#neurodivergent au

[theprofessionalpromptmaker]

Person A is from an alien species that transfers elaborate memories, with feelings and opinions and such, into each other’s heads, that is frequently used to share hyperfixations with loved ones as a sacred form of bonding. Person B is a neurodivergent human who has been made insecure about their hyperfixations and is doing a cultural exchange program on Person A’s planet.

[nonbayanary]

neurodivergent sena where he's got borderline personality disorder (BPD)

sena’s always had trouble regulating his emotions as a kid. his parents neglected him most of the time, which is one of the reasons why he developed BPD

throughout the years, sena’s learned to shut down his emotions as a coping mechanism

as a result, sena feels numb more often than not. sure, he can fake being joyful or being exasperated. but he’s learned to mute all that he feels, as if he’s distant from everything

since mamori’s been his childhood friend for all these years, she’s noticed the stark difference to sena’s colorful range of emotions when he was a kid, to his bland mimicry of emotions now

and for years, mamori’s done all she could to help sena. sena knows, and tries to cooperate with her efforts.

mamori is the only one sena shows intense emotions to, and even then sena struggles to do it

until one day, sena is dragged by hiruma onto the american football field as a player

in the heat of all the action, sena has a truly difficult time tamping down on his emotions. it’s as if he’s been enshrouded in a haze of fog all these years, and then suddenly, all that blurriness is blown away

or perhaps, the experience is comparable to being submerged in water all these years, and then suddenly, hitting the surface and being bombarded with all the light, the noise, and the colors

and for the first time in years, sena’s emotions are raging to be known, as if the pandora’s box within him has been opened

the fear that envelops sena is like a snake coiling around his chest, crushing his ribs to dust

and when he gets tackled, the anger he’s always tied down suddenly frees itself. the opponent who tackles sena sees the rage behind the eyeshield obscuring sena’s face. the baring of sena’s teeth, and the wide-eyed murder in his eyes, before it’s suddenly erased. as intense as it is fleeting.

and oh, the absolute riot of ecstasy and triumph when sena finally scores a touchdown for the first time. 

sena feels this wholeass range of emotions in a tiny span of time. he is very much prone to quick shifts in mood, as it’s a symptom of BPD

which means sena’s rage is as hot and as quick as lightning. it’s definitely befitting of his position, being a runningback and all, as the fastest player in the team.

when sena starts feeling so intensely again, it awakens his crisis all those years ago, as he struggles to regulate his emotions around his teammates

it helps that mamori joined the team, since she helps him hide whenever he needs to escape the team just to have some time for himself.

whenever that happens, sena’s usual method, when his emotions are choking him, is to have a good old five to ten-minute cry. he finds a safe hiding spot, somewhere dark and silent, and allows the tears to finally slide down his face.

after all these years, he’s found that this is the only way he knows how to quickly regulate his emotions. this is the only way he knew how to vent his frustration without hurting anyone else.

and after ten minutes, whether sena is ready or not, he pastes a smile back on, and shoves all his feelings deep within him, forcing the numbness back to the surface.

sena has a secret he's ashamed of. sometimes, when he's feeling too much, and his head is too noisy, he breaks into his parents' wine stash

sena's parents have a wine cabinet filled to the brim with both white wine and red wine. some of the wine goes untouched for years.

sena isn't proud of his actions, but he's dealt with his inner demons for so long that he knows: he can either drink away his turbulent emotions, or they'll build up in him and explode at the worst possible moment

so sena drinks. he knows how to make wine bottles look like they're unopened, even at close inspection. he just drinks from bottles with caps instead of corks. capped bottles have this strip of paper glued onto the bottle caps, and sena uses that strip of paper as a cover.

sena only ever drinks just one glass. maybe two glasses if his mind is louder than usual. he doesn't drink often, but the closest gap he has in between drinking is maybe two weeks apart.

the long gaps apart and the small amount consumed ensures that sena stays a lightweight. and that's what he wants. he wants to drink just one glass, to make sure he doesn't get caught.

sena's parents never suspect anything, even when they see the glass in his hands. that's bcs sena always makes sure that his parents see him drinking juice often. cranberry juice, tomato juice, grape juice, apple juice, etc. this is so that when his parents see a glass in his hands, with red or yellow liquid, they'll automatically think it's juice.

sena too knows to cover his tracks. he leaves the wine bottle exactly as he found it, taking note that his parents always put the logo of the wine face-down.

sena also knows that alcohol has a strong odor, so he makes himself scarce when he's drinking. he keeps the window open in his room, and makes sure his electric fan blows the smell out of the window.

