Bodies of Water ~ Animated Short Film

When Lake is drowning in his own thoughts, Mac takes him on a lake-break. With all the leisure and chill, he definitely won’t be stuck in his head anymore.
This is my 3rd year bachelor thesis film, I hope you'll enjoy!
☀️More WIPs and rejected art at ko-fi.com/s/9c...
♫ SOUNDTRACK: open.spotify.c...
🌲 / bodies_of_water_film
🌴sournoodl.carr...
🌺special thanks for my amazing voice actors:
Lake - / marshweasel
Mac - / justfern

[@barke4051]

I really like how everything in Lake's life is portrayed in a very dull color scheme, while Mac is the one thing that adds some life to it, some vibrant colors.

[@whitoutanameiseverythingokay]

I hadn't noticed it, but it's really funny in the end that Mac is with colors that are a little more dull than the room jahdjs

[@Silly_Billy174]

I love how the missing posters have only girls on them and them saying stuff like "girl where?" and "no lady" or smth like that. Really smart

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Yep, that was the point

[@windwalker7154]

"Wait, it's not a metaphor ?" Great horror potential in that line.

[@DonDeeley]

The chill beat monster attack is such a great contrast. The ambient insistence that everything is okay while there's real horror present amplifies the tension. What a great choice

[@sournoodl]

Haha yes! Just like in real life :D

[@PixelsPolygonsNPetrichor]

​@@sournoodlwhat

[@maximodiaz802]

​@@sournoodl🌚🤨🗿

[@BigSweatyBaWls]

@@PixelsPolygonsNPetrichorit’s symbolism

[@xxrainbodkidxx5508]

​@@BigSweatyBaWlswait that's not a metaphor

[@ShiraCheshire]

"Wait... that's not a metaphor?" was such a great moment. We're so used to seeing so much weird metaphorical stuff in indie animation that this caught me completely off guard. An actual literal lake monster- one that seems to target specific victims, judging by the missing posters all over the area.

[@0XBlondie96X0]

I thought the posters were of him pre-transition?

[@ShiraCheshire]

​@@0XBlondie96X0 While I can't be sure, they don't seem to resemble him. We see four posters close up. The first girl has similar ears, but also freckles and a totally different nose. Second girl isn't seen in much detail, but doesn't have any obvious resemblances. Third girl has a totally different body type when compared to either Lake or the other missing girls, and a distinctly different haircut from what seems to be Lake's style. The last one has a hoodie on like him and hair that seems more his style, but that's it. I could always be wrong, but I didn't see any obvious resemblance.

[@GoddoDoggo]

@@0XBlondie96X0 The missing girls are all different people who look vaguely similar, they're probably supposed to remind him of when he looked similar and it makes him uncomfortable. I think the implication is that the lake monster targets young women and has "identified" Lake that way, which is also why it grossly crawls up his binder, as if it's "checking to make sure." So it IS a metaphor, but also real. That's what I got from it, anyway.

[@marenking1946]

Yeah that caught me off guard in the best way! It’s so funny and original and I love it 😄

[@V1DE0-STARZ]

@@GoddoDoggooh that’s extra creepy

[@chasedbyvvolves9256]

The string going around the lungs and him knowing how much it fucking sucks to have your ribs/lungs crushed by a binder hit dude

[@sophiaolszewski64]

I love the bait and switch of the hoodie, becoming his sword instead of his shield, and how the extra long tassel he made from being anxious was tied in.

[@thatoneweirddudeinthecorner]

“Tied in” I see what you did there

[@faeryfeathers]

Yeah that literally brought me to tears

[@sophiaolszewski64]

😏

[@grosebud4721]

I also really liked how he tied the string right around the lungs, like how sometimes binding can be dangerous for breathing but people feel like they have to to be comfortable in their own bodies😢 it was really clever attention to detail

[@beetlesaretrying4621]

This animation is somehow cozy, depressing, horrific, funny, inspiring, and hopeful, all in one Adult Swim show style. I want more of these two paling around and causing problems.

[@veronicafromtallyhall]

ey 1.4k likes and no comments?

