#the fact that Astarion’s victimisation is *’worse’* than Angel’s is speaking volumes in itself
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thehopelessauthor · 2 months ago
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Men who are/were victimised (because yes it can happen to men too)
Husk:
Abuser: Alastor
Status: Ongoing
Abuse:
• Modern slavery
• Emotional
• Financial (possibly)
• Being owned
• Physical
• Humiliation
Triggers:
• Intimidated
• Condescension
• Hypervigilance
• Volatile (particularly towards Alastor, than anyone else in the hotel; depending what the situation is)
• Witnessing another abusive relationship — ie Angel being struck by Valentino (bro nearly lost it)
• Alcoholism - not sure if this stems from his background or if it’s amplified by Alastor’s abuse
• Isolation
<> This is a little hard for Alastor to do within the hotel so I think he would let that slide — however, I suspect, he’d at least ensure that Husk doesn’t have any distractions that could cause him to leave his side— for example: let’s say entering a relationship with Angel Dust etc 🤭
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Jamie Fraser:
Abuser: Randall
Status: Formerly (☠️)
Abuse:
• Physically
• Sexually
• Mentally
Triggers:
• Severe PTSD
• Repulsed by sexual activity (particularly with his wife - formerly)
• Smell of lavender
• Guilt-ridden (formerly)
• Dissociation
• Hallucinatory visions
• Closed off
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Stolas of the Ars Goetia
Abuser(s):
• Stella
• Paimon
• Striker
• Blitz (verbally)
• Andrealpus
Status: Ongoing, slowly healing
Abuse:
• Physical
• Sexually - forced, by Paimon, to have sex with Stella to procreate an heir for the Goetia family (didn’t matter what his 🏳️‍🌈 sexuality 🏳️‍🌈 was)
• Emotional
• Neglect (as a child)
• Mentally
• Psychologically
Triggers:
• Closeted
• Hypersexuality
• Stockholm Syndrome (via Blitz)
• Socially awkward (via different variations of abuse)
• Flinch at the slightest
• Clingy
• Helicopter parent (to Octavia)
• Love-bombing
• Financially (via Andrealpus)
• Institutional
<> Not offering choice or promoting independence
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Gale Dekarios:
Abuser: Mystra
Status: Determinant
Abuse:
• Emotionally
• Sexually (Groomed)
• Religious
• Stockholm Syndrome
Triggers:
• Manipulative (subconscious)
• Love bombing
• One-sidedness (on Mystra’s part)
• Clingy
• Lack of affection (romantically)
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Angel Dust:
Abuser: Valentino (mainly)
Status: Ongoing
However, I do theorise that the other two Vees are involved as well, but more indirectly, like you have Velvet’s “love potion” specifically for date-rape for victims and then you have Vox with his cameras in Angel’s dressing room; so basically a key witness to the ongoing assault or even just watching (?) him get undressed which is also another violation — since he’s visually participating — of his privacy.
Abuse:
• Sexual assault
• Physical
• Modern slavery (via pornography & sex worker)
• Mentally
• Emotionally
Triggers:
• Hypersexuality
• Depersonalisation
• Masking
• Reliant on drug substances
• Unpredictability
• Stockholm Syndrome (severe)
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Lucifer Morningstar:
Abuser: God (his father)
Status: Formerly
Abuse:
• Self-neglect (to himself— if in a really bad way)
• Emotional
• Neglect
• Domestic violence (psychological)
Triggers:
• Lack of affection
• Commitment issues
• Incapable of love
• Masking
• Abandonment issues
• Favouritism
• Broken family (via parents splitting up)
• Hypersensexulity
• Reliant on drugs and alcohol; to numb any sort of positive feelings
• Daddy/mommy issues
• Helicopter parent (when it comes to Rory 😂 )
<> Because of the lack of affection his father never gave him; spin cycle repeat
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(Okay let me just acknowledge that despite that these no longer exist anymore, because of some very tense therapy thanks to Linda Martin — but it still doesn’t change the fact that he WAS abused at that point)
Astarion Ancunín
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Abuser: Cazador Szarr
Status: Formerly (💀), semi-healed
Abuse:
• Physically
• Modern slavery (formerly)
• Mentally
• Emotionally
• Neglect
• Psychological (Act 1)
• Sexually
(Not directly to him but he was forced to do sexual acts against his will, which is a type of rape)
• Domestic violence (psychological)
<> It was stated that Cazador thought of his (s)pawns as “family” so I guess this goes under this category
• Institutional
<> Cazador no doubt had planned Astarion’s death (by charming a group to attack him) so he can use him as a pawn after turning him into a vampire
<> Discouraging visits or the involvement of relatives or friends — so basically not allowing Astarion to socialise with anyone except for the ones he was forced to sleep with
<> Not offering choice or promoting independence
• Financial
(Not confirmed but implied — perhaps that’s why Astarion chose the rogue class or maybe he was already one by the time Cazador came to him)
<> Someone moving into a person’s home and living rent free without agreement or under duress
Triggers:
• Physical contact — very selective about who touches him, unless it’s those who are in his inner circle; like his friends, family or partner (determined by if he stays as a spawn at the end of the game)
<> Scar tissue — speaking from someone who actually has scars on my body I can assure that he most definitely has what I call ‘tingles’ and it’s both annoying and a little painful on certain days (particularly in colder weather)
• Moral standards (Act 1)
• Masking
• Hypersexuality
<> Although it’s a little different to Angel Dust’s; Astarion is actually hyper aware of what he’s doing but suppresses his loathing and disgust to force himself through it due to two centuries of habit
• Repulsed by sexual acts
• Eating drinking disorder (HC)
<> I’d think if I was starved of my food sources I’d develop some “eating” — or drinking habits — if I was a vampire habits. Or maybe he personally chose to do intermittent fasting (which can be mistaken for eating disorder but they do two different things)
• Claustrophobia (implied)
<> Due to a traumatic experience of being entombed for an entire year for disobeying orders
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