#since intmacy for them means. losing themself to a degree

[dumbthink]

sorry just keep thinking abt how nadine uses their abilities to avoid their own pain. like yeah they use humor as a mask, yeah they avoid serious things anyways, but their powers? they can just completely lose themselves in the thoughts and feelings of others. not only does this work for stuff like emotional pain, it also works for physical pain, too! never going to stop thinking about nadine desperately holding onto an attacker after being hurt because it is the only way to keep themselves from feeling pain before they have to