enjoyed this even more the second time around bc this time I wasn't bracing myself for what felt like inevitable heteronormativity. having a character like charlie when i was a kid would have meant SO MUCH to me. (Instead, young teen closeted me got michael bay's wet dream.) the fact that charlie doesn't explicitly end up with the guy who spent the movie pining after her made my lesbian heart feel so warm and happy. the fact that befriending him…