#my favorite autistic and adhd duo

[kamryn1963]

Autistic Al and ADHD Adam my beloveds

[simplepotatofarmer]

very interesting to me that you have been "hiding" being a dnb shipper because I just assumed you were the whole time. like the level of obsession with these two guys... you want them to kiss don't you

also I just assumed everyone knew and was cool and chill about it. I was wrong ;__;

yeah no that's fair.

in my defense, i have adhd and i'm autistic so i'm Just Like This about certain things (chickens, minecraft, rivals duo) and a good 90% of my rivals duo content is strictly platonic. yes even the au where they adopt two kids together. sometimes you just gotta give two guys who 'aren't friends' but are on the run together twin toddlers and see what happens.

but people are a lot more chill about it now! which is nice.

anyway, i genuinely just love them a lot. my favorite interpretation of their relationship is as platonic friends who have a lot of complications around their friendship due to all these crazy outside circumstances but would genuinely go to great lengths for each other.

my second favorite is as people who love each other romantically and have to grapple with what that means for them and for the people around them and how they can carve out a place for themselves in a world that's kind of shitty.

i also like qpr readings of their relationship too!

i'm rambling but yeah <3

[dandelionpixels]

abed nadir x reader

(romantic)

ask: Hello! I like writing short stories, listening to indie music, analyzing fiction and I love horror, the Zelda games, and Studio Ghibli! Also I'm autistic and have ADHD. I would like to request romantic hcs for me and Abed Nadir from Community!

- You guys are lowkey everything omg.. a perfect match forreal!!

- Both of you love to do ‘project trades’ where you show him your newest story, he shows you his newest film, and you guys exchange reviews!! Helps get some fresh eyes on what you’re working on, and you love to see each other’s stuff.

- Movie nights go crazy!!! Sometimes you’ll draw movies out of a hat and sometimes you’ll each pick one and watch both. You’ll try to line up genres, like both picking horror or both picking something animated, etc! And you guys absolutely have matching letterboxd profile pics.

- Zelda playthrough. Everytime you play Zelda, Abed wants to just sit with you and watch. He’s not a backseat-gamer really, he just likes to ask a lot of questions about the lore. Sometimes he’ll do his homework on the floor while you play, cause he likes the game’s ambience.

- He’s kind of obsessed with your music taste. Like he genuinely thinks you’re the coolest person ever. When you guys first liked each other, you made him a playlist and burned it onto a CD just because you thought he’d like it better that way.

- When you gave it to him, he kinda shut down for a moment, before looking at you and completely deadpan going “I need to go to my dorm and listen to this right now.” and scurrying off. He came back the next week with a CD he made for you with his favorite songs. Despite his solemn exterior he was almost clearly nervous to give it to you and disappeared the second you tried to ask any questions.

- Matching halloween costumes. You guys do a whole halloween week thing so that you can do all the fictional duos (and trios when troy was available) that you could think of.

- Whenever you guys go to a theatre to see a movie, you always make sure you’ll have plenty of time afterwards to get something to eat and talk incessantly about it. It’s one of your guys’ favorite ways to decompress, especially when finals season rolls around.

- You guys go to a fair amount of conventions together, and whenever you cosplay, he’s always even more obsessed with you than usual. Typically you guys end up matching, (Howl + Sophie, Zelda + Link, etc) and he genuinely just thinks you’re so cool and so pretty.

[alphabetletterj]

Random ass ROR hcs cuz i can't shit rn:

Aight, i'll start by the most gay one.

Randall.

I feel like Randall would be the type of person who doesn't drink at a party because his mom won't let him (grown man btw) or worries a lot about the party not ending so late (there are classes tomorrow) and lives stressed out. Sometimes I think he does everything Johnny says to win his approval and more than one person will laugh at him for thinking he's a simp JJFKFK.

Chip

When I see him I like to think that he likes sports, especially rugby or basketball. He looks like his personality is relaxed but also active, he definitely knows how to treat women right 🙏, and I also think he could be black, with a deep voice maybe, since in the movie unfortunately he doesn't speak

Chet

Definitely autistic. Similar to Randall, he does everything Johnny says or wants but instead of seeking approval from him he only seeks to be his favorite member or his "best friend." He is a professional yapper, he also knows how to treat a woman right 🙏. I think he made the team because, being such a fan of Johnny's, he kept insisting that he join him. Gay.

Reggie

He could have ADHD or autism....or maybe both. Maybe sometimes he tries a lot to be more "manly" by shouting or look intimidating (I have a headcanon where he is trans.) I think he doesn't care much about having a partner, he is someone who is quite carefree, he likes flowers. And I like to think that he spends most of his time with Chip as some kind of dynamic duo. i love this man fr

Javier

Oh yes, my favorite.

Javier is the type of person who doesn't care at all about what others say. He could be Mexican, maybe when he joined the team he didn't speak much because he didn't know much English and even though he has learned a lot he doesn't speak much because he doesn't want to XDXJDDK. He gets annoyed sometimes because Chet doesn't know how to pronounce and write his name. He may always seem intimidating or "angry" but when you get the chance to meet him he is a different person. I WOULD LOVE to hear his voice, he def has an accent.

Johnny

Def a mmamas boy.I WROTE EVERYTHING BUT I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED IT SO I'M GOING TO SUM UP.

-He can never do what you want because his family and people want him to be another way.

-He likes being with Javier more than with Chet.

-Afraid of what others will say

-And his relationship with Claire probably began after Mike and Sully were expelled.

[emkblair]

Autistic Study of Shadow the Hedgehog

I'm not a professional in any way. I am officially diagnosed with Autism and ADHD (along with others 🦝✨️). I just want to talk about the autistic traits that Shadow shows because he's my favorite, and I relate with him the most. Also, this is just based on my observations, and it is just my opinion. I'm open to talking about this! /gen 🙂

!Minor Spoiler Warning for Murder of Shadow the Hedgehog! In between pictures of him with the green outfit and Shadow with Werehog Sonic

So, let's get started!

