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i& #39;ve seen ppl say b/a is the "straight ship for gay ppl of riverdale" (LOL) which i would agree with pre-4x17/4x18 but probably not anymore
(the quotation marks are in a weird spot let& #39;s ignore that) anyway i think that what makes a m/f ship relatable for me, personally, is the whole in-love-with-your-best-friend-who-might-like-you-too-but-it& #39;s-never-the-right-time trope. like, that& #39;s MY gay experience
it& #39;s not even about the act of cheating in itself (though i don& #39;t like that either), but them cheating DID make me realize that like... i will never be able to relate to 99% of mainstream straight couples in media
the stakes just aren& #39;t as high in how you& #39;ll be viewed by others. you make the CHOICE to cheat, and when you wreck your current romantic relationships beyond repair and destroy your s/o& #39;s self-esteem that& #39;s completely on you, you know? not the ~unstoppable power of love~
completely admittedly yes! i& #39;m bitter and projecting! but i was in love w/my best friend and i didn& #39;t do anything about it for years! & i failed at moving on, obviously, seeing as it& #39;s 3 AM and i& #39;m writing all this LOL
but yeah. eventually we tried and it lasted a week before he broke down and went back into the closet. sorry this whole thread went somewhere completely different than intended apparently i& #39;m WAY more repressed than i originally thought... i miss my therapist
but yeah what was i even originally saying? wrong-place-wrong-time unrequited love pairings aren& #39;t really "straight ships for gay people" b/c they& #39;re totally different in terms of the stakes involved. also i KNOW it& #39;s not that deep please don& #39;t remind me... i needed this i think
conclusion: nothing wrong with b/a i just can& #39;t and will never be able to relate. also i desperately need my therapist& #39;s office to open back up. and also to start writing in a journal or something instead of twitter