#not even a collector. I think I'm just autistic.

[keitheaverage]

MLaaTR/Barbie joint fans when they learn that when Takara-Tomy lost their licensing to Barbie from Mattel in 1986, they continued making the dolls and changed her name to Jenny: Hey did you know that when Takara-Tomy lost the licensing to Barbie from Mattel in 1986, they continued making the dolls and changed her name to Jenny?? Like how XJ-9 changed her name to Jenny? Isn't that coincidence just soooo crazy?

[callmecasai]

🟥HELLO EVERYONE!🟥

Today i would like to talk (rather yap or vent because i don't have Anyone to talk about this.) about one of my main theories, specifically about what is going on in the neighbourhood?

HOME'S PLAN

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Side note: I've tried to find a person who made a theory about Eddie being removed from the show, i Remember i found it on Tumblr. Please help me find them because i want to tell then that their theory is really great and makes alot of sense. Now sit back and "enjoy"

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-We All know that welcome home rely on memories, it's a really important detail here. In 2023 there was even comments about how People Remembered watching the show when they were a kid (the show doesn't exist)

-But i think we All noticed that after everything what happenned in homewarming to Eddie, he's been acting like nothing happenned. That's very strange considering that this would be alot of trauma for anyone. (Brainwashing?)

-As i mentioned in the side note, the person who made the theory would be very helpful to mention because they proved that Sally despite having a certain opinion about Eddie, she doesn't want him to be left out and that's why she brings him to the homewarming party. (Though i don't think that's why he didn't show up in the update so much. I think it's rather because he was delivering the messages to the group) turns out she knows things she isn't supposed to know.

-Also i noticed that before a character will go through trauma, it happens because the other neighbours made a bad decision but they had good intensions. (Examples: Eddie depends on his work to feel useful so the neighbours decided to do his job so he could have a day off, which actually caused Eddie to have a panic attack/mental breakdown. With Poppy the neighbours decided to brick her window so she wouldn't be scared. In first hand it's a good idea to soundproof her window but on the other hand NOT WITH BRICKS! THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA!)

-But why is it happening in the first place? Oh boi here i come. I think home is trying to keep the show forgotten.

-Explanation: Eddie might be the one who is sending the group those letters because in the website is written that they encountered the show by getting colorfull envelopes, the same one we can see in welcome home. Also it's confirmed that Eddie can travel beetwen two worlds (the welcome home and our world). I think Eddie is trying to bring the show again but Home isn't pleased with that idea.

-I'm not going to blame everything on home though. (If indie horror games about puppets or old toys taught me anything is that everything happens because of dark magic/ voodo and the creations feelings.) In the website we can encounter lots of message "it's in here", "open it" etc. I think those messages are about the dark thing that lives inside of home and has control over the welcome home. Also thanks to someone on Reddit who was discussting about the dark thing, they showed photos and informations how after having a physical contact with it made the person sick and that this fluid is very tempting to touch. Perhaps the thing we though as void (whenever the bad thing happenned, there was a dark space around them) might be actually the dark fluid?

-Also why am i mentioning it? We know that Wally is mentally a child (an autistic child who didn't get any psychological help, i'm not saying this to insult autistic people because i'm austicic as well. I'm saying because i'm going to a group therapy and I've met quite alot teenagers who didn't get therapy before and Wally reminds me of them.) but home is also kinda mentally a child (it understands more than Wally but it does act like a child. Except this child Has a power who can be used for bad things.)

(kinda like collector)

-Coming back to my point, as far as we saw this dark fluid Has an ability to Control people's memories. I think home just wanted Eddie to stop sending messages to the group (in the homewarming update home is trying to communicate with Eddie by saying his name.) but other neighbours started to catch on that something is wrong so now Home has to do the same thing to others but maybe for different reasons?

-Reasons: Eddie because he Has contact with our world and is trying to bring the show back, Poppy Has very close relationship to Sally and Sally seems to know alot she's not supposed to so of course she would tell Poppy about her suspicions, Julie lived in the forest most of her life so i think she might cross or saw the edge of our world or maybe she will discover the edge accidently by searching one of her bowling balls or something? Frank actually is aware of our world because in the drawing where he is holding a baked cake, he is sending us a morse code "HELP", Barnaby noticed that something is off with Wally, and Howdy (i'm not sure yet it might Has something in common with him becoming a butterfly or moth and those in welcome home world has eyes on it's wings so becoming a butterfly/moth in Howdy case might mean him discovering or opening his real eyes and seeing that something is indeed wrong.) I think in Wally case will be a confrontation or losing his mind and falling into home's manipulation even deeper. (Because Wally being mentally a child, it's easy to manipulate him.)

-The messages are actually a huge help to understand the situation. "No memory" might mean that because Wally doesn't have origins, he doesn't have memories (but i doubt that's what he was trying to say.) the second option is that Wally is the biggest victim of brainwashing. After All if he saw what his Home is doing to his other friends, he would hate him and try to help his neighbours escape this place (Wally is the most usefull character because he can see, hear us and talk with us. He might be capable of other things too) So Wally probably went through the same few times what other characters went through, but too much which caused him to lose most of his memories. (I noticed that despite home/dark fluid having an ability to Control people's memories, it can only vanish a whole day, not certain moments.)

-Also what i noticed that despite him not knowing what is going on in the neighbourhood (Wally might be lying but i'm not sure if he understands or can even lie) |

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He misses the life he had, he misses his friends and he misses the life he had as a puppet for a kidshow. That's why he's so excited and fascinated about YOU! Because he finally Has a contact with someone who could be his new friend.

(also i think Wally consider "tv" as a complement because it was a huge thing to him in his life to be a star.)

I also want to turn attention to this thing

That's what it makes me so confused. Is he just feeling guilty or kinda started to Remember what terrible things he had done for home??

-The dark fluid is the power, Wally is a tool but the decision on what will be going on depends on Home. Why is home doing this? This might sound crazy but i think it's because of jealousy. Here's why: I've noticed that Wally is incredibly much more popular than any other character (which could make feel home offended considering that he's with Wally All the time, he's wally's house! But still Wally gets more love and attention than him. Even other neighbours gets alot more attention than home.) even in the fandom home is mostly mentioned only to put blame on it and make them the villain. (Before saying anything just think about it, how many fanarts of just home have you seen that doesn't make it evil? How many stories or opinions have you seen that didn't make it the villain? It's hard to find them. So if it's hard to find now then think about how much attention must home get during the times when the show was on TV). That's why home wants the show to be forgotten.

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I'm Really nervous because i don't post about my theories. Also that was alot to write. You can share your opinions.

🟥PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!🟥

[salvadorbonaparte]

2024 in Films - Part III

I watched a lot of stuff again, some even for grad school.