First off, Shadow tends to come off as harsh, blunt, and cold. Though to him, he's usually just being honest or genuinely doesn't want to interact with someone. Some autistic people can have a cold or monotone voice when they talk. And some (like me) come off as harsh or blunt when just being honest about things. I've been told about how some things can come off as rude when being honest about them. Which I can kind of understand. Especially as my friends have helped me practice and understand better. Honesty still feels like the best option, personally.

He remembers little details (this is besides all of the amnesia folks). In Murder of Sonic The Hedgehog, Shadow remembers that Amy loves the band Hot Honey. I know there was another example of this in another game, but I can't remember what it was.

Also, the way Shadow struggles with the computer is so relatable. Learning new things is something I struggle with, too. Even if it's something simple. 😪

Also, in the Murder of Sonic, we get to see him interacting with other characters in a much "calmer" and "relaxed" setting. He doesn't seem to interact with anyone unless he has to.

Shadow, even when having amnesia, is very sure of himself. Nothing can deter him from being himself. Even in the face of evil like Black Doom. He's not easily swayed by others. (Except by Maria 🥲).

He also can get hyperfixated on something and won't stop until he sees it to the end. I also relate to it because I can get hyperfixated on things so much that I ignore anything going on around me, and I can neglect my own needs like eating and drinking.

Some of this could be due to him being created by Gerald Robotnik and because he didn't really have anyone to socialize with besides the professor and Maria. But in the anime that leads up to Sonic X Shadow generations, we can see he's always been like this, and this is likely just his personality and traits. Now, he does seem to get more angry and have some major PTSD issues after the incident on the ark. This could explain why some of his traits become more prominent.

Overall, I love Shadow as a whole. I can't wait to dive even deeper into his lore. I can't wait for the Sonic 3 movie! Not only because my boy Shadow is in it but also because we get to see all the characters interacting.

Feel free to leave comments on this topic because I'd love to hear what y'all think about Shadow and his autistic traits.

I know I've heard people refer to Sonic and Shadow as the ADHD & Autism duo. So maybe I'll make another post about Sonic with his ADHD traits.

Much love! 💜🦔

[darkaviarymc]

I kinda did a half-ass job explaining my views in the tags of that last post because, well, there's only so much you can concisely put into tags. So I'm just gonna make my own post.

I'm going to preface this by saying that you can do whatever you want forever and I'm not here to be the analysis police.

HOWEVER! I have Opinions and a right to voice them.

Grian is a very important, significant, and integral part of Scar's arc through the life series and vice versa. You cannot effectively discuss one without acknowledging the impact and involvement of the other. Even analyzing SL in a vacuum, Scar being forced to turn down Grian’s offer of friendship when both of them were desperate for alliances was a significant event for both Grian and Scar in the series. Desert Duo is important to Scar's win, and Scar's win is important to Desert Duo.

IT IS 100% GOOD AND CORRECT TO FACTOR THIS IN.

So I get it. I'm as feral a Desert Duo enjoyer as the next person. It's easy to get fixated on your favorite part, especially for the 90% of us who are some flavor of ADHD/Autistic. Hyperfixating is what we do best.

But so is overanalyzing.

SO THAT BEING SAID...

Scar is his own separate character away from Grian, and I think people centering Grian/Desert Duo when discussing Scar's win and journey through the Life Series to get there are doing a disservice to Scar's character and arc. Especially when people focus on Grian at the expense of Scar himself.

The loneliness of Magical Mountain and effectively losing Joel in LL was a stark contrast to 3L and forced Scar to learn self-sufficiency. The rivalry and subsequent tentative alliance with Team Rancher and the disruption to his alliance caused by BigB in DL forced Scar to rethink everything he thought he knew about how alliances worked. The family dynamic and watching Bdubs die in LimLife was the first time he’d ever had to truly grieve a perma-death, even if only for a short time before his own demise.

And Scar took all of this with him into SL. With the knowledge and experience he gained from everyone he'd crossed paths, hearts, and swords with, he made himself into the Scar we watched push that final success button.

He did that. He did that as all of his experience plus his own wit, tenacity, and resilience. He is far more than the sum of his parts, those parts being allies and enemies of every season.

And yes, one of those parts (and a very significant foundation piece at that) was Grian and that damn desert.

We are all shaped by our lived experiences and those we shared them with. But no person can be defined by a single thing. The cactus ring isn't the only thing that made Scar who he is. Grian isn't the only person who made Scar who he is. Magical Mountain, Joel, Jimmy, Tango, Cleo, Etho, Pearl, Bdubs, BigB, Gem... all of them contributed.

But more importantly, Scar made Scar who he is.

I think something ccScar says a lot can be applied to cScar here: life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. And it's how Scar reacted to the people and events that he encountered that won him Secret Life.

TL;DR: It's OK and even important to bring Grian into the discussion of Scar's arc. But it's a great disservice to Scar's character to make Grian his ENTIRE arc.

PS: Yeah ok fine I'll say it now: I THINK THEY FINALLY LEFT THAT DESERT!

[pikatrainer99]

Sinnoh Trio character analysis (headcanon supportive) SPOILER WARNING FOR A POKÉSPE MANGA ARC THAT IS OVER A DECADE OLD AT THIS POINT BUT STILL, JUST IN CASE! 😅

This post is a follow-up to my post where I drew the Sinnoh Trio as TBH (autism) creatures. That is my personal headcanon and today I'm going to analyze these kids, and go more in-depth on why I hold this headcanon. I'm going to focus on one character at a time here, followed by a scene analysis of a particular important moment...so this will be a long post because these kids are SO neurodivergent and I love them so much.

First up, we have Pearl, who is my favorite of the Sinnoh Trio and the one I relate to the most. My personal headcanon for him is that he is AuDHD (both autistic and ADHD). I also headcanon him to have an anxiety disorder (specifically GAD) because he is constantly freaking out over pretty much everything (which is so relatable as someone who has GAD myself). There's so many panels that show his anxiety that I honestly can't pick ones to include here...

