#razz headcanons

[razzberrydazz]

Me, realizing one of the many reasons I like Shadowheart and Astarion so much is because they read as having BPD to me, because I am a person with BPD and I project myself the hardest on characters I see myself in. It's MY comfort characters and I'll project on them however much I want 🤡😈

So I broke down the base criteria of BPD symptoms (you only need to tick 5 of the 9 criteria to be able to be diagnosed with BPD) and how both Shadowheart and Astarion can be interpreted as having and expressing the various behavioral criteria.

The main criteria: Fear of Abandonment, Self-Harm and/or Suicidal Thoughts, Chronic feelings of Emptiness and Dissociation, Unstable Self-image and sense of identity, history of unstable relationships, impulsive and self-sabotaging behavior, mood swings, extreme anger, Paranoia and disconnect from reality. It's not explicitly a criteria, but it's incredibly common if not a prerequisite that people with BPD have prolonged past trauma that caused them to have these maladaptive behaviors.

Both Astarion and Shadowheart have the traumatized unstable past to explain their behaviors (Shadowheart DEFINITELY has SEVERE childhood trauma since she got kidnapped and forced into a horribly abusive and manipulative cult, while Astarion has the trauma from Cazador's centuries of abuse and manipulation)

Both of them have SEVERE trust issues (Shadowheart from being in a cult as well as her attempts to pit Tav against Lae'Zel because she's distrustful of her {she has good reason to be when she's carrying a Gith artifact, as well as the Githyanki's long history of brutality and oppressive regimes}, Astarion from being so severely abused by Cazador despite his attempts to please the vampire lord, both of them can latch onto Tav and trust Tav entirely too Much once they're shown a shred of decency)

Both have Extreme fear of abandonment that they deal with in different ways (Shadowheart avoids abandonment by generally pushing people away and keeping them at arm's length so she can't grow attached especially if she stays Sharran, then latches onto the player far more than she should if no longer Sharran because Tav is her last tether of trust and warmth; Astarion avoids abandonment by trying to seduce you and get in your good graces as quickly as possible)

Both have unstable self-image and identity (Astarion doesn't even remember his own face before turning into a vampire, Shadowheart has to double down and recite the Sharran dogma to herself near constantly because she is unsure of her faith and by act 2/3 has QUITE an existential crisis on her relationship with Shar and Selune and cuts her bangs and even dyes her hair if no longer Sharran)

Both have a history of unstable relationships (Shadowheart can't even remember most of her possible past relationships due to the memory wipes, the main relationship she does remember is that of her with her cruel capricious goddess Shar, and if you go Selune route in Shadowheart's personal quest she will latch onto Tav and ask them to be with her forever with the clear implication that she's afraid Tav will leave her; Astarion hadn't been able to maintain a single good relationship in his entire time under Cazador because he had to lure his lovers to his master)

Both have impulsive and self-sabotaging behaviors ESPECIALLY Astarion imo (Astarion's perceived initial hypersexuality and inability to say no to sexual intimacy for most of the game, his want to do the ritual which overall has a far worse outcome for himself and others, his attempt to feed from Tav without their consent and possibly kill them in the process, his approval and encouragement of evil actions that reinforce that Tav is not trustworthy; Shadowheart's attempt to kill Lae'Zel by holding a dagger to her throat while she slept was definitely an impulsive act, and if she throws away the spear of night in act 2 that was Definitely done by impulse and not of active thought, and her cutting and dying her hair was most definitely done on impulse imo)

Both appear to have chronic feelings of emptiness and dissociation (Astarion largely because of the chronic vampiric gnawing hunger as well as him appearing to dissociate during some sex scenes, Shadowheart feeling emptiness largely due to the loss of her memory and mind as well as her dissociating via prayer because Sharrans try to empty themselves of all emotion to feel the emptiness and loss that Shar upholds)

