(Art by @Ban62460424 on twitter)
Ok I gotta get emotional on this one for a bit because. Well cmon
We all know sylveon is the trans pokemon. We all know it! I'm just going to say it!
But this comic SPECIFICALLY is so endearing to me.
Sylveon only evolves when you raise an eevee's happiness high enough. If that pokemon is loved well enough, you know it's going to become a sylveon.
The trainer. Gives them. A CHOICE. And the choice makes them so happy they evolve!!!!!!1
I've named all my eevee's Elliot (because it is known that Elliot is one of our most cherished Names). I always take Elliot with me to the end boss run. He's just. So important to me.
I'm a trans woman. I only came to the realization at age 35 (what can I say, I'm a late bloomer). I had to leave a profession I loved, move across the country, and get to a place where I was healthy enough to BE HAPPY. I had finally gotten on the right cocktail of antidepressants to get my depression and anxiety under control. And then one night, it hits me. Like a bolt from the blue, I'm happy enough, stable enough, healthy enough to realize there was still something off with me. And it was then that I allowed myself to interrogate my gender identity.
People can say a lot about trans folks. The truth is, I had to CHOOSE to see the truth. I had to choose to allow myself to ask the questions. And then I had to choose to go to therapy. And then I had to choose to actually transition. Big choices, ones that come with countless consequences. But I chose. And I'm happy enough to do so.
I am my own sylveon. I had to be happy enough to evolve.





