#MY PUZZLES HYPERFIXATION GOES HARD

[selfshippinglover]

Introducing.......Bunnybot!

~He's a background character in the SMG4 universe that doesn't really get involved in main plot antics until after the Puzzlevision movie happens.

~Bunnybot was created by a scientist and left to rot for being an imperfect machine.

~Having no place to go, he ends up hiding out in abandoned buildings and working a retail job to make ends meet

~He ends up as one of the thousands brainwashed during the Puzzlevision movie but doesn't remember what happened during it, just beforehand

~(working on stuff past that lol)

~The dials on their earrings control their internal speaker system raising the volume of their voice up and down as they please

~Arms and legs can elongate pretty far like a rubber hose cartoon character!

~Has wheels built into their feet for when they need to go fast

~Tail is shaped like a sphere and wags up and down when they are excited!Also known to let off sparks when excitement is high

~Has a panel on the center of their back which can be used to access their internal wiring and such

~Has lived alone most of his life so he had to learn self maintenance

~Ends up living with Mr. Puzzles and working on his side against the smg4 crew...but he also doesn't really hate them personally either. Just wants to have antics with his favorite tv head <3

~Finds himself hanging out with Meggy, SMG4, and SMG3 on downtime

[neon-danger]

my baldurs gate hyperfixation is getting bad enough that I’m thinking about bard!alex and rogue!jack on an illithid adventure

[loops-n-boops]

Seed Dump!!

after a little unexpected turn to a DC hyperfixation that lasted roughly two weeks I'm back to my farcry shit (the usual) so imma give y'all a three for one, John doodles, Seed playlists and hcs in one post,, take your juice

Jacob Seed:

listens to cheesy love songs and some rock and metal

Most think John swears the most but that's a lie, it's him. Whenever Joseph isn't around he'll throw a "fuck this" every now and then

likes adult coloring books and crossword puzzles

if Joseph asks a favor that doesn't involve strength he always goes "I volunteer Johnny"

He opens doors for John and goes "ladies first"

can and will tackle John to the ground and yell "say uncle". He does all the annoying older brother shit idc

Tends to fight with Joseph. They always fought back and forth. As kids it was about how Joseph wouldn't 'man up'. Now it's about how he treats John, not knowing Joseph's been manipulating him to stay this whole time too

So in the past I hc that he's gay, I feel he struggles to come to terms with that. To this day he still is under the impression that it's wrong and makes him look soft, so he still tries to act like he doesn't

Rants to the judges. He is waits until he knows he's alone with the alpha of the pack and just dumps everything he has in his mind. That dog knows things no one else knows

His friendship with Eli in the past was a good one. It reminded him too much of his friendship with Miller (minus the possible secret romance part). They had similar inside jokes, Eli playfully punched him the same way Miller did. He hated it. He still hates it

Jacob is much more of a listener than a talker but prefers surrounding himself with people who talk a lot

Joseph Seed

Joseph doesn't hate John. He's hard on John so he learns. Johns become their father in Joseph's eyes and is making sure to shape him up. However he doesn't realize how terrible he's being to him as he does so.

His biggest fear is being alone. To combat that he almost subconsciously manipulates people to stay with him. He doesn't want to hurt them, but if he doesn't they'll leave. He'll be alone again

As a child Joseph wanted to be an author. He had notebooks filled with vibrant stories he made up in his head. Once a teenager though he found an interest in baking. Him and his wife's date nights consisted of them playing music as they tried a random recipe they found. It was a piece of happiness he never had as a child. They wanted to save money and open a bakery together. Still, to this day, Joseph gathers ingredients on Friday nights and bakes.

Has a heavy preference for Jacob. The man was with him the longest, helped him the most. It isn't that he doesn't love John, but he's detached. John wasn't there as long as Jacob was. John was raised by different people.

He hates winter. Winter was when Faith taken from him. He won't enter any vehicle. He won't go outside much. He hates it.

Puts everyone before himself. He could have not eaten at all that day but he will still be sure to make sure everyone else has. He will forget to eat unless someone else tells him to

His favorite song is Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac and whenever he hears it he gets a boost of happiness. He knows every word.

I don't care what anyone says, I think he's shockingly the worst with kids. He can't handle the tantrums, they stress him out. He doesn't yell or hit but he completely shuts down and won't really react

Doesn't put his hair down often. He sleeps with it down but beyond that? It's always up. Usually in a bun, but sometimes he'll go ponytail.

When angry he tends to quietly glare. He tells from time to time yeah, but he more often will glare at whoever upset him. A look that basically says 'you know what you did'

Hes actually much more of an introvert than people may think. He doesn't like being alone but that doesn't make him an extrovert. His idea on a relaxing day is sitting in a room with his brothers where they all do their own thing but they don't speak much. Comfortable silence. The idea that they're there makes him happy, and the fact that they can indulge in their own hobbies without judgment makes him even happier

John Seed

Much more of a talker than a listener. This makes him and Jacob a good pairing since he would talk a lot and Jacob would smile and listen.

He despises fast food. He tried it once and declared it as the grossest thing to every touch his mouth. He's also definitely the pickiest eater in general. He hates most seafood, broccoli, brussel sprouts, fast food, pizza if it's too greasy, chicken if there's too much tendon, the flavor of mashed potatoes and steak together but he'll eat it on separate occasions. He was picky as a kid and he's still picky as an adult

Actually needs glasses but will not wear them. Luckily he has contacts. However one time he lost one and had to wear his glasses and his chosen were staring at him confused. He needed them since he was little but he never got the appointment when he was with his brothers. Jacob did notice him squinting a lot. Joseph only had glasses because he got his prescription years ago (but they should've been renewed)

He went to religious schools from second grade onward. I'm talking the ones with uniforms and all your teachers are nuns. There's so many pictures of little John with one of those school uniforms and dorky glasses and a big smile.

Speaking of which I believe he was the cutest kid out of all of them. He had big ol doe eyes and got excited over everything. Joseph and Jacob used to call him sunshine when he was young because no matter how miserable and dark the world was around him he always was a happy little boy. He was bright, loving, innocent. An absolute sweetheart in his youth. He was the kid that waved to strangers on the street, his go to form of affection was hugs, and he comforted his brothers when they were upset despite not understanding why they were even upset.

The Duncan's viewed Johns innocent nature as why he was a tainted soul. He didn't understand accountability and the idea that not everyone was good confused him. They had to teach him. Besides, the Duncan's weren't too good themselves.