Both of them have appear to have varying anger issues (not as much as other characters at times, as both Karlach and Lae'Zel DEFINITELY have worse anger issues at first glance if you ask me) and different ways they deal with it (Astarion is quite murder happy about it, such as when he can kill the Gur bounty hunter without caring for Tav's input, and Shadowheart's anger and resentment towards Lae'Zel and Selunites causes her to verbally lash out at any mention of Selune while at one point physically threatening Lae'Zel with her dagger and possibly killing her if Tav doesn't intervene or eggs her on, though I think most of Shadowheart's anger is turned inward and turned into her mentally anguishing that she's not a good enough devotee to her goddess)

Both have Extreme paranoia and suspicion of others (Shadowheart is distrustful of others by default and is especially paranoid about Lae'Zel due to her being Gith, Astarion is paranoid of being taken back to Cazador and holds Tav at knifepoint at first accusing them of being the one that kidnapped him before Tav assuages his fears)

Of the BPD criteria, I'd say outright Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation shows up in both Shart and Astarion the Least (Gale has EVERYONE beat in the suicidality department); they both most definitely want to live, though they both still do Self-Harm usually through their self-sabotaging actions. I wouldn't count Shadowheart's stigmata hand wound as Self-Harm since it was Shar that inflicted that on her and not Shadowheart inflicting it on herself. If anything, it could be argued that Shadowheart purposely doing things she knows Shar would dislike in order to activate the wound is some form of self harm possibly? Shar is her abuser so I still am firm that her wound is not Shadowheart harming herself even if she knowingly does things to activate it because it is the fault of her abuser for hurting her.

As for extreme mood swings, often times those can be pretty well concealed and be mostly internal instead of external if someone is good enough at masking their emotions. Of the party members, Shadowheart and Astarion and Gale mask their emotions the most. Karlach has pretty outward mood swings, she's very expressive, while both Shadowheart and Astarion (and Gale) are typically pretty withdrawn and wear a mask of false smiles. Shadowheart definitely seems to be chronically depressed or otherwise ruminating and not having a good time mentally. If she has mood swings they are likely turned inwards and not outwards. She does have outbursts of anger and panic indicative of rapid mood swings at times, however. Astarion's dramatic catty antics could be read as mood swings judging how he reacts to Tav's various actions. Both he and Shart are very catty.

Overall, both Shadowheart and Astarion can be read as having enough matching behaviors to the BPD criteria for me to confidently say they're coded to have BPD, even if it's not explicitly stated as such.

Sidenote, sometimes people with BPD can experience minor hallucinations especially auditory hallucinations, and Shadowheart most Definitely had auditory hallucinations of Shar judging and shaming her if you ask me. It could have actually been Shar in her head yes, but it could also just as easily have been Shadowheart's own mind tormenting her.

BPD can also possibly predispose people towards Psychosis, black and white thinking, and delusions, though it's not a definite. Astarion's obsession with completing the ritual insisting it will protect him for good could be seen as a possible delusion of grandeur. Shadowheart definitely has black-and-white dogmatic thinking while under Shar's thumb. They need so much healing.

All of this is my interpretation to support my headcanons of course, these also enable my shameless projecting on these two catty characters. I'm a borderline bitch and if I can't get a stable personality myself, store bought is fine!

A lot of stuff is speculative and that's fine with me.

[blue-razzslushie2]

"Richie Lipschitz is a Demiboy" I say into the mic. The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.

"T-They're right." they say. I look for the owner of the voice. There, in the 3rd row stands: Richie Lipschitz themself.

[thepatchycat]

I have a silly headcanon that the Wolfpack does a thing where every time one of them enters 79’s, they howl, and any other 104th members present in the club howl back. Other battalions find this varying levels of amusing or obnoxious but nobody else (not that many actually try) can howl and get a response—except for the 501st's Echo, who figures out that there’s a trick to it.

Addendum to this is that 104th shinies are encouraged to come up with their own personal howls as part of bonding with the battalion.

Second addendum to this is that howling has also been used as both a rallying cry and an intimidation tactic in battle.

