DR: THH boys comforting a transmasc partner with body image issues
Makoto
We all know that Makoto has the upper body strength of a newborn baby, but that doesn’t stop him from putting some physicality behind his support for you, or attempting to throw hands with anyone who disrespects you. He’ll stand there and argue with someone for as long as it takes to get them to respect you, and shut down any ignorant comments they try to make when it comes to how people think you “should” look and whether or not you “pass.” He’ll sit with you through all of your highs and your lows, and remind you of how much progress you’ve made along the way. He also goes along with you to events and appointments as your moral support, and brainstorms with you ideas of how to combat your body image issues.
Leon
The first time you express to Leon that you don’t really like how you look, he laughs and tells you you’re crazy. He flatters you to hell and back, telling you you’re the cutest guy he’s ever gone out with, and you’ve got nothing to worry about. Anyone who can’t see how gorgeous you are is obviously blind, or just has bad taste. The second time you bring it up, he tries reassuring you again, but also tells you flat-out that looks aren’t everything, and suggests you try not to focus on it so much. Stuff like that is fleeting.
You don’t bring it up the third time, but he can still tell that it’s bothering you a lot. So this time, he asks you what it is, exactly, you don’t like about your body. Maybe it’s something he can help you with? And in the end, it sort of is: he doesn’t know a lot about what it is to hate your body, but he knows a lot about confidence, and even if that can’t fix everything, it can take you pretty far.
Mondo
You have to explain to him a couple times what you mean by dysphoria, and sometimes he gets the word wrong, but Mondo generally understands the concept of what you mean. It’s not like he’s always been happy with how he looks, either, though he knows that’s kind of different. So his method of trying to combat your dysphoria and body image issues is to aggressively include you in anything and everything masculine he can possibly think of, regardless of how much interest either of you has in it. He teaches you about bikes and fighting and lets you wear his jacket. He’s nothing if not enthusiastic and supportive of you.
He’s clearly nervous about it, but he also takes you the gym to work out, and to teach you how to defend yourself. He’s not planning on just up and leaving you stranded when trouble starts, but he knows from personal experience what it’s like to feel weak and that sometimes you get tired of not being able to stand up for yourself.
Taka
Taka’s not exactly fantastic at comforting others, but what he lacks in tact he more than makes up for in enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
He starts by attacking your concerns like a logic problem, pointing out that even cisgendered individuals have a variety of body types and characteristics. Even cis men have breasts - that’s what makes them mammals. But when he realizes that’s not helping, he feels terrible…and is determined to do better! He stays up all night doing research into self esteem and body image issues and dysphoria among transmasc people, making an exhaustive list of every single tip, suggestion and personal experience he could find relating to how to combat it. He vows to do whatever he can to help you feel better about yourself, whether that’s through making changes or just instilling confidence in yourself. Basically, he becomes your own personal cheerleader.
Hifumi
He’s a little inept at comforting. He starts, at first, by telling you that variety is the spice of life; if everything looked the same, how boring would that be? No art is made great through conformity. What makes the great movies, the great anime, the great music and everything in general stand out is its diversity.
…but once he’s done being kind of dramatic, he’s just honest with you. He doesn’t know exactly what you’re going through with dysphoria, but he has body image issues too. He’s always struggled with it, and he knows how much it sucks. He doesn’t have the right words to comfort you, maybe, but he’s always there to listen.
Hiro
Hiro’s not great with advice. But, it is pretty easy for him to tell that something’s bugging you. He listens to you talk about your concerns, and in the end, he’s pretty blunt: “I can’t help you.” You’re not sure if his honesty is refreshing or disappointing. Then he says he knows what will help, and proceeds to distract you with the most inane nonsense you’ve ever heard. Each series of nonsequiturs gets you further and further away from your doubts by the sheer strangeness of them, and by the end of the day you’re laughing, having completely forgotten that you were upset in the first place. Then he tells you that it doesn’t take a crystal ball to tell him that your future is bright, and given time you’ll be exactly the way you want to be.
Byakuya
He’s got enough money to buy out an entire country. He’s not the most sympathetic to your plights - he still thinks of himself as being perfect in every possible way - but if it’s really bothering you so much, he’ll pay for whatever makes you feel more comfortable in your body: surgery, new clothes, a personal trainer, whatever. And he has no qualms about suing anyone who deadnames or misgenders you. He has his lawyer on speed dial if someone so much as looks at you wrong when trying to go to the bathroom.
They’re on a date Got inspired by Korean matching couple outfits!
And now that I’ve finally graduated, I’ll most likely be posting more consistently from here on out, look forward to it! ✨ thank you all for your patience
Doodle requests from Instagram!! I had a lot of fun doing these ☺️ They’re going to be a part of my commission sheet very soon! I would also take requests here on tumblr, but I have NO idea how this app works
1. Amasai (Aghh.. this FTE always gets me like..)
2. Naegami Body Swap (I might entertain this idea again! They’re so cute…)