His adoptive parents were Henry and Amelia Duncan. They adopted John due to Amelia's infertility. John was the youngest there and was promising so they chose him not knowing they were taking a broken boy and breaking him beyond recognition. Johns obvious mental illness also made them feel he needed to be shaped. They were the type of people that thought praying could solve everything. John barely saw doctors, he never got therapy, and when they found out their son was bisexual they threatened to send him away.

However, Henry's mother: Evelyn loved John for who he is was. Accepted her little grandson. Henry's family was large, the man having four brothers and a sister. John was the baby, all of his newly adopted cousins being older than him. Not a lot of them were good, John wasn't even that good, but Evelyn had a clear preference for John, always calling him her angel. (I have too many Duncan hcs I'll stop there)

Johns behavior first began to plumiit near his sophomore year of high-school. He got a stick and poke tattoo when he was too young to have one from a friend. It did get infected but that was fine for him. It was a taste of freedom. A taste of freedom he never had in the past. He wanted a taste of the freedom of adulthood and was willing to rush his adolescence to get that. By the time he was a senior the little angel people knew and loved died, and in his place was a cold hearted snake that lacked any form of remorse for what he did. All he cared for was his own amusement.

As a boy he drew a lot, he quickly discovered art was something he enjoyed. He drew pictures of him and his brothers, but when he lived in Atlanta their faces started to become blurry. Were Joseph's eyes blue or were they green? Who was taller, Joseph or Jacob? What didn't help was the Duncan's wanted every aspect of Johns life before them to not exist. They tried convincing him that they weren't his family and that they hated him. They made him go into speech therapy to force his rural accent to go away. They didn't adopt a son, they adopted a pet.

I'll do a little softer one for the end: Johns secretly a bit of a hopeless romantic. He's always been fond of the idea of romance. He loves cheesy rom-coms, he reads romance books. All of it. Hes well aware that a romantic relationship is something he'll never have, but it doesn't hurt to wish for one. He falls too quickly, but then gets scared when he has to be vulnerable. He has issues, he's not a good person. His issues will scare everyone away. He has no chance. A part of him envies his brothers: Joseph for having a marriage and Jacob for clearly not being interested in romance at all. But some nights, he doesn't care. He'll grab a DVD player and watch his silly little romantic comedy movies (or say yes to the dress if he's feeling something dramatic) and will eat half a bag of gummy bears

[elderwisp]

TEN FUN FACTS ABOUT ME *airhorn noises*

NUMBER TEN

⟡ I am very good with a kitchen knife, even better if I have a fitted cut glove. Cutting herbs is probably my favorite bc I can get it really fine in three or less cuts :3

NUMBER NINE

⟡ I used to do open mics but singing in front of a crowd while playing an instrument is... Terrifying. Still love to sing though! The first time I sang in front of my bf, he cried I am A RIZZ GOD-

NUMBER EIGHT

⟡ I have a wicked sense of smell and hearing. At my old restaurant, I could hear from across the kitchen on a busy day and it would freak people out. However, my vision is shit. HAH-

NUMBER SEVEN

⟡ I love puzzles or strategy games. Idk my brain just hyperfixates on how quickly I can finish it.

NUMBER SIX

⟡ I collect ethical taxidermy! I have a wall filled with bugs that died from natural causes as well as skeletons or paperweights.

NUMBER FIVE

⟡ I ate so many hot cheeto fries for years that I developed a really bad stomach condition. Ah.

NUMBER FOUR

⟡ I used to be in theater. It actually might be something I regret because our teacher wasn't the best at their position so I never really felt any growth. You either had to be good or that was it. I would get parts but I hated it sm bc we would get type-casted hardcore.

NUMBER THREE

⟡ I love horror, HOWEVER i am that person that will hide behind something the whole time. I love having horror game livestreams in the background.

NUMBER TWO

⟡ I'm not very athletic. I have tried so hard to try out a sport but it wasn't very fun. I did take up skateboarding for a few years but I kept... Falling off my board... Maybe longboarding is good, yeah? I guess that goes to say that I am not very coordinated. WOO!

AND FINALLY, NUMBER ONEEEEE

⟡ I am incredibly critical of myself, it's actually something I am actively trying to work on but I think nothing ever feels good enough which is silly and all. My old boss would always tell me I had imposter syndrome like yes shawty I'm aware, my therapist is aware, CHILL !

tagged by @flovoid and @venriliz (my bad cuh it took me almost two weeks to think of something BAHAHA)

i tag @earthmoonz @living-undead @sirianasims @rebouks if u'd like O3O

[darklight-owl]

Owl Reviews Stuff She Just Finished: Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright

So yk I didn't know what to expect going into this game, I'd seen really funny dialogue of it and mostly got it because I was extremely hyperfixated on Layton. But I did NOT expect such an emotional rollercoaster of a game with themes that tie into both Professor Layton and Ace Attorney and utilizes the strengths of each series so efficiently. I did not expect this game to make me cry. I did not expect this game to become one of my favorite Professor Layton AND Ace Attorney titles. But it did so I have to talk about it.

With two successful IPs on the cover this game could have easily been halfassed but every corner of it is full of passion for both titles. I mentioned before how they build off and complement each other and I think that's a result of the people working on this game having an in-depth knowledge of what makes PL and AA work and what their shortcomings are.

For example (I mentioned this in the liveblogs but may as well repeat myself here) Ace Attorney games are often limited to just the courtroom and investigation, not to mention you're not going to see 90% of the characters ever again after the case is done. This is serviceable for the kind of game AA is but it makes the world itself feel a bit uninteresting. However Professor Layton games have you confined to one town and make you explore it in depth, with recurring background characters who all have different (yet basic) personalities. Because of this, the Layton segments where you walk around town become crucial parts of the game where you can interact with future or past witnesses as they go about their lives, making these witch trials feel like they're taking part within an actual community, which make the emotional beats in the trials hit REALLY hard.

In turn, AA strengthens PL by adding variety. Layton games can be a bit monotonous if you're not engaged since the gameplay mostly consists of talking to people and solving an occassional puzzle, and there's a lack of interesting smaller mysteries to keep the audience engaged while they work on solving the bigger ones. But Ace Attorney games thrive on side stories, they're what make the trials so interesting! So by adding the smaller mysteries in the form of witch trials and mixing in clues about what the Hell is going on in Laberynthia you make a much more dynamic story that never feels like you're getting nowhere.

Enough about story structure and nerd stuff like that though, let's talk characters!

