He seems nervous but twitterpated, excited and hesitant. For all we know, this could also be Salim’s first real gay experience. Salim is giving himself over to a god figure and giving his body as worship. It also definitely involved power- I would compare it in a certain way to the Bilqis “worship” scenes. The scene between Salim and the jinn also struck me as a very tender very loving scene, shown in the small moments- Salim touching his shoulder in the cab, grabbing his hand in the elevator, the stare into his eyes before they kiss, the tender way the jinn moved Salim back on the bed. With gay men, especially “masculine” gay men, sex can include a lot of notions of power- the act of penetration is aggressive, figuring out who is penetrated, flipping someone over on their stomach, forcing someone down to their knees or as the jinn does, having them a stop blowing you, etc. On another note, on your debate of tender love scene vs power play, why can’t it be both? My friends and I talk about sex a lot, and both topics come up frequently. And Kudos to Bryan Fuller for wanting to depict a real gay sex scene! I agree that it’s huge to see a tender, hot, and complex gay love scene in the current climate. Have a Theory? Share It Now!Hey guys, just listened to the Head Full of Snow episode, and wanted to give a gay male perspective on the love scene.