August

Lola Rennt (1998) - banger soundtrack and editing

Vertigo (1958) - the most boring of the Hitchcock films I've seen so far

A League of Their Own (1992) - makes me want to watch baseball

White Men Can't Jump (1992) - did not expect jeopardy to be so important in this film, also loved the fashion

The Fall Guy (2024) - my mum loves the original series so we had to watch this and I had an amazing time

Blinded by the Light (2019) - the dialogue is strange at times but a banger soundtrack (obviously) and some amazing editing, very uplifting and I watched this on my flight to the US btw

Good Will Hunting (1997) - I watched this during my first week in Massachusetts before starting grad school here

Alien3 (1992) - this film says so much about gender, actually

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears (1973) - taking lots of liberties with Texan history and also surprising homoerotic subtext

September

Causeway (2022) - a film that I originally only found meh but then kept thinking about all the time

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - equally blood libel as the og with an added bonus of cycle of violence, might write an essay about this

Sleepaway Camp (1983) - another horror film that says so much about gender and I could write an entire essay about it

My Best Fiend (1999) - Werner Herzog must be studied under a microscope

We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) - not as good as I saw the tv glow imo but asking some important questions about online communities and reality

Jacob the Liar (1974) - the film felt a little too empty but I also don't want to say something negative because I am still angry about a bad review I saw

Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson (2024) - absolutely transformed the way I think about stand up comedy

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - the old lie dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

The Shock (1923) - as ableist and racist as you expect from the 20s but with a great performance from Lon Chaney

Trap (2024) - I actually really enjoyed this, even though I was waiting for an even crazier plot twist

Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (2014) - a documentary that nearly made me cry

Hudson Hawk (1991) - technically a rewatch but I need to speak my truth and it's that I like this film

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) - I have so many issues that this would take an entire post or even conference paper

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians are Coming! (1966) - had me in stitches half the time, I love a good cold war comedy

The Bone Collector (1999) - spooky!

Monkey Shines (1988) - also horror and gender but also silly

Death in Venice (1971) - boring :/

October

UPSIDEdown (2013) - I watched this one twice, once with the director, also had lunch and coffee with him, I had an issue at first with how child protection service is portrayed but that part is apparently real, also he cast a neurodivergent kid, which is awesome

The Master (2012) - I love when men are also poorly trained attack dogs, also can you imagine sending that guy to the cult from Midsommar? Also still haunted by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Like Stars on Earth (2007) - neurodivergent kids need neurodivergent role models!!!

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) - I have so much to say about this tbh

Farewell Disco (1990) - at first I found this kinda boring but then I was also enchanted by the inclusion of Sorbian culture

The Kangaroo Conspiracy (2022) - just read the books

November

Srikanth (2024) - fairly standard biopic, meanders a bit but solid soundtrack and performance

Innocent Witness (2019) - this one impressed me so much I recommended it to multiple people, also I'm an autistic person who is besties with my lawyer so bonus points for that, I could talk a lot about this too

Hunt (2022) - Probably less confusing if you know more about Korean history, fun plot twist and imo some homoerotic tension

Scarlett Innocence (2014) - tbh I didn't even watch the whole thing because I don't go for erotic thrillers, I just watched the scenes where Jung Woo Sung is a poor little meow meow

Inseperable Bros (2019) - some dialogue was a bit awkward but that might have been the translation, I like that this was about interabled platonic relationships

Remember You (2016) - the first plot twist is predictable as hell but the second one hit me in the face like a brick

The Childe (2023) - Kim Seon-ho has the range (creepy and babygirl) (covered in blood and coughing up blood)

The Good The Bad The Weird (2008) - not only the best western I've ever seen but also one of the best films I've seen this year at all

Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002) - very unsatisfying, but in a good way

As We Were Dreaming (2015) - the German answer to banlieu films, a film about the reunification of Germany from a different perspective than you're used to, despite living decades later and in the west I feel like I know these characters

Transit (2018) - the anti Casablanca, a double exposed picture of past and present, a Kafkaesque limbo of bureaucracy and loss of identity

Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020) - long, confusing, too smart for me and I still couldn't stop watching it. There's something very queer about this film too.

Wicked (2024) - I haven't seen the musical but went to see the film with my friend (and her family) and physically went 👀 to her every time something gay happened. I'm sorry I doubted you Ariana Grande.

December

Fly Me to the Moon (2024) - I watched this on a terrible transatlantic red eye flight and it entertained me. Unique concept but predictable execution

Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow (2015) - shout out to the Jewish biker guy handing out free puppies

Round and Round (2023) - Actually a really fun Hallmark holiday film?? And a nice twist on the time loop genre??

Wicked Little Letters (2023) - Very fun to watch on new years eve while tipsy

[magpiemagica]

COMMON PBS KIDS W!!

Carl the Collector, their new series about a raccoon boy who like to collect things, stars an autistic boy in the lead roll. Alongside that, he also has a fox friend on the spectrum.

Carl's voice actor is also autistic and there are autistic people present every step of the production process.

This is such a win for disability representation in children's programming. Honestly, I'm not surprised. PBS KIDS has always been a strong ally to our community and even the autism episodes from a while ago like in Arthur still hold up pretty well. Their commitment to kindness and respect does not go unnoticed!!

(Long Side Note: This relates to my fear surrounding my fear of Project 2025, a multi year plan created by The Heritage Project of the American GOP/right wing party. This plan is facist in nature (I recommend doing your own research, I am not saying this lightly) and one of its plans would be the abolishment of The Department of Education (Section 3, Part 11, page 319) You know the ones that help fund PBS Kids? This is rationalized by fear of the "inappropriate political indoctrination of our children" with an emphasis on “traditional families” and “rejecting gender ideology and critical race theory”. Critical race theory is the societal discussion of race and ethnicity btw. Same with "gender ideology". I usually don’t get political on my blog because it is supposed to be my happy place. So much shit is happening internationally and nationally right now that I want a place where I can just rant about stuff that's less serious, you know? But I feel like I need to bring this up when talking about PBS.

The United States is a multicultural country. Seeing a diverse group of kids on TV isn't indoctrination and people existing in a way different from you isn't a personal attack. It's just how people exist. Families speak multiple languages. Kids can be raised by a single parent, a mom and dad, or two moms/dads. People are different from each other; they have different physical features, wear different clothes, have different voices, and navigate their lives in different ways. And that is what makes humanity so vast and special. Kids deserve to see people who look like them, act like them, and have backgrounds like them on screen. And people who don’t represent them as well. I don’t like to “stan” companies or organizations. However, PBS Kids is putting in the work to bring comfort and education to children all over the country and I think that's pretty awesome. You can tell by watching these shows the care that was put in and I really hope that PBS Kids is still around by the time I graduate college. I would love to work there. PBS Kids brought me so much joy as a kid, growing up with shows like Super Why, Sid the Science Kid, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Dinosaur Train, and of course, Sesame Street. I hope children today are having that same experience with these shows <3)

[makoredeyes]

Getting to know your moots

Tagged by @tarakanpaintedpurple :3

•What's the origin of your blogs title?

