>>111884847While I think this was really hacky writing, it's definitely possible to be deep, deep in denial about your sexuality. I didn't have an "oh shit, I think I might actually be gay" moment until I was in my early 20s. From 13-19 I assumed I was merely a "late bloomer" and I hadn't hit the part of puberty where I wanted to fuck girls yet. I found them aesthetically appealing but never wanted to actually penetrate them, and I could relate to guys better emotionally but thought I experienced stronger feelings towards them because we had more in common and because I never really had female friends.
Sometimes it really does take a wake-up slap from someone to realize that you are gay if you're that stupid. So I think conceptually it could have worked, but the way in which Bendis executed it didn't think about the type of scenario that happened to me and that he lacks the writing skills and honesty in order to pull it off.