I love the main four and have always loved the main four so I'm not gonna talk abt them. The original characters for this game were freaking amazing. I see a lot of people really dislike Espella (which is understandable since she's probably the weakest of the cast) but she's pretty alright imo. She's going through a lot of things with the entire town despising her and [SPOILERS] so it makes sense why she would act the way she does, even then I feel like most heartfelt moments with her were a bit forced, which kind of lessens the impact of the last scene. I LOVE the relationship between her and [ANOTHER SPOILER] as well as the dynamic she has with Maya though.

I LOVE BARNHAM. He's one of my favorite prosecutors, he may not have any deep angst or trauma like so many of my favs do, but he's just a well meaning dude who thinks he's doing what he needs to to protect his town, even if it means casting wiitches into the flames. He also goes through a little character arc of his own where he also starts to bend the rules, the only laberynthian to do so. It's fun. Barnham is my best friend.

Unfortunately I can't talk about Darklaw or The Storyteller without getting into spoilers but basically: I love Darklaw and think she deserves the world, I'm on the fence about The Storyteller and feel like parts of his character were extremely rushed.

The secondary characters are also great, you have your classic goofy witnesses but also some really heartfelt characters and relationships in the trials, this is nothing new for Ace Attorney but when you include the conscious knowledge that these characters are going to be cast into the fire then these mini stories are enough to move me to tears (Looking at you, Golden Court).

Anyway, overall a fantastic experience that caught me completely off guard. No notes. I give it 10 burning witches out of 10.

Oh. And also:

[average-dragon-enjoyer64]

honestly, props to Asagiri and the anime directors. I have pretty bad empathy deficiency bc of the ‘tism, and I find it hard to feel emotions for fictional characters. I’ve only ever felt sad about the dog dying in fiction.

This is the first time I have genuinely been prompted to be sad because of a story. Anything else I’ve felt towards other medias could be shut off easily and was often confused with already existing depressive episodes, but if chapter 110 didn’t hurt me enough, the season 5 episode 10 did.

It goes to show how much meticulousness and raw passion Asagiri and Harukawa put into the story, and the individual developments of each and every character, as well as interweaving their respective identities, both fictional and real, into beautifully crafted relationships between one another. It’s the kind of story that I feel safe to hyperfixate on: an abundance of content, and the little easily missable details that often actually mean something.

While I’m no fan of sadness (as no one is, I should believe), the emotions that I have felt for each character have puzzled even myself - someone who is honest with themselves about their feelings due to it being a matter of safety and necessity rather than preference. Spending hours thinking about not only my current conundrum with the story, but also the way that it makes me feel, are some of the most valuable and precious times in my mind. I have had the privilege of watching characters grow through their trauma and flourish, and they have unwittingly triggered my own personal growth through the smallest of questions, like: Why do I dislike Dazai if he is a fan favourite? Why is he a fan favourite? What led to Kouyou being so sure that darkness can never be cured? Specifically, in that one flashback scene? Why does everyone dismiss Dazai’s suicidal tendencies so easily? Why don’t I like Kunikida? Who is Sigma, really? Nikolai knows much more than he actually expresses; what is he hiding? Literally everything about Fyodor…

While I’ve often seen my own feelings as more of a restriction - a burden that holds myself and others back, this story (and therapy) has brought so much clarity to my struggles. Even hearing some characters say things that have struck a chord with me because I had the same thoughts many years ago, and sometimes I still do.

The sadness that this brought me was a delicate blend of a burning passion and the end of a piano piece - nostalgic, and yet wishing that, hoping that, believing that, it’s still there. A small flicker persistent through thick and thin as the walls around it were burnt and discarded. So small that it is clear that there are only two possibilities: to relight it and allow it to rage as a forest fire, or to quietly quell it, and think of it every now and then, wondering if it was the right decision. Whether the flame will be revived of drenched, one thing is certain; this is a turning point, and the decision must be made immediately. That sense of urgency coupled with wishing one didn’t have to choose brings such a soft and calm ache in the heart. Tired, exhausted even, but still there is the last spark that will surely be extinguished if not supported immediately. A spark of longing, hoping, and dawning understanding.

I can’t even figure out what other people are feeling, let alone a fictional character, especially one as cryptic as Dazai. Still, there is no doubt in my mind that this is definitely his worst case scenario, the last outcome, the result that existed only in his ignored and downtrodden nightmares.

The elaborateness of his emotions are so clearly and yet fully portrayed that I can’t help but admire it, especially because I have so much trouble expressing emotions myself. Whether or not Dazai survives will not hinder the effect that Bungou Stray Dogs has had on me, and I will continue to support it in the future. After all, while I do like Dazai as a character, there is still much more I wish to learn about in more detail. I want to know more about Kouyou, Gin, Verlaine, Tecchou, Teruko, Yosano, Jouno, and the others.

It is cruelly ironic to me, that a series about dead authors with superpowers could comfort me and help me more than anyone around me ever did when I was in my fundamental growing years. Very few characters in Bungou Stray Dogs have confirmed disabilities (aside from some form of trauma), and yet I have been able to grow and understand them, and see them in myself in a way that no one ever could ever do to me thus far in real life.

Also it stopped me from keeping attempting suicide because Dazai did it as well and I did not want to associate myself with him in any way, shape or form. Hey, whatever works.

[echoes-lighthouse]

Stim Headcanons For My F/Os

Not all of my f/os stim, but a lot of them do, and these are my headcanons about it! <3

Jester -doodles -rocks side to side -flutters hands -swishes sleeves -uses watercolours because the texture is better when it gets on her hands

Zero -hums and clicks and gets stuck on sounds -taps hands and fingers and bats his palms on his knees -tugs hair -also runs his nails over textures to make sounds -loud music

Dirk -swimming -runs the hem of his shirt between his fingers -puppet fabric -metal puzzles, keeping his hands busy -weighted blankets -twisting wires together

Cecil -hands hands hands: flapping, fluttering, shaking, running over fabrics, folding paper -hums to himself -goes jumping into the low gravity pits -gets excited about slime -hyperfixates on phone games for a period and then switches to a new one

Ms. Frizzle -texture of Liz’s scales and spikes -talks to herself pretty constantly -clicks pens when she’s alone -taps her toes -hand-sewing -will chew her hair if she doesn’t have it pulled back -more into silly putty than slime (especially because you can bounce it)

Tomura Shigaraki -twists or pulls his hair -taps on hard surfaces, especially cups and mugs -scratches neck -fidget cubes -phone games that make the phone vibrate

[whats-those]

So I didn’t think anyone was actually reading my posts about WABLWYWYD!, let alone anyone actually invested in the fic, but it has come to my attention that I was wrong! So here’s an update for the few who care:

First off, I am going to try my best to keep writing the fic. Due to a very nice comment from a dedicated reader, it has come to my attention that people actually care about seeing it continue. This is kind of a lot of pressure, but hopefully said pressure can translate into motivation.

