steve does not like to be alone.
there were times where this wasnt true, but an alternate dimension, absent parents, and a identity crisis will change some shit.
it started with nancy. when they were dating, he always offered up his empty place to hang. back then his intetions were scummy and it is not something he is proud of. looking back, he was lonely but fuck if he would have ever said that out loud (or to himself).
then it was the kids. letting them come over to play dnd in his living room or having a routine game night. he may complain but fuck if he doesn’t enjoy the incessant chatter of the six kids. he was always lost and didn’t understand eighty percent of what they said, but it was better than the empty echo the house usually had.
next up was robin. by far the best thing about rob was that she was always down to just hang out. in high school, his friends always wanted to go out or be at parties. but robin was always up for a movie marathon. just the two of them, gossiping and enjoying each others company. he had never had a friend that he could hang out with for days on end without feeling the slightest bit bored. by the three month mark of their friendship, he gave her a key, “whenever, buckley, i mean it”.
then there was eddie. if there was ever a presence needed to fill up an empty room, eddie could do it in the blink of an eye. steve knew that was true from the moment they met. when they started dating and eddie would come over, he was never quiet. always full of ideas, spewing out the most random shit about dnd, a book he was reading. listening to or playing music. bringing his guitar over to practice at steve’s, the noise a welcome distraction from the thoughts in his head. or waking up on a saturday to sounds of glasses clamoring, oil sizzling and soft humming filling the kitchen. it was never quiet when he was over, and steve wouldn’t have it any different.
most people want a quiet life, but steve couldn’t think of anything he wants more than a loud life with eddie.
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dean is the type of person who’d seek reassurance that everything is okay and his family still loves him and cas is the type of person who’ll give that to him 24/7 without even batting an eye
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I need a tally of all the times Danny has apologized for something that wasn't his fault or he shouldn't have needed to apologize for.
Seriously he's taking responsibility for things that he either had every right to do or be upset about. Someone give this kid a hug and tell him it's ok to stand up for himself.
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Aight so.
Just reblogged a post that mentioned Nico canonically having depression (totally agree), but I wanted to talk about my other headcanons around Nico's mental health AND MORE IMPORTANTLY his recovery journey.
(AN IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm very wary of talking about headcanons involving mental illness, bc it can easily cross the line into romanticising mental illness. I grew up in that kind of online space, and it's toxic af and makes recovery almost impossible. So I want to emphasise, especially for younger fans who read this - Nico gets better, canonically and in my headcanons. So did I. So will you. It takes work, and often it's not a painless or pretty process, but it's so much better than letting yourself rot away in the dark. Romanticise being well, being happy, and getting better.)
In my head, Nico is autistic. But I think he's been so traumatised and so dissociated for so long that he doesn't even really realise how much things affect him, how much easier things could be if he gave himself permission to be the way he is.
FOR EXAMPLE. I think he is specifically very sensory-sensitive, but he's so disconnected from his body and brain that he doesn't really realise it. He just always feels Bad™️ and has never been safe enough to figure out why. So then, once he gets comfortable at CHB and really starts to finally feel safe and present, he starts to slowly untangle things bit by bit. Will is a big part of this - he's very intuitive and notices stress queues in Nico before Nico even realises he's stressed.
It starts off with Will noticing Nico avoiding crowds, which isn't necessarily weird for a kid who spent the last several years with ghosts, but then he realises it's not actually the people that bother him. It's the noise. Like, Nico avoids the Apollo Cabin as much as possible, even when it's completely empty except for Will, bc it's constantly got music playing a little too loud. Nico doesn't even really know why he doesn't like it and doesn't really bother thinking much about it, but Will is like "huh that's interesting". And, as he gets closer with Nico, that pattern becomes more and more apparent - in noisy places, Nico becomes tense and guarded, but in quiet places he's more relaxed. Then Will notices Nico's sensitivity to textures. Some clothes are consistently "grumpy Nico clothes" and some are "happy Nico clothes".
Will decides to run little experiments, making subtle changes around Nico and taking note of Nico's reaction. For example, suggesting Nico change clothes before a date because "I like the black jeans better" ie "the black jeans are a softer denim and stiff denim makes you grumpy". Or swapping out Nico's sheets bc "whoops my bad, I was practicing wound cleaning and spilled supplies all over them! But don't worry, I've replaced them with a new set so it's all good," ie "your sheets were cheapass 100% cotton and rough af and that's why you haven't had a good night's sleep like, ever, so here's a high-quality satin (or whatever, idk fabrics) set that probably won't bother you as much." And lo and behold, Nico sleeps like a baby every night after that. Or orchestrating a whole plan to get Nico into the Apollo Cabin when it's quiet (music gets turned low, siblings are threatened with weeks of dish duty if they don't keep it down), and seeing if he's less on edge. AND HE IS.
And eventually Nico picks up on Will's increasingly elaborate accommodation experiments (Will is simply having way too much fun at this point - he feels super sneaky, finds it hilarious that Nico still isn't noticing, and also just loves seeing Nico less stressed out) and is like "Solace I know you're up to something, out with it or else." And at that point Will is like "ok bet" and pulls out a fucking spreadsheet (Annabeth taught him how to use excel (yeh I know demigods don't vibe with tech but this is my headcannon so deal with it) with great joy and little-to-no interest in why he actually wanted to learn) with a bunch of Nico's triggers and sensitivities and the success rates of different accommodations. Nico is like "I'm actually going to kill you, you've been fucking with my brain for months????" but is barely containing how curious he is and how sweet he actually finds it that Will has thought so much about how to make Nico happy. But Will knows, especially when Nico, even while grumbling, takes the spreadsheet with him.
The next day Will presents Nico with a present he was saving for the final big-reveal: some loop earplugs or something similar. Discrete and practical 😌 Will just leaves them next to Nico's bed with a cute lil sticky note that says "Before you orchestrate my untimely demise as promised, give these a go. Consider it the last request of a dead man walking ;) love you Neeks x".
And that's that. The earplugs make a massive difference, much to Nico's surprise and Will's smug satisfaction, and from then on Nico starts to reconnect with himself and gets better and better at recognising things that make him more comfortable, and using them. Will considers his experiment over (a resounding success, of course), but is unwaveringly supportive and helpful as Nico figures stuff out.
Lol that became very long sorry, but it made me happy to write it out hehehe
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Art dump time💥
(current fullbodies i have of my) Pokemon x Project Moon AU!
full lineup! (height not to scale) (separated art and descriptions below)
Hassel - Grade 1. Ex-Shi Association member, now independent fixer in affiliation to Geeta's Office.
Skyla - Grade 4. A minor Zwei Association Section's Director. Dreams to be able to fly in the smoke-tainted sky one day.
Iono - Grade 4. An independent fixer and an "influencer". She turns all her missions into content and streams them out to the City.
Larry - Grade 1. A member of Seven Association, affiliate of Geeta's Office, but also participates in independent missions and more. His power rivals a Colour, but he has turned down all promotion offers so far.
Burgh - N/A. An "artist" of District 9's backstreets. He has no interests in music, but with to pursue and create art through unique means.
Volo - N/A. A mysterious merchant and traveller. Something about him doesn't feel quite "human" anymore.
my ask is always open! might be a bit slow but feel free to ask more about them or other characters :]
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