YOU GET IT
John’s arc throughout Malevolent honestly sort of hits me as a Trans person, and while that could be said for a lot of stories revolving around identity, his in particular has specific beats that I think adds to this sense of relatability.
The idea of choosing a name for yourself, the expectations and pressure of other people, people recognising you as a completely different person to who you feel you are, seeing you as someone you’re not anymore, telling you who you are, what your name is, no matter how much you say otherwise.
That question of what is the right way to do this, and everyone you speak to has a different answer, leaving you confused.
I don’t exactly know where I’m going with this, mostly just scrambled thoughts! Sometimes being trans is relating to an Eldritch horror’s identity struggle, truly.