seeing the casual platonic physical affection the queer eye cast expresses is healing tbh. physical affection between lgbt people is so important…so many of us are lonely and touch starved and have complexes about seeming predatory if we so much as shake hands with a member of the same gender. and that stuff can’t just be fixed within romantic relationships.
As someone who absolutely *loves* stories that are their own ARGs (House of Leaves, Doki Doki, Graham Base’s Eleventh Hour as a kid), it’s actually *important* that authors not feel pressured to write stories like that.
It’s also important that all those stories I named, as well as intricate open worlds like Dark Souls and Skyrim, *can* just be explored as a basic linear storyline—not everyone thinks in layers, and a *bad* story gets Lost in them (pun intended). The extra stuff is nice for those obsessed with detail, but that extra stuff should always be an optional treat at most. Best part is, if the lore isn’t there (or not to your satisfaction), you can just make it up on your own—plenty of people have, some have found great success doing so.
Pass Through Fire 