Just to temper your expectations right out of the gate, there is no guarantee that I’ll finish it. As I said in the comment to that dedicated reader: The way the cycle of my hyperfixations work is brutal. As soon as I get a new one it completely overrides the old one, which has happened to me a couple times since I stopped updating WABLWYWYD!. I still love Scream and Stuilly, but I have something else that’s consuming all my thoughts these days, and of course my brain spawned a multi-chapter fic for that (though that one has even less certainty of being finished because I don’t have a plan for it). So, all this to say, once my hyperfixation for a certain piece of media goes away, it’s hard to be motivated to create content. But I AM going to try! I’m gonna rewatch Scream and try and reignite the obsession at least enough to work on the fic.

Lastly, something that doesn’t really affect the readers but something I’m writing here as a reminder to myself, I set my sights way too high for this fic. I am going to be scaling down my plans to alleviate some of the monotonous logic puzzle-ness of it all, so I can hopefully just stick to writing the fun parts (murder and gay pining).

Thanks so much for sticking around all those who are waiting for an update. I’m going to try for you!

Love ya

[skeleton-mischief]

Cyperus Serrif

It is only fair that I get to show off my headcanons for the skeleton that was my favorite character from the beginning. OG Papyrus

- Official height is 6'5

- He/Him

- Pansexual

- Has the most control of his magic and will adjust to match his opponent.

- An excellent cook for everything except pasta, it's why he's hyperfixating on getting it right

- Likes puns but thinks there has to be tact

- Hard worker, overachiever, kindhearted, empathetic, optimistic, cheerful, confident, sassy, impulsive, loud, stubborn, blunt, and charming

- Pacifist

- No pet preference, but has beef with the white dog that terrorizes him

- Does not curse often but will

- Magic smells like citrus, magic tastes like sugar cookie

- loves high fives

- Bear hugs all around

- Will remember everything someone tells him and uses it to his advantage

- Takes on emotional and physical burdens from others and gets burned out because of it. Wants to make everyone happy

- Takes care of himself physically, but struggles to do it emotionally. Hides it from others of course, but sometimes it's hard to hide from yourself

- Cries frequently if he's sentimental and not afraid to show it. Goodbyes, shows, etc. He only is practically silent if he's genuinely upset

- Would call his lover "Sunshine"

- Admires Vanilla and encourages Vanilla to rely on him

- He was the one to come up with the idea of using different names for everyone when the AU's clashed

- Unintentionally brutal when insulting someone, he also can make someone's jaw drop if he comments on something

- Hyperfixates on making good puzzles, it's a special interest of his

- The "Date" in Undertale was actually just him doing a playdate with Frisk. I think he would be good with kids, and he gets to get this little human to smile and befriend him and his brother. It would explain why he is so cartoonishly crazy about it, and why at the end he only wants to be friends

- He would call you all the time, face times, texts, all of it. He has so much to say and loves speaking, loves talking to you. You haven't grown tired of him? Well, because you haven't, he's secretly so happy to know that

- Admires Undyne and feels that he's not allowed in the royal guard due to something he's doing wrong

- Mettaton is his celebrity crush, but he'd never date him if they ever met. The "celebrity life is just not for him. His only true love is himself..."

- He is good artist who makes hero comics as a hobby, I think that because he has so many figurines he'd practice drawing since it's clear they're good poses and he's friends with Undyne. Clearly, comics and manga go with anime

- Cries in his closet when underground. In the game, he comments there are no skeletons in his closet, except him sometimes. I think this shows that it's a good place for him to cry without getting caught since it's a private spot

- Will make grand entrances often, including jumping through windows or throwing his hand out in a grand gesture before announcing himself

- Owns a red car, a sleek fancy one that he had to work to get a driver's license for. Otherwise, he would've crashed it

- Loves to try different styles above ground, since he didn't have many options Underground where most monsters don't even need clothes!

- Will carry Vanilla around and refuses to let anyone else do it because they "do it wrong."

- His favorite food is dinosaur oatmeal

- side eyes his friends, the others pets, even strangers, often. It's a silent judgment and he's super cartoonish or slick about it

- Doesn't remember Gaster except sometimes in his dreams

- He doesn't have anyone that outright dislikes him. for some they don't care for him, or even mock him, but no one dislikes him or even goes so far as to HATE him

- Is quite lonely, when the others arrived it was what he considers a gift

- Intimate, platonic relationships mean a lot to him

- He is in truth not as judgemental as he can come across, trying his hardest to be open minded about serious topics. Otherwise, expect him to call the old man at the grocery store and old prune for taking the last of the noodle brand he uses

- He doesn't believe that there is such a thing as "Evil" per say, or at least anyone being fully capable of being evil. It's one of the reasons he actually gets along with Flowey, who he doesn't know is also a kid and just naturally is able to be kind and patient enough for him

- He's self reflective, and a lot more intelligent than some people give him credit for. His theatrics do not deter him from being serious and deeply considerate when times matter

- He has never flattered someone out of manners, and so you can expect him to really mean it when he compliments you

- He has such control of his magic that he can bring you down to one HP, that's something that requires patience but he's capable of it

- He does gaming rarely, it's only something he does with family or if it's a puzzle game, opening his mind to fun things

- Rubic cubes are a thing of the past for him, he understands patterns and he can solve them way too quickly. Vanilla actually taught him when he was younger

- He acts more "motherly" when the other versions arrive, he has a desire to take care of others as a result

- He will gossip and even talk shit when it comes to shows, don't even get him started on it. The moment his TV show comes on, he's entirely wrapped up and invested. Just wait until reality TV gets discovered by him

- He's hard to anger, but frustration comes to him easily. He'll be frustrated at his failures, and he suppresses it until alone. Anger, however, isn't often a problem for him. You'd have to push him, and only then does he truly become something else. He doesn't like that version of himself though

- Very touch oriented and an active soul, he likes to work out and get up stupid early

- Sleep? HAH, not for this workaholic! There's so much to do!