sena hates the taste of alcohol. he hates how sour wine is, and he always finds himself crinkling his nose at the taste. but goddamn, he's addicted to it.

he loves feeling absolutely nothing at all. the alcohol erases any anger, any despair, and any negative emotion he's feeling at the moment.

and suddenly, a feeling of joy bubbles up in him. suddenly, it's so easy to live. suddenly, he's not pulled down by the weight of emotions. suddenly, it's okay to simply exist, to simply be.

that's what sena is addicted to.

he just wants to feel things at a normal amount. he's researched bpd, and how it changes the brain structure. sena's tired of always feeling things, especially negative emotions, too much. he's just so tired.

what people don't know about sena is that he is often angry. he's just very good at keeping his face blank to cover it up.

he tries to be mindful whenever he feels anger simmering beneath his skin. he thinks to himself, "why am i angry? have i truly been disrespected, or am i feeling more than the normal amount? is this anger just the BPD talking? what ia the actual cause of my anger? is it stress?"

more often than not, mamori and hiruma are the only ones to clue in on sena's anger.

mamori, bcs she's known him the longest. sena acts in a certain way when he's upset. he tends to blink less, staring in an unsettling manner. also he makes less eye contact when he's truly furious.

hiruma, on the other hand, knows when sena's upset bcs he's skilled in reading people. sena may be the only person he knows who fumes in silence, but hiruma still knows rage when he sees it.

yet, even despite as sena despises his own BPD, it has its good points.

sena is always the one laughing the longest at a joke someone says. his laughter is quiet, but it's genuine. when sena laughs, the joy shows itself all over his face. he just lights up like a sunrise, which motivates his teammates and friends to joke around with him more.

and when someone confides their troubles in sena, they always feel seen. bcs sena too absorbs their sadness, and he sits with them and feels with them. it always makes people feel a little less alone when someone feels their sadness in an act of solidarity.

pretty soon, it becomes a game, a sort of competition between sena's friends and teammates, to see who can make him laugh the most.

sena doesn't always laugh at jokes, but when he does, it's always like an explosion of confetti. the sound that comes out of him is pure and melodic happiness, which makes his laugh contagious.

(yes, y’all can definitely use this prompt!!!  /srs)  

[raphaerolo]

Brontosaurus means thunder lizard you see

This is in my mind the first time either of them bring up marriage or weddings, Obi-Wan comes out of nowhere with it and Cody just rolls with it

[sualne]

Mr 0 and Miss All Sunday investigate.

(timeline)

[nocofamilyau]

I sure hope Hijotee is doing well wherever they may be... (21/24)

[bluemari23]

soul glow | choi seungcheol

summary: you attended your first concert, waiting a long time to see your ult group perform. unable to recognize a soul bond taking place, you leave early, leaving seungcheol to scramble to find you.

pairing: choi seungcheol x neurodivergent reader

genre: soulmates, soul bonds, idol au, angst

warnings: a cinderella moment indeed, mentions of overstimulation,

word count: 1.4k

masterlist

an: couldn't help myself. I had a dream of this and needed to write it out.

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The concert was your first, and you wouldn’t question if it was also to be your last. You were overwhelmed to say the least. You could practically feel your skin crawl as the colored lights flashed throughout the stadium. 

You had come with your best friend, wanting to see your ult group, Seventeen, while they were finally visiting a city even remotely close to you. You had both waited a long time for them to come, often writing your own prayers on social media with the hopes someone in management would see. 

And now, you’re not sure how you feel. 

“If you’re not feeling it, we can always leave early.” You friend yelled out to you over the music. You were in the front row of the bottom section, right behind the floor seats. You were to the side of the stage, but still had an amazing view of the boys as they performed. 

You loved your friend, how understanding they were, but you just shook your head. You didn’t pay all this money for you to leave early, and because you were overstimulated. You hated feeling like a burden and you knew how much your friend was also looking forward to the concert. You both had been waiting to experience the right of passage for every carat at a concert, the ten thousand aju nices that would happen at the end. 

To be fair, you might just be overstimulated by the lights surrounding the boys, particularly on your side of the stage. You couldn’t figure it out, given it was a bright golden glow and none of the colored lights going on in the stadium resembled that glow or even just the lights that lit up the stage. 

You tried to make the best of your opportunity and sung along to your favorite song once it played. Shadow held a special place in your heart and you loved the timber of the groups individual voices as they sang, particularly Mingyu and Scoups as they gave their best selves to the performance. 

