#Mind and Soul suddenly taking on the role of Heart... Heart's apathy leading him to become more like Mind...

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AHA! EXACTLY! I've had this hc from the beginning that Heart affects the others- whatever he feels, the others do to an extent.

I like the idea that it's reversed for Mind, I didn't think of that. If Heart is lovestruck, Mind is irritable, but Soul is daydreaming. If Heart gets mad, Mind is happy, but Soul is annoyed. (Hence why Heart states that every time he tried to take Mind down and hurt him, he kept going with a smile and a laugh- Heart's anger and rage naturally makes him feel happy. That's an interesting dynamic- for me it was simply the other two feeling the same way but lesser, and for Mind it's only something he feels if he pays attention.

Sjfhsjfneni love everything about this post actually. The way it might affect the world around them is so interesting omg??? And that would affect the Whole too, to him the sun is too bright and it burns but it's too cold inside, far too cold, so he just stays in bed and tries not to do anything. Of course, it's not like that in reality, but that's how he sees it. That's how it is to him.

All three affect each other. Heart's apathy is making Soul apathetic, but Mind's rage at Heart for causing all of this is also affecting Soul too. No wonder he was driven to the edge of insanity, split between suicidal apathy and murderous rage.

Forever and always thinking about how Hearts time in apathy could have affected Whole and the other two.

I personally like to think he was down there for at least a week or one month, which is so much time to negatively impact everyone!!!

Did Whole change? Did he become completely numb and disinterested with the outside world and his own intrests? Does he eventually stop finding enjoyment in things and begins to live on auto pilot? Two dead eyes staring into the mirror when Mind wrestles him out of bed to brush his teeth.

What about Mind? Is he overwhelmed with this new responsibility? He thought he’d be able to do it all alone but Heart contributed a lot more than he initially realized. Is he confused? Frustrated that piloting their host gets harder and harder as the days pass? Does he start to spiral? For the first time in his life he got what he wanted and it’s not working how he thought it would. So much time planning, so many nights imagining himself as the leader, why is he failing? What if he takes all of his anger out on Heart with his songs, the 3 song tangent being him getting more and more frustrated. Whole isn’t getting better and instead of accepting that he might be wrong he only hates Heart harder.

I can’t even guess how it affected Soul, only showing up at the very end to put a stop to this once and for all. Did he feel empty too? Did his chest ache everyday for the man 6 feet under? Did he finally show up because Mind was killing their Whole just like Heart had predicted? Or was it because he was finally ready to give up?

You can even go into how it affects their house! Does it get colder? Are all of the pictures of Heart magically wiped away and covered in purple ooze? Do clocks begin to appear and tick louder and louder until it’s deafening? Is the sun brighter? Does it blind your eyes? Does it burn your skin when you step outside? What about the opposite? What if the headspace gets colder and colder, more snow piling up everyday as the sun emits no real warmth. Does the moon disappear? Are the nights unfathomably dark?

SO MUCH COULD HAPPEN