Anyway, on to the ADHD, Pearl exhibits many traits. He is constantly on the move and impatient and loud, and wants everything to be done immediately. He's energetic and much faster compared to Diamond and Platinum, even to the point of always being the first one to wake up every morning. This is, in my opinion, the ADHD side of him, it reminds me a lot of my ADHD brothers who act like this often. Because of these traits, I personally feel like Pearl has the hyperactive type of ADHD rather than the inattentive type, as he is shown to be not scatterbrained and is capable of focusing on whatever he's doing quite well, even able to go into hyperfocus mode at times, which is an extremely ND thing to do (and is common in both autism and ADHD). He is also the most rational of the trio, which I always found interesting that they actually gave the Barry counterpart the brain cell. So yeah, he's hyperactive, but to me he doesn't seem to have many issues with his attention span.

Now, onto Pearl's autism, which I feel more confident to talk about because I'm autistic myself and I know what to look for in terms of traits and behaviors, and the first thing I noticed with Pearl is that he has a CLEAR special interest in comedy. He's INCREDIBLY passionate about it, he's the one who decided that he and Diamond should become a comedy duo, he's the one who writes all their scripts and all their sketches, he's the one who always initiates practice time, and he's DEFINITELY the one who takes it the most seriously out of the duo, to the point where he had (what seems like to me) a legit meltdown about how Diamond didn't stick to the script and how awful their performance in the comedy competition was because of it, complete with yelling, nearly bursting into tears, and being afraid that Diamond was breaking the promise they'd made to become comedians all the way back when they were 4 years old. Looking back on it now, I think THAT was his biggest problem with the whole situation and what caused him to completely explode like that in the first place, because once Diamond reassures him that he's not breaking the promise, Pearl IMMEDIATELY cheers up and tells him "No use moping about today then!" when that was EXACTLY what he was doing just seconds ago. He then initiates practice time for NEXT MONTH'S comedy competition, his mind ALREADY hyperfocusing on their next opportunity...and this is their INTRODUCTION SCENE! This all LITERALLY happens within the first few pages of volume 1 of the DP arc! Here's the scene I'm talking about.

Also in regards to his special interest in comedy, there's something he does with Diamond that I've gotta talk about...and that's using the comedy routines as their own special way of communicating. They use it almost as if it's their own language, they use it to process things, they use it to give hints to Platinum when she's battling, they even use it when they meet someone new as kind of a judge of their character (in the minds of these children, if they make the person laugh, the person can be trusted, if not, stay away...that kinda thing). He even outright tells Platinum that he uses it to communicate through rhythm. I always found it interesting how they used the comedy like that, and it definitely helps with my belief that it is in fact, a special interest for them, as special interests do actually be like that, I speak from experience. Here's some examples of this usage of the comedy routines.

Another thing about Pearl that I noticed is he's REALLY not good at communicating how he's feeling or what's on his mind. He also is (brutally at times) honest, speaks his mind, and doesn't sugarcoat things. He can come off as rude and bossy because of this, even though he's really a good kid. This is something I relate to because I'm the same way, I also struggle with communicating my thoughts and feelings, and I'm also brutally honest, speak my mind and don't sugarcoat things. I have been perceived as rude and bossy so many times in my life it's not even funny. Another thing I find relatable about Pearl is that he can't lie to save his life (neither can I), here's a good example of such a moment.

(Uh-huh...SUUUURRRREEEE ya did, Pearl XD)

Also, while we're on the topic of expression, Pearl is VERY hyperexpressive, which is once again, very much an ND thing (I am hyperexpressive a lot of the time myself)...he almost always reacts to basically anything in an over-the-top, exaggerated way, compared to Diamond and Platinum's more calm and composed approach to things...I'm seriously thinking of doing a post of all of my favorite Pearl expressions because he's got so many great ones!

Pearl seems to exhibit low empathy (a stark contrast to Diamond's hyperempathy), but he really does care about his friends and will even help wild Pokémon. The wild Luxio that he helped in the chapter titled "Extreme Luxio" is one of my favorite Pokémon in the whole manga and his dynamic with it is very wholesome. He figures out that it's being ostracized by its pride because of the fact that it's disabled - its claws are too short, which makes it harder for it to communicate with the others in its pride. Pearl helps it out, and even says to the others, "Listen all of you, it's got a disability, and can't communicate as clearly as the rest of you! That's no reason to reject it!" He was quite angered by this situation and when you put my headcanon into perspective here, it's quite easy to see why. But anyway, point is, he went out of his way to advocate for and help a disabled Pokémon, and it leads to one of the best Trainer/Pokémon bonds in the series in my opinion, as the Luxio comes back later, now a Luxray and the leader of its pride...and decides to become one of Pearl's Pokémon. That moment is so sweet and wholesome and I'll just leave the picture of their reunion here for you guys. Look at them hug! They're so happy to see each other again!

Pearl also seems to have hypersensitive hearing (as do I), as demonstrated when he hears someone who's basically lost his voice calling out for help from a ways away.

He also experienced what I can't help but percieve as sensory overload in the Old Chateau when all the Gastly were hovering around the place making vibrations that were so loud it shook the room and it overwhelmed him a lot. I get it Pearl, that would be too much for me too...just look at his reactions here, he's clearly in pain.

I also sometimes can't help but feel like Pearl is unaware of his own strength, like when he hits Diamond in their comedy routines...I get the feeling that he doesn't quite understand that he's hitting Diamond way too hard, as he seems shocked and taken aback when Diamond finally stands up to him and tells him he's not happy with everything he's been doing lately. Diamond makes it a point to make Pearl aware of how much getting smacked by him hurts...all I can say is, good for Dia, but judging from Pearl's reactions to his best friend's words...oof...just look for yourselves...

My takeaway from this scene is that Pearl was being made aware of all this for the first time, and not only felt like a bad friend, but also, he was once again afraid that Diamond would leave him...which he really REALLY didn't want, and I totally get why, considering how long they've been friends and how much like brothers those two are (though Pearl is SO parentified during their journey it's insane and it's another HUGE stressor for him which does NOT do his anxiety any good). And now that I've decided to open THAT can of worms, I might just do a post about it as well. Because...yeah it's not good considering the fact that HE IS 12!!! Still very much A CHILD!!!

