#ANYWAY scroll past if this doesnt apply i just um

[wistfulrat]

i am fully aware that fictional characters are not real ppl and we are all allowed to engage stories however we want but like ...do u not see how uncomfy it is when a large group of fandom infantilizes the story arc of a white dude who weaponized his race+class privilege(power) and only came to terms with that ideology once he was confronted with the inherent violence of fascism .,,like... what is uh... cutesy abt that. it’s his main story arc i- ?? and that doesnt even need to be the point of any fic or art but it’s ...there. and it’s a bit disorienting for bipoc readers to read retcon-uwu-draco bc well. ..ppl infantilizing oppressors to avoid looking at their harm is already our reality like ...hm! not always fun to see that in fic. that’s just ...local news at this point

like idk not to yuck anyones yum but part of the appeal of drarry to me is getting to read complicated characters deal with the consequences of ones shitty actions while still experiencing pleasure/happiness bc those things aren’t mutually exclusive ??

#also this is not anti fluff or smut or crack like i obviously read a shit ton of that #it’s just draco has never come across to me as ...precious or cutesy so i don’t always understand the need to make him Like That #and uh well it feels awfully related to fandoms general fetishy fixation on bottom/top dynams but djfjdkdk #ANYWAY scroll past if this doesnt apply i just um #yea #txt