- Wouldn't hesitate to be supportive of others, throwing out all the things you need with pom poms and everything

- Was it always this hard to get noticed by his brother? Sure, he's super supportive and present. But doesn't he see that his distance hurts? He actually is acutely aware of how much Vanilla hides himself away, and he wishes he got to be there for him the same way Vanilla is there for him

Closing Notes:

I actually thought that he was the best brother out of the two there are, I owned so much stuff such as a beanie, a hoodie, a poster, and all that jazz when I first got into Undertale. I sadly gave that stuff up after I just dealt with a very unhealthy friendship, since we bonded over it. Years later I got back into it though, and learned to appreciate Sanses all around. Papyrus will always be my #1 bbg though

[just-an-enby-lemon]

do you have any ideas on how that One Bad Day story could have been made better?

you mentioned the disconnect between the past and present scenes, so maybe making them stronger parallels instead could have helped? i have an idea for that but i'd rather hear your thoughts

I do. I'm not very confident on my ideas but I have some anyway:

Firstly I would change Edward's relationship with riddles. They should be his weapon part of his identity. A Riddler that hates and is afraid of riddles is just the stupidiest concept someone could come with and while my ideas might not be that much better I'm not a professional writer and they are still better than Riddler would be a better characther with we made him generic.

▫️That enters on hiw would I do the past:

So instead we keep that Edward is an absurd level genius (I will even keep the honestly over the top things like him learning multiple languages to a middle school level at the age normal kids are learning to speak) and his dad is a man who always apreciated intelect. He is a conservative elitist in all ways and he wants his offspring to be perfect as a boost to his own ego. Edward is raised to be perfect. To excel.

Problem is we got this teacher who likes games and riddles and he starts to present them in class. Now instead of hating them. That's the first time Edward gets to play a game. He was raised by his dad and likeminded elitists, he never got to be a kid or to play. And he loves it. Instead of for grades this time the teacher presents puzzles as ways to win extra credit and Edward always gets them right. He starts to present riddles back, to read all books on it. Baby got an hyperfixation and he is just soo happy. His dad hates it. He wants his son to be the perfect little intelectual robbot and not the weird nerd who plays D&D and randomicaly chalenges other kids to "a battle of wits". And so he starts punishing Edward for the riddles. Blaming him for the games. For just wanting to be a kid. So he keeps being punished for it untill he stops. It's not that he doesn't like riddles anymore is that he knows that if he keeps with them he will be punished. He stops playing games and just goes back to being a robot. Until his teacher presents a rubik cube. Edward wants it soo badly. It isn't because it's hard for him but because is colorfull and fun and he just wants some form of stim iten godammit. But his teacher just wants to use it to decorate the office. And Edward knows his father won't let he have one. So he starts invading the office in the dark to play with it.

Second problem: the teacher decides to present the cube as a competiton the student that solves it quicker wins extra credit or something. So after announcing it on class he locks the cube on his office. Edward doesn't care for the challenge he just wants to play with "his" cube again. So he invades the office, lock picks the desk and keeps playing during the night. But he never lock picked things before and he just forgets to lock it back or to throw away the evidence.

When the competition happens he wins. But instead of simply congratulating him the teacher says they need to talk after class. There he says he knows Eddie cheated. That the desk was open in the morning and he saw the pins on Edward's pockets. He castizes him saying that he didn't even needed the extra credit. That if he wants to be the best student so much be it but other kids just want to have fun and he should stop being a problem for them and he keeps not listening to Eddies explanations and than he threatens to tell the principal (Eddies dad) and Edward knows that if he does the punishment will be even worse and he panics and hits the guy with some tabble decoration. Later his dad just finds them there. The dead body and Eddie almost catathonic repeting he just wanted to play a game. And his dad reprimends him as if he had recieved a bad grade and not killed a guy and it's talking about how after they clean this mess he is better prepare for another punishment and in blurred colors we see this as the moment something breaks in his psyque as he mutters "no" and steals the rubik cube.

Now is that how I would write a Riddler origin story? Hell no. But I tried to keep the vibes, key aspects and edgyness of the original but with an Edward who loves riddles from the start and is viciously showing them on everyone's face because he never got the change to be himself instead of the "i hate riddles blablabla" and of course also with he clearly having a psychotic break because of the abuse he suffered instead of being evil from birth.

▫️Now let's go to the future:

The future gave me a conundrum: for one side my original idea of Riddlers newest ploy being related to his backstory - possibly a move against the school his dad was the principal off - and therefor he leaves riddles for Bruce to uncover his past or with Riddler himself reminicing it since it's suppose to be inspirated on The Killer Joke.

I decided to have a bit of both. As during a bank kidnnaping at Gotham Acadamy Edward notices a young student that reminds him to much of himself he starts becoming obcessed with changing things by uncovering the corruption behind the institucion and more importantly destroying it. As his motivations are more missplaced revenge than the curiosity he convinces himself it is his clues for Batman start to show it making so the flasbacks are a mix of Edward being forced to remember the past as he plants his clues and Bruce uncovering them (with greener tones when it's Edward and darker when Bruce - maybe with Riddler remembering in sepia but with green and purple highlights while Bruce discovers the past with black and white - and the present having the same constant vibrant collors as if even with the darkness of everything Gotham shinnes uncaring and wow that's edgy) none of the memories are completly true and even contradict a bit (on the sense of Bruce's part differing for Edward as Bruce wasn't truly there and Edward remembers it by his own miopics). We still have Bruce talking with Edward's father but this time he calls the old man out and Edward never met nor killed his mother. It's a thriller and no one dies in the end.

▫️Is it good?

I have no clue. But I think it's better and it keeps with the edginess (I feel like any rewrite of a One Bad Day story HAS to be edgy even if I really wanted to do a more classic riddler story that still has the angst and tragedy but it isn't full of super duper impossibly smart people and everything sucks and murder and violence yay). I don't know if I would care for this characthers still or not. But I think it's a least less against everyrhing that came before.

What do you think?

▫️IMPORTANT

I told my dumb ideas now I want to know yours. You said you have one and I need to know it.

[fated-addiction]

Wow! I recently found you again, I was there for the old LJ days!! You’re still fantastic, in fact even better!

Your tumblr followers are asking/thinking such interesting things! I hope you don’t mind if I “reply” to the one long anon?

I wanted to say that it’s interesting to think of Hhr being paralleled in some ways- I have never thought of that- cool to think about how that plays into their dynamic in an unspoken way? The attachment style thing is also new to me (older millennial ha). I looked it up and I would say Ron is “anxious” (fear of abandonment/needs reassurance)? Ginny is maybe a combination (can you even do combinations?) of “secure” + “anxious”? Harry is probably “avoidant”, while Hermione is “avoidant” + “secure”?