At least Pearl learns from his mistakes, which I really love his development. After his and Diamond's fight, he learns to mellow out a bit (that says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about his anxiety though). You can really tell that losing Diamond's friendship...that is one thing he absolutely DOES NOT want, and he makes a conscious effort to improve his treatment of him. He starts by not hitting Diamond in their comedy routines anymore, and even letting him come up with his own joke instead of always doing it himself and forcing his own ideas onto him. While he still yells a lot, it's mostly out of worry for his friends now rather than pure anger towards them. He even learns how to put himself in Diamond's shoes at one point, during his fight to protect Azelf from Team Galactic. I love this moment btw, it's a great moment of realization for him.

All in all, in my opinion, Pearl is an amazing AuDHD character who goes through a great character arc (and unfortunately, a trauma arc as well, as per usual with PokéSpe protags...there's NO WAY he doesn't have PTSD after all he went through in both the DP and PT arcs, I refuse to believe he's fine after all that), and I absolutely wholeheartedly love this child like he's my own son. Now for the next member of the Sinnoh Trio...Diamond!

Diamond, in my opinion, is EASILY a hyperempathic autistic child...his Dexholder title is literally "The Empathizer" and he is associated with Mesprit, the Pokémon known as the Being of Emotion. He is the only member of the trio with more than one special interest from what I can see. His are comedy (which he shares with Pearl, but his interest is to a lesser extent than Pearl), cooking (which he's extremely good at and takes very seriously), and a TV show called Proteam Omega (which his enthusiasm for it is way too adorable honestly).

Diamond is the most impulsive member of the trio, which like how they gave the Barry counterpart the brain cell, I find it interesting that they made the Lucas counterpart the impulsive one. He possesses a strong sense of justice and wants to do what he believes is right, including stand up to Cyrus, much to Pearl's dismay (this was actually the catalyst for their big fight in volume 4). He is very intuitive, his emotional intelligence is mostly intuition to him and he's also much, MUCH more perceptive than he lets on, for example he knew the whole thing with him and Pearl being Platinum's bodyguards was a misunderstanding from the beginning, but he didn't say anything about it because he was enjoying their time together and didn't want it to end. Here's that scene where he reveals he knew all along.

Diamond is a very calm, laid-back, "go with the flow" kind of kid. But I think this is because he's constantly feeling A LOT...he's extremely empathic, so he picks up on others' emotions easily and it happens so much he just keeps it all in and resorts to being incredibly calm throughout it all. When he DOES get upset or serious though, he's like a whole different person. He's hard to anger, but he is absolutely capable of getting angry. His anger though, is the tranquil fury kind. He's not explosive like Pearl, but rather, he gets much more serious and intense. Here's an example of angry Diamond.

(He angy boi.)

Diamond is also an easy crier, of the Sinnoh Trio, he's the one who is the easiest to bring to tears...which I can't stand...everytime any of these three cry it breaks my heart...and we'll talk about the scene that's the biggest offender of that soon. I guess what I'm trying to say is, Diamond is the one who's most in tune with his emotions, compared to Pearl and Platinum, who struggle with that. It makes sense though considering his hyperempathy. Also, can I take a minute to mention that he has the type of big eyes that are similar to the TBH creature...? Yes...? Okay. He does. I saw a post about this recently and it's so true! His eyes are so similar to TBH it's not even funny! And it makes total sense too, that's the best part!

Diamond is more of a pacifist than Pearl and Platinum. He's a pure, sweet soul who can do no wrong. He doesn't like conflict, he much prefers to make people smile instead. I love this about him, I don't think there's a PokéSpe protag that actually acts their age as much as Diamond does. In my opinion Diamond is a precious autistic bean and I absolutely love him like a son as well. Now for the final member of the Sinnoh Trio...Platinum Berlitz!

Platinum is definitely a masker, she's incredibly good at passing for NT (probably because of her upbringing). But there are definitely cracks in that mask that I've picked up on. First, her special interest, which is learning and experiencing new things. She says that back home she always read a dozen books a day, but seeing her actually experiencing the things she'd read about and having so much fun is great, she throws herself wholeheartedly into everything she tries, it's honestly adorable. She is also a bad liar, though she at first "lies" all the time, even though Pearl sees right through it and catches her everytime. Here's some examples.

Platinum is a stimmer. Plain and simple. She moves her arms up and down really fast when she's excited about something, and it's often accompanied by her saying "New experiences! New experiences!" in a sing-song voice.

(Why is she so adorable?!)

She is also an infodumper...a MASSIVE infodumper...just look at this scene with Thorton as just one example.

Platinum is also not the best with words, and finds that writing is the most effective way for her to organize her thoughts and feelings, as well as communicate them (relatable). She says so herself in volume 5, after finding out the truth that Diamond and Pearl are not her real bodyguards, and the scene of her reading the letter is so wholesome I love it so much!

Another thing I've noticed with Platinum is that she is a mimicker (something I myself did A LOT as a child), despite all her attempts to deny it. She often copies things she sees the others doing, even mimicking...SMACKING HERSELF...at one point, as seen here, complete with quietly saying to herself "Stop it! Stop it!"

She also has the capability to hyperfocus, particularly on details (when she thought that Diamond and Pearl were her bodyguards because green and red scarves were what she was told about them and since the boys had green and red scarves she immediately latched on to that specific detail despite everything else about them screaming that they're just kids). She also hyperfocuses when she's playing the slot machines in the Veilstone Game Corner in what is probably one of my favorite scenes in the manga, it's so funny! Because of that intense focus though, she is INCREDIBLY good at the slot machines which is hilarious to me considering she is like the richest person in Sinnoh and yet she still becomes addicted to gambling. I dunno, that scene is just funny, okay? I mean, look at her! She's so hyperfocused on it and it's just great!

Platinum is my favorite rich girl character in any media ever, and the fact that she's autistic coded in my opinion really helps with that as well. But she's also just a sweetheart who loves learning things and is just such a precious child. They're all precious children and I love them all so much. They are my fictional children and I would die for them.

