are there shade shelters? are there signs in braille? are there both visible and audible redundancy announcements? are the schedules accurate? can you get a schedule without a phone? is the fare affordable? are there maps and signage in applicable languages? (and braille, again) can your buses and trains actually accommodate more than one wheelchair user at a time?
bat at hornets nest maybe but “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism” refers to low income communities needing to choose between survival vs being eco friendly. not you continuing to watch the harry potter movies
“oh no we need to practice for our fake dating” is the funniest trope to me cause like. there are so many people who force themselves into a shitty relationship they hate just because of amatonormatiivity that it’s an ingrained part of popular culture to joke about hating your partner.
which is to say, oh my god you dont need to hold hands and go on fake dates, you don’t even need to agree on a single detail of your cover story beforehand. you can literally stand 6 feet apart at all times and look profoundly uncomfortable and all anyone will think is “yikes™. not my problem”
actually people should address this in fanfic more because “i know we could half-ass it, but i would never fake mistreat my fake husband, how dare you” is absolutely delightful
New trope: fake dating for spite.
“Look, my only goal here is for our pretend relationship to be demonstrably healthier than Aunt Rita and Uncle Carl’s fifteen year, three child marriage - which means the bar is so low we probably can’t fuck this up”