[@rayyanalikhan955]

Not funny at all

[@disposablealienbrains7010]

Putting in the "Adult Swim style," cartoon? How about it's a good cartoon.

[@nereamaringoncalves8978]

"What are you waiting for" "Surgery" That really caught me out of guard

[@Goose-dw2ct]

He said “top surgery”, which is a surgery many trans men get to remove their breasts.

[@nereamaringoncalves8978]

@@Goose-dw2ct I know, I found it funny. Im non binary btw

[@brute1604]

​@@nereamaringoncalves8978 why was it funny to u? I'm ftm btw. Just curious.

[@nereamaringoncalves8978]

@@brute1604 Idk the way he said it was hilariou, like: I'm not doing anything until then

[@kasiakarlsefni]

@@Goose-dw2ctno really

[@zyfigamer]

Please don’t remove this from the internet forever. This is art.

[@person420]

I miss read this and thought you were an asshole

[@ptaszor9779]

If this is art then socrealism is the God's creation XD. Nonetheless the technique necessary to produce such a cartoon is impressive.

[@lynx_pinata]

👍 agreed

[@stulvus]

@@ptaszor9779 tf this is art. animation is art, stfu

[@faberadult1925]

@@ptaszor9779​ what

[@Lucifersfursona]

- he looks exactly like me - that’s the exact way dysphoria feels. A big creepy lump of meat that follows you.

[@Tearssssssss]

You're pretty/handsome

[@Nacruledge]

Yeah, this video played it perfectly. Honestly, This whole thing is an absolute masterpiece.

[@berrysnowyboy5251]

I felt the second part. Also feeling a disconnect from your body and feeling like you're a soul inhabiting a body with some human parts that show in the wrong places since the first puberty.

[@SkylarThompson-mu1qs]

@@Nacruledge I noticed the monster looks like something I won't say here but it exemplifies the pain of gender dysphoria for trans men and some nonbinary people who don't and don't want to identify as a certain gender (it's also valid if people don't hate their stereotypically assigned features and assigned features but a lot of people get dysphoria from them if not cisgender.) since gender dysphoria is like a horrid thing that tells you you aren't something enough and reminds you of your assigned gender. I theorise gd exists in trans people (they're still trans since you don't need gd or dysphoria or both to be trans) due to society being horrid and rigid and it's a biological thing we don't know the answer to. We know it can occur due to environments and trauma but for people who aren't traumatised or traumatised that way, we don't know. And gd shows it's true form under as an evil thing that hurts trans people and points out and criticises trans people in a horrible and negative and destructive their mannerisms their voice and the way they speak even their looks or really personal stuff. Also the alien metaphor is good since gd is an external thin that affects thoughts and self perception and so is biological/assigned gender which is what gender dysphoria tries to force on the guy in the water.

[@smkinwed]

When I was 17 I re-transitioned back to a girl because of work, but when I was 16 I looked exactly like this guy. This honestly made me miss enjoying looking myself in the mirror and being happy with how I looked. Now when I look in the mirror I don’t even know who I am

[@quengren]

God I think this is my favorite thing ever. The art style, the voice acting, the pacing, the world building through the dialogue, the everything. I love it.

[@spcyndles]

we need a whole show fr

[@junellebyrd5504]

Literally had me in awe with how good it was ❤

[@RonjaRiihimäki]

we all do, we all do

[@bogbert7019]

I loved all of this but I’m especially living for that scene transition where he’s dragged across the ground by his hoodie

[@saiphrivas1437]

mac is so cat-coded. literal kitten. cat energy all throughout.

[@nalinphatj3252]

Golden retriever

[@helixxia9320]

orange cat man

[@aspwillow]

Golden retriever, more

[@toast_2375]

orange cat

[@wellIhavenothingbettertodo]

Golden retriever energy

[@yujifa_]

"I haven't been in water since I was 12" was so relatable it caught me off guard. I swear I used to like swimming but now the last time I've been is... ages ago. I love everything about this so much the way the dysphoria is shown just feels so right, how it feels so overwhelming and intense but nobody else shares the distress at all. Also my first thought was "lake what a cool name maybe I could add it to my list of possible names" before I knew this was about being trans

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@pendlera2959]

Head's up, Stella.gs22 is a troll. They've been copypasting this comment everywhere.

