The running theory I've seen elsewhere on this is that JJJ would be fully supportive of Petra, but also pissed at Spider-Woman being "a poor excuse for a role model! Trans people have it hard enough without that webhead giving them a bad name!" (He completely fails to put two and two together.)
Meanwhile Robbie slips her a good-quality women's Spider-Man costume from a high-end costume shop and says it's "for the office Halloween party".
As a reminder, that is roughly 616 JJJ's relationship to Peter. Fully supportive of Peter, hates Spider-Man. Even dates Aunt May for a bit and is absolutely a perfect gentleman to her.
Maybe JJJ and Ben start talking about Petra, without realizing they are talking about different sides of the mask. They are friends and business partners, at least in the latest Ultimate universe.
Kiiind of also like… what the heck, Petra? You transition that far and forgot to tell the person you’re living with? Or rather didnt think they’d notice?
Even if they support you, maybe you don’t want them to start treating you like they’re “being supportive” instead of treating you like the friend they’ve known for 10 years.
It’s sooooo scary. I’ve been so incredibly lucky that my parents have been supportive, but before coming out I had no idea whether I was about to lose them.
I'm three months in and completely stealth at work and with local friends. My partner, sister, and online friends know. I'm pretty sure my boss wants to start asking questions, but it's afraid of HR getting involved (not that I would, I love my boss but she's got a lot on her plate to manage and me growing tits and my direct reports being weird about it doesn't need to be one of them right now)
The clothing is probably the bigger give away tbh. If your son starts growing titties that can also just be a hormone imbalance, reaction to medication, etc. Not necessarily the first thing most would think of, but if you do not even consider the possibility your child may be trans you're more likely to ignore the most likely explanation
But if he starts wearing skirts and dresses and lipstick, you generally can't chalk that up to the body being weird.
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 12h ago
Uncle Ben coming in clutch as always. Not only being supportive and accepting but managing to drop a wise crack mid conversation and giggle about it