's experiments must be painful in some capacity, in this essay I will-
Ask any professor for their favourite students, and your name would undoubtedly be one of the first to come up. Even amongst students, it was a well acknowledged fact that your brilliance was unparalleled. Clever, witty, and adored by all - all but one, it would seem; Alhaitham, an intellectual who shared most of the modules you took, regarded you with such disinterest that it was difficult not to take offense. Worse still was the way he'd leave group discussions at the very second the agreed time slot ended regardless of the level of completion.
And the final dose of salt in the wound? He didn't seem to care at all what anyone had to say about him. At some point, beating him wasn't enough - you wanted to get under his skin. But what would it take to ruffle someone like Alhaitham? What about a heartfelt confession from someone he couldn't stand?