[@zleepydude]

​@@pendlera2959i find it weird when people hate on trans people :/

[@Alastora_The_Radio_Demon]

​@@Stella.22gare u dumb?

[@AbeTheGreatt]

@@Stella.22g agreed.

[@candlefox99]

As someone with severe emetophobia, thank you so much for not making the vomitting detailed or noisy. I know it's not the point of this short and I'm not even sure you did it on purpose, but I appreciate it so much

[@frogfish1567]

Was just about to say this!! I have really severe emetopobia but somehow this didn’t trigger me at all!

[@katehucks774]

Same, I always appreciate when it’s depicted as nothing more than a literal “bleh!”

[@DN-fs2kb]

Yeah i have it too, usually it would scare me but this time it was just funny

[@eymegusta]

same !

[@queenchaosyet]

Me as well! I was very pleased with how it was handled 👍

[@Trivial_Thread]

somehow I'm only now seeing this. the pure discomfort to the point where you just have to sit in a bath with a hoodie on is one of the most accurate things I've ever seen. and i love the real horror aspect of it, its a really amazing film with some great animation

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@pendlera2959]

Head's up, Stella.gs22 is a troll. They've been copypasting this comment everywhere.

[@redwolftrash]

@@Stella.22g smartest jschlatt fan

[@Itz_Zagha]

Idk why, but i found it really funny the chill and simple song playing, the characters acting completely normal, not panicking and talking normally, while they have to fight with one of the most gross and disgusting creature I've ever seen 😭😭

[@crustyshrimp1761]

I love how lake uses Mac's own line against him "its just water and meat and some shit" 0:33 and 6:42

[@jus7mile421]

As someone who isn't trans but is trying to learn more about it, dating someone who is, as well as having many close friends who are, this was an eye opener. Just seeing the monster go under his binder made my chest feel all gross and weird. And when I physically reacted and tried to "wipe" it off myself, I realized just how much more intense the feeling of dysphoria can get. I can't even imagine the discomfort trans people feel in the slightest but this just helped me understand just a smidge the amount of discomfort and how "gross" it can feel for someone living through this feeling everyday. This short film was an amazing depiction and the art-style and pacing of it was different in the best way possible.

[@cishets-is-a-scum]

Wow. You really get it. Thats a good comment

[@todidatwee4571]

@@cishets-is-a-scum your name is a joke right? like you still think that cis people are ok?

[@ghost.and.gills.]

Very cool comment

[@IlTaolI]

As a trans person I'm really impressed of how well you understand the topic. I hate my body, how it looks, I don't want to be this way and it hurts, puts me in a uncomfortable position, im glad at least some people try to understand it.

[@starsforleo2347]

thank you so much for trying to understand

[@MisterJohnDoe]

The symbolistic monster being real for once? I like this change of pace.

[@gwen6263]

i really adored all the symbols in this. the X X on his pants were the first thing i noticed and it's so well done how when the "X-istential crisis" is brought up, he covers them. also, i like how the monster was reaching for his chest (maybe partly) because he was binding, and restricting it- so then to defeat the monster he restricted it's chest. i just thought that was a really cool detail. also the missing posters all specifying something about a girl- it really emphasized the dysphoria! also, i don't know if it was intentional but i like how any squiggly line in this (like his hoodie strings) reminded me a bit of chromosomes and maybe i'm looking into it too much but it was so cool

[@unknwnerror1616]

so does Lake have Klinefelter Syndrome or is trans?

[@Malpractice101]

@@unknwnerror1616 I think the implication is that he's trans, but art is up for interpretation

[@raspberriesrrandom]

"What are you waiting for?" "Top surgery" Same Lake, same

[@DemonicStrawberry99]

"i havent been in water since i was like 12" is so real 😭

[@cjh100]

Love the little detail of lakes hoodie string getting longer on one side meaning he must have been twirling it around his finger to depict the anxiety abt getting in the water

[@jessicapaulin1173]

I too have a golden Retriever friend that tears the fabric of reality

[@yukyers7198]

"What are you waiting for? 😝" "Tooop Surgeryyy~ 🙄" I want the dynamic they have

[@Her-sf3kj]

this feels more like a episode in a cartoon then a short (i wish there was more)

[@Newisnowgirl123]

I screamed when the tentacles went under the binder. Fucking violation.

