i fucking HOPE that rick gave us some new flashback of nico & jason being best buddies in the solangelo book bc im still furious about how robbed of that friendship i was
i love when everyone in a community collectively agrees that something that hadnt really affected a character in canon too much is actually a source to write ptsd in fanon
i wish people more adequately understood triggers in the context of ptsd especially. it just is very frustrating to encounter the mindset that "triggering" means "unpleasant" and that people who ask for content warnings or who avoid triggers are refusing to challenge themselves. like a trigger is not just anything kinda uncomfortable, being triggered is not just being mildly upset or discomfited, it's reliving some aspect of trauma and is usually Really fucking awful.
like having ptsd is not just being kinda sad sometimes or feeling a little uncomfortable, it's hell. i need you to understand ptsd is not mild fucking discomfort or offense, it's reliving the worst, most visceral life or death terror you can think of over and over and over. nobody needs to go through that for some kind of educational challenge's sake.
I love love love loveeeee Claptrap so so much he's so perfect yet so flawed and I love that so much about him.
Like he's so sweet and means well but he's so crude and vulgar and really mean spirited sometimes. He's so enthusiastic and supportive and loyal but super depressed and lonely and cowardly. He wants to be helpful so bad but always ends up messing stuff up and he internalizes that so deeply. He's really insecure but the moment you stroke his ego, it goes straight to his head and he gets really obnoxious.
Sure he's the comedy relief character but he's also so *real.* I love Claptrap so much
I just watched Metal Family S1 and I don't think I'll ever emotionally recover from this but if I can say 1 thing it's that I'm so glad that queer little boy got to grow up to be a hot girlboss's malewife. Truly the happy ending he deserved
oct2path update . just hit the double whammy that was one of casttis chapters + one of thronés chapters. don't remember the numbers but it's probably an if u know u know type situation bc Ow that Hurt. anyway I'm currently on the temenos chapter that I'm pretty sure I've heard ppl talk about in a. similar vibe sort of way. and. not for the first time this game. i feel dread
can't decide if the headache i have had for days is a gum thing or a sinus thing or both but it's pairing really well with the shoulder pain i've had for weeks lmao. mystery chronic illness is awesome