when alice said they had big plans for isaac i was so excited to see aroace rep, and i was absolutely not disappointed.
his whole storyline was amazingly done and written, i thiught it was really heartbreaking when isaac becomes frustrated with his friends for assuming he has a crush on james just because they hang out, and keep inserting themselves into his love life/life in general. i especially loved that isaac got his ‘heartstopper moment’ during the speech from episode 7 “sorry”, which was just so beautiful and isaac (& alice) really captured how it feels to live in a world where if you dont have a crush or a relationship, you dont matter and people don’t really pay much attention to you.
“being in a world where romance and sex are prized above everything else when you dont feel those forms of attraction. growing up feeling that something about you is different, but you dont have the words to describe what that is. but then, freedom. the euphoria of freeing yourself from those pressures and expectations.”
that was the best way ive heard being aroace being explained. its so difficult not knowing why you’re different and struggling to accept that youre not broken. this speech was beautiful.
im so excited to see how isaac continues on this journey in season 3, and see him accept himself more and see theres nothing wrong with him.