My tag makoredeyes is a Final Fantasy 7 reference (see Vincent Valentine <3) ... "Feralwinter" came from a joke about me comparing Felwinter from Destiny to a stray cat about a year ago.

•Favorite fandoms

Presently ears-deep in Destiny/D2 but I am also a big Titanfall2 fan, LOVE Trigun, and Final Fantasy 7 and its derivatives will forever live in my heart. I also have a marriage and over 25 year relationship built on Star Wars and I've seen The Nightmare Before Christmas 109 times.

•OTPs+Ship name

I am a filthy multishipper <3

FFVII it's Cid Highwind x Vincent Valentine and I'm pretty confident I'm actually the one that got people using the Valenwind shipname waaaay back in the day.

Titanfall it's BTxJack or Jack xBlisk or if I'm feeling spicy I'll try to make all three of them work. :3

Destiny I think ya'll know but my favorites are Felwinter x Timur and/or Osiris in just about any permutation of the three, adding or subtracting a handful of wildcards for giggles, plot, or kink depending on the setting and timing. (I see you pervs choosing that Saint X Osiris X Felwinter XXX oneshot I did as my most popular fic alaksjd;fksdkf)

•Favourite colours Love deep amethyst purple, or red. or somewhere in between like a mauve.

•Favourite game

Presently Destiny 2 and/or ARK Evolution Evolved

•Weirdest habit/trait

Took me a minute but I reckon my tendency to impulsively collect bits of broken glass is probably pretty fucking weird.

•Hobbies

Obviously I write, and draw, but I also enjoy painting resin figures (I can't really call my preference for larger scale models 'minifgures' but like that). I'm a actively practicing and learning lapidary (I carve rocks) and rockhound (I go out and search for and collect rocks) and rock collector lol. I love rocks. XD I'm also big into plants and have a huge indoor houseplant collection, and a pretty robust garden, and start a lot of stuff by seed most years. Removing myself from the earth, I'm also a license pilot although I haven't flown in years due to both medical and financial restrictions. (renting an airplane is fucking expensive RIP lol) Flying isn't something I actively practice anymore but the knowledge, culture, and fascination and love of flying and airplanes is burned into my bones and I don't think it's ever going to go away. <3

•Something you're good at

I think I'm a pretty decent writer. I'd like to think I generally am pretty good at understanding people too. Like, seeing things from their perspectives and understanding their needs and wants and intentions and all that. It's what I like to write about too, fundamentally so they go hand in hand I guess.

•Something you're bad at

pffff most things. Adulting. My home is a constant mess. But I do my best.

•Something you excel at

I can't resist laughing and pointing out Microsoft Excel. I'm so autistic I actually like spreadsheets and am very good at them al;ksdjfshdfh. IDK. I think I'm getting pretty awesome at these model paintings. I don't think of myself like this.

•Something you love

Gentle rain. A good scented candle. Pretty lights. A mossy forest, the ocean, my damn cats even though one of them is bullying me right now. cozy things.

•Something you could talk about for hours without off the cuff

Truly, Destiny Lore. Character analysis and picking apart text, words used, context, setting, tracing threads. Swapping headcanons and worldbuilding based on what we already have. Conjecture. Let's ramble for the next 6 hours about why he would totally say that, or did say it, or could have because I think this lore card implies he did. I live for those meals and eat so grandly off of just...sharing the stories.

•Something you hate

I don't think this is what this question meant when someone first listed it but this is the only think rolling around in my head right now so Imma say it and you'll know some of the shadows and worries in my heart today: I fucking hate Nazis.

•Something you collect

Cobalt glass. I have a lot of vintage (and some not) cobalt things. I love that color.

•Something you forget

I always have a glass of water but 80% of the time I've forgotten it in another room. Husband teases me relentlessly. We're both very excited because I remembered to rescue it from his office tonight.

•What's your love language

Acts of service/gifts. I love writing ficlets or doing little drawings for my friends especially on request. Special little things I won't share otherwise unless you ask me to. Just for you. I am hugging you this way because I am not close enough to do it the conventional way.

•Favorite movie/show

Oh I forgot Transformers for fandoms. Transformers Prime is kind of old now but I just adored that show.

•Favorite food

Pho. 10/10 comfort food. Actually I just really love Vietnamese food in general but Pho is a gift from heaven.

•Favorite animal

Magpies

•Favorite subject in school

Yanno I'm not entirely sure because I'm struggling between my favorite teacher who taught my worst subject, art which was just fun but not challenging, English which I was GOOD at but not fun in any way, and Spanish which was engaging but too challenging to be fun.

I'm going to just go back and point at some of my aviation classes I took in college lol.

•Least favourite subject

Chemistry because we had a teacher who couldn't stay on topic and I already really struggled with the math of it.

•What's your best character trait?

I'd like to think I'm pretty open-minded usually. And generally friendly. I can be a little bit of an asshole sometimes but I'm really working on that so hopefully nobody has the opportunity to notice lol.

•If you could change any detail of your day right now, what would it be?

Well I had to go to work and I would have much rather been home all day doing creative stuff so that would have been a nice change.

•If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet?

My great-grandad who I apparently have a LOT in common with but I never really met.

•Recommend one of your favorite fanfics

Nah nah, we're not doing just ONE haha.

Please see all my husband's wonderfully lyrical Destiny fanfics but especially The Storm That Stalks featuring a look at the harder side to my favorite Stormtrancer

Besty Crafty Cooper aka @slavetomyheadcanon has some fantastic (and delightfully filthy) Overwatch and Titanfall fic as well as Destiny but PLEASE sample this entirely unexpectedly titillating experimental crackpair from a randomizer featuring Cayde-6 x Timur. Seriously trust me on this one. FPM: Cayde-6 + Timur + Shock Collar (*AO3 sign-in required. If anyone needs an invite DM me I have lots)

OK it's Timur hours apparently. @zalia wrote Subornation for me last spring and I just adore it. It's sweet and quirky and has some fantastic character insights. Then go and browse the other uhh... 145 Destiny fics in Zalia's portfolio if you haven't already because they're all bangers.

I usually don't tag people for this kind of stuff, but today I'm putting the squad on blast. @slavetomyheadcanon , @zalia , @vallaragna , @nearfromfar, @wendysketches , @heckin-sleeby & @sylenth-l if you do this kind of thing have at it.

[9leaguesofmirrors]

My Favourite Reece Shearsmith Characters

So it's Reece Shearsmith's birthday today, so I decided to celebrate this by sharing some of my favourite characters played by this fantastically talented actor

These are in no particular order

Gregory Brewster - Him Indoors

Him Indoors is a short film about a serial killer with agoraphobia. Not only is the premise very interesting, Reece delivers a chilling yet very entertaining performance as the main character. It's on YouTube if you want to watch it, which I highly reccomend you do!

