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JackJeanne: Sarafumi 'Fumi' Takashina
Sep. 26th, 2024 05:07 amMasterlist
FUMI, BEAUTIFUL BISEXUAL ANDROGYNE OF MY HEART.
I loved this route. They dance around him being canonically bi but he sure doesn't mind coming across that way and the bi vibes are off the charts. And it's otherwise just a cute "older more accomplished guy is delighted to mentor and flirt with brilliant younger woman who he wants to see fulfil her potential" romance. Where that potential includes being really good at playing both women and men!
To me Fumi feels like someone who enjoys crossdressing more for creative than gender related reasons, in that grey area between non-dysphoric non-binary and cis guy who is just really comfortable with his masculinity.
A lot of otome with self confident, flirty older guys go the dubcon "girl is too overwhelmed to be an active participant" path, but while he's definitely the one driving things he's really sweet about trying not to take advantage and instead go at her pace (romantically. He pushes much harder as a dancing mentor haha) And she helps him grow and become happier, too. They're really good for each other!
There's more heteronormativity than I would like, especially equating Kisa's femininity with her attraction to men. Also, having already played a few endings now, some of the repeated elements get BORING. But I still overall had a really good time.
Content note: messy family dynamics
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FUMI, BEAUTIFUL BISEXUAL ANDROGYNE OF MY HEART.
I loved this route. They dance around him being canonically bi but he sure doesn't mind coming across that way and the bi vibes are off the charts. And it's otherwise just a cute "older more accomplished guy is delighted to mentor and flirt with brilliant younger woman who he wants to see fulfil her potential" romance. Where that potential includes being really good at playing both women and men!
To me Fumi feels like someone who enjoys crossdressing more for creative than gender related reasons, in that grey area between non-dysphoric non-binary and cis guy who is just really comfortable with his masculinity.
A lot of otome with self confident, flirty older guys go the dubcon "girl is too overwhelmed to be an active participant" path, but while he's definitely the one driving things he's really sweet about trying not to take advantage and instead go at her pace (romantically. He pushes much harder as a dancing mentor haha) And she helps him grow and become happier, too. They're really good for each other!
There's more heteronormativity than I would like, especially equating Kisa's femininity with her attraction to men. Also, having already played a few endings now, some of the repeated elements get BORING. But I still overall had a really good time.
Content note: messy family dynamics
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