@sumisia_@yanaglsm I could say something about the androgyny of them being enticing to gender-non-conforming teenagers and young adults but I fear it may not be a well-received idea
@stormer234@shimizu_koyangi Back in high school when they made us analyze parts of the Bible in literature class I was annoyed, but now that knowledge of recurring themes and motifs is honestly pretty handy (for twitter discourse 😭)
yet it's obvious and painful that writing a captivating story has long become secondary to sales. I'm not surprised, of course. It's just disappointing. Time and time again we get a crumb of something beautiful, just for them to drop the ball again.