Tommy - Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room

This HAD to be on the list! Reece's performance as Tommy is heartbreaking, we watch a man seems to put-together and serious slowly fall apart and lose control of his calm façade - impeccable work

Sean Stone - Chasing Shadows

Admittedly, I don't know where the watch the full show, but I have seen clips and I knew I had to put it on this list because of Reece's portrayal of an autistic person. You can tell he put a lot of thought and research into it in order to give a realistic performance, which is a testament to his dedication and how much he truly cares about the roles he plays and who he's representing

Tyler - Riddle Of The Sphinx SPOILERS BELOW

If there's one thing Reece is good at, it's how to play a chilling villain. Everything about Tyler is unnerving and he manages to be terrifying without being loud or angry all the time. It's measured and the emotion builds and builds - fantastic work!

Joseph Lisgoe - The League Of Gentlemen

I've mentioned before that the debt collectors were underused, and I simply had to talk about how extraordinary Reece's performance as Lisgoe was. He completely dives into the roles he plays and this one was no exception, not even a light smashing on his closest friend stops him from carrying on a scene (just check out the outtakes!), he simply embodies the part and delivers a performance that terrifies the cast, crew and the audience

Laurence - Merrily Merrily SPOILERS BELOW

Merrily Merrily is an Inside No. 9 episode that I can never rewatched because of how empty it made me feel - and I mean that in the best way possible! Laurence is wracked with pain over the loss of his late partner, and Reece delivers such a subtle yet haunting performance that I don't think I'll ever stop thinking about it

Ross Gaines - The League of Gentlemen

Ross is such a fun character because of how manipulative, calculating and cold he is. Not only does it set him apart from the other inhabitants of Royston Vasey, it makes his scenes with Pauline all the more tense and entertaining - and Reece really does deliver in the role. I'm glad they decided to go with this casting choice

Aiden - Thinking Out Loud

Like with Laurence, Reece delivers a hauntingly stellar performance. What makes this one really special is that it's a monologue. There's nobody for him to bounce off of or react to, he has to reach those emotions himself. And, as always, he nails it

Ollie Plimsolls - The League Of Gentlemen

I've said before that I think Ollie is one of the most cleverly written League characters and I stand by that. As a representation of the Saviour Complex and self-righteousness of people in theatre, Ollie is a character that should be easy to hate... but because of Reece's expert comedic timing and delivery, he ends up being so funny that you can't help but laugh every time he's onscreen

SPECIAL MENTION: Gilbert - Betty Blue Eyes

Reece Shearsmith said in an interview that he wasn't a great singer. Reece Shearsmith is a liar. Don't believe me? Listen to The Kind Of Man I Am from Betty Blue Eyes and thank me later

Also, if you can find it, there's a short bootleg of him in The Producers which is good too!

Of course, this are just a few of his performances and he's never delivered a bad one - whether he's playing a comedic character like Archie in The Bill or a more serious one like in Borley Rectory. And we haven't even touched on his writing skills, I can't wait to see what he does next!

[gh0stedvhampir]

Get to know your mutuals!

Tagged by @joyful-soul-collector

What's the origin of your blog title? "Vol'jin Deserves Better" comes from my belief that the character, Vol'jin deserves a better outcome than he got. Sure they may bring him back, but he was just kinda sloughed off like rotten bark, and it pissed me the fuck off ):

OTP(s) + Shipname: Jayvik and Zaundads. (That's Jayce x Viktor and Silco x Vander both from Arcane) I don't think I had a pairing before that I was as invested in as I am with Jayvik, so I can't really say I've ever had OTPs before this, in a more serious way (I have bought fanmerch for Jayvik which I have never done before)

Favorite color: Emerald Green and Turquoise

Favorite game: Hmm. Mm... Disco Elysium, probably. That or Pentiment!

Song stuck in your head: Skott - Midas (YT, Spotify)

Weirdest habit/trait? Uh I stim with my hands a lot. I make crab hands and tap my fingers rapidly, that might be weird to non-autistics. And even to other autistics.

Hobbies: Mostly right now? Reading and absorbing Jayvik content. I like to play TTRPGs (DND 5e, SWADE, Pf2e), I like to play Disco Elysium, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Smite 2 sometimes, Pathologic, Pentiment.... Play with my dog!

If you work, what's your profession? I'm unemployed currently due to a disability.

If you could have any job you wish, what would it be? I'd really like to be a clown, actually. Like a professional birthday clown, someone with whimsy and silliness maximum. Alternatively, I'd like to be a historian with a focus on Folk Religion and Folk Art!

Something you're good at: Hyperfixation Research/Special Interest Diving. Once I get my hooks in something, there are no lengths that will stop me to learn information if it pertains to my special interest or current hyperfixation. I recently spent 6 hours learning about Applied Probability and Materials Sciences because I assign Viktor Mathematical Engineer and Jayce as an Engineering Physicist for Modern AU jobs. :I That information lives in my brain now.

Something you're bad at: Understanding Social Communication. It's why I'd make a terrible clown! #ThanksAutism

Something you love: The sound of rain. I am comfortable during storms (though I'm not a fan of lightning)

Something you could talk about for hours off the cuff: Probably my OCs unfortunately.

Something you hate: Sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, western society in general, I think.

Something you collect: Bones and teeth!

Something you forget: I have ADHD, I forget what I'm doing when I walk through a doorway. You think I remember stuff I forget?

What's your love language? Probably physical touch, though I really only like touch from people I trust (Shout out to Rune and Wes! <3)

Favorite movie/show: At the moment, Arcane. But also Call the Midwife, The Good Place, Interview with the Vampire, Disenchantment, Dungeon Meshi, Lucifer, Grace and Frankie, Good Bad Mother.

Favorite food: My Spaghetti!

Favorite animal: Servals

What were you like as a child? Unruly. I was diagnosed with ADHD and Aspergers as a child. (Really unusual for AFABs to be diagnosed, but I was. I was 11!)

Favorite subject at school? History. I was always good with that.

Least favorite subject: Maths. I'm TERRIBLE at math.

What's your best character trait? I had to phone-a-friend for this one (Thanks Figaroni!) She says I'm a passionate and excitable person!

What's your worst character trait? I can be immensely negative about circumstances or if I can't find a solution to a problem, I can shutdown and become critical of the situation. Additionally, I get frustrated easily too and deal with what's called Low Frustration Tolerance. This is common for people with ADHD!

If you could change any detail of your life right now, what would it be? I would change out my GI tract for a functional one so I'm not stuck not going out and not doing things as often due to GI problems.

If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet? I'd like to meet Mozart, I think!

Tag as as many mutuals as you want!!

@the-kingbo @feydstan @obsidianwitch @bendingwind @lyriumrain @autistic-echo @bethrnoora @reagan-the-saunders @cosmosapphic @crowholtz @himbopunk @windwake-me-up-inside

[eeveeswordsman]

Don Quixote Limbus Company

I'm going insane here I started thinking about Don Quixote Limbus Company, my favorite sinner, and thought of something that has me so curious about her, something that doesn't make any sense to me.

