#You cannot tell me that Kaito was NOT a Sonic kid

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Anyway Kaito was a Sonic Adventure Kid. Maybe not a full blown Sonic kid, but very specifically grew up on the Adventure Games. His favorite was SA2B because I'm shameless about inserting myself into characters.

Also this ties into the AuADHD headcanon I have for him so this is gonna be hella AuADHD coded but anyway:

He was OBSESSED with Crazy Gadget solely because of the gravity mechanic and Final Rush/Chase because SPACE. He got an Electric Guitar in his tweens that he messed around with as a hobby but the only song he knows how to play well is "Live and Learn" From Sa2. He also listened to that song on repeat and drove his grandparents crazy enough that they bought him headphones for his birthday. Sometimes he gets so excited that he needs to lock himself in his room and blast Live and Learn into his eardrums and play along with his guitar (Again, it's the only song he knows how to play) and he goes nuts. Jumps around his entire room. His room is a giant mess afterwards but he does not care!!! He never feels more alive than when he gets to do the most exaggerated, active Autism Stimming in the Universe!!

I think there is a very special tie to Kaito's interest in the SA series and his (very undiagnosed) AuADHD though.

Like on a sadder note, I don't think Kaito can happy stim otherwise. He probably got shamed for anything like hand flapping so he just, taught himself to hold that all back until he got home and into his room. There he could explode in the excited stim! But even then he probably was shamed for being so weird and stimming that he took up guitar just to get his hands to focus on something while he's buzzing too much. He dances around with his guitar and jumps around his room because he has a lot of pent up AuADHD energy.

But at least he does have this outlet--because when he's finally done he collapses onto his bed, almost breathless. Again he never feels more alive than when he's having a Moment in a safe space like his room, stimming in the only way he knows how. He just wishes he could feel like that all the time.

After he comes down from that emotional high he starts playing with his chao for an hour or two before he clonks out for bed.