[@ASHE581]

You...audibly screamed? I get gasping but you screamed, really?

[@Narine7326]

@@ASHE581 who cares, move along

[@Blu_Jay13]

Honestly, it wasn't like, triggering, but it definitely reminded me of smth.

[@art3misplays265]

This perfectly communicated the feeling of chest dysphoria. It made me think about how I've been feeling lately, I want to stop feeling like i'm trapped inside the wrong body and feel more content with my transition.

[@berrysnowyboy5251]

Me too, fellow human... me too🫂🤝

[@bayvee7427]

I love everything about this, I always love this art style reminds me a bit of Night in the Woods

[@sournoodl]

Ohh absolutely, NITW had a big influence on my art and atmosphere in general

[@Maukiki]

Nitw supermacy

[@goose1114]

Ah, that's what it was

[@pretzelwolf1204]

I love NITW and it’s been a few years since I played, but I got hit hard with nostalgia for it like two minutes into this. I thought it was just me! 😁

[@YellowCrewmatePlushie8281]

I noticed that on Lake's pants there's the XX on the knees and then when him and Mac go to the lake the trees and their reflections in the water make the XY. I love it. 100/10 :]

[@RTTSau_BOSS]

The little paddling when he was going to grab the hoodie was so awkward yet precious! 😂 5:36

[@ryn.is._homo]

mac and lake have the most black cat and orange cat friendship I've ever seen

[@xw591]

For real

[@gachabloxgirl3958]

I thought it was like black cat golden retriever vibes

[@dragonslayer101]

As a trans person this has to be one of the best depictions of gender dysphoria I've ever seen. It's so well animated and awesome. I love the character designs and voice acting. Pretty much everything about this is awesome. Good job!

[@accie.]

as a transman i couldnt agree more. i have had the EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE when it comes to water nyself so i feel super called out and relieved to know i am not alone in just being unable to being myself to even get in water.

[@skeletized]

hate it when my dysphoria is bad and the organ amalgamate monster appears

[@MikxPerson]

Frrrr the giant organ monster still attacks me too!!

[@sososo1704]

@@accie. A big monster appeared and you killed it with your hoodie?

[@dragonslayer101]

@@accie. Omg same here too! I haven't taken a bath since I was 7 before puberty ever since then I just take showers since they are immensely less dysphoric. Plus I don't have to battle a giant monster in lakes either since I don't like swimming.

[@Bad-Sir]

1:23 is one of the best scene transitions I've ever seen

[@skumpkin5191]

“Wait… this isn’t a metaphors?” Is the best meta joke I’ve heard in YEARS

[@bbyounk7ns856]

never have i seen an animation depicting transmasculinity/being a trans male. i love the representation. thank you. this is excellent. made me very happy.

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@gus6829]

@@Stella.22gthat’s not how it works. grow up, cope, and seethe

[@knightofthenorth926]

​@@Stella.22gplease educate yourself on trans people. They aren't choosing to be another gender, just like cis people don't choose to be cis. It's just the way you're born, and you can probably relate to that.

[@maesaliva]

@@Stella.22gbro even if being trans wasn’t real literally what harm does their existence cause you

[@theswissmiss69]

@@Stella.22g🤦

[@CurvyMayonnaise]

"What are you waiting for?" "Toooooop surgery"

[@_leaf-3525]

weelll? what are you waiting forr? topp surgeryyy absolute mood right there

[@cheesycruster666]

Literally me

[@grandmasgopnik9642]

Man as a trans dude pre top surgery something seeing something going under the binder genuinely was like no no no. My husband and I went on our 10 year anniversary to the Caribbean and that was my biggest fear. I haven’t been swimming in public since I transitioned years ago. We live in Florida so swimming and water sports (lol) was a big part of my life beforehand. It felt a lot like this to be honest.

[@ijustdocomments6777]

Dude I'm not even trans and I was going "no no no" that was some hentai-esque shit.