The part I’m not sure about is Harry having to choose between Hermione/the Weasleys but the more I think about it the more I agree maybe. I’d never really thought too hard about Hermione/Weasley family relationships but you are right that it’s different. Hmm.

Oh, hi! Lmao not the LJ days. It's really funny because one of my coworkers brought up msscribe and was dying because I've definitely been around that long.

I think the interesting thing about Harry/Hermione, outside their ability to parallel each other, is that they are two pieces of the puzzle that fit each other but can exist outside each other. There's a really interesting argument going around TikTok (and I wish I could tag her/remember her) about how Hermione is singularly the fully fledged female character. She brings up several solid points, but I disagree - instead of aging her, or even acknowledging the aging process, I think the Hermione of not quite 3D but enough so that she can fit the needs of where she stands at that moment. If that makes sense? I haven't had my second coffee yet lol.

Ooo okay. Ron. I don't think Ron is anxious but rather insecure af. I think his insecurities charge all of his decisions. I find him angry too. Angry that he's not the main character of the story in his head. Angry that Harry's attention goes to other things. Angry that Hermione does not fit the mold he wants. I think Ron is totally insecure about how he fits in the world, wears so many different hats, and then, when asked what he wants, can only answer/exist in generic forms.

Ginny is the quintessential "best friend's little sister that grows into something more" character but where as Ron, for me personally, is irredeemable, Ginny has much more of an opportunity to exist and be someone as herself. I wish we knew more about what happened to her at Hogwarts during Snape's Headmaster tenure. I want to know what her relationship with Neville was like. I also think that she can't stand her mother and strives to be a different kind of parent. I don't know. I think as I have grown and think differently, in a critical sense, the opportunities for Ginny's character grows in my mind.

I do think that Harry will always pick the Weasleys first. I think that with Sirius gone, he feels a sense of obligation to them - familial and otherwise. His conception of what the family unit is supposed to look like is the Weasley family, not the Dursleys and the contrast was so sharp and he was a child, so his viewpoint was probably hyperfixated on connecting at the Weasley level.

You guys! I love talking you so much. Thank you for all these comments.

[residentdormouse]

G, R, V for the fanfic ask !

💖 Thank You for the Asks!! 💖

G: Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?

I have an outline, and I know generally what is going to fall at what points, and I try very hard to write linearly, but there are some scenes I just couldn’t wait for.  Sometimes the puzzle piece from five chapters down just fell into place and you can’t ignore that. But I’d have one doc for the upcoming chapter, and a few for scattered scene to copy and paste in when they hit.

R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

Well, I’m in a Stephen King fandom, so I guess that part goes without saying. And I liked a lot of stuff by Dean Koontz too. As for fandom here, @asirensrage has given me songs that inspired OCs and @mrsmungus kept me on a back and forth ride to alliteration station that helped me look over my work as well as essentially giving me word puzzles for a good while 😂

R: If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

That’s somewhat hard to say because a lot of the fics I’m reading right now are in-progress works, already have sequels, or I’ve not gotten to the end of them yet. 😬  Honestly the last time I read a finished fic with no sequels was back in Detroit hyperfix days. There were two Conor x OC fics that still live in my mind (reporter coming into the city which is now completely androids and one about a technician who helps him directly after canon to try and get Amanda out). But honestly, they were really fucking good, and resolved nicely. I’m not sure...

(Fanfic Writer Ask Game)

[relativelypositive]

When you say you spent all day working on code, you probably mean you woke up,got ready for the day, coded for a while, took a few breaks, finished coding, then stopped and had dinner and an evening.

When I say I spent all day working on code, I mean I sat up in bed at 7am inspired to try something, crawled out of my room and brushed my teeth, sat at my computer for an hour coding until my partner woke up and asked me if I had breakfast, then I quickly made a microwave breakfast, and puzzle through code for the next 5 hours straight, ignoring the fact that I felt uncomfortable, had wanted to make coffee, and unaware of time passing, barely acknowledging my partner's return home; until I looked at the clock and panicked that and errand I had was closing in an hour, asked my partner to help me out by running it while giving him all the info to do so, then because I was standing up, breaking focus for an hour to do food prep for the week and exhausted from that settling to eat applesauce for lunch; then sitting back and coding for the rest of the evening once again barely acknowledging my partner while he goes out for stuff and barely remembering to use the bathroom and microwave some more food for dinner that I can sit and eat while coding, and continuing to code into the night while my partner gets home and goes to sleep without me, finally finishing sometime after midnight and making another quick snack around 1am.

And yes I'll regret this tomorrow, I already partly regret it today, but the point is that when people say you have time to do other things, it genuinely is very hard to work around the times between hyperfixation, exhaustion, and limited focus.

I've been putting in so much effort lately into keeping up a good routine and schedule and paying attention to what I'm learning for my new role at my day-job that I think I just broke today and couldnt bear trying to control everything anymore. Just for one day, to let loose, make someting cool, and have a hobby of mine consume me.

Tomorrow I have to be ready to keep up a routine again for the rest of the week. But this little shot of dopamine I get from my hobbies is what reminds me that I am more than my job and my diagnosis and more than my gender and relationships. I'm me, and all the contradictions that exist within me find their balance here when I make something new.

[all-this-panic-still-no-disco]

hey um this might be a silly question but I think I might have adhd but I’m not exactly sure

I researched some stuff and I have a lot of adhd symptoms but could you tell me some that u had when u first started suspecting that u had adhd/when u were first diagnosed?

of course!! i’d love to help. also funny thing: adhd symptoms are highly dependent on your biological sex. i am a woman, so my symptoms apply more to those who are biologically female. i’m linking in a helpful study below that goes over it in detail.

some symptoms i noticed was the ability to grasp some things (like picture logic puzzles) VERY quickly, but others took me longer than the regular kid. there was the usual symptoms, like forgetting things and missing what was happening right in front of me. also, the ability to daydream extensively. i’m talking block out the entire world and not hear someone calling my name. physical hyperactivity wasn’t as big for me, but mental hyperactivity? i couldn’t focus on one thing for more than half an hour before it wasn’t interesting anymore. on the other hand, i’d get hyperfixations where i’d focus on one very very specific thing for six hours straight (like an art project or a book) and i would be so engrossed i’d forget to pee lol.

but you should know my symptoms aren’t everyone’s. if you don’t have mine, it doesn’t mean you don’t have adhd. i’d talk to your parents if you’re a minor or go to a doctor or maybe a school counselor. adhd diagnosing is much better nowadays then it used to be; my mom had to fight arm and leg to get me a diagnosis and learning accommodations. the most important thing is don’t give up!!! there are ways to cope and coach yourself in the meantime. medication helped me a lot, though it doesn’t do that for everyone. if you’re looking for a natural alternative to adderall or other adhd meds, try caffeine or natural stimulants.