So, Fixers, right? One of the major jobs we know in The City, and one of Don Quixote's major character traits. She's obsessed with them, and has merch of several fixers that she decorates her jacket with, and extensive autistic knowledge about them.

Additionally it's not just that she's a collector of merchandise, but actively idolizes them, taking every opportunity where they come up to gush about how she looks up to and idolizes and wants to be just like the Brave and Noble fixers of the city.

So why isn't she a fixer?

Obviously she can't be a fixer because she's a Sinner right now, but what about beforehand? What was keeping her from becoming a fixer before joining the company? Because if she was a fixer all her idolization wouldn't make sense, with how much she looks up to them and wants to be like them. If she "wants to be brave and noble like them" why would she not be one, when she's definitely old enough and fit enough to be one.

Surely if she was a fixer herself she'd talk about how cool it is to be one, or brag about being one, her office, her accomplishments, but nothing.

You might say oh she's just idolizing higher level fixers like colors, but she's been generally like this with like the concept of Fixers in general, not just higher levels like Colors and Grade 1s, and if she were a fixer, just a lower grade one, the way she talks about them still doesn't make sense, why would she sound so detached from being one if she were one? She acts the way she does to be like Fixers, not to be like any specific or high level fixers, but Like Fixers in a general sense, as if she's a fangirl looking on from a distance rather than participating.

I have two theories about what this could mean.

The first is that it's straightforward, something has prevented her from becoming a fixer in the past, though what could hold her back from such an apparently easy goal is a mystery.

The second, however is that she was in fact a fixer in the past, and something happened to her or her office that caused her to block that out, or try to act like it didn't happen, or even she just straight up forgot, and it's possible this "trauma" might relate to her "Windmill" (Which might be connected to the slight carnival carousel theming she kind of has in the background, but we'll have to wait and see)

The third option, of course, would be that the whole "fixer fangirl" behavior is part of her "brave and noble hero" persona she's putting on, but either she's really committed to the bit to go out of the way to amass the merchandise and knowledge about them that she has, or that part is at least on some level genuine.

Thinking about this makes me all the more excited for her eventual chapter, since I want to get into the odd layers her character seems to have. It's possible I'm completely missing or forgetting something, but it just strikes me as odd.

[littleraccooncarl]

Actually, I'm going to copy and paste this entire Q&A that Zachariah OHora did last month.

PBS Wisconsin: What inspired you to create Carl the Collector?

OHora: I originally had this character of Carl who collected stuff and who was a raccoon. And, often I get characters who I don’t really know what to do with for a long time. At the same time, my two boys … were starting school, and we live in an area where we’re lucky enough to have inclusion schools. I didn’t know what that was at the time. Inclusion schools are sort of this philosophy of democratic access for all kids in the school district to have the same access to education as everybody else, no matter what their needs are, in the same amount of teacher time, same amount of class social interaction time. So that means that whatever kids need they get, and that could just be certain accommodations like time out of class or up to having an aide full-time in the class with them.

My son Oscar was just friends with everybody. And there was a kid in his class who was on the autism spectrum. It was just like a lightbulb moment because Oscar didn’t see any difference. It was like, “Hey, this is my friend. Sometimes he needs to take a break in class.” It was all the same to him. And it was such a lightbulb moment for me that with all neurodiverse people that you encounter in life that the earlier you get exposure to them and for them to be able to socialize with everybody else, the better it is for everybody.

PBS Wisconsin: How is that reflected in the series?

OHora: The goal of Carl the Collector is to just show the whole spectrum of humanity as it is. And, hopefully that reflection also sows seeds of empathy for the struggles that people have. And at the same time, the overall idea is that just like we have cutout curbs for sidewalks, for people with mobility issues, that when we understand neurodiversity better that all of, if society can shift a little bit, we’re all going to benefit. Society will benefit from people who think a different way, and they obviously will benefit too by being more integrated into society.

PBS Wisconsin: How did this character and his story evolve from there?

OHora: My background is writing and illustrating picture books. So, whenever I come up with characters, it’s to eventually come up with a story, to make a book. At the same time, PBS had reached out to me, and they were looking for creators that were sort of outside of their normal creative pool for new show ideas. So, we kind of worked on that together, and then it just kind of clicked.

PBS Wisconsin: Can you relate to Carl?

OHora: I’m a collector. I probably have 3,000 or 4,000 vinyl records, and I collected comic books as a kid. And, my oldest son, too, was really into collecting at the time. It got to the point where we weren’t even collecting actual things sometimes. We were collecting containers for potential future collections that didn’t exist yet, which I really identified with.

PBS Wisconsin: How was the experience for you working on this story then, knowing that this would be a TV series rather than a book?

OHora: It was a long process. It’s been a little over nine years since we started talking. I knew nothing about animation or television production or any of that stuff, but at the same time, PBS KIDS was the perfect home for this idea and to incubate it as they really care about authentic representation, getting things right, empathy, all the themes of the show is what PBS is all about. It just made perfect sense and … it kind of seemed like the only place that a show like this would actually happen.

PBS Wisconsin: Integration is really at the core of this new series.

OHora: It’s really all the way through any character that we show who is on the spectrum. The voice actor is also autistic. We have autistic writers, the experts on the show, even one of our autism experts is on the spectrum. And, amazingly enough, he collects argyle sweater vests just like Carl does. Everybody that’s involved with the show has some connection with the autism spectrum. So, it’s really drawing on all those people’s personal experiences and their points of view. It makes it a really authentic representation, that I can’t imagine any other place would take the amount of time and effort to make sure that we get it right.

PBS Wisconsin: What was your role in the creation of the series?

OHora: I did the original character designs, and whenever we have a new character, most of the time I’ll do the initial design of that character. The entire backdrop of it is Fuzzytown, and that is based on my town where I live in Narberth, Pennsylvania.

PBS Wisconsin: What is your ultimate hope for this series?

OHora: My hope is that neurodiverse kids, kids with neurodiverse members of their family and neurotypical kids all see themselves in the show. It’s an ensemble cast of kids. I hope that it’s a fun and funny enough show. There are little Easter eggs for adults, too, that parents are going to not mind sitting down and watching this show with their kids, and enjoy it just as much.

For adults, it seems like a lot of adults with autism love animation, and I love animation as an adult, so I really hope that there’s no age limit on who enjoys the show. But the main thing is just that it spreads more empathy for the struggles that everybody’s going through, particularly in beginning school-age kids, whether they’re neurodiverse or not, trying to figure out their self-identity and sort of find their way in a larger world that they’re being exposed to.

[bilesproblems]

Welcome to Mspec Lesbian Problems, an mspec lesbian blog centered around the struggles we face

New to bi lesbians? Here's some info!

