[ SECRET POST #5349 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5349 ⌋

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Comments

Willow on BtVS

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, she had canon attraction to men, but was also a canon lesbian. At different points in canon, the audience, observing the canon evidence, could draw the conclusion that she was straight, bisexual, or gay. And that's not even taking headcanons into account.

The thing is, sexual attraction and romantic attachment are not always distinct or set, and that, combined with expectations (both from others and ourselves), can make for a lot of confusion. Sexual orientations in real-life are sometimes not that straightforward, so why should they be in fiction?

So, I think if you have a reasonable explanation for why something that seems to be canon isn't actually true, that would count as headcanon to me, especially since canon can and does contradict itself (family members that heretofore didn't exist showing up, family members disappearing, dead people who aren't or don't stay that way, it was all a dream, etc.).

OP

[(Anonymous)]

You're right, Willow is a case where canon is malleable and so is real life. I mostly put that asterisk there so people wouldn't have the bad faith to jump at me by assuming I headcanon characters who have clearly said and consistently demonstrated that they're gay (like Alec from Shadowhunters or Holt from Brooklyn 99) as bi, but this is fandom, so I should've known someone would look for a way to do that no matter what (not you; I'm referring to the comments up there).

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

Ah, I see. I was thinking mostly about the other way around.