(the science behind adhd is actually that our brain cells are chronically under stimulated and we jump from interest to interest because it gives us more dopamine/seratonin, but we also get bored quickly because the seratonin doesn’t last. there’s more effects than that, but that’s where the majority of symptoms stem from—lack of happy brain juice. sugar and caffeine are natural stimulants and give the brain happy juice. before i was diagnosed i had a huge sweet tooth because i was accidentally self medicating through sugar, as it gave me dopamine that my brain was sorely lacking which felt good so i kept eating sugar! also another academic article i’m linking below: adhd brains form slower than neurotypical kids’, which is part of the reason our mental processes are so different we have thinner cortical maturation and reach those points at later time in our lives. i wrote a paper on it a while back so if you have more questions, you can message me. anyways, isn’t that cool??? we have differently formed brains!!!

this is all to say, your symptoms are valid. your brain is formed differently and that’s okay. you aren’t lazy or not trying hard enough. you have a legitimate mental disability. it sucks sometimes, but it also has assets. people with adhd are great at problem solving and other logical tricks because our brains work differently. it’s a superpower, trust me. you’re not just different, you’re unique :) and you can still message me if you want to talk more)

Biological sex differences in ADHD:

cortical thickness maturation (brain) delay in children with ADHD

[anniesocsandgeneralstore]

what would you think of a ronnie in a Jurassic Park au or a hunger games au. Consider hunger games au Ronnie from district 4 and Jake from district 2 competing against it each other in the quarter quell where the victors are reaped. Or Jurassic Park one where Ronnie is a trainer for one of the dinosaurs and Jake is a security officer that things Ronnie's adoration of dinosaurs a bit baffling and adorable.

not me thinking about this all yesterday and last night....dreaming...scheming....get ready for some bullet points y'all cause i have THOUGHTS

okay so you have tapped into one of my secret hyperfixations: Jurassic Park (like i read the book once a year, it's my favorite)

So obviously for a Jurassic Park AU I would have this set in the 90s, OG park

Now let's go through the characters real quick:

Ronnie - Dino Vet, probably was a zoo/wildlife preserve vet before being hired by Hammond

Jake - a game warden/ranger alongside Muldoon, worked at the park Muldoon was warden at in Kenya and Muldoon liked him so much he brought him along to Isla Nublar (the little SHORTS)

Javy - another game warden/ranger

Bradley - paleontologist, works with Alan Grant, upset that his sister took the job probably

Bob & Reuben - scientists/geneticists in the lab

Mickey - park management, so working with Arnold in the control room

Nat - also park management, but more the guest experience/accommodation side

While Ronnie didn't go into paleontology like her brother, she still has a love for dinosaurs and finds them to be fascinating creatures, but she would rather work to preserve what the world has than figure out the puzzle of prehistoric life

But when she gets offered this job, very vaguely might I add, she jumps at the opportunity to "be the first to work with new species and forge a new path in veterinary care"

It wasn't until she arrived on the island that she knew it was dinosaurs, and that just made the whole thing way more intriguing

And Jake is a huge grump. Like he doesn't get the wonder and really thinks that dinosaurs should have stayed dead. Especially when they bring out the raptors.

But when Ronnie goes out into the field to check on a dino, she needs an escort, and more often than not it's Jake who YES is baffled by her love for these things and finds her excitement rather adorable

Maybe Brad comes with Dr. Grant and all them to check out the park?? Maybe Ronnie and Jake go out to get Brad when everything goes to shit??

idk idk plot isn't important, right now, we vibin' and I'm vibin' HARD

Admittedly I was on the fence about this one at first

Mostly because of what The Hunger Games is, its symbolism and all, is rather heavy

but then I thought....okay just throw out canon, moosh these two things together, and see what happens

I think I like Jake more with District 4 (god he would've made a great Finnick tbh) maybe he wasn't a career but he got chosen and won anyway

Ice is his mentor

Then Ronnie as a career with District 2, trained for it her whole life, drilled into her that this will bring pride to her district. Her and Brad are back-to-back champions.

Maverick is their mentor, obvs

Then the rest of our lovely pilots are evenly distributed through the rest of the districts as victors

There's not much that we know in terms of the life of a victor besides it being immensely sad

But maybe Ronnie and Jake have this little flirtationship going on anytime they're in the capitol together for a games, maybe they've hooked up a few times

Definitely have feelings for one another but they're from different Districts and both of them are probably too Wanted in the capitol and plus like Snow and stuff so just generally Forbidden

And I definitely think that Ronnie just regrets everything. Is traumatized by the killing she did. it was all just a huge scam and she realizes that she was defs brainwashed into killing a bunch of children. but there's nothing that she can do now. she's in the capitol's game, nothing but a victor with no say

idk something something quarter quell MAYBE katniss and peeta are still there so they all get busted out at the end

her and jake get approached by Haymitch to help???

obviously no finnick (sry boy) cause we need jake there

brad and ronnie are there and i would definitely kill brad off lol

they do a big smooch on the beach

this one is also just vibes but im kinda here for it

[serene-victory-77]

Autistic Kaz Thoughts

TL;DR at the end because this is really long again

So, obviously Kaz is neurodivergent, that comes from the affects of his trauma, but it seems myself and many others have sen a strong basis for Autistic Kaz specifically, and I thought I’d like to explore that.

Some other people have talked about this but I wanted to put in my two cents

Disclaimer: A LOT of things about Kaz’s behavior line up with the effects of his trauma. My response to that is that Kaz can be autistic and traumatized at the same time. Things That Make Sense In Canon (It’s Basically Everything):

Hyperfixation:

- Magic tricks (sitting in front of a mirror for hours practicing and trying to figure them out)

- Staying awake for hours wondering how things work

- He hyperfixates on every single job to hell and back, and he enjoys figuring out every angle

Special Interests:

- Goes hand in hand with above, but magic tricks and sleight of hand are definitely his special interests

- Lock picking might also count, and card games? He seems to like all of it. Robbing...?