And here are some words I will use

About the blog:

This blog accepts mspec/bi/pan/poly/omni lesbians and is focused on positivity for us

This blog accepts lesboys and other gender variant lesbians, even if not centered on them

This blog also accepts all queer identities. Even the ones that don't make sense. That includes sex favorable aces and romance favorable aros, orchid aces and orchid aros, xenogenders, all aspecs, etc.

This blog is stanceless on syscourse, shipcourse, self dx validity, and other discourse that isn't specifically queer discourse. I have my own opinions but I want this blog to be a safe space for all mspec lesbians even if I don't personally agree with them on other aspects of their identity, or don't agree with their opinions on what is and isn't valid. I can go have a fit about it on my personal blog. Radqueers are on thin ice but I don't post about them here

I said before I would not explain mspec lesbians but I changed my mind I can do that. Check for explanations already posted though like pls. I don't like explaining constantly I just volunteered because I felt like some explanations were... Not as thorough as I could explain them. And sometimes my experience would be overlooked. I conveniently placed a link to a post with more links that has several expos

Discourse won't be tolerated, this is a SAFE SPACE. Like I said on point 4, I can go have a fit on my main blog about my own opinions.

Ableism won't be tolerated either. Using words like the r-slur, c-slur (unless it's being reclaimed) psycho(path) or sociopath or psychotic as insults, narcissist as an insult, autistic as an insult, using "delulu" to water down delusions, or anything that equates disorders to character flaws, is strictly not allowed

You may submit your own struggles thru the ask machine.

About the blog runner:

I am a bi lesbian, poly lesbian, pan lesbian, omni lesbian, neptunic, and lunian. I do use the SAM, but not traditionally. I'm asexual, bi, poly, and lesbian demiromantic, omniaesthetic and panplatonic.

I am a full moon springtide lunian/bi lesbian/poly lesbian, meaning I am not attracted to men. Exceptions may apply to partial men who are also at least partially women. I am also a waxing gibbous springtide lunian/pan lesbian/omni lesbian, meaning I experience pan and omni tertiary attraction that feels meaningful to label. But I do accept all mspec lesbians, not just the ones like me.

You can call me Red, because I use Redtail as my online persona on most things including my main account, or Lun (pronounced loon) for this blog.

I am bigender, and possibly genderfae. I am a hypergirl and aporagender I use she/her and they/them pronouns.

I am self-diagnosed autistic and suspect potential ADHD. I am trying to get a diagnosis but the waits for getting an appointment are ridiculous

I am a young adult at 18, and for the majority of this blog's existence I have been a minor

I personally identify as critinclus because I do feel I'd need to understand someone before accepting them fully, although sometimes I also think of myself as radinclus because I can get behind most people's reasoning. But even those I don't understand are included on this blog

My main account is @redtail-lol

I'm a term collector, and the transition from "normal about labels" to "almost compulsively adding more" started with being a bi lesbian.

[finsterhund]

ALSO not naming names (of this person)

This can be a very sensitive topic though, because not all stuffed animals even handmade ones, are specifically art dolls, not everyone keeps their stuffed animals on display. Some people most notably children, are going to be loving and appreciating toys in ways that may seem rough to some people and the idea that "you shouldn't tell artists you're giving their stuffed animals to pets" because "animals can potentially destroy them from loving them too hard" can just as easily make people feel extremely hurt about the general wear and tear they themselves might give the toy themselves.

Because ultimately nothing lasts forever and to be loved is to be changed. That and humans are animals too and that accidents can and will happen.

This is coming from me, an autistic boy who did in fact chew on his most beloved stuffed animals, because it helped me self soothe as a neglected neurodivergent child, but nowadays I feel legitimate grief and guilt for having done so because it's been equated to violence (and abuse).

A relatively modern mentality to get big in toy collecting is keeping one's collection as perfect and pristine as possible which unfortunately does make for an air of guilt and shame around those who don't just have theirs for display but give them physical attention too. I'm not saying that we should be giving away handmade pieces willynilly and not caring if they're handled with care and respect, but wear and damage are things to be expected from a toy that's going to see some action. Essentially an unintended message of "don't give these toys to animals, they'll get destroyed" is shame towards anyone, particularly those on the younger side, if they love on their stuffy too much. Which may discourage someone from getting a stuffed animal from an artist and instead pick out something mass produced because they don't think they deserve the former. Because they're just going to "destroy it" anyway.

Not at all saying this was OP's intent, but whenever I see people bringing up how soft sculpture is a collectors item or an art piece so that they mustn't be x y or z it does make me feel unwelcome in these spaces as someone who needs to hold and feel and pet and bring his friends out and about. I'm also not saying that collecting toys and never playing with them is wrong either. People are different. Animals are different. Sometimes we aren't consciously aware of how someone else's notions are different than our own.

My favourite special interest comfort object stuffed animals today are both beautiful handmade artist designed soft sculptures and I am legitimately petrified of destroying them even though the artist herself openly wanted her creations to be loved and get use out of them so it's. Idk. A difficult situation.

Additionally, and back on the subject of how somebody else's notions can be different from our own, the "a toy for a pet is intended to be destroyed. This isn't a compliment" is an assumption rather than fact. A toy for chewing or tugging is meant to be destroyed, yes, but especially in mammals, a toy intended for cuddle and downtime emotional regulation is extremely beneficial even if you have to train the individual to fully understand the concept at first. Which if anything makes this a misunderstanding. For someone who's used to their dog bringing his lovey to bed every night may not realize that a stuffed animal artist who lives with Buster Destroyer of Socks wouldn't have positive connotations being told their toy is in proximity of a pet. Without the added context. And vice versa.

You seem to go into this automatically assuming a pet is going to destroy a toy, which from my experience is a relatively alien concept, I've only recently had dogs who are destructive chewers and them destroying their toys is a NOVELTY TO ME that hasn't gotten old yet. My entire life for the most part has been dogs that are about as rough with their toys as the average seven year old. So it's reasonable to assume good intentions and that these pet owners aren't adding your own personal addendums of "so that they can chew on it and pull it apart" to their statements by default, and that this isn't something that crosses their minds even potentially. Despite it being the case for you.

I think the go to for this topic to avoid hurt feelings is for artists to set age ranges and care guides for their designs and for people to specify that the toy is being well looked after by their current owner. That way it can get rid of assumptions on both ends. The page on my stuffed sculptures artist's website explaining how to clean and repair many of her designs legitimately helps me feel better about potentially needing to someday. She understood that life can be rough and for many a stuffed animal is the protector and comfort during these dark times. Protectors and comforters don't always get away without scars.

I guess I feel the need to chime in on this (and sorry for the wall of text) because this mentality does indirectly dehumanize people who may be rougher (than neurotypicals) on things they care about. I know this is also a larger issue in toy collecting as a whole with a lot of "normies" treating individuals who were loved too hard as like "Body Horror" or something. I remember reading something, possibly owner of Bohug specifically, that they were hurt by mean comments about the appearance of the original Bohug(?) (if this wasn't Bohug I apologize my memory is shit) but as someone with a toy in a similar appearance as the original Bohug I've often been made to feel bad and somehow morally judged for him showing his age quite as much as he does.

