#he's traumatized :]

[fcaruana]

franco 😭❤️

[several-breathing-eyes]

Watching dungeon meshi for the first time be like,

Me: Wow why is this Kabru guy so against eating monsters? Like I get it's unconventional but it makes sense. He's being so dramatic it's not even that bad.

Me *goes on Tumblr*: yeah see everyone agrees he's just being weird. Like why is he so creeped out that Laois eats monsters? I mean what good reason could he possibly have-

Me *after finding out that Kabru saw human corpses turn into monsters*: ...-YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT WAS HIS REASON!

[the-last-panqueque]

"¿Te sientes solo Billy?"

Un mini comic de Bill, porque me encanta cuando un personaje malo tiene una backstory triste que intentan olvidar jajsbdkdnd. Así que ajá, tenía que hacer algo al respecto 🫰UvU. Baiiiiii. (Y si sé que la sangre euclidiana es color mercurio y estática, pero me tomé libertades creativas y solo le puse estática ajjajaj)

-PQQ

[bl0ssom-skies]

Shadow Milk design for a silly little au :)

[crippling-pages]

Linh: idk tam is different now :( I think the neverseen changed him...

Me: NO SHIT SHERLOCK omg linh i love you but HE WAS KIDNAPPED, BLACKMAILED, TORTURED BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, WAS A PRISONER, FORCED TO DO HORRIBLE STUFF HE DID NOT WANT TO DO (shadowflux,etc) THAT LIKELY HURT HIM, HAD TO BASICALLY KILL KEEFE, A WHOLE LOAD OF OTHER HORRIBLE STUFF!!! HE WAS A FREAKING SLAVE TO THEM!!! YEAH HE'S GONNA CHANGE HE'S TRAUMATIZED!

[average-art-consumer]

mini inschool drawing of nootmare

enjoy! X3

[conwise]

He is carsick and would like to go home

[mikozzlmao]

What.

[jacrollart]

I recently fell into the satosugu trap and I need a pokemon AU for them as my antidepressant

[everyone-is-emptyy]

i love verbally assaulting him without cause <3

[diedinacrash]

"Most disapointed?"

"Maybe Dom, but he always complains"

See, that's what happens when you always tell your son what he did wrong, no matter how the game ended

[adhd3m0n91]

PROTAG EDIT YIPPEE

I started this on the tenth and then completely forgot about it until now lol protag's childhood trauma go brrrrr.

Song: My Alcoholic Friends by Dresden Dolls

[noperopesaredope]

So I’ve been compiling a list of potential mental issues/conditions that the Collector might have developed due to all the shit that they’ve experienced, and holy shit is it long so far. I haven’t even really finished it, and it’s still ridiculous.

Things That Aren’t Proven in Canon, But They Could Develop:

Derealization: I imagine they’d experience that a lot whilst trapped, especially in order to cope with the stress of being in a void like that.

Depersonalization: I have been imagining a whole one-shot that I call “Collector Games” in which the Collector talks a bit about some of the games they played with themselves when they were trapped that they still sometimes play. One of those games is called the “Made Up Game”, where they basically pretend that they are someone’s imaginary friend, that they (the Collector) doesn’t actually exist and isn’t real. They are made up. It’s a bit of a disturbing concept that I find fun to play with.

Disassociation: Obviously yes. This would 100% happen a lot in their prison.

Depression: Clearly. Why wouldn’t they have some form of depression at some point?

Things That Aren’t Quite Canon, But Have Evidence:

Escapism Addiction: Maybe it’s just their childish nature, but they seem to use the idea of “playing pretend” as a way to separate themselves from reality, and it seems that their constant obsession with playing games has begun to develop into a coping mechanism to avoid thinking about their trauma.

Dependency Disorder: They desperately need other people and cling to anyone who gives them even the slightest bit of positive attention. This kid has been abandoned so many times and they are a bit desperate.

PTSD (from being trapped): Look, he definitely has some form of PTSD, but he probably might have some from the specific incident of being trapped. We just haven’t seen it present itself yet.

Abandonment Issues: Close to being canon, but hard to find direct evidence of. Still, they have every reason to develop it to the point where I’d say it’s basically canon. They have been abandoned by so many people it’s insane.

Separation Anxiety: They cling to people like a lost puppy. Tied to his autophobia. He would get very distressed at being separated from people for too long.

Guilt Complex: They would probably end up feeling guilty about so much shit once they understand stuff better.

Sociotropy: They are a bit of a people pleaser to a surprising degree. He acts “selfishly” multiple times, but that’s more because they don’t really realize it. Most of the time, it seems like he’ll do whatever his friends wants to do specifically for the sake of gaining their approval. He seems to get bored of the Owl House game a bit quickly, but continues playing it because he thinks that that’s what King wants (he does a lot of what King wants). He also follows along with Belos’ plans for hundreds of years. Despite how they treat others, I get the feeling that this kid is desperate for approval.

Things That Are Basically Canon:

Autophobia: Literally canon. He doesn’t like being alone :(

Alexithymia: Can summarize a lot of their issues with empathy. Look up alexithymia and you will see how much of it fits them. Also lines up well with their “low empathy” autism coding.

Trust Issues: They have been betrayed constantly by what seems to be everyone in their life. This is made messy by the fact that they don’t trust anyone but also immediately trust people at the same time. They are such a mess

Betrayal Trauma: This issue is somewhat complex, but it fits well for them and would apply to them in multiple ways.

CPTSD (three times): First caused by some of the potential abuse they may have faced under the Archivists, then caused by long term solitary confinement, then caused by Belos just existing.

PTSD (again): He saw Luz die in front of him and probably blames himself. They’re obviously gonna have some PTSD from that.

Not a Specific Disorder, But is Definitely Something:

He lived in a serial killer’s basement for hundreds of years with no contact with the outside world. There must be some kind of condition or five caused by that.

I don’t throw the term “psychopath” around casually, but he was raised by multiple psychopaths who would casually kill people quite frequently. Belos also had some very abusive tendencies (we as a fandom have already determined the “covering them up with a blanket” thing to have been a common occurrence). This would cause some very complex issues that are hard to determine, specifically in terms of how they process empathy and understand other people.

His abandonment issues, emotional dependency, sociotropy, autophobia, and separation anxiety have created a very suggestible and emotionally vulnerable state of mind which have caused him to be very easy to manipulate. 

Barely understands what death is.

Similar to alexithymia, but doesn’t understand that other people can get hurt or experience pain. Basically barely understands the concept of bodily autonomy.

~~~~~~~~~

So this kid has a lot of issues. And this is just a short version of the list. There’s a lot more issues they probably have that I didn’t address here. They are probably one of the most traumatized and messed up characters in the show. God damn. And they’re mentally 8 years old.

Poor bby :(

[danielofmayfair]

but don't you miss the digs? the thrill of discovery, knowing you're the first person to see and touch an artifact in centuries? making discoveries that alter our understanding of past peoples?

Of course I do, but the curiosity I have is not worth all the trouble I've gone through. It's as if such exciting trips are tainted for me now.

[normalest-employeer]

are you a goofy goober (pls tell me you get the ref)

>"I'm unaware of what a 'goofy goober' is and I'm hesitant to agree because of the whole 'freaky' situation."

(ooc: i do indeed get the reference)

[the-baddest-of-batches]

For the Fallen. 2023. [tw: bl0od]

Some weekend art for Dar'Aliit that I did because yeah I probably put my boi through way too much trauma...oops?