[razzyarts]

Aún amo mucho este headcanon 🍒✨ (Se me olvidó subirlo aquí)

[skeleton-mischief]

Magic and the wonders of Flavor & Scent

Below, I have written my personal headcanons for the color, scent, and flavor for the Sanses. These are the ones I have for the x reader roommates. If you guys wanna ask for personal requests (wink wonk) then don't be afraid to ask.

I'll put it under a suggestive tag as well just in case some of you may want to avoid those. I don't outright do 18+ often, but the comfort of others is important so bam, this is a warning. Anyways, enjoy!

Vanilla: His magic is more of a light blue. It smells of frost and pine while his magic tastes of light vanilla. It's not too overpowering, especially since he doesn't use it often and he has good control of his magic

Powder: His magic is a powder blue, especially since US is more of a pastel world to me. His magic smells of spearmint while his magic tastes like blueberry and cotton candy. It has a bit of a smoother taste

Red: His magic is a dark, crisis red. It smells of burning wood while his magic tastes of cherry limeade. His magic is stronger in tastes due to his LV

Saint: His magic is a cornflower blue despite his red eyelight. His magic smells of veviter and sandalwood while his magic tastes of vanilla and apple. It has a bit of an overwhelming tastes due to his control of magic

Carmine: His magic is carmine red. His magic smells of frost and mint while his magic tastes like red raspberries. It's stronger in taste but smooth, a little overpowering

Razz: His magic is a blue-french violet. His magic smells of sugar and of something electric while his magic tastes like blackberries and dark chocolate. His magic tastes overwhelming with a smooth, strong flavor. It happens to have a tingling sensation afterwards due to the raw power he is on the brink of constantly losing

Wine: His magic is a wine red. His magic smells like pomegranate while his magic tastes like almond and wine. It is not too strong and it happens to have the smoothest in tastes since his magic is under extreme control

Dust: His magic is a slate blue violet shade. His magic smells of leather, citrus, and slightly of tobacco while his magic tastes of vanilla berry and slightly metallic. It's a bit of a tingling sensation afterwards since he has an overwhelming amount of LV. The reason for the hint of citrus is because of Pap's magic being fused with Dust's

Closing Notes: please remember that if you guys do have any asks, please specify and keep it within just x reader since I don't do any other types of shipping on my blog. Thank you for reading and please don't be shy with your asks. I prefer fluff content but the occasional suggestive themes might appear, especially if you guys have requests :-))

[dazzle-art]

Hikari without a reference but he's on a half hour of sleep because of nightmares and he's watching his friends mess around with each other

Edit: The Sequel

[rheesvandar]

SPOP cast's favorite video games

As a follow-up to my prior "SPOP cast's favorite drinks" post, here's what I think their favorite video games are: Adora: Doom. Big strong hero saves the world. Totally her speed.

Catra: Age of Empires 2, it's a good outlet for her strategic mind.

Glimmer: Stardew Valley when she wants something calm. Halo when she misses fighting.

Bow: Legend of Zelda (bows and gadgets galore!)

Perfuma: Gardening Simulator ('nuff said)

Mermista: Subnautica. She thinks the sea monsters are cute.

Sea Hawk: He found Catra playing Age of Empires 2 and discovered Fire Ships and Demolition ships and was sold. She beats him every time.

Scorpia: Taiko no Tatsujin (it's one of the only ones she can play with her claws)

Double Trouble: Hitman (they love the disguises)

Entrapta: Factorio (or Shenzen I/O)

Hordak: Minecraft (he finds it relaxing and also runs the server for everyone. Entrapta has a bed next to his because ofc she does)

Madame Razz: "I can't see this contraption! Mara!" Shadow Weaver: Pong. If it was good enough for her as a kid it's good enough now.

Frosta: Fortnite or Roblox or whatever the kids play these days.

Micah: Halo 1/2/3. He was sent to Beast Island in the mid-2000s so he's making up for lost time!

[razzithold]

Tumblr ate my post last time I tried posting this so second time's the charm! Did that on-model fanart vs headcanon version challenge featuring Poison Ivy! Ended up doing a bit of a mashup for the "On-model" one since there are so many comic versions of Ivy to choose from.