It's not nice having another child think the closest thing you have to a parent looks "creepy" because they ended up bearing the brunt of your neglect-induced behavioral issues.

I'd also like to point out that the notion that pets destroying their toys is "the default" is also disingenuous. Pets likely don't intentionally ruin things for the thrill of it and going into this with the assumption that it's deliberate and inevitable may contribute to assigning too much blame on a naughty pet for getting into something they shouldn't.

I'd also like to point out this quote from Maurice Sendak:

“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, “Dear Jim: I loved your card.” Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said, “Jim loved your card so much he ate it.” That to me was one of the highest compliments I’ve ever received. He didn’t care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.”

and yeah, it is important to note that there are not just animals of different species, but fellow humans, who may have love languages we might not understand.

And as someone just starting to dabble in soft sculpture himself, I think personally that I'd rather have a dozen of my pieces be the tatty dragged around comfort object brought for reassurance every chemo appointment and torn up by tooth and washing machine alike than dozens sitting on shelves either because of a scalper or an inaccessible price tag.

Anyways this post is in memory of the original Mister Pengin. The first year of grief I regretted him being cremated with Cazza, and not keeping him. But you know what? She needed him, she loved him, and I don't regret it anymore.

(And for the record, other than some slobber... not a hair on his head was ever harmed)

[lavvythejackalope]

I just remembered something funny that happened to me a year or so ago.

For those who don't know, I was under the impression that i was a Very Normal neurotypical person for the first couple decades of my life.

My mother and I were the only two people on this green planet who were under this impression, which is clearer in retrospect. But around age 30 I started learning more, reading more about it, and kinda got slapped with the realization all at once: yeah babe, you're some kinda flavor of autistic/divergent. We dunno what kind, but neutorypical ain't on the table. So the last couple years have been me sorta... learning to accept that, and examining a lot of things about myself that I'd kind of unconsciously ignored or swept under the rug before. It's a little unsettling at times, but other times it's kinda fun to find out that these experiences have names and that some people feel the same way, and that lots of people don't. All very new to me.

So anyway, I was working as a compost collector (think garbage man but only the stinky stuff) and was stopped to have a conversation with a very lovely, friendly fellow who was a neighbor of one of my pickups. He was pretty clearly also some flavor of neurodivergent (impressively so, since it was clear even to me). While we were chatting, I had to ask him to repeat himself a couple times because of traffic, which wasn't loud or frequent. I explained that I could hear his voice, but it was difficult to differentiate the words he was using. This was the first time I was told about auditory processing disorder, as this fellow merrily explained it to me, and added that it was "A very common thing for people like us."

What a wild, wild experience it was for me to hear those words. "people like us." At that moment, I wasn't even certain what he meant, because I was still tangling with this being part of my identity. It wasn't until we parted ways and I was driving off to my next stop that I thought, "Oh. He's autistic. I'M autistic." And to feel so immediately seen (clocked?) by someone else who was a stranger to me, but recognized these aspects of me seemingly at a glance, because they were familiar to him. I really hope he's doing well, I never ended up seeing him again after I left the job.

I didn't think too much about the encounter. I had a lot on my plate at the time. But I have a shit memory, so the fact I remember it at all is a testament to how much that interaction stuck out to me. It took me a long time to admit how alien I often felt around other people growing up. The feeling has lessened not because I conformed more or became better at understanding social situations, but because I ended up surrounding myself with a ring of lovely people who are pretty much also all some flavor of divergent, who didn't need me to dance the social dances with them. In retrospect, though, those words from that older gent who I only met once really stuck with me.

It's a very common thing, for people like us.

[a-sip-of-milo]

do you think it's possible to have 5 different personality disorders? /genq i was diagnosed with bpd, npd & avpd, but i also fit the criteria for ppd and dpd.

i might just be over-worrying bc of this fdc shit. i have a lot of diagnosed disabilities & also fit diagnostic criteria for multiple others. all i see is them shaming people for having multiple/"a lot" of disabilities. and calling us "disorder collectors" or whatever shit.

like i know that they're just extremely ignorant because a lot of disorders have comorbidities & i'm also autistic with c-ptsd, which come with a LOT of comorbidities. but i still have that annoying seed of self-doubt planted in my head.

r/fdc is full of closed minded people who fakclaim anyone who doesn't fit their perception of normal/dares to challenge their views. I even saw a heap of the members throw a tantrum because someone saw being on there as an achievement rather than getting upset over it! Their sole aim is to hurt your feelings <3

As for your original question, I absolutely think it's possible.

[mirajikan]

I'm autistic and I personally would not consider The Collector to be canonically or implied autistic. Even if you feel he's coded that way (I personally don't see it, but everyone has different interpretations), considering it's never confirmed nor implied that it's intended, I wouldn't consider the (many, many...) issues in his story to reflect on how the creators portray autistic people. Especially comparing this to characters who are confirmed or very heavily implied to be autistic, such as Luz and Hunter, who in my mind are portrayed in a very accurate as well as respectful manner. Sorry if this is poorly written, I just feel like The Owl House is one of the few shows that actually does a great job of representing neurodivergent people. But I agree that if the crew did say at some point that The Collector was intended to be autistic, then yeah that would be pretty poor representation. (100% agree with you on Entrapta, btw)

Yes, but Luz is the type of neurodivergent that is "fun and quirky". She's the protagonist, and she's kind, empathetic, and understanding of other people, things that TC just isn't.

I do see your argument for Hunter. I definitely see a lot of myself in him.

But as for the Collector, I've always just seen them as a neurodivergent child. I mean, there's a reason most of his fans are also autistic and why it's such a widespread headcanon. Even most of the big fics on ao3 portray him as autistic

Even ignoring 星星的孩子, there's just a lot to read into.

Personally, as an autistic person who was once a child, and someone who is friends with a lot of other people with ASD (I also know several autistic children), some of the signs I see for him being ND are

-Poor emotional regulation. Kid can flip from angry to playful on a dime

-Struggles to understand other's intentions and emotions. This is why he's gotten tricked so many times and how it keeps happening.

-Sort of following that, he takes things very much at face level, very literally

-Very selfish when it comes to play. This is seen in his hatred of Luz because he fears she's going to take King away from him. Obviously, many kids can struggle with sharing, but for a kid with canonical older siblings, you'd think he'd be more used to it. (I see this sort of behavior in my friend's little brother who refuses to let anyone who much as touch his belongings)

-Struggles with morality. Obviously, this is because he's immortal, but on a metaphorical, metatextual level, this is something that I've seen a lot of ND people latch onto. It's not that he doesn't care about others. He clearly cares a lot about King and about the other Titans. But he struggles to understand concepts like death and pain because he hasn't personally experienced them. He is clearly supposed to be comparatively 7 or 8 (maybe 9 max) and children at that age who are neurotypical do have a general understanding of morality and theory of mind. ND children, on the other hand, struggle to understand things that happen to other people, but which haven't happened to them personally

Maybe someday I'll make like a whole deep dive (I didn't even cover stimming, how he doesn't understand his own strength, or the fact that this kid had a million-year hyperfixation) but that's just a few thoughts of mine.

