Hank is really lucky to be male, because men are not pushed to be 'beautiful' the same way women are; they're usually considered sufficient attractive if they're well-groomed and well-dressed, which Hank is.
His general appearance as a young man (tall, freakishly muscular, broad-shouldered) would translate onto a young woman as unattractive. Turning blue and furry would just compound matters, and possibly bring out the fetishists. Turning cat-like would *definitely* bring out the fetishists, since cat-girls are a huge anime trope.
No, I wouldn't gender-swap anyone else, Jean especially. I'm not sure how Jean would be. Based on her First Class characterization, there might be some bonding and a lot of rivalry. I'd expect Jean to make a lot out of being 'the pretty one', which can turn into a poisonous dynamic all too easily. I do think that girl!Hank would find the Scott-Jean-Warren tedious while at the same time envying the attention.
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Date: 2008-01-03 04:16 am (UTC)His general appearance as a young man (tall, freakishly muscular, broad-shouldered) would translate onto a young woman as unattractive. Turning blue and furry would just compound matters, and possibly bring out the fetishists. Turning cat-like would *definitely* bring out the fetishists, since cat-girls are a huge anime trope.
No, I wouldn't gender-swap anyone else, Jean especially. I'm not sure how Jean would be. Based on her First Class characterization, there might be some bonding and a lot of rivalry. I'd expect Jean to make a lot out of being 'the pretty one', which can turn into a poisonous dynamic all too easily. I do think that girl!Hank would find the Scott-Jean-Warren tedious while at the same time envying the attention.