I think it’s genuinely insane that near-universal Elias fanon is just “yeah, he’s gay and homophobic, like he calls you slurs except he’s gay. He’s really flamboyant too, just so you can quickly tell he’s evil. No, yeah, all that time he spent under the radar is irrelevant; it’s of paramount importance that he walks into a room and you immediately know that he’s queer and evil. He gets the money for his institute by trading sexual favours for money for the Lukas family, has been doing this for generations. This is all to emphasise that he’s evil, you know; this is why I give him these evil traits. Wait, why are you calling me homophobic?”