one of the first things i noticed in kazeki on my first read and rlly wanted to dig into is how differently keiko explores sexual abuse within the cast and how it affects all of them. for this i'll talk about serge, gilbert, auguste, and rosemarine. Actually i wrote a mini essay about this for english but it was really buns lol i don't like formal writing for stuff i like so be prepared for a total mess
basic outline
auguste represents cycle of abuse
rosemarine and gilbert as opposties, rosemarine avoids all kinds of touch because it makes him feel dirty, but gilbert embraces touch and demands it to feel like himself. Along with grooming gilbert kinda being made to feel like hes sexual in nature since auguste blamed him for being raped.
gilbert not fighting off his abusers contributes a lot to how hes viewed as effeminate. For rosemarine and serge they tried to resist abuse, they felt dirty and wrong afterwards. But gilbert it doesnt have such a strong affect on him? he kinda just accepts it ig.
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