Richard felt more nervous for his first day than usual. It had taken him ages to decide what to wear. But here he was knocking on Grant's dorm room door, ready to walk to class together. It was fine, they hadn't even had a chance to change into their swimsuits before their boat trip was ruined so he at least didn't have that image lingering. So yes, fine.
i know this is extra material and therefore not strictly canon, but it is all very in-character and i do believe utena thinks and would say this. anyway i love it so much. the butchness of it all. and man, the scenes where utena wears dresses or otherwise feminine clothing are already such a gut punch but the "i don't feel right if i don't wear them now" is soooo. ough. i also love her being like "do you think they look good on me himemiya 🥺" it really gets at how beneath her confidence utena is really quite insecure and seeks validation from those closest to her.
[ID: two images of a small, deep green knitted frog wearing a purple sweater sitting on a wooden surface. in the first photo the frog is looking up at the camera, and in the second he has a hand raised as if to wave]
sometimes you gotta skip your three hour long 5 pm class and light yourself a goddamn candle, eat a goddamn cookie, do your laundry, brush your teeth for 6 minutes, drink some water, wear your favorite hoodie, and then u might feel a little bit better. or something