#id smile

[pocketsizedowls]

One of the most important characteristics of Mizuki Akiyama is her love of cute things.

Unlike many teenage girls who, by her age, may feel embarrassed about their passion for the color pink or kawaii culture, she thrives as a "girly girl," a teenage representative of the latest fashion trends and make-up products. She is cheerful and artistic, sensitive and kind. If we lived in a world where gender roles and binaries are less rigid, perhaps she wouldn't struggle so much under the glare of society's hefty expectations. I think of her all the time because I know her story well.

Mizuki is just like my brother, who used to sneak into my closet as a young boy to try on my church dresses. My brother, who shed hot tears when my father forced him to cut off his long hair. My brother, who went off to college and at long last, started wearing make-up to school and dancing in a cheer team full of girls who claimed him as one of their own. He has never been this happy, and I am grateful for his happiness and for his femininity, because my mother loves buying me dresses I'll never wear and make-up I'll never use. If I give them to him, I used to tell myself, I'll do a good deed. And, most importantly, I'll no longer have to worry about being a "good enough woman," both for my mother and for society at large.

According to American theorist Judith Butler, gender is a performance. To put it simply, gender is a book of rules, a game of chess, and all people should think twice about their gender and the hoops they jump through to fulfill those roles before they claim to be, for a lack of a better word, gendered the way they were assigned to be. As a glum teenager, I watched girls around me blossom into women, and while I identified with some aspects of girlhood (i.e. crying over a boy, trading secrets at the playground, and braiding each other's hair), I never aspired towards womanhood. Or femininity, really. It wasn't until I got older, after years of settling into a nonbinary lesbian identity, that I finally picked up a foundation brush and put on a skirt. Because by then, those things are just cute and beautiful to me, instead of womanly and intimidating.

I wish I could shout this from the rooftop. That I am free, and so many people should be, too.

Mizuki is just Mizuki, because gender is a friend to meet and a thing to love instead of an obligation to fulfill or a monster to defeat. Much like Tsukasa Tenma, who shines on a stage and carries that spark with him everywhere, gender is supposed to be euphoric. It's Mizuki, when she finishes sewing a new dress. It's my brother, when he puts on heels that actually accommodate his shoe size. It's me, when people call me "they" instead of "she," a "lovely person" instead of an "anxious girl."

I don't exactly know how Mizuki identifies or what her true pronouns are, but what I do know is that she is allowed to take her time. She is young, she is loved, and she is not a freak. If you are trans or nonbinary or anywhere under the umbrella, you are also not a freak. You can also take your time, then stomp your feet like a toddler when the world angers you because transphobic people are everywhere, and America seems especially fond of passing anti-trans registrations these days. Which goes to show, perhaps, that you are a miracle. And despite how lonely being a trans person can be, you're survival gives everyone else in the community hope and strength to keep going.

For some trans anger, I recommend you listen to Teniwoha's Villain, sung by Mizuki and Mafuyu. The lyrics are truly awesome.

For some trans hope, I recommend Toa's ID Smile, sung by all the N25 girls. The background of the 3D MV is so beautiful and relevant.

[fogterror]

ID Smile

[mynameiskanade]

LETS GOO ID SMILE COVER !!! i guess thisis considered a voice reveal lmao ,, dont mind how i alvin and the chipmunked in the end

[straybaddog06]

I love meiko but I don’t love how complex this outfit is especially the skirt

[pocket-lyricbook]

ID Smile, Toa - English Translyrics

(Written November 27th, 2022)

  Our tangled threads intersect

I always dress in the things that I love, so I regress

That's right, you seen

I refuse to lose my identity

  Stitches of cloth, interlock

And they go deep, if only we could truly meet

I could never see

What caused me to fall prey to my minority? 

  Can't make it end, with my choices truly dead

I wish I could connect, but I can't part with my secret yet

  If we escaped the world that had seemed to make, the me that wrote this song

Then could we stay this way, stay this way, in peace for very long? 

Obstructed by your subtle hate, I plug my ears, make sure to keep it vague

If we don't part instead, then could we keep what we have left?

  To live in pain, or dare to change?

  Even if I find my hopes and keep them close

I know to dread, that my feelings will tangle up their thread

So I'll acquit

I've always kept up a secret distance

  The point where I start, isn't reaching an end

But I want to connect, so I won't part with my secret yet

  If we had made the world that had saved our fates, and had brought us to meet

Then could we stay this way, stay this way, and could we find new peace? 

