Annotated Chapter 11 Page 17
I wasn’t working from a specific reference to draw Patrick in 2013, but I want you all to know that for the process of annotating the page in 2021, I googled “sexy trans guy” and got this image of mostly-naked Balian Buschbaum.
Even if he’s not specifically your type, you can appreciate why Bianca is having a hard time focusing on Complex Moral Quandaries in this moment, right?
Bianca: . . .
You’ve been so . . . independent, these last couple days. Looking out for Kara Lynn, volunteering things you know, taking the initiative to go get money . . . But nothing’s really changed after all, has it? I don’t even have to give orders. You’re still going to be completely shaped by what I want. From the inside out.
Patrick: Is there something else you need me to change, Master?
Bianca: Don’t call me that!
Patrick: *whimper*
Bianca: Sorry, I — I shouldn’t have yelled, it’s not your —
Look, I need you to be in dog form now, okay? I can’t think straight when you’re this distractingly hot.
Yes, nothing really changed. He still doesn’t have a soul and is piggybacking on yours. And he would certainly prefer if you let yourself be distracted to the thinking. As much as he is able to prefer something, at least.