#(also mostly discussing liam n bryce bc tbh? amelia wouldnt be dissuaded from going to social stuff w liam

[upsidedowngrass]

look, liam , after getting home, would be a nightmare to take places. bryce, owen, whoever, would dread taking him to social functions, but not because of concern for him . no, its because he would NOT realize when certain terrible things are inappropriate to say to strangers. people would be joking about murder or smth which is actually not too ridiculous of a topic to joke about, and hed try to chime in with "yknow, i have actually tried to kill someone before, and it is NOT how anyone actually expects haha. way more surreal and upsetting that people think" and itd be an actual attempt to join in but whoever brought him would have to very quickly go HES JOKING. i promise hes joking. haha liams sooooo funny. it would only then occur to liam that oh, that WASNT a normal thing to say was it. and then theyd leave

#hfjone #look you dont spend over a year on the plane and then however long hes stuck in airys world alone #wo forgetting many social conventions. ESP liam 'autism haver expert' plecak #he already was bad at knowing when you Dont Say Things. this would only be worsened by 200% #like w bryce? ive always felt like hes actually. despite the autism. very good at navigating social settings bc hes practiced it sooo much #and while i think hed struggle after getting back home hes still pretty practiced in it and would be able to get back into it #WAY faster than liam. esp bc he NOTICES when he Fails So Bad at social stuff #where liam doesnt #(also mostly discussing liam n bryce bc tbh? amelia wouldnt be dissuaded from going to social stuff w liam #shes like bryce in that she is able to navigate things herself but im not sure if this applies to knowing when its others #idk id have to think abt it more! either way. amelia and liam in a social setting soon after him getting back would be a huge disaster #and i love them for it) #(ALSO if any of this is a little innaccurate i am sooo sorry. im gonna rewatch rly soon like maybe tonight but im thinking abt this #also bc i found a pic from a while ago that was gonna have this and tbh ill never finish the drawing. this is the closest ill get yknow #think of this as smth of a successor to the 'drowned' img LOL)