Robotech Rewatch

[nymphaea1]

Lately I've been re-watching episodes of Robotech III (New Generation) with my sister, who is a wee bit obsessed with the series. I remember watching it way back in the day when it was first run on American television in the mid-eightees

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[ladyvyola]

Totally unfamiliar with the source but I hear what you say about wanting het with a slash aesthetic.

There's a reason that a lot of my self-inserts when I was a tween/teen were girls disguised as boys. It's not that I wanted to be a boy, rather that I liked that tension that can come from negotiating a relationship where the equalities and inequalities fall in odd places. To me, having the male character know and aid in the masquerade really changed the dynamic -- instead of him protecting her/me physically, he trusted in her/me to take care of her/myself and instead helped protect the scheme.

Eh, hard to articulate but I can definitely feel the link between that and what attracts me to slash.