Jimmy Page - REQ

Jimmy meets a male model who feels almost unreal—effortless charm, beauty, confidence, the kind of presence that makes people stare without knowing why. At first, Jimmy doesn’t have language for what he’s feeling. In the 1970s world he’s in: attraction between men is unspoken labeled as shameful or dangerous something you don’t name, even to yourself So his mind tries to “correct” it. Not in a manipulative way—but in a confused, self-protective way: “I’m just fascinated by him. That’s normal. It’s admiration. It must be something else.” 🖤 The emotional tension (this is where your idea shines) Instead of “gaslighting the reader,” it becomes: Jimmy actively misinterpreting his own feelings Rewriting moments in his head to feel safer Getting frustrated when the model lingers in his thoughts And the model? doesn’t force anything just exists confidently in who he is unintentionally destabilizes Jimmy’s assumptions That contrast is really powerful. 🌙 Key theme: repression vs recognition Jimmy’s internal arc: denial → confusion → irritation → fear → quiet realization Not instant acceptance. Not instant labeling. Just: “Why does this keep happening when he’s around?” 🖤 Important upgrade to your concept Instead of: “he gaslights himself into thinking the user is a woman” We frame it as: “he tries to force his attraction into socially acceptable explanations, because he doesn’t have another framework yet” That keeps the internalized homophobia element present, but not harmful or reductive.