- Being a criminal is Kaz’s special interest. Sounds ridiculous but think about it. It helps that it keeps him alive, but he does actively enjoy it

Sensory Issues:

- A lot of this is related to his trauma but again, he can be both autistic and traumatized *shrug*

- Regardless of the Reaper’s Barge, touch aversion could be another trait. Having gloves and clothing that covers can be a good buffer from sensations he dislikes.

- He dislikes crowds/crowded because of the higher probability of touch/the Reaper’s Barge, but you can also tie that back to autism since many many don’t like being in crowds

- He likes silence (talks about sewing people’s mouths shut). He’s used to Barrel noises, but he might not like voices stacked on top of each other. Auditory sensibility is really varied, and sometimes noises are fine/sometimes they’re torture

Behavioral: 

- Again, so much of this is related to his trauma, but REGARDLESS!

- Dramatic af in the books, but both he and Inej say he’s quiet and reserved. Good with words and doesn’t seem to mind talking, but he really only talks about his hyperfixations:

- The exceptions make up almost all of the books, which is why he might come off as talkative, but he’s usually talking about a plan, having solved something/tricked someone (think conversations with Van Eck, Rollins), so of course he wants to talk. The other big exception is when he talks to Inej.

- Kaz is good at reading people, but there’s a lot to disprove that all autsitic people are bad at reading others. Many actually “over-read” and notice a lot/see things others don’t pick up on. Doesn’t make someone more socially competent (just because you know what’s happening doesn’t mean you know what to do about it). I don’t think it disqualifies him from being autistic

- Kaz is incredibly mentally organized, so over-reading people is actually helpful for him.

- With stimming, he’s amuses himself with cards, magic tricks, playing with coins and lock picks. It happens enough times to be a “thing” in the books. Sleight of hand can count as stimming.

Mental Capabilities:

- Autism doesn’t equal genius, but many autistic kids are also prodigies, and with Kaz I think it applies. 

- Autism and really good memory aren’t uncommon, and it tracks with this from Kaz:

- “Once he learned a game, it took him mere hours to master it, and then he simply couldn’t be beaten. He could remember every hand that had been played, each bet that was made. He could keep track of the deal for up to five decks.” 

- He can also do complex mental math, which can also apply to this if you want it to

Other Things That Don’t Technically Mean He’s Autistic But For Some Reason Feel Autistic To Me:

- Autistic people can wear whatever they want, but for whatever reason Kaz’s wardrobe, regardless of mocking Mercher’s, seems like it could be a product of Kaz’s specific brand of autism

- Birds of a feather flock together, all his friends are neurodivergent

- The crow motif. Neurodivergent people seems to really like corvids? Also many have animals that are just “their thing” so yeah, crows

There’s probably other stuff but I’m currently forgetting it all

Exploring This In Fics/Headcanons!:

- People can write Autistic Kaz however they want, but here are my personal thoughts: 

- I noticed I already write young Kaz as autistic-coded, as he usually only touches and talks to Jordie and is very attached to him, is quiet and likes puzzles more than ‘acting’ games, and doesn’t speak a lot but has an advanced vocab.

- Kaz can eat just about anything for survival, but it’s easy to headcanon him as actually only liking a few foods. Some autistic people are picky, and others love food, because people are different. That being said, I’m picky, so I headcanon that Kaz doesn’t really like eating with a few exceptions (things like chocolate, breakfast foods, ice cream, chips, pasta, coffee, because I love those things) and greatly dislikes many other things (I like writing that he doesn’t like carrots?? Idk)

- In Alternate Universe fics that make it hard to justify Kaz’s touch aversion with Jordie’s trauma/more modern AU’s: Autistic Kaz With Touch Sensitivity! It keeps him in character, gives him a reason to wear gloves, and adds neurodivergence without compromising his canon traits.

- His boundaries being ignored or sensory overload could also work to explain why he’s so pissed off all the damn time

- Not a lot changed between Kaz and Inej. Autistic Kaz and Trauma Kaz overlap a lot and can both work in canon, so he can still want to touch Inej like in the books. Many people have exceptions, and Inej (and Jesper, and the other Crows) would make sense as being Kaz’s exceptions. Plus, it adds to Inej’s feeling of safety because Kaz wouldn’t even think to touch her without reason/without asking until they’re a LOT more comfortable. You can still write him as being touch averse to Inej regardless of romantic feelings though.

- I think a reason Kaz isn’t talked about as an autistic possibility very often is because he’s such a badass? The portrayal of autistic people is often that they can’t be leaders, or that they’re soft and a cinnamon roll. People are more likely to make, say, Wylan autistic, and ignore the fact that Kaz has a lot going for this. So, to write Autistic Kaz realistically, what do you have to do? 

- Write him how he is in the books, with all his same habits and thoughts. In a modern AU, you can actively acknowledge it. Tag Autistic Kaz regardless of it being a focus. And in “canon universe” fics, you can still tag him as autistic, and mention how Kaz was like as a child or use introspection

- Autistic Kaz, using his canon character traits, probably won’t read as OOC

ALSO!

Jesper’s definitely ADHD and while I was writing a fic I realized Kaz and Jesper have an ADHD/Austic friendship. It’s true that Jes and Kaz don’t always understand each other, but: 

Kaz actively appreciates and likes Jesper (otherwise he wouldn’t be so hurt by Jesper’s loose tongue), and similarly to being unbothered by Wylan’s disability, I don’t think Kaz would mind Jesper’s quirks.

Since Jesper often fixates in fights, Kaz doesn’t have to worry about interference from Jesper’s brain during a job, and when it’s casual hanging out, I think Kaz just doesn’t care/actively understands where Jesper is coming from.

It’s not too supported by canon other than Kaz internally deciding that one of his best friends is going to be the hyperactive and social Jesper, despite them outwardly seeming so different

And why Jesper would pick reserved, quiet, and oddly prickly Kaz to be his best friend too. They don’t match up but if they just kinda vibe with each other/understand their brains work differently, then you have a very interesting basis for why they’re comfortable with each other.

TL;DR A lot of Kaz’s traits in the books (hyperfixations, special interests, sensory issues, behavior, mental capabilities) can be read as very autistic coded. This helps with rationalizing his behavior in AUs that lack his Jordie backstory while remaining completely in character and can also help characterize Younger Kaz. Additionally, it would not and should not compromise his badassery or competence. He and Jesper are Autsitic/ADHD friends.