[razzek]

(Reposting this so it can be seen in the actual tag.)

Regarding Pickles the Mother/mom Pickles, etc:

I completely forgot to say in my original post that I know he’s not trans in the show intentionally (though there are a few animation jokes that make it very much seem like he is). But Pickles is overwhelmingly seen as trans by the current fanbase. And some of these same fans are often putting this very heteronormative role of mother onto a character they see as a trans man. I should hope you understand why that might seem pretty gross and skeeve the shit out of at least this one person (me). Not meaning to shame folks with this post cuz there are trans dudes out there who are okay with taking on the mothering role, but in my experience that is not very common. Having the role of motherhood forced upon men who do not want it, however, is pretty common in reality. Anyway, I appreciate everyone who tags their mom Pickles stuff appropriately so I can filter it out, you rock for doing that. :)

[dazzlerazz]

Shez is my himboy nd I will not elaborate

[razzberrydazz]

The true reason Shadowheart and Astarion are so damn catty towards each other: their recognition of the self in the other makes them angy. Two BPD having bitches (my headcanons) meet their own symptoms and don't like how it looks from the outside. How DARE you remind me of my worse traits! /Cue them pettily catfighting and gossiping over a bottle of wine/

Two trust issues having abandonment issues having traumatized assholes have to share a campsite together - okay make that half the party to be honest, all of them have abandonment issues I said what I said! They're all traumatized it's par for the course.

[royalarmyofoz]

Once asked you what american auto was about and you said selling cars... Since then, I have seen your blog everyday and zero automobiles! The show is about SIMPING a boss milf from what I gathered from you! Never lie like that again😒 It seems to have a nice subject

first all of ive never said it's about selling cars lol i think i posted a screenshot of the summary from google (idk i think i was just in a Mood that day) but if you're on my blog everyday you should know all i do is simp milfs! never lie to me again anon

[agirlwithmagicpals]

Razz the skunk designing

I’m currently working on razz who is the son of rough the skunk in my skunk punk au although something tells me I need to work on him more I will provide headcanons and art for them and they’re half brother crash so please stayed tuned

[razzberrydazz]

Truly some of the best rep is when it's not official because nearly every time it is it uses the worst tropes and feels forced. I'll believe someone with a specific condition headcanoning fictional characters as having their conditions better than something going 'oh x character has autism' and said character being such a blatant white boy apathetic train loving stereotype that it makes them extremely unlikable.

For example, I have BPD, I headcanon various characters as having BPD because I relate to them even if it's due to their worst traits. I think that Azula from ATLA has BPD, Harley Quinn has BPD (generally they just call her "crazy" in various canon stories but they waffle and dodge what her actual craziness is caused by. Cowards. Give her a concrete diagnosis she was a psychiatrist she could fucking diagnose herself even), Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3 has BPD, Amanda Young from the Saw movie series has BPD along with her substance abuse issues, hell Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader from Star Wars can Easily be interpreted as having BPD.

It's not a bad thing to relate to "bad" or antagonistic characters, you can see the similarities and also recognize by virtue of them being fictional that a lot of their qualities are exaggerated and that you can still be a good person despite the bad traits you recognize of yourself in others. Someone saying they relate to someone like the Joker is not inherently a bad thing if they explain it's because of certain qualities and in depth idiocyncracies and not just because of the memes and toxic masculinity and stereotypical "OooOooOoo look a meee I'm so edgy and crazy OooOooOoo" portion.

It's about the nuance and introspection and critical thinking skills, which I am aware is sadly not abundant on the internet.

why is the best DID representation in media always accidental. the moment they try to do it on purpose its just the evil alter trope again but the moment theyre not trying its like wow. how did you manage to get that accurate accidentally?

[skeleton-mischief]

do you have any soulmate au headcanons for any characters? Maybe for powder if you do? 🥺

Also do have you a Kofi or anything for tips?