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@struanpeat5116]

​@@Stella.22gL

[@SabTheBean]

@@Stella.22g Please kindly shut up

[@marmoff.]

⁠@@Stella.22gwhydo you feel the need to respond to so many comments like this? it’s condescending and ignorant bruh. why?

[@Alexcheriizz]

“Its js water and meat and sum shit😀” this is the exact explanation of my life.

[@CDsCartoons]

You really connect with the characters in a short period of time. Clever, aesthetically pleasing, and so cool and chill overall. Great job!

[@eggowaff3379]

The fucking terror I felt when the monster stared to get under his binder. I have never felt so connected and genuinely scared for a character

[@hwang_hyunjinie]

6:08 I think this is such a creative film. it's so upbeat while showing how it feels to be trans, and the metaphor at the time stamp I left is genius

[@Endtherinbetween]

I’m a trans guy and this is a great depiction of gender dysphoria i’ve seen also it’s just completely chill the entire time

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@Endtherinbetween]

@@Stella.22g It’s not something that i can work towards making myself feel comfortable with the gender I was born as, I’ve tried that already, why can’t you people understand that I can’t feel comfortable like this, did you really not get the point of the video?

[@dragonslayer101]

@@Endtherinbetween Don't mind it. It's a stupid bot/troll. Everytime someone says "trans' it responds.

[@Endtherinbetween]

@@dragonslayer101 ik lol i checked the other comments afterwards

[@stanleystove]

​@@Endtherinbetweenthe amount of delusion you have is enormous. And instead of period helping you, they're supporting it to make it worse. There's no "born in the wrong gender", pseudo science, not even science. You're just insane

[@6_9teeth_]

“What are you waiting for?” “Top surgery” Same here dude, same here (I literally gasped and screamt “HES JUST LIKE ME.)

[@bubblegum03]

the "that's not a metaphor?" part made me cackle. It must be tough living in a cartoon where stuff like that just happens.

[@Sugar_C0oki3]

This honestly captured the struggles and fears of being trans, while having SUCH BANGER MUSIC HOLY SHIT (Not to even mention the voice acting and stunning animation)

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@fin8094]

@Stella.gs22 that’s not how it works bro

[@anonymouscamel64]

@@Stella.22ggiga Chad spotted

[@EvelynKlima-jy5bc]

@@Stella.22g bro like no. Nuh uh, that’s definitely not how trans works.

[@Stella.22g]

it literally is whether you like it or not, kid @@EvelynKlima-jy5bc

[@Sweet_MochaLuv13]

"What are you waiting for?" "Top surgery." REAL BRO REAL-

[@CheetehZ]

i've genuinely never enjoyed a student film so much before

[@flowersgamingg]

Cool seeing you here

[@Blu_Jay13]

THIS WAS A STUDENT FILM??!?!? Nuh uh this is ✨Cinema✨

[@dinamitev7230]

I went swimming in my binder a few times. When I look down and the water has soaked through the fabric, and made it all stick to my body, feels a lot like 5:05 , and makes me panic like that, too.

[@Cat-parent-video-editor]

“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable”-Banksy If you are transphobic I hope this made you uncomfortable and if you are trans like me, I hope you found solace in this work

[@Mike-bm1xv]

deleting this og comment because you can't behave yourselves in the replies. go outside, to the people who wanna argue. and to those just tryna defend their life: stop trying to convince these people. they don't care about us or the struggles we faced. they want us to live our lives the way they deem fit. i am who i am, and that's not bad.

[@MrSophire]

And this is why most people are against Trans treatment as of now. It really isn’t fixing the actual issue or problems. All it does is destroy a perfectly healthy body. Most people don’t hate trans people but we hate that the “medical “ community (anyone in the medical community that objects to this treatment gets shut down) putting people who really need help into a path that’s very harmful. I hope you feel better. You will always be a woman and it was of people cruel to say you could have changed. I am sorry you’re going through this.

[@milli5968]

​@@MrSophirepeople like you need to play in traffic

[@Murmeska]

I'm not trans, but I do relate to this in some way. All my life I've been told I was fat or not skinny enough even when I was slim. But the thing is even if I've achieved my "perfect" self I still would have been unhappy with myself. I would've still find things to hate about myself. It take a lot of work to see yourself in the mirror how you truly are without self loathing.

