Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-78.35.162.161-20150118160727/@comment-10733658-20150118181003

Honestly, I feel that if the narrative Ishida is choosing to tell is one of "abused girl pretends to be a dude to cope" than.......that would be very disappointing. Because honestly that is kind of a cliche and has been done so much that it has become the default assumption both in fiction and real life that someone that basically doesn't fit neatly into expectations (whether gay or trans) is that way because of abuse. It isn't anything new, or unique, or different. And I think Ishida is a very talented writer, and I would like to see him tackle something different and rare with Mutsuki instead of making it one more of the millions of "girl scared of dudes pretends to be a dude" stories. Because, like I said, it really isn't anything that hasn't been done constantly and is kind of a stereotypical thing as a result.