Once the instrumental for To You began to play, Scoups tried his best to remember the choreo but he couldn’t help but to continue to move towards the left of the stage, something catching his eye as he turned to look at their fans. 

He couldn’t help but to falter in his steps, thankfully no one caught his mistake as he was quick to sing his lines. The bright glow of gold held his attention, more like the woman who the glow centered around. 

He could name numerous different soul bonds, from the Flower Halo to the more common Soul Mark, but never did he think he would be blessed with a Soul Glow as his bond. And never did he think he would find his soulmate during one of their concerts, where he can’t immediately move to greet his soulmate, bringing them into his embrace and holding them tight. 

He had even more vigor as he continued on with the concert, knowing that his soulmate was watching him and his brothers perform. Something that everyone seemed to notice, especially his band members. 

During one of the outfit changes, Joshua has come up to him and asked him if he was okay, and he couldn’t hold back. 

“My soulbond activated. She’s here, Shua.” He admitted, causing Joshua’s eyes to widen in shock, and for the excited shouts of his other members who had not so subtly been eavesdropping on their elder members. 

They all quickly dressed in their next set of clothes, and right before they had to go back on stage, Seungcheol has pointed you out to his fellow members and manager, who had been tasked to get a message across to his soulmate before the end of the concert, wanting to meet his soul glow. 

Despite trying their best, his members kept moving to the left of the stage, trying to get a good look at who would be their new best friend by the end of the night. Yeah, they would give you and their leader your space, but they were determined to be your friends, seeing as you would be stuck with their leader forever. 

This was something the crowd noticed as well, those on the floor moving to the left trying to get the boy’s attention and whatever way they could. It only happened for a couple of songs, but then the boys moved back to giving equal time to all sides of the stage. 

It was weird, and something you and your friend both acknowledged. 

“I wonder what happened?” You friend questioned aloud, causing you to hum your agreement. 

“Maybe something caught their eye?” Was your own reply, thinking that to be the most likely answer. 

Either way, the concert continued but not without difficulties. Mainly for you. 

You had tried your hardest, but despite that, you couldn’t help but to feel as though you had overdone your tolerance, the biting pain of your nails digging into your palm a sad reminder.

Loud noises had always been a problem for you; the pain in your head and the itching under your skin that had your scratching marks into your arm was always a reminder. You don’t know why, but too much stimulation always caused somewhat of a shutdown for you, where you couldn’t speak and your mind didn’t seem to want to focus on anything in particular. 

By the time the third Aju Nice had rolled around, you were past your limit and you friend could tell. 

“Hey, you know what, it’s okay. I can see why so many people get tired after the first round. My feet are aching and my cheeks hurt from smiling so much.” Your dear friend helped you out of the aisle and towards the stairs that would lead out to the lobby of the stadium. 

You tried to protest, but even those were weak as you followed behind your best friend. You were incredibly thankful for them and knew you would need to make up for leaving the concert early, even if they are adamant about leaving.

Vernon was the first to notice you leaving, following behind the woman who had been sitting to your right. He tried his best to signal to Seungcheol, but only managed to at the end of the third Aju Nice encore. 

“She’s leaving, Cheol.” Vernon tried to be discrete, which thankfully he managed. His words caught the attention of the others, who had all huddled together near one corner of the stage, watching a couple of their fans in costume dance. They all watched the two women make their way to the stairs and out of the main stadium area.

Cheol panicked, sitting down at the edge of the stage and gesturing for his manager, making him aware of the dilemma. He could only watch as his manager had grabbed some of their security with him and started backstage, trying to catch up to you. 

His heart was racing as he tried his best to focus and make sure the concert ended like every other one, doing his best for his fans. It was like he could feel you getting further away from him, could feel the distance festering in his soul. 

As he sang the last encore, he had come up with a number of ideas, ways to track you down if you did manage to get away from him tonight. 

Once the last note played and they started to leave the stage, Seungcheol walked until he was out of sight of his fans, the proceeded to run to his dressing room, where hopefully you would be waiting with his manager. 

Disappointment and defeat coated his veins as he opened the door, the emptiness in his soul prominent as the room was empty from what he could only imagine would be your inevitable warmth. 

“I’m sorry, Seungcheol, they were driving out of the parking lot by the time we managed to get into the lot. One of the security team did manage to get their license plate number so we have that written down.” His faithful manager spoke sincerely, not wanting to upset Seungcheol more than he probably already was. 

Everyone was throwing out suggestions, some of the members even going to action as they tried to see if they could access ticket information from the stadium itself. Seungcheol remained quiet though, determination flowing through him as he followed along with Mingyu, calling their company and the stadium head to see what they could do. 