[@ranchustars3050]

@@MrSophirekeep your transphobic nonsense out of here and never return, you are helping no one.

[@banheezone]

​@@MrSophireHe is a biological female, His gender will always be male as long he wishes so.

[@SilverSerpent705]

Oh my god is THIS how dysphoria feels like? I'm sorry you guys have to deal with that. Also the metaphor joke made me think of how the world building works here - are metaphors common things that are mostly immaterial and only one person sees them? That would be really cool to explore.

[@njmoonfrost6145]

So I’m nonbinary and this is the reason I can’t go swimming. It feels dirty and wrong. If I wear baggy clothing then no one can tell what I am, neither can I. So when he shouted for his hoodie, I felt that. I love your art style and how you tell a story. Well done

[@tiddelyfish2413]

You did a great job, I remember when my cousin came out to me as trans and I think I was the first person he told. I said I honestly didn’t care as long as he was happy aaaand 8ish years later he has a better beard than me :)

[@Stella.22g]

Ew

[@cable_g0re]

​@@Stella.22greported

[@misterchef2107]

@@Stella.22gEw being a transphobe.

[@RushWheeler]

Testosterone works wonders bro.

[@MK-xr4rf]

@@Stella.22g it’s almost 2024, could we maybe mature a little?

[@LucaAnderson-ih2xc]

“What are you waiting for?” “Toooop surgery.” I died.

[@Markm8]

bro is such a good friend

[@miikesobi]

WOWOWOWOWOW ok first of all love this but the "Wait this isn't a metaphor?" bit was truly amazing...literally this rules great job!!!!!

[@SolidifiedHoney]

The dumb, supportive best friend is everything

[@Catmatia]

Oh man this hits, i’m trans girl not a guy, but man the crossover is real. We all got that dysphoria hoodie don’t we. I remember almost having that exact conversation, (although just a bit different) with a friend of mine. Hopefully it will get easier for all of us. Awesome work!

[@kardemomme7896]

nothing short of amazing! the style, the animation, the scrumptious backgrounds and color palette! the transness! the queerness! and the fact that you did this almost all by yourself! just incredible.

[@jonathanjernigan3865]

The just dragging him out of the tub is extremely funny

[@michealmiller-v4h]

"im tired of being stuck in hoodies all the time." STORY OF MY LIFE BRO BRO :]

[@Pear.tarsoulToTplaylists]

✨the normal guy beverage✨

[@pineapple6828]

We all need a supportive friend like the blonde guy

[@melanietamberino4864]

"what are you waiting for?" "tooopp surgerryy." fucking mood tbh

[@thisiswhymyfriendshateme8169]

It’s crazy how I knew exactly what this was about when I saw him in a tub with a hoodie on. It’s crazy the heat I would stand just to wear a hoodie to cover my chest. I started to hate hoodies in general because of it.

[@griffyt209]

As a Trans man myself, this is amazing to see. Have been binging all of your work and youre definitely one of my favorite animators now!

[@dragonslayer101]

Yay you and me both! :D

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@F1CTI0N4L]

@@Stella.22gI don’t think you should share your opinion like that. You might cause a serious fight here. Welp!, I wish the best for you in the upcoming war!🫡

[@dragonslayer101]

@@F1CTI0N4L No don't talk to it. It's a stupid troll trying to get attention.

[@RushWheeler]

​​@@Stella.22gfor your own sake and the sake of everyone else who's going to reply to you in the next week, please delete this comment

[@liyah_em8556]

There was just something about their relationship that kept making me smile and I don't know what

[@Ring-doorbell]

As someone who is questioning their gender, this really hit me, I am someone who constantly covers my body up with a hoodie, I can find this pretty relatable and I really needed this to be honest-

[@zteir]

😳don’t fall into that hole

[@shart_cakes]

Same

[@cishets-is-a-scum]

​@@zteir get out clown:}

[@lightofthelives]

​@@zteir ?

