Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-90.185.237.13-20150223173747/@comment-10733658-20150224003722

Honestly, I always liked Mutsuki from the very beginning. I tend to have a soft-spot for that kind of kind, lacking-in-confidence sort of character.

But I will admit that I'm not sure how I will feel should the narrative go in that direction. Primarily should it go in the direction some have theorized, with a typical "Abused not LGBT" narrative since I have some strong misgivings about that particular overly-used trope. I suppose it will really depend on Ishida and how he writes things out.

I would prefer that things remain as Chapter 5 seemed to confirm, with a canon Trans character because they are both incredibly rare in fiction and even more rarely a positive portrayal. The "Girl pretending to be a guy for Reasons" narrative is a cliche pretty much as old as human history, and while I've enjoyed some characters with that kind of narrative.....I'm not sure how I would feel if that is how things go with Mutsuki.

(Example: I liked Nuriko from Fushigi Yuugi, but was many the bazillions of fans incredibly disappointed when the creator decided to have him go from a gay man prone to crossdressing to deciding that he wasn't gay after all and falling in love with the heroine. Incredibly poor writing with tons of negative implications, hooray.)

Basically, I'm just not really sure how Ishida can pull off making Mutsuki just a crossdressing girl at this point without resorting to really negative stereotypes and shoddy cliches. And I think his skills as a writer would make exploring an INCREDIBLY rare narrative amazing to read.