Oh I sure do! I have plenty, but with such a kind request for Powder, I can write some down here while I'm working on a writing for Stretch! As a treat, I'll even add two other Sanses teehee

And no, I do not, simply because it's never occurred to me! Maybe one day, but I honestly love just having people interacting and asking things like this! It makes me happy and motivates me. Please keep asking questions if you have them, they just make my day twice as better. Enjoy the headcanons below!! :-))

Powder:

- He wasn't sure what it was when he first met you, but he was quick to detect that you were someone he wanted to befriend.

- His guard is lowered in your presence, and he's content with this information. After all, you're just so...good to be around

- He is a bit more protective of you than he realizes, especially when he sees you talking with someone that he doesn't like

- Every small, minuscule touch you give is something that sends jolts through him, and it excites him. He tends to even find ways just to feel contact with you

- He doesn't notice how shy and nervous he gets around you, but when it's pointed out he'll act like it's nonsense. He's just so giddy around you and shy, his confidence wavers in your presence

- Please, if you're stressed about something, he'll handle it for you. He wants to take care of you, pamper you even with words of affirmation. No one as wonderful as you should feel incompetent or bad about something when you simply need someone to support you

- He's oblivious to how he feels for most of the time up until he realizes that he likes you, but he won't take initiative since he doesn't want to scare you or ruin anything. He won't even mention soulmates to you, let alone comment on things that could imply that he's thinking about you romantically

Carmine:

- He's very in tune with his emotions and when he felt that first wave of attraction, he thought that something was wrong with him. His soul just tugged right against his ribcage and he knew something was off

- He's more guarded around you because he doesn't like losing control of his emotions, and he tends to keep his distance at first since that's his biggest defense. However, when you are around? His stress feels lighter and his body feels fuzzy

- He's the quickest to be defensive for you about something, protective to the degree he is with Rus. His soul tells him that it can trust what you say, and he's willing to listen to his soul on the matter. Even if he throws quick quips at someone, he'll intimidate them in order to make someone not bother you anymore

- He's already standoffish about touch, but the first time your hand placed itself on his shoulder in consolation and concern, that feeling was there again and he feels nervous about how addicting the sensation is. He won't ever pull away, but he won't initiate it and he gets more unsure when it's not just the two of you

- He wants to know more about you, try to figure out why he feels so good around you. He's so oblivious even if he's one of the quickest to detect that you clearly have a sway on him and his emotions. He won't bring up soulmates to you, but it's something he analyzes so hard about

Razz:

- Like Powder, he's going to find ways to stop you from getting overworked. He'll scold you if you push yourself too hard and he'll finish tasks for you even if you insist that you can do it yourself. He's capable and subconsciously he feels that he should show you that fact as a way to let you rely on him more

- He felt disoriented when meeting you, as if you were a balm to the chaos of his soul and mind. He always falters in your presence and you have the ability to suddenly get him to listen

- He made it obvious he wanted to be around you, going so far as to outright shove the other Sanses in order to get closer

- A touch from you is a breath within his nonexistent lungs. Not quite a jolt, but something that feels cold and warm all at once. He's addicted to it, and he's much more open about touching you when he can and when you allow it. He's almost needy

- He's been made fun of for being on his best behavior when you're around, but he was quick to realize why he feels this way around you. He's not as obsessive about why he feels a certain way in comparison to Carmine, even if he denies it for awhile, and so he's able to guess that you're...his. This is why he wants to be good for you

- He will be outright nasty to anyone that bothers you, confronting them and demanding that they apologize. You don't deserve that treatment, and he's going to make them see that

- He's definitely the jealous type, but he gets embarrassed about it since he already struggles with how he feels so much for you. He won't ever confess his feelings unless you coax it out of him, and even then he's frustrated with himself. Still, he'll apologize if he sees that he's upsetting you. He's not the best at it, but he'll try. For you.

[flameandindifference]

Razz and Tazz used to do tumbling acts for Lucius when he was little because it was one of the quickest ways to cheer him up when he was upset.

They still do this but more so because they like it and it's not uncommon to see them travel around the Hotel with one on the other's shoulders.