I also think he might not be straight (he doesn’t have to be “gay”, per se, also- he may be interested in men AND women, or he may just be metrosexual). I do see that he has feminine tendencies and it would explain a whole lot- especially his obviously strained relationship with Asshat.
Anyways- the college situation is really starting to bother me. This resurfacing of that discussion has made me think back to last fall when I started to have my reservations about his family’s intentions. This was when they were touring colleges.
As others have brought up- why would he pick App State of all places?
App State prides itself on being nestled in the Appalachian foothills. It’s surrounded by beautiful natural scenery, a community that lives for the school (Boone, NC), winter sports, water sports, and other things.
One thing I’ve just discovered is that the school is very inviting and friendly towards the LGBTQ+ community. Maybe he’s done his research and that, among other things, is why he wants to go there. Because it’s the best representation of what he wants to get from his adult life. Acceptance, privacy, and independence.
It checks a lot of boxes for him:
he’s away from his immediate family, but close enough for them to not completely freak out. They also can’t just “pop in” out of nowhere, so he may feel like he’ll get some privacy and independence.
It’s a new and different environment to Jax, there’s opportunities for him to get more involved in sports (if he chooses to), a fraternity (if he chooses to), campus extracurriculars (maybe photography or rec activity groups)- etc.
It’s a large enough school where he may finally feel like he can just blend in and do his own thing. I’m sure he gets a lot of his popularity and attention from his peers due to FatheringAutism. Maybe he just wants to remove himself from all of that?
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