It's just disappointing to see another autistic character thrown to the side because no one wants to try and genuinely understand them, especially when that character is a child :/

Maybe I'll make this a dual Entrapta stan blog, I miss her every day

[kindestegg]

Am I the only one who actually LIKES that the Collector has no/low empathy? It feels like it's humanizing lack of empathy, which is usually very vilified, especially for people with personality disorders (ASPD, NPD, SZPD, etc.), autistic ppl/pwautism, people on the schizoaffective disorder spectrum, etc. I understand he's said some messed up stuff about Hunter in past episodes and he's overall done pretty messed up stuff, but a lot of people came to the understanding that they have low empathy and they just need help. Like, ofc, I have a more nuanced take, but like my main point is I am glad the Collector has low/no empathy and they're very relatable on many affronts. (Not the "i'm gonna take away everyone's freewill and make calloused jokes about people's hardships" part, but his other stuff.)

you are not!! i specifically think its important to have more characters that call to attention the fact you dont have to have empathy to be able to be compassionate and care for others! another one that comes to mind is flowey/asriel from undertale!!!

i feel like its definitely one nuance that lends itself to the understanding that although low empathy can make it easier for someone to distance themselves from understanding others and sometimes be hurtful, that doesnt mean they cannot learn compassion or dont want to show compassion, which collector, as well as the character i mentioned clearly do!

and either way i think it comes back to a critique of carceral thinking and even forced institutionalization, why should someone be locked up simply because theyre different and have a hard time showing empathy? should we give up on them, assume theyre unable to show compassion, unable to live among society due to their differences? characters with stories such as these i think ask a lot of important questions pertaining to that.

i think, personally, the fact he DOES have a darker side where hes done n said some pretty messed up things, lends itself to that conversation, because it brings up the uncomfortable truth that even if someone, specially a child, when exhibiting lack of empathy, has hurt people psychologically or even physically, they still do not deserve to be tortured for years on end through solitary confinement or similar punishments. that we should think of other ways to deal with these problems, that the root of the issue is always more complicated than someone being "inherently bad".

thank you for the ask it is so nice to share thoughts together!

[bigbysgentlehand]

posting guardians + hats as hansumfella clips because funny, warning for nsfw humour

quill: when i lost my virginity for the first time, i bought, like, 75 condoms, 'cause i was like, "um, yeah, this is gonna be happening all the time"

quill: and then i- i didn't use any of them

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hats: whatever you do don't google "guys kissing hot guys kissing all over"

hats: it's gonna be awesome

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drax: oh you had gay sex instead of going to church?

drax: well, that's not even a little bit close to the same thing

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quill: i don't know what avatar the last airbender has to do with astrology, but for some reason, there's elements

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gamora: we've gotta eliminate charlie puth

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quill: my mother is not alive

rocket: alright, well, may she rest in peace

rocket: in the aaaaarms oooooof-

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rocket: explode the vehicle?

[presses button, vehicle explodes]

rocket: that did about exactly what i thought it would do

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quill: opinions on women's suffrage?

drax: i don't think women should have to suffer

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quill: if you're on your period, can you go in the ocean?

quill: what about shark attacks?

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quill: when i was a kid, at communion, they'd always be like, "this is the body of christ"

quill: that is a cracker

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rocket: do you like taking backshots

quill: dude i'm talking about my moms funeral right now

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drax: confess your crush right now, what's the worst he could say?

drax: that he hates looking at your stupid face and why would you ever ask him?

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quill: someone from the ravagers was like, "is he gay and autistic?"

quill: i'm only one, y'know, you gotta figure it out for yourself

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rocket: how often do you get laid?

hats: about every time me and your mom hang out, so, i mean-

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drax: i would only hire a prostitute to support the business, i would never act on anything

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gamora: what did you want to be when you were a kid?

quill: loved. i wanted to be loved.

quill: nahh i wanted to be an astronaut

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hats: thoughts on reed and susan's break up?

rocket: who the flark are those people

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hats: what are you looking for in a boyfriend?

quill: um, i like girls, sooo

quill: but if i was looking for a boyfriend-

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quill: i'm no boob expert but-

quill: oh who am i kidding, yes i am

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hats: why does my laptop sound like it's about to blow up?

rocket: well it is, i put a bomb in there, so

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quill: i'm severely afraid of women what do i do

drax: go for the men!

drax: a little gay action

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gamora: if you're really good at dancing, that's embarrassing

gamora: grow up, dude

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hats: how does somebody become a dentist

hats: like, "my passion is the mouth"

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rocket: i'm gonna say this one time and one time only

rocket: i don't give a flark about the roman empire

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quill: i don't know shit about politics, but, i do know this

quill:

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hats: why is he lowkey fine in like a weird as fuck weird way

quill: what!!!

quill: just take the last part of that sentence off

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quill: when it's time to leave a restaurant and i'm like

quill: "you guys ready to rock and roll?"

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hats: reddit son or snapchat daughter

rocket: is abortion an option?

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quill: the rumours are true, i am goated with the sauce

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hats: that's the kind of vibe i bring to the function

hats: is. existential crisis.

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rocket: let me out of the basement

the collector: what are you doing, typing into my chat?

the collector: you aren't supposed to have phone access

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quill: it's always, y'know, "can you do the thug shaker", not "how was your day"

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hats: say "i like coconut" but replace coconut with penis

drax: ...

drax: that's pretty clever

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gamora: i'm 6'7"

gamora: and that's real, and you can't verify it

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nova corps: what state're you in?

quill: denial.

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quill: don't get mad at me, i'm just a teenager

quill: i'm just a 35 year old teenager

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hats: they don't teach that in history class, but the founding fathers were gay

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quill: i think this shirt shrank in the wash- look at this

quill:

quill: i guess it kinda makes me look, like, jacked as hell

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rocket: you hit one old lady once, and suddenly you're a bad driver

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rocket: i'm not gonna beat the dead horse off, or whatever the expression is

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hats: opinion on child labour?

rockets: it's bad

rocket: unless the clothes look cool-

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rocket: why the flark do you have boobs?

hats: um..? because it's awesome?

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hats: you guys need to stop talking about my limp wrists, okay?

hats: they're not that limp

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quill: according to the free online autism test that i took, i don't have autism

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quill: i think we should ban! all! breast reductions!

quill: who's with me?!

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quill: if you pull up next to me at the urinal, i'm taking a peek

quill: those are just the rules

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rocket: sorry about your "depression" or whatever but not me