what im learning from this homestuck reread is that john is ABSOLUTELY gay and him saying hes “not a homosexual” was derived from internalized homophobia
john: accidentally says gay things to or about dave right from the getgo
john: talks about marrying rose soley because karkat told him he had to, and obviously didnt reciproc8 vriskas feelings beyond friendship.
john: takes these early straight romantic hints as “a girl is talking to me which is how its supposed to happen” rather than any real definition of romance
john: reacts much more strongly when romantic hints were about another boy
john: angry and cagey about romance in A6I2 especially when davesprite was brought up
john: makes out with posters of nic cage, described at least jokingly as having a “man-crush” on other doofy male actors (bad taste but w/e)
not to mention coming out and accepting that youre gay could be really easily fit into the “freedom” symbolism of his god tier
john: is gay and obviously overcame internalized homophobia in an incredibly detailed character arc we never got to read
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