Eyyyyy I'm happy you liked it! 🥰 Would it be very weird if I told you it was partially inspired by those reddit posts? They're so good, I just eat them up gdkflgkdgdfkl
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Yes, all of that! I'd say him trying to pressure Milo was more out of the need to conform and fit a certain image than out of bigotry (tho I can't say he understood the gender stuff at all, he just considered it a weird whim). So talking to Q would serve as a little push in the right direction but also! I think Vale's influence would play a big role in making Lawrence realize he doesn't HAVE TO do things just to please his parents. (I'm considering making it into something bigger but no promises for now 🤞)
Lol I'm a chronic overthinker, too, so that part basically wrote itself 😅