barrelrat:

why would kaz only change his last name when making a new life for himself? why not change his first name as well to reinvent himself entirely? this apparent discrepancy in logic may lead some to believe that “kaz” is already a name he chose for himself, and that he became so attached to it that he could not change it again. this paired with other canonical evidence—his pointedly deep voice, his self-consciousness regarding his hair, his insistence on constantly dressing in drab suits to mimic (and mock) the (distinctively male) merchers of ketterdam in stark contrast to the usually flamboyant and expressive fashion popular in the barrel—undeniably supports the conclusion that kaz brekker is transmasculine. in this essay i will