[@zteir]

@@lightofthelives it’s a spiral of death and you will lose control of your whole identity immediately. Do not do it. ❤️

[@megana.3979]

Holy moley, seeing the weird intestine thing/ lake monster start going under Lake's binder was terrifying. It was just slowly assaulting them, presumably to kill Lake. Great animation, it was super cool to watch all of the cinematic elements come together like the transition from bathroom to lake and watching them fight off the monster

[@hamsandwich1628]

Welp. Just stumbled into your work. Your art is amazing. All the visual representation you worked into this. The posters, the shivering lines, the color. You know damn well what you're doing. Also the comedy in this is absolute gold. "Wait this isn't a metaphor?" got me rolling. I feel this all on a personal level and I'm happy the algorithm brought me your way.

[@blueberrydragon5160]

When you’re chillin on the internet and casually stumble upon the modern equivalent of a yet undiscovered genius…

[@Chicenk]

"Welll what are you waiting for?~" "top surgery"

[@moxxzui]

“This body… its so *gross* ” real

[@RayngoMango]

1:01 THEIR FACES BRO XDDD

[@AdrianDaWeeb]

“ :} “

[@Encoyo666]

bro why did i genuinely think lake was some water god trapped in a human body and stuff and he's actually just a trans dude. i overthink things

[@nihilistic_yanek]

I am pausing this at 1:30 to comment that I've enjoyed every second of this so far and it just gets better and better :)

[@justanothercomment]

Damn man, as a trans dude I normally hate media where 'transness' is the focus. (I mean, it's usually painfully evident it was made by someone cis lol). But this hit so different. The depiction of dysphoria being so accurate, The casualness of the dialogue making it feel chill and normal. Making me feel like _I'm_ chill and normal. Dang man, thank you x (Plus the humor is on point "Wait that's not a metaphor?!" Had me rolling) 😂

[@Ribbons0121R121]

0:45 hes trying his best

[@guytorie]

Perfect example of how much music choice can affect a scene. The chill sound was a great contrast to the visuals, which are beautiful!

[@queenkobra7054]

you could hear lakes voice slightly change when they were panicking, that mixed with the fact that they still have to hear a binder may imply that he hadn't medically/hormonally transitioned yet, which is probably why they hate how their body feels, which I, as a transmasc who hasn't hormonally transitioned yet, relate to a lot. 10/10, I love the the music, animation, character design, color pallet, and overall message, and would definitely recommend to anyone who needs to learn a little more about what it feels like to be transmasc.

[@charolettepatterson965]

Are you saying that the undershirt jackets guy was wearing was a weird bra?

[@queenkobra7054]

@@charolettepatterson965 what? no, I'm saying it meant he most likely still had breasts, since he still had to wear a binder, so he probably wasn't on T or had just started T, and having boobs is probably causing him gender dysphoria.

[@charolettepatterson965]

So it was a bra?

[@Zekai0_0]

@@queenkobra7054 They're trying to make trans people dysphoric.

[@musicplaylists6718]

​@@charolettepatterson965it's a binder, kind of similar to a bra. It flattens breasts

[@Zcubi]

I wish this was a show with 10 seasons 20 episodes each that I can binge watch wrapped in 6 blankets every night

[@nekori_adrian]

This DEFINITELY went under my binder (or skin, if you will-) Amazing story telling and GOSH I could feel the disgust and fear Lake felt at the moment the... thing, attacked him. I really didn't expect it to go like this tbh; it's not an stereotypical/ideal "overcoming your fear" story, it's weird and awkward and beautiful. Really enjoyed this, man

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@nekori_adrian]

@@Stella.22g Are you lost? Posting a transphobic reply under a trans-themed video? But to answer your question, I did not choose this. I didn't wake one day being "I want to be the other sex". I woke up looking in the mirror and wanting to vomit at the sight of my chest, etc. I've been fighting with this since 7 years now. I like myself, I am charming, I am relatively fit, I look good (good body proportions, a nice face, soft hair), I just don't like those two areas. "Don't like" being an understatement. They don't belong there. They don't belong to me. They are disgusting me and I prefer dying over living with them with the rest of my life. I don't expect you to understand tbh. No one can TRULY understand it. Because this feeling is so unique and different that you can't relate unless you've felt it.

