Scoundrels forever.
Always reblog! My first sci-fi ‘ship ever, from the age of seven. 😀
Why yes, I DO like scoundrels! <3
Okay, honestly, you know what? This moment was a revelation to me.
When I was a kid, this blew my mind. Princess Leia said, “I happen to like nice men,” and I felt my brain reconfiguring. Because women weren’t supposed to get busy unless they were married, right? A good girl wouldn’t be getting up to that sort of hijinks. Yet here she is, a princess of the most respectable order, and I don’t think anyone could argue that Leia is anything but good, and she’s saying, “I happen to like nice men.” She’s standing her ground sexually here. She knows what’s going on. She’s playing into it. She’s flirting, actively participating in the seduction, kissing Han in a way that isn’t virginal. She knows what she’s doing. She’s done it before.
She’s done it before. And my little brain went BOOM, because if Princess Leia can have boyfriends and kiss them and who knows what else and embrace her sexuality and express it freely at her own choosing, then screw all y’all; anybody can do it.