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SPOILERS FOR EP. 4 OF TD REBOOT SEASON 2

So I think we can all agree that the whole RipAxel situation is definitely the elephant in the room with the season rn. I just wanted to share my opinion and slight analysis of it so uhhh here we go (transitions r just not working in my brain rn)

The fandom response feels very reminiscent of the whole Nemma Noco situation to me. While I do ship Nichaxel I still think that all of the hate over this “getting in the way” of them is a little ridiculous. The creators aren’t obligated to make Axel queer, even if it is a popular headcanon that I’d like to see too. Not to mention that people saying that Axel dating a guy makes Nichaxel impossible has major biphobic undertones. The same exact thing happened with Nemma becoming canon. A character being attracted to multiple genders instead of just the same gender doesn’t make them any less queer.

Let me make it clear that I am not saying that people can’t be upset about this. Finding out that a character you headcanoned as one sexuality is not that can be very disappointing, especially if you are queer yourself and find connection and comfort through that character because of it, but in the end it’s the creators story, not ours. Being upset over a ship is perfectly fine too. I know from personal experience that these characters and their dynamics can mean a ton to people. As long as you don’t call it queerbaiting or attack RipAxel shippers then you’re good!

hi!!! thank you so much for the love with the twitter accounts I made for the tdi2023 cast! (if you're out of the loop you can find them here!) I'm gonna post some of the storyline I made for this and if you guys like it enough I'll post more!

when/if I start posting all of these you'll be able to navigate through all of them down here!

hello!! this is part 2 of my tdi2023 hs socmed au!! (if you need context there is a navigation tool bar below!)

twitter profiles!

part 1! <- -> part 3! (coming soon)