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The Lesbian Conundrum

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I'm thinking more about Annabelle's confrontation with Henry, because the way Luke (and AJ too) play it means so much to me. It's so realistically scary. So many details I adore in that short minute, because it says so much to me as a queer semi-woman:

Henry calls Annabelle "darlin'" straight off the bat. Of course darlin' is a common stereotypical southern term of endearment, but compounded with Henry's affection for Annabelle, and Annabelle's confused, "oh shit does he mean me" reaction, there's a sense I get that he's already verbally claiming her as his beloved. Without her consent. She's very much not endeared.

The very third thing Henry says is "give me your foot". With zero context. He brushes aside Annabelle's denial ("that's not mine"), and when she doesn't want to, he forces it on her.

Annabelle's reaction throughout this is constantly trying to diffuse the situation, downplaying her reactions. Forcing the shoe on her is already harassment, but she just says "I don't like this". She only pushes Henry's hands away as much as necessary so he wouldn't touch her in an act of very understandable panic, and then she puts her hands down like she's trying to calm them both down.

Because the reality is that historically, queer women face violence from cishet men, as both queer people and as women. Annabelle's reactions scream to me that she's aware that Henry, a man and a police officer, has so much social power over her, an eighteen-year-old young woman. It's not about being a bank robber or not (Henry clearly doesn't care either), or that she can shoot well; it's that she's a woman and he's a man, and the common sentiment was (and still is, in many circles) that women are men's belongings. Queer women aren't queer to those men, because queerness gets in the way of their "rightful" claim over women. Henry doesn't have to explain himself, because he feels entitled to have her even though she doesn't know who he is. He refuses to listen when she repeatedly says she's not interested out of entitlement and arrogance. He doesn't even consider that she might not be into men at all!! He forces the shoe on her, like putting shackles on her to claim her as his. He can be as violent as he wants, and she knows it'll be his word against hers if she makes a scene. So she tries not to.

Just. I really love that they didn't shy away from the realities of being queer women. So far most gay couples in sfth are in settings where being gay is accepted, like Ditch, like Bubbamiah. But Annabelle and Butch both don't get to be queer women (or non-men) in an ideal setting with zero homophobia and sexism, and those two intersect very nicely (and realistically) here.

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わー！！！わざわざ日本語でありがとうございます！

All the fans here are incredibly kind and warm-hearted🥺

日本のsfthファンの方を探してます🙌

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Do you see the vision…?

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I could easily spend the whole day thinking about Luke's acting... He has this ability to capture the subtle details that make a character feel so real: a pause before speaking, the way he holds tension, a shift in posture

It's the kind of nuanced performance that often goes unnoticed, but when it's not there, you can totally feel it! It's pretty amazing that he can pull all of that off in improv

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日本のsfthファンの方を探してます🙌

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When other sfth members play woman It's usually very characteristic—adorable, romantic sometimes creepy😂

But when Luke plays woman I feel something different; they feel SO natural and realistic... I think it's why sfth fans are calling him Luke Womanning even though he doesn't play women the most!

Of course Luke has played a lot of memorable heroine characters, but I'm often surprised by how good he is in those smaller roles like someone’s wife or daughter, or something like that👀

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Actually there are a lot woman Luke and Tom's straight relationship but they're just not in the main stotyline, or they belong in a different game XD

I love thomas and gemma's interaction in the very recent longform; they look like real spouses that didn't get along but definitely will get better

I love that everytime luke and tom play a straight couple tom plays the woman despite being like 30 cm taller they just looked at luke and went yep that's a short king if i ever saw one

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I'm completely NEW to tumblr, so If I do something wrong, please point it out🥺🥺