day 11!
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happy father's day i'm thinking about this outis line again
I always thought it was a bit out of pocket considering this isn't too long after the events of Canto III, even with how Outis was being harsher this Canto.
But I then I remembered that Outis' son is the same age as Sinclair.
Her son, who thinks that she died in the Smoke War (the in universe equivalent to the Trojan War as depicted in the Iliad and the Odyssey) because she hasn't been home in years. Her son who cannot cry out to her. And her son, who is currently in much the same position as Sinclair regarding his self-perception and ability to fight, as Telemachus refers to himself as "a weakling knowing nothing of valor" (Book 2 of the Odyssey, line number and exact wording depend on translation).
I think this line reflects more on Outis and her anxieties about her family thinking that she's dead, as well as a reference to Telemachus experiencing his own journey to manhood, much like Sinclair.
I think there's also things to be said for the parallels between Sinclair and Telemachus, even just the ones imagined by Outis. Hell's Chicken had her showing a very paternal worry over his diet (raise your hand if your dad has ever said you'll be short forever if you don't eat right). Overall, even though Sinclair and Telemachus only share the bones of a coming of age narrative, Outis is seeing connections there because she misses her family.
As with this one. Again, she's showing her hand more than she means to. Though she's talking to Dongrang, I think she's also talking to herself. Trying to reassure herself that home will always be waiting. Dongrang, however, decides not to return, but to pursue glory no matter who he hurts in the process. The Odyssey also contrasts the pursuit of glory with the desire to return home. Odysseus has to choose humility in order to return.
Outis has been keeping up a careful persona around us, but it's slipping. Her desire to return home is seeping through even as she tries to assert herself by clinging to the glory from a war that's long since ended.
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watched but I’m a cheerleader last night and actually cried afterwards bc I never see lesbians and even sapphics in general have a beautiful sweet love story portrayed in such a genuine way with a happy ending like that
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I like, want to be butch but I'm kind of super nervous about it and feel kind of like an imposter because I didn't always feel this way. Plus I am terrified of topping even though I think it's super hot and have really enjoyed when I have done it! I just like, love butch4femme and butch4butch and feel empowered by butchness but also idk!!! Ah!
my brother, u need to take a deep breath… first, almost 100% of us didnt always feel butch it can be something that can time for u to grow into. n u know being butch has nothing to do w topping!!! u can be a butch bottom, vers, or whatever else u feel like having sex! if ure asking for my advice i say just take it easy bro, it’s supposed to be a journey of self discovery, u dont have to have everything figured out now. just give urself time to see what feels right to u 🙏🏽
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Thinking about this incredibly gay friendship I had as a kid where we would rp as characters from movies and stuff and without fail she would let me/want me to play the guy characters that were in a relationship w/ her character... how are you girl I hope your bisexualism (?) is going well. Sorry about your incredibly right wing parents
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I need to come out to my synagogue soon because my voice has dropped a noticeable amount and it's getting to the point where not saying anything raises more questions than not. The congregation is very progressive, albeit in a way that is sometimes too enthusiastic, and I need to find a way to let everybody know that both isn't a big attention-grabbing statement and lets enough people understand my deal that I don't have to field a million individual conversations
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