Frank and Maria didn't really have a lot of time to get too deep into more active abolition in my headcanon--they had some months of being married, and then she was pregnant and it wasn't exactly safe/they had other priorities, and then Frank got drafted or deployed, and then he got back and she got killed and he focused on his war. Like, they voted for abolitionist politicians, but didn't have time to really get involved with it.
Blanket forts are literally the greatest. It's *possible* to not find them comforting (claustrophobia or bad memories associated with them) but tbh for Peter and Matt it's just a hugely nice, cozy space where they can't be scrutinized/feel watched and can just sort of cuddle and not do things.
And yeah, Frank took some initiative with 'no sex inside it' because he a) is so fucking done with seeing them having sex all the goddamn time and b) is realizing that for them, sex is not safe or happy or life-affirming, it's a performance that creates anxiety, so by having a space where they can't have sex they can get some relief from it and start to realize that they can be safe without constantly sexually pleasing him, and c) he really doesn't want to do that much extra laundry.
It's been an oversight, but basically they've been wearing huge/oversized shirts of his plus, like, basketball shorts and leftover sweatpants to cook in, which are also really huge on them. I mean, you *can* cook without pants on, but it's a very painful and scary exercise.
(Good luck with the dental anesthetic. I said some bizarre shit on it when I had some tooth work done that I'm still hearing about months later)
I guess the mental image of an ass vaccuum is compelllingly horrifying enough to tick in people's minds.
Re: FILL, Pt 9/?
Blanket forts are literally the greatest. It's *possible* to not find them comforting (claustrophobia or bad memories associated with them) but tbh for Peter and Matt it's just a hugely nice, cozy space where they can't be scrutinized/feel watched and can just sort of cuddle and not do things.
And yeah, Frank took some initiative with 'no sex inside it' because he a) is so fucking done with seeing them having sex all the goddamn time and b) is realizing that for them, sex is not safe or happy or life-affirming, it's a performance that creates anxiety, so by having a space where they can't have sex they can get some relief from it and start to realize that they can be safe without constantly sexually pleasing him, and c) he really doesn't want to do that much extra laundry.
It's been an oversight, but basically they've been wearing huge/oversized shirts of his plus, like, basketball shorts and leftover sweatpants to cook in, which are also really huge on them. I mean, you *can* cook without pants on, but it's a very painful and scary exercise.
(Good luck with the dental anesthetic. I said some bizarre shit on it when I had some tooth work done that I'm still hearing about months later)
I guess the mental image of an ass vaccuum is compelllingly horrifying enough to tick in people's minds.