like i think it’s important to acknowledge that sometimes sexuality and gender is a phase, and that that’s okay. maybe you id:ed as trans for 3 years to realise you’re actually cis and that’s okay. maybe you were bisexual but now you’re homosexual, heterosexual or pan, and that that’s okay too. it doesn’t necessarily mean that you were wrong during all that time (but maybe you were and that’s Okay too!) but maybe rather that you have a fluid sexuality and gender. i don’t know but i don’t think we as a community talk enough about this
yeah, just because something is a phase doesn’t mean that it’s “just a phase”
because wether it’s a sexuality, gender or even a subculture like goth or anime, it affected your life and your view of the world and yourself.
imo phases are downright important! don’t be afraid to rethink yourself again and again!
Remember all his general creepiness? Especially when it came to Jackson?
And how it seemed like all that creepiness was just a misdirect, to make us think for a time that he was the kanima’s master?
That was all that there was to him, right?
No, actually. I don’t think so.
Because even if he wasn’t the one controlling Jackson, he still has an oddly intense interest in Jackson. Especially for a teacher.
You might argue that Jackson, the captain of multiple sports teams, is sort of the golden boy of Beacon Hills High, and any teacher with a fair amount of school spirit would take concern in the well being of such a student. But that makes more sense for someone like Finstock, and I don’t see Harris as being much of a sports fan.
So what’s his deal?
I think he does have some connection to Jackson, probably to his past. It’s the only explanation I think of for his behavior towards Jackson other than something that might be heading into “bad touch” territory.
At first I thought perhaps Harris was somehow related to Jackson, or Jackson’s real parents, whether by blood or just by having been a close family friend who is now seeking to look after Jackson from afar. But there is no reason to hide that from Jackson, especially after he learned that he was adopted.
No, I think it would have to be something else. Something worth hiding.
I think Harris was responsible for the death of Jackson’s parents.
We learned in s1xe09, Wolf’s Bane, that Harris was formally an alcoholic.
In s2xe07, Restraint, Erica accesses her dad’s records of the insurance report on Jackson’s parent’s death (which, by the way, means that they know who his parents were. They’d have to have at least their names in order to access the report. So all the mystery about Jackson’s “true name” is just for atmosphere at this point) and reveals that they died in a car crash. The report, however, was inconclusive, so there might have been foul play involved.
If Harris was driving drunk and caused the crash, but was able to leave the scene without leaving enough evidence to pin him (or anyone) to the incident, then that could have been what caused the report to be listed as “inconclusive.” There was enough speculation to question whether it was an accident, but not enough evidence to say for certain.
Harris, however, knows what he did. He knows that the couple died. He knows that he orphaned a child before it had even been born. And he has had to live with the guilt of it for these sixteen years.
And then the boy who, because of Harris, will never know his real parents, ends up as one of Harris’ students. Harris, whose bitterness towards the listless and uninterested faces that plague his classroom grows every year.
Except not for Jackson. Jackson who Harris can’t resent under the crushing weight of his guilt.
this is more careful and interesting thought put into a minor character than jeff davis has put into the entire series thus far to date, and for this i salute you
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