love to spend an entire day pondering how obvious the signs were and completely bum myself out, god i’m such a moron
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lucy rowan holmes
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i think this is probably why bioshock 2 emotionally resonated with me most, pre-transition, even though it's gameplay style was the most heavy and cumbersome of the three. repression really does feel like suffocating in a diving suit at the bottom of the ocean, only escapable through womanhood
lucy rowan holmesit's interesting that becoming a Big Daddy is a key moment of body horror that requires three core components familiar to trans women: 1. a protective uniform. 2. changing how you smell by being doused in pungent pheromones 3. violently ravaging your voice box in a way that feels irreversible
thinking more about this, Bioshock 2 allows you to look through the eyes of the little sisters and discover that they see the world as a pristine utopia where colours and sounds are more vibrant, flowers and butterflies everywhere, into which flashes of real world masculine sexual urges intrude
lucy rowan holmesand yet… rapture is a place where you can change your sex through plasmids. bioshock 2’s best ending has your consciousness transferred into Eleanor, to see out her eyes. bioshock infinite has you tearing apart the universe to free a trapped girl who is, in some ways, you. 🏳️⚧️🥚💥🔨🏳️⚧️
the thing about bioshock infinite+dlc for me is that yes it is narratively bad, but it’s also probably the first game my repressed transgender ass played that let me look out the eyes of a woman. for all its many many MANY flaws, i cannot bring myself to hate it
Lady Emily ☄️Remembering how bad the Burial at Sea dlc is for Bioshock Infinite
when you Have That Shit On but unfortunately That Shit is brownface, disqualifying you from ever serving no matter how hard you protect
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okay fine you’ll recognise me because i’m the one who’s a little dehydrated and sunburnt
lucy rowan holmeslondon trans pride, i am literally at you, come say hi