One way or another, he would find his soul glow. 

[minthy]

the sillies, (they are my new hyperfixation so bare w me)

Am I self projecting? maybe..

uh, also, this comment gave me the inspiration so uh, yayay!!

adhd!sans by: @/gudulle_vinyls (on tiktok)

anxiety!sans by: @hheisa

[spookitordukeit]

Lamb who doesn’t know how to be a lamb…

Lamb who lost their family too early to know how lambs act…

Lamb who is a mishmash of different animal habits and mannerisms…

Lamb who has nothing but occasional instincts in the back of their brain that may or may not be lamb things…

Lamb who didn’t forget about the sheepfolks culture, lamb who never learned, lamb who never had the chance to be taught…

Lamb feeling a hole in their chest and not knowing how to fill it…

Lamb yearning for something they can’t describe…

[hearts4caimsey]

Happy birthday to you, aimsey tv 🫶 are you feeling 22?

K chinge su madre el cumpleañeroo 🗣️🗣️🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️/ref/pos

(Maybe I’ll actually render it.. MAYBE)

[u3pxx]

[bad omens] smitten, i believe.

[gentlegentian]

lan wangji who doesnt like touch. lan wangji who doesn't talk much. lan wangji who sticks to strict routines. lan wangji who doesn't often show facial expressions. lan wangji who didnt understand his mother died when people told him she had 'gone away'. lan wangji who struggled to convey his emotions and wants. lan wangji who said 'if the face shows nothing, listen to the heartbeat.' lan wangji who is autistic.

[clock-06]

Made this art for @zoe-oneesama’s Scarlet lady au, specifically redrawing my favorite scene of the whole series.

Did I binge the entire five season 10 ep per season comic in one morning? Absolutely yes I did. Very good and I cannot wait for more!

WHILE I WAS SKETCHING MARIGOLD MY SISTER CALLED ME TO ASK HOW MUCH HONEH WE HAVE WHICH IS NEVER AN INGREDIENT IN THIS HOUSEHOLD??? I was like “did Pollen do this to me??”

Was gonna also draw a crossover with @bigfatbreak’s Feralnette, specifically Bloody Storm from the Manynette au, but got dragged into shopping today and this piece took 4 and a half hours

Honestly think Chloe without the question marks is funnier

[suppotato123]

Screw Hogwarts Houses (and JK Rowling) tell me what degree you would be taking at a magical university:

Thaumaturgical Artificing- The scientific study and application of magic as it pertains to Alchemy (the creation of of potions) and Arcana (the engineering of magical devices).

Necromantic Studies- A degree for those looking for the most modern and ethical methods of raising the dead.

Arcanic Anthropology- This degree walks students through the history of magical artifacts, how to find them, and their proper uses to aspiring Sorcerers and non-magic users alike.

Linguistic Incantology- The study of the properties of magical languages as well as the characteristics of those languages in general ascertained in order to gain mastery over the magical art of incantation.

Magiphysical Sciences- The study of Humanoid systems, anatomy, and physical health and fitness as it pertains to magical gestures and more physically involved magic systems.

Mystic Virology- The study of magical diseases and curses, their effects on the humanoid form, and the treatments and counterhexes for such magical conditions.

Enchanted Horticulture- A branch of Enchanted agriculture that focuses on cultivation of magical gardens for the purposes of spells, medicine, and consumption.

General Studies- This degree covers the most basic information on various magical studies and provides a great opportunity for students to discover their magical passions and/or complete their prerequisite courses before moving on to a more advanced degree.

[sproutlingart]

he’s the guy ever

[nocofamilyau]

NOT A QUESTION BUT IM SOOOO OBSESSED WITH THIS AU!!!!! IM ACTUALLY NEURODIVERGENT AND THIS HAS BEEN MY HYPERFIXATION FOR MORE THAN 8 MONTHS NOW, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

DUDE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FUCJEN ELATED I AM TO HEAR THAT!!! Lesser known fact about me personally but I'm also neurodivergent (go figure lol), and I've only recently rediscovered my TD hyperfixation after keeping it dormant for a fair few years. having someone hyperfix on something I made that I just think about a lot and create is honestly one of the best feelings ever. top 10 experiences. thank you!!!!

[you-see-something-strange-here]

whether it was intentional or not, I will always think about bart allen being coded as a neurodivergent foster kid. he’s “different” and “weird” and can’t focus on school, he doesn’t get people or their rules, very clearly ADHD, is constantly shuttled from home to home because nobody in his family really wants him or knows how to deal with him, he’s too much -