#and someone else for a 'kj and mac bickering' one

[goodobservationshirley]

KJ being confrontational with Mac - 1x02 // 1x05

#paper girls #papergirlsedit #someone asked for a 'kj touches mac' gifset #and someone else for a 'kj and mac bickering' one #and one of these is coming but #while looking for these i found these two scenes very interesting #because kj and mac do bicker a lot #but it's almost never seriously confrontational #mainly because kj is so obviously fond of mac #even when mac is being an asshole or parroting her father's bigoted beliefs #kj is gentle with her #but there are two instances where kj becomes physically confrontational with mac #the second instance is very obviously and textually a result of gay panic #but i believe the first one is also! #kj is not antagonizing mac because mac wants to leave #i think she's doing so because just before that she has talked about remembering seeing mac for the first time #and mac called her a stalker for it #which i'm pretty sure hit a chord with kj #because a baby kj who feels so completely trapped by her parents' expectations #would have no doubt looked at someone as seemingly carefree as mac with admiration #like even beyond the crush aspect of it #i do believe kj has probably been very aware of mac's existence for a long time #and being called a stalker for it would for sure bring on some gay panic regardless of kj's level of awareness #anyway #kj's 'fight or flight' response is very firmly set on fight #and i love her #*mine