Now, time for the scene that gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME...the scene where they split up to try and protect the three lakes. Pearl goes to Lake Valor, Diamond to Lake Verity, and Platinum to Lake Acuity. On their first morning separated from each other, they wake up and realize everything is so different now that the Pokédex isn't beeping. They all talk to themselves about their morning routine, Pearl gets up first, and is always the first in the lobby, then Platinum comes down afterwards, then Diamond comes after that...and the Pokédex always beeps to let them know that everyone's there together...but now it's not making a peep. Once they realize that, they all start crying and breaking down...and it's heartbreaking to read every single time. Just look at these poor kids...

Taking my headcanon into account here, I see this scene as not only being sad that they're separated from each other, but also the stress of their routine being broken for the first time since their journey started. The way they all recite step by step how their morning routine always went when they were together, and then just start breaking down when the realization hits that everything's different now...yeah, I relate to that feeling, if my routines are broken, I get real thrown off, recite how it's supposed to be, and then break down...it's very similar to what the Sinnoh Trio are experiencing in this scene. I would analyze more scenes but this post is already way too long as it is, so I'll leave it at just this one.

Well, that's it for my headcanon supportive analysis of the Sinnoh Trio from PokéSpe! These three are my favorite characters in the manga and this headcanon is one I will hold till the day I die. My two main beliefs I hold about these kids are this headcanon, and "Do Not Separate Them!"

I hope you all can understand where I'm coming from with all this headcanon stuff. Also, headcanon deniers, you STAY AWAY from this and do not interact with this! I know it's not canon, that's why it's called a HEADcanon...I don't force my headcanons onto other people, I just talk about them, so I don't need headcanon deniers forcing their "canon" beliefs onto me!

Thank you for reading, and I hope you all enjoyed this analysis! Please feel free to let me know how I did in the comments, and if you support this headcanon and think I missed anything, please let me know what I missed! This is only my second time doing this in my life after all, so I'm not used to this kinda stuff and I'm pretty nervous about it honestly.

[royallygray]

fic recs pls (part 1)

I am in need of long (don’t actually know what qualifies as long, 10k+ words?), complete (or not) dsmp (mainly sbi) or Life Series fanfic recommendations. I have read so many and I am trying to find more to soothe the brain itch.

Here are several that I have read, if you’re looking for fic recs yourself :)

Dream SMP (SBI)

tommyinnit’s clinic for supervillains by bonesandthebees (bonesandcacti) — [26/26 chapters, 189k words] aka “clinic”. A superhero au from Tommy’s pov where he’s just chillin with his healing powers and then he heals a villain and then gets sucked into it. He also gets attached to this Wilbur guy that visits the coffee shop he works at.

the world forgetting by the world forgot by bonesandthebees (bonesandcacti) — [21/21, 165k words] A superhero au from Tommy’s pov where he is the hero Dream’s sidekick and has terrible amnesia, forgetting the entirety of what happened the year before. The Syndicate, a band of villains, is looking for something that was stolen from them.

Hush Now (You Were Lost But Now You’re Found) by CorpseArt — [Incomplete, 56/?, 301k] A superhero AU where Tommy was Dream's sidekick and made it his entire person, and then Dream kicks him out of the Hero Corp. Tommy needs to figure out what the fuck is going on, bc there's no way Dream would just do that, even if he did protect the villain Siren. Their one rule is to not kill. Also he meets this funky man named Wilbur at a coffee shop and they become besties. (Pogtopia my absolute beloved.)

say you’re open by remrose — [9/9, 43k] A magic AU from Wilbur’s pov where he finds this kid unconscious on the floor if his shop after attending his mother’s funeral, obviously bearing the marks of intense chaos magic. He takes care of the kid. He also gets sold a mysterious object. The twinsduo here makes my heart sing. Also Phil is kind of like “you are mildly breaking the law” and Neapolitan trio just shrug.

Technoblade’s Entirely Average Babysitting Gig by opheliabloo — [3/3, 34k] A Techno pov fic where he is in college and needs money. A really shady family is offering like 20k for babysitting for 3 hours or something absurd like that, and him being a money-hungry college student, he ventures to this house in the middle of nowhere to take care of gremlin children that try to kill him.

His Curse of Binding by bari_astralis (orphan_account) — [30/30, 144k words] A foster au from Tommy’s pov where he is reincarnated into different Greek hero stories and he needs to figure out who this time’s story is before his sixteenth birthday. Featuring: Complicated SBI bonding, (minor) Clementine being a girlboss, bench trio being absolutely precious, allium duo making fun of each other but alsok being so damn precious, Linda Smith and Miss Allingham bashing (you’ll understand when you read it, I hate their guts), and generally trying to find your peace in life.

Breathing’s Just a Rhythm by MollyPollyKinz — [53/53, 186k] A time travel canon-divergent fic where Tommy, Schlatt, Dream, Tubbo, and The Voices travel from Exile era back to Pogtopia-Manburg era, and they've gotta fix the shitty world and avoid Dream at all fucking costs. Relationship building happens, and the Voices are the best character to ever exist in all literature.

the from ice to water series by Drhair76, plantform — [12 works, 157k words] The main fic is icing those hurts, but my personal favorite is hailing on you. An ice skating au fic centered around found family and belonging in a place without harm. In the main fic, Tommy gets healed, but in hailing on you, Wilbur gets healed and it's so sweet <3

holding onto nothing by remrose -- [20/20, 71k] A mainly Techno pov fic, twinsduo centric. adhd and autistic techno, and his mom is a bitch. He goes to the Crafts for help and it's terribly sweet but also pretty angsty. At times this fic has literally been my lifeblood, like my support system in keeping me alive. I love it so much.

My Faithless Hoax by phantom_star739 -- [24/24, 105k] A supernatural? (fae, vampire, siren) crimeboys centric fic with mild political aspects. I don't really know how to describe it, but it's amazing.

Fic recs part 2!

