weretaire:

fandom should definitely take joly’s disability into account more often as it’s made obvious he uses a cane in canon and it’s extremely important to remember that those with physical disabilities can still excel in life (as joly does in the medical field), that they are fully capable of leading successful lives, and also that they even exist at all. representation is important and i’d like to hear more about it!

joly who has gotten used to walking slower than others during the city rush hour and being too-often aware that those passing him may consider him annoying as he’s holding up the traffic flow - but also reminding himself that he’s handled a whole shift at work and that he’s going to get to his location at his own pace and he shouldn’t be incriminated for that

joly who has had to depend on leg braces for a majority of his life and while people tilt their head at the clang of metal as he walks at times he laughs and insists it’s just his “robotic parts” and that they’ve been trying to develop their own mind lately

the amis who have gotten used to walking slower rather than with haste because they would never want to leave joly behind or make him feel like he needs to keep up with them, so instead supporting him in every which way they can even if some nights it involves courfeyrac offering him a piggy-back ride to which joly just can’t resist accepting

joly who is a full time medical student striving to be a doctor to save lives and not being stopped by his physical disability even if it’s difficult at times (✿◠‿◠)