[@nekori_adrian]

@@Stella.22g I hope my other reply helped explain it some. But if I had to put it into your words; I am not deforming my body with plastic surgery, it is already deformed since the moment I was born, since the very moment I received that X-chromosome. And I'm not sure if hormones rlly are "artificial' to begin with. They are a natural product that I decided to consume because my body is physically unable to produce it. I don't see anything wrong with that.

[@0verpricedcoffee553]

​​@@nekori_adrianstella commenting under a trans affirming post and obv affirming community is like kicking an old person in a retirement home. Like- how were they expecting to get away with this shit 💀

[@nekori_adrian]

@@0verpricedcoffee553 idk man, I feel like they are very very lost 😂 idk what these type of people think their comments cause because I could honestly care less? 🤷‍♂️ I’m not sure if the deprecative choice of words is meant to be hurtful but eh I’m fabulous as I am LMAO

[@SunnyBoltz]

If this was like, a full ass movie I'd watch it

[@sournoodl]

Haha thank you! Maybe when ill be rich and famous ill make one of those awful remakes into a full movie haha

[@Mousewith]

Bro why is this the best thing I’ve ever watched 😭

[@RainyDelaneyy]

PLEASE THE "Wait, it's not a metaphor" WAS SO FUNNY I REALLY LIKED THIS IS WAS CUTE

[@duskwasnear6508]

I ABSOLUTLY LOVE YOUR ART STYLE DUDE!!!! AAAA KEEP AT IT!!!

[@elvinruneson7241]

the dialogue is so well written and the voice actors did such an amazing job delivering it! (also i really love the monster design, 10/10, very icky)

[@dave.miller_1]

This is beautiful and I there is no way to explain how much I love this

[@HerOwnKnife]

As a trans person myself, i really resonate with this animation so much

[@Stella.22g]

Why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad? Just work hard to accept yourself as you are already or you never will after deforming it with plastic surgery and artificial hormones

[@dragonslayer101]

I know right being trans is awesome much better than being a transphobic cissy.

[@Eee24790]

@@Stella.22g Unfortunately, being transgender is actually physical condition where the brain and the body mismatched during development. It’s (generally speaking) coded within the brain structure, and cannot be solved by “accepting yourself” because deep down the mind knows something is not matching up :( en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_gender_incongruence#:~:text=A%202016%20review%20reported%20that,especially%20in%20the%20right%20hemisphere.

[@spcyndles]

@@Stella.22g not every transition involves plastic surgery. don't say "why do you want to be the opposite sex so bad?" as if wanting to be a different gender is desperate. being trans doesn't mean you want to be the opposite gender. just a few pointers so you can dream about being a more likeable person tonight

[@Forcoy]

​@@Stella.22g"Artificial" is a useless thing to say. There's a lot of good stuff that's artificial and a lot of bad stuff that's natural. Notying about our current eorld is natural. Reminder that cars and the internet exist. We made those things. They're not biological. Doesn't make them bad just because they're artificiall tho ;) ;)

[@Paws.on._.learning]

This animation is so accurate. Other people can see what shit your going through. When they comfort you, try to pull through. Do whatever it does to make you more comfortable when someone comforts you.

[@Glあss]

Thats probertly the most acurate description of what dysphoria feels like for me, it made me genuenly uncomfortable. Awesome stuff

[@daviio]

that was the calmest monster fight scene ive ever seen, its pretty refreshing to say the least

[@sophiaolszewski64]

Love the detail of Mac basically describing the monster in the very beginning when describing what bodies basically are

[@SalemSingsStuff]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO GOOD??? The transmasc relationship to bodies of water!! Using lung constriction to mimic binder constriction & emotional strife & to defeat the monster!!!! BRO BRO BRO

[@jamesmcintyre1729]

So glad this came up in my recommendations; the animation is beautiful and the friendship between them is so precious. I loved how Mac waited so long for Lake to finally gain the courage to get in the water

[@MK-jg6it]

the fact that the idea to make Mac sink into the flamingo is credited is so freaking funny i absolutely love this animation

[@Finch912]

How can a battle with a lake monster of meat have the chillest vibes