[trophyposting]

TROPHY HEADCANONS bc i am spinning him around in my mind 24/7

•he LOVES studio ghibli movies bc of the art. he saw some of the residents watching ponyo in the lobby and he did that thing where he just stood in one place not sitting down to watch it bc he didnt wanna seem like he liked it. but he does. his favorite scenes art-wise are the big zoomed out landscapes and that one scene in ponyo where the town is underwater

•he cries like super easily (see waffling about and this post) and he doesnt even have to be very upset either it just kind of happens. crybaby ass

•he is an (probably undiagnosed) adhd-haver. i dont really have any evidence for this i just feel it in my bones

•he has NPD. i do have evidence for this one actually but that would be a whole post on its own honestly

•eventually his interest in photography extends to an interest in things he likes to photograph (eg. plants/flowers and butterflies)

•when clover comes to the island trophy ends up photographing (and by extension hanging out with) her a lot because she's, like, supernaturally photogenic and trophy loves how photos of her turn out. they become friends :-)

•he actually does genuinely dominate at dodgeball bc it involves two of his favorite things: 1. violence and 2. targeting the most autistic people he can find. cheesy just happened to throw him off with that joke about balls (also one of his favorite things)

•there's gotta be like some actual psychological warfare shit going on between trophy and tissues bc not only are they both petty bitches (more accurately tissues is a petty bitch and trophy is quick to anger and holds grudges which creates a self-perpetuating cycle of bitchiness) and they also spent like,., months in a closet together which is of course a recipe for disaster. in the case of limegold they're like that post about having sex by standing on opposite sides of the room fully-clothed trying to explode each other with their minds

•if trophy and cabby met i think they would actually hit it off bc he loves talking about himself and cabby loves knowing things about people. i even think he would be understanding of her memory issues bc his adhd ass would be like "? you forget things sometimes? hey me too dw abt it" bc like. even if her memory problems are more severe than his he still, like, understands yk (i do NAWT CARE if this is ooc they mean everything. 2 me)

•if trophy and silver spoon met silver spoon would dislike him for being "uncivilized and uncouth" and trophy would dislike him for being a snob. i love the aesthetic of those two as a duo but sadly i can't imagine them befriending each other

•he's probably from some totally obscure and random state in the midwest. like, iowa or nebraska or something. minnesota perhaps

•he kind of knows, at least on some level, that his decision-making skills aren't. great. that knowledge has not and never will stop him from continuing to make questionable decisions

•he loves relaxing and being alone, probably more than anyone would expect. he does have a workout regimen as fan said but working out is really more of a meditative and stress-relieving activity for him even if he isn't really fully aware of it. this is also (at least part of the reason) why he loves photography

•he kind of hates sleeping in his room bc of tissues' sneezing so he's developed insomnia and kind of just. wanders around at night. when he does get tired he just falls asleep in random places, usually on the couch in the lobby but sometimes he just. passes out on the floor

•that is. it :-)

[whatever-color-of-the-rainbow]

tori, mischa, race for the character thing

We’ll start with Tori!

Sexuality Headcanon: She’s canonically straight and asexual, but I headcanon her to be demiromantic as well

Gender Headcanon: Cis girl

A ship I have with said character: SPROLDEN. Sprolden is my favorite thing.

A BROTP I have with said character: I don’t know, she doesn’t really have many friends besides Michael. But I like the idea of Isaac and Tori bonding over being asexual (and I’m lowkey hoping this happens in Season 3). Also I like the idea of Tori and Nick swapping funny stories about Charlie.

A NOTP I have with said character: Her and David Nelson. Believe it or not, people actually ship this.

A random headcanon: I have two. One: She’s autistic. And two: After dancing to There Is A Light That Never Goes Out with Michael, she starts listening to more of The Smiths’ music, and finds that she actually really likes it.

General Opinion over said character: Words cannot describe how much I love her.

Now Mischa!

Sexuality Headcanon: Biromantic demisexual

Gender Headcanon: Cis guy

A ship I have with said character: MISCHA AND TALIA. I love them, I want what they have, except not long distance.

A BROTP I have with said character: MISCHA AND RICKY. In my head they are best friends and the most iconic duo in the choir. They’re my favorites.

A NOTP I have with said character: Mischa and Ocean. I don’t really understand this ship considering the way she treats him in canon.

A random headcanon: For some reason, people assume he’s a bad driver. He’s not, but he has an ungodly amount of road rage.

General Opinion over said character: I love him so much. Also if it weren’t for Jane Doe, I would want him to be the one to go back (not that it matters because my headcanon is they all go back and get a second chance 😌)

And finally, Race!

Sexuality Headcanon: Bisexual

Gender Headcanon: Trans guy (semi-canon? Kenny Ortega confirmed it like three years ago but idk if it counts as canon because death of the author exists. BUT IT’S CANON TO ME.)

A ship I have with said character: Sprace. I love Sprace.

A BROTP I have with said character: Race and Crutchie. I don’t know why I love them so much, but I do. Also, I watched a production of the show where Race and Katherine were besties, and honestly I love that so much. Also Ralbert, obviously.

A NOTP I have with said character: Race x a Delancey brother. But that goes for any Newsie.

A random headcanon: He has ADHD.

General Opinion over said character: He’s one of my favorites. He’s so fun and I love him.

[adhdvsautismbracket]

Hey, I found you too late to submit, but did folks submit the duo from "I Am Not Okay With This?" A supremely unfortunately early cancel Netflix show?

I know we're way late to like have it be in the running, but if folks aren't aware and they like this dynamic, This show takes place in a high school and involves the protagonist discovering that she has barely controllable superpowers in a world where that's not normally a thing as far as we know.

Sydney Novak, our protagonist, (played by Sophia Lillis) is also a budding lesbian figuring out that she's got a thing for her long time best female friend... And she's also almost certainly on the autism spectrum and I love her....

