its not the invisibility of nonbinary people in society, thats just called nonbinary erasure (like refusing to use gender neutral pronouns, say stuff like “both genders” etc)
before colonialism came in and enslaved poc, they were already expressing their genders in ways that european white people didnt understand and forced them to identify as either man or woman and entirely erased the genders specific to those cultures, wiping out a large part of individualism and expression in poc societies
“…All right. That’s impromptu photoshoot check and check. You can stop whining now, you big baby.”
Aria grinned at Daniel (though it was more like a smirk, really) as she set the small camera to retract back into her phone and reached up to place it on the coffee table; they’d managed to end up sitting slumped on the floor, backs against the bottom of the small loveseat they’d managed to wrangle into the small space rather than seated on it. She’d already cracked a joke about it feeling awfully familiar, but since Aria’d been the one to convince Daniel to pose for pictures out here anyway, and it wasn’t like there was enough room for them both to fit anywhere else in the treehouse, it had been about as lighthearted as sarcasm could get.
“My turn now, right?”
Daniel sighed, and put his socked feet on Aria’s thigh as he leaned against the wall, which was itchy and generally not a good place to be putting one’s head. He made a weak pantomime of using the force to get the camera. He attempted to squint ferociously while pouting, which he could tell was a wholly unsuccessful endeavor.
“’M not a baby, you’re a baby.” But he could feel himself starting to smile, he could feel it, so bit his entire lip, sinking further towards the floor. If he smiled it would mean that Aria would win. But he held out his hand for the camera, his shoulder pressed awkwardly between the loveseat and the wall. It was either that or raspberry noises, and he hadn’t sunk that low. Yet.
“Aria, it’s really not funny. Stop stealing my glasses so you can take pictures. Truth or dare is supposed to be fun, Aria, I’m actually mad this time, stop laughing.”