And when we're lost I'll hide and you'll seek, our melancholy intermingling

If we could just connect, then could we keep what we have left?

  Break in the final stitch, the pieces that I knit

It tears and I'll patch it, what else am I really good for?

Seperate us, smile enough, secret distance 

And I can still smile, I swear that I'll still smile…

  The boundaries I put up have begun to blur, the future's all unheard,

But if I had told you, we'd be through–

  If we escaped the world that had seemed to make, the me that wrote this song

Then could we stay this way, stay this way, in peace for very long? 

Obstructed by your subtle hate, I plug my ears, make sure to keep it vague

If we don't part instead, then could we keep what we have left?

  To live in pain, or dare to change?

[hinamie]

brighter days ahead

[gretahaffandhawf]

【Siren and Nishiren Gard】アイディスマイル / ID Smile【UTAUカバー】

Premiering tomorrow!

[saintaviator]

the feeling of being watched or followed

[infizero]

big fan of how when you use certain items susie and ralsei have normal reactions while noelle is stuck in the important lore character nightmare dimension

[ID: screenshots of Deltarune item equip dialogue from the Wiki.

Puppet Scarf:

No way, that's creepy. [When attempting to equip it to Susie]

If I have to fight… [When equipping to Ralsei]

(Feels like guitar strings…) [When attempting to equip it to Noelle]

Java Cookie:

It says Guts! [Susie]

It says Fluffy... [Ralsei]

I... I can't read these symbols... [Noelle]

Devilsknife:

Let the games begin! [Susie]

It's too, um, evil. [Ralsei]

...? It smiled at me? [Noelle]

White Ribbon:

Nope. Not in 1st grade anymore. [Susie]

I said NO! C'mon already!. [In Chapter 2]

Um... D-do I look cute...? [Ralsei]

It's nice being dressed up... [In Chapter 2]

... feels familiar. [When equipping it to Noelle]

Dealmaker:

Money, that's what I need. [When equipping to Susie]

Two pairs of glasses? [When equipping to Ralsei]

(Seems... familiar?) [When equipping it to Noelle]

Twin Ribbon:

...it gets worse and worse. [Susie]

Try around my horns! [Ralsei]

...nostalgic, huh. [Noelle]

Silver Watch:

(Check Text) Maybe an expensive antique. Stuck before half-past noon.

End ID.]

like 😭 it's always her

[cariciapadre]

i also drew this out of pure bliss of the new sf episode ..... cant wai t for moore ... 🎉

[itsdefinitely]

big fan of when people draw him getting held like a hamster

[itseghost]

collection of some molly sketches :] im obsessed with drawing him smiling hugely looking mischievous

[suntails]

reality

[thebibliosphere]

Playing GK, and I'm doing a "collectibles" run through Gotham tonight and went hunting for the street art in the West End.

(Sorry for the potato quality; I had to lighten the camera to make it visible in screenshots. Also, image IDs are in alt.)

I was surprised when the descriptor "Born This Way" popped up when I added it to my collection, along with a description of the piece being commissioned for Gotham Pride.

"Aw, that's nice." I thought. A nice little bit of world-building that ties in nicely with Tim coming out as bi and Dick offering to go to Pride with him.

So, anyway, art collected, I hopped back on my bike, took off down the street, and then reversed at full speed because I realized I'd just driven over a rainbow crosswalk.

"Aw, cool! That's a nice little touch. Wait a minute... is that an Irish gay bar?"

"It is! It's a gay Irish bar! Huh... I wonder what else is around here."

So I get off the bike, turn a corner, and start counting the rainbow Pride flags hanging over fire escapes and windows.

"Wait... does Gotham have a Gay Village?"

"Holy shit, they gave Gotham a Gay Village!"

"Wait, what does that sign say under the Pride flag... "The Quiet Escape Bookstore"... GAY BOOKSTORE GAY BOOKSTORE GAY BOOKSTORE GAY BOOKSTORE!!!"

So anyway, yeah. I have 154 hours in this game and only just now found Gotham's LGBT district.

[halflifebutawesome]

hlvrais from as of late ft @transforzen 's forzen there in the bottom ^_^

[peethepauu]

make him smile 3 2 1 go!