And then her new good friend is a great weird guy named Stanley Barber (played by wyatt Oleff) who's almost certainly got ADHD. XD

They have a great dynamic, and when he figures out that she's got powers, he like immediately starts devising training strategies pulled straight out of comics etc, is not phased barely at all by her very dangerous powers, just totally down to help her master them etc. XD

But my favorite moment is one where they're both stressed? And his stress is manifesting in him doing a lot of stimming and hyperactive stuff, and her stress is manifesting in her being very easily over stimulated, and his stimming totally sets off her over stimulation and XD 💚💚💚 oh bbs. That's some real ADHD | ASD education hour shit right there. XD

Sydney and Stanley DID get one submission!!! I would have liked to see them in the tournament if they'd gotten more </3

very very sad that I Am Not Okay With This only got the 1 season. netflix looooves to cancel their shows with autistic-coded protagonists, especially if they're also women (i.e. Inside Job, Dead End Paranormal Park). but I do recommend the 1 season we got to anyone who likes dark comedies and or shows with queer/neurodivergent themes!!!!!

[jojotichakorn]

GunCher for the ask game 🤗

thank u for sending them in, dear anon 🥺

when I started shipping it if I did: i was into them from the very beginning - i know some people have had their doubts etc. but idk, i was in from the moment they were introduced

my thoughts: i think they are pretty perfect for each other tbh. first of all, that's an autistic (gun) x autistic + adhd (cher) duo if i've ever seen one. second of all, i just love how they communicate - i honestly think one of the most important things people in a relationship can have is good understanding of each other's communication styles, because at the end of the day, if you can talk about anything, you can deal with anything together. that seems to be the case with them, which thankfully is never forgotten about for the sake of drama either (though i say this before the penultimate episode). idk, i think they are just great together.

what makes me happy about them: i really love how much they know and understand each other, how affectionate they are with each other, how they aren't afraid of asking each other questions, making requests, sharing silly thoughts, etc. they are each other's comfort zones and that's beautiful.

what makes me sad about them: i guess just people meddling in their lives. specifically the way it makes cher feel because he is definitely most affected by it, but it's not easy for both of them :(

who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: now that's a hell of a question wow... i think cher would fit really well with thi and zo, making the most wonderful little throuple. though i feel like maybe zo would have his hands full with those two gjjfdgkfjkg. as for gun, i don't think anyone else that exists on the show fits him as well as cher. but if i absolutely had to choose (under gunpoint etc. etc.), i'd go for porsche (even though they clearly didn't work out and are better as friends, which is why i would only choose him if i had to).

my happily ever after for them: gun continues being the ceo of the company with all the things that cher taught him along the way, cher becomes a popular gaming streamer, they definitely live together, probably have a cat, are incredibly in love no matter how many years have passed and are just very happy together. they meet up with jack, thi, zo, and tubtab every week to eat food and enjoy each other's company (i'd also like to think porsche and his boyfriend join the friendgroup eventually, thus forming our little queer found family), thup also visits them from time to time and - though he's less dependent on cher now - they have a strong bond with him and gun as well.

who is the big spoon/little spoon: tbh i think they alternate depending on the mood, but if neither of them is necessarily seeking comfort that day, i'd probably say gun is the little spoon (perhaps controversial opinion idk).

what is their favorite non-sexual activity: i think they'd really enjoy just going out in general or maybe even travelling together a lot.

questions from this fun ask game

[simplepotatofarmer]

saw your reply to the ask about black dog/rivals, so here's some questions! i'm not the person who sent the ask, but i have a bunch of questions anyways. sorry if you've answered them before

general:

what are their favorite forms of affection?

favorite plants, if any

who gets nightmares more (and how they help each other!!)

how do you think they'd react to the other betraying them

black dog:

(i haven't read that much of the stuff about your black dog au so sorry if some of this is just flat out wrong)

does anyone figure it out before techno

does punz know beforehand (assuming staged duo are still allies in this)

is...is there a grave for dream?? a pyre? a funeral? something of that nature??

do dream's former friends miss him at all. sapnap, george, anyone

does dream get any pets as laelaps

okay that's it

hope you are well! and good luck with nano!

(ps what does auhdh4auhdh mean? for a completely unrelated post. i know t4t is trans4trans but what does the acronym auhdh stand for. i have been wracking my brain to figure it out and....i just cant)

sorry this took so long for me to answer!! <3 <3

for general:

techno is pretty affectionate with his friends! he loves to hug them and sniff them and snorf them. he's a cuddle person. he loves to nap and hold onto his friends. he does try to play it cool sometimes but techno is a dork and he loves his friends. he loves to make grand gestures of gifts or declarations of friendship. dream isn't as obvious with affection. but he sometimes leans against techno or rests his head on techno's shoulder for a second. mostly though it's just the fact he's there and he'll always be there, y'know?

dandelions for techno, roses for dream!

dream. they're not very vivid, it's more like bits and pieces that makes it hard for him to sleep in the first place. he's a very light sleeper because of that. but the upside to having a large piglin friend is that he can basically act as a weighted blanket (phil also learned this, back in the day). having techno there helps.

this one is really hard for me because a main part of rivals duo is that they haven't betrayed each other. like, that is a key point. dream and techno both mention it, more than once. so if either of them ever did? i think it'd be a lot of complete denial. i think they'd try to come up with a reason as to why the other betrayed them. then techno would just. be sad. how did it end up like this? while dream would probably try to hide his sadness by saying he should've seen it coming.

okay, black dog questions!

techno is the first one to figure it out. he spends the most time around laelaps and he was also the one to spent the most time around dream out of all the people who are in consistent contact with laelaps.

punz doesn't know. that was kind of the whole point. no one knew dream wouldn't come back except dream. and dream wasn't planning on ever coming back. he wanted his death to be permanent but his limbo got to him after awhile.

there is! techno and punz bury him. only they know where it is. it's small. it doesn't have a name (they were afraid if anyone found it, they'd vandalize it). but it's there.

yeah, they do. but in the sense they've mourned him before this. to them, they've already lost him. they lost him before the prison, really. or at least during the prison arc.

he doesn't. or i'm not sure yet! but he's really focused on his job and he just doesn't have the time. i might give him something, though. i think he deserves to have a cat.

oh! and auhdh is just a shorthand way of saying that someone has both autism and adhd! both techno and dream canonically have adhd but i also headcanon them as being autistic. i just get that vibe from them!

[oswaldsleftbicep]

hey, could you write headcanons about how Lucia, Oswald and Lucas would be like in a romantic relationship with autistic person?

lucia, oswald, & lucas +a gn!s/o with autism

big disclaimer: i am not autistic. my basis for this post lies in my previous research of asd, reading works by autistic writers, and my encounters with my lovely friends who are on the spectrum.

genre: fluff

cw: reader has high functioning autism, language as usual

Lucia

❧ ok first off y'all would be the perfect adhd + autism duo, things just instantly click between the two of you

❧ that being said, shit just kinda flies out of his mouth sometimes and he says the darndest things that hardly make sense-- please feel free to interrupt him and have him explain in more,, understandable terms

❧ he probably had a special interest growing up but had to stifle it in favor of learning politics, so he feeds off of your special interest and gets just as into it as you do

❧ in fact, he sees you going about your life in tandem to your special interest as an "it's okay!" to finally start indulging in one of his own :,)

❧ he genuinely thinks that you're the smartest person in all of nightmare, going as far as to declare you an expert in your field and will come to you with any and all questions he has; please info dump to him, he loves it

❧ he's usually big on physical touch but he'll respect your wishes if you prefer to not be touched, or he'll always ask permission to touch you

❧ he's gotten used to having to hold intense eye contact for extended periods of time due to his position, so if you're the type to also make too much eye contact, you have nothing to worry about! he doesn't find it off putting at all! however, if you find eye contact uncomfortable, he'll remind himself to look at something else when talking to you every now and then

❧ before meeting you, he had no idea what stimming was, nor that it was something he kinda already did, like he'll tap on his desk with his pen or he'll shake his leg a lot; he used to have such a hard time sitting still but learned to mask his fidgeting over time

❧ same goes for fidget/stim toys, he's always on the lookout for something new to try with you, and the two of you have built quite a collection of favorites

❧ he absolutely funds more research on autism in nightmare, and he makes sure there are good facilities with quality resources and support available for all

❧ the first time he witnessed you have a meltdown, he kinda freaked out a bit; he genuinely was at a loss for what to do. but he asked questions after and learned from it, and now he's a champ! he's invested in a little care basket full of comfort items for when you come down

❧ he makes sure to adjust his room to meet your sensory needs. he's a generally kinda messy person, but he'll tidy up for you. he'll also invest in some good curtains and maybe even a canopy for his bed

Oswald

❧ he's soso patient and understanding so you never have to feel self conscious or bad about anything around him

❧ he's relatively new to the issue when it comes to the medical side and the terminology, but he has some experience handling it thanks to noel

❧ if your special interest has something to do with gardening or really anything nature related he gets a little excited because that's something big you two have in common! and he takes it as an opportunity to learn from you

❧ ofc that goes for any special interest you have, no matter the topic. he recognizes that it's something important to you and wants to learn all about it as best he can

❧ he's not an especially touchy person in general, and always preferred to ask before touching you anyway which is perfect for if you're not comfortable with physical contact

❧ ngl he was a little perplexed at stimming at first, but not in a bad way, moreso in a "wow that works? interesting" kinda way

❧ he also finds it lowkey adorable when you get caught up in stimming, and he just kinda admires you

❧ he'll keep a pocket sized sensory toy in his pocket at all times in case you ever want one. he'll also make it a point to carry a small case for ear plugs when you go out in public, and a little snack in case you can't find any safe foods anywhere

❧ speaking of safe foods, he always makes sure he keeps a cabinet in his cabin full of your safe foods and ingredients to make them

❧ he's very empathetic when you have a meltdown, and he's very quick to help and find out what you need in that moment

❧ if you're prone to any harmful actions during meltdowns, or even as general stims, he'll try to direct it away from you. like if you hit, he'll have you hit him or something soft so you won't hurt yourself, or if you bite your nails, he'll hold onto your hand and give you a sensory item to chew on instead

❧ his cabin is sensory heaven, never too bright, never too loud, nothing overpowering to the senses. it's very peaceful and calming

Lucas

❧ this mf speaks in riddles half the time which is hell if you have a very literal mindset. please tell him to speak right lmao

❧ he has sensory issues when it comes to clothes, like he cannot stand tight clothes or heavy fabrics; you bet he knows all the best places to get clothes that suit your exact needs

❧ he's got a deep knowledge of a lot of obscure things and is always thirsting for more, which makes him great to info dump to and with; he's such a great listener and will actually absorb what you tell him

❧ he's surprisingly not a very touchy person, and he's always super mindful about when and where he's touching you, and he's always so gentle

❧ he also always seems to know exactly what you're thinking and feeling, even when you can't express it properly, it's almost uncanny but it's mostly just insanely helpful when you feel stuck

❧ if you ever feel too insecure to stim or if you just get too tired of masking in public, he'll take the two of you to a secluded area where you can let it all out and do what you need to feel comfortable

❧ if you're prone to more harmful stims, he stops you before you can even start and suggests an alternative. he carries a little bag of emergency items for you at all times, and it's full of stuff like ear plugs, sensory toys, snacks, and even your meds if you take any

❧ he's very quiet when it comes to handling your meltdowns; he can read you well and immediately prepares what you need without a word spoken

❧ he keeps a messy house, and if that's something that causes you stress, he'll try to keep it more organized or at least categorize everything with your help

❧ he also has a ridiculously comfy bed, like something you'd only see on pinterest, and it's the best place every to unwind and relax

[the-haunted-office]

Ah yes. My favorite duo.

ADHD creature and Autism creature. Beloveds!!!

Cyrus is autistic and Thursday is ADHD! Accepted as canon! 💞

[kennahjune]

I think my favorite Stranger Things headcannons are AuDHD (autism+ADHD) duo Mike + Dustin and Steve + Robin. But nobody knows who has which. Are Mike and Steve autistic? Do Mike and Robin have ADHD?? Do Dustin and Robin have autism??? Nobody knows and they like to keep up the guessing game.

(Read: Dustin and Robin have autism and Mike and Steve have ADHD)