#will my adhd let me finish it before i lose interest?

[glitterbuns]

I'm compiling a lot of info from BOTW (and other games) for something I'm writing and it's so overwhelming... It's neverending

[sleepy-spacetronaut]

Pilot Project : Vogelfrei, a Gravity falls Fanfic Idea

(POST DATESTAMP: post started on December 8, 2024)

Start note: If some of you remember my post about a potential fanfic with the Handyman Bill Au , then I have great news! Not only have I settled on a title, but the story is lining up for a potentially elaborate sequel! While the first story will mostly be written in a traditional sense, I decided to experiment with comic making for the follow-up story. After mind-boggling hours of search for a pleasant closure to the initial story (for which leaving an open ending seemed tasteless), making a sequel was a rather exciting idea. From all the stories I’ve ever wrote, rarely any had been turned into a duology, let alone one in comic format. Additionally, the sequel will require a lot more world building, unlike the first story, it will loosely follow the bases of the gravity falls books (TBOB and the Adventures) rather than the show.

Fanfic Idea in Brief Details

Title: Vogelfrei/ Pilot Project Vogelfrei

Placeholder title : Tears So Hot They Make The Universe Burn (No comment about the terrible acronym this title would have gotten.)

Expected length : ~15-20K words to begin with (book 1)

The plot : see here for a draft of the plot idea, however it is not up-to-date -> a fresh version with an adequate summary will be posted later.

Pairings? : Billford(One-sided then QPR), Fidauthor (Also QPR) Melody/Soos, Fiddleford/Stanley, Ford & Old Goldie* (briefly).

*canonically, Ford is married to the golden statue because of Stan usurping his name, no one’s happy about it. They get a divorce, much to Stanley’s dismay.

Production: what to expect ?

To start, all the energy I get and pour into making fanfiction is bestowed upon me by coffee, the hyper fixation frenzy of an ADHD brain ,and the reading of amazing fanfiction that inspired me to further my ideas into actual, tangible stories. I will do my best to get the story plot down as text before the enchantment of the fixation flies away, as if I ever lose the interest,the whole house of cards comes tumbling down.

Pacing of the production : I have both the general outlines for Vogelfrei and its sequel ready, with a little luck I will get the first story down through the winter holidays, if not, it will stretch until around June for the completion. The sequel will be produced immediately after the first story is finished.

Comics and artworks: I have recently experimented with 6-10 panel comic strips on my iPad, but I am better at making traditional art. So there will be digital and paper drawn doodles peppered here and on AO3 once the process is started. I will have separate batches of art, one which will contain art directly related to the plot , and another with ‘extras’, labeled accordingly.

Answers to any other inquiries you might have

TBOB and Gravity Falls series compatibility -> will I get spoilers?

If you’re new to the fandom and haven’t seen the whole series yet, I suggest to finish it first and skim over the GF wiki , for context of how Bill ends up in the Theraprism. I haven’t gotten my hands on much of TBOB except some pages and ideas here and there, therefore it probably wont be much of a spoiler—There however will be lots of contradictions, especially with TBOB.

2. Audience ratings

Both are 16+ in my opinion, if you are younger and choose to read regardless of the warnings, that is up to you. Thought keep in mind there will be a significant amount of swearing, some depictions of substance abuse (alcohol mostly, but also some other stuff), self-harm, violence (verbal and physical) and suicidal thoughts (briefly towards the end the first story). In any case, I will add a CW/TW notice when time comes.

3. Asks/Fanart

Questions, comments, music suggestions and fanart are all very welcome! I’m mostly writing this for myself to satisfy cravings, but I’d be glad to know that it also made someone else smile.

End note : Soon the winter holidays will begin and so will my writing, hopefully, I will get the time to do half of the story. I will post here and on AO3, but most of the art will link back to my blog. If , in the end, the story gets to monopolize my tumblr, I will make a separate blog for it to keep this one from getting too cluttered. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to ask!

P.S.: In parallel to this story, I am working on another Gravity falls Au, called Rewind the Timeline, for which I intend to write a short historical fanfiction which will span from the late 18th century throughout the 21st century. It will be focused on Bill’s perspective a lot more than Vogelfrei, which will have some shifts in point of view. You can find the fic idea on my pinned post.

[girl-named-matty]

I AM BEGGING FOR A PART 2 FOR THE SEB HEADCANONS

Your wish is my command ✨

Random Sebastian Sallow Headcanons by me.

Surprisingly a good cook. While Anne was sick and Solomon was out, he’d cook for Anne quite a bit and so he got the hang of it pretty quickly. 

His mother used to sing him to sleep every night as a kid. 

Definitely a mama’s boy but he still had a really good relationship with his dad. 

Anne was his best friend up until meeting Ominis, then he had two best friends. But he and Anne used to do practically everything together. After all they, all they had was each other after the death of their parents and it only got better after Ominis joined.

He introduced himself to Ominis the moment he saw him.

They share a dorm so when Sebastian saw Ominis he immediately introduced himself, then quickly introduced Anne the next time he saw her. 

Definitely teased Ominis and Anne saying they had “crushes” on each other, even if they didn’t. 

He plays the beater position in quidditch. (I mean, is it really up for debate?) 

I feel like his career would be somewhere along the lines of a Curse-Breaker or something where he’d have more free will so he could do what he wanted to do while still working. 

If he ever took up a position at Hogwarts, he’d definitely want to be the DADA professor. 

The Sallow family rejected blood purity before he was born, hence why the Sallows weren’t on the sacred 28.

When he meets you, he falls FAST. Ever since you kicked his butt in that duel, he’s been absolutely smitten. He likes a partner who can stand their own. 

Surprisingly really funny. He has a very clever sense of humor and when it's not clever jokes it's sarcastic and witty comments. 

Speaking of sarcasm, this boy is almost overbearingly sarcastic sometimes. 

He sometimes has a hard time letting things go. He will admit he was wrong pretty quickly but that doesn’t mean he’ll let it go. Whether he’s verbal about it or not, he’ll probably be thinking about it for a while. 

This boy has ADHD, no one can convince me otherwise. 

Loses track of time SO often when he’s doing things he enjoys. 

Probably sits in the weirdest positions too. He’ll be reading a book in the common room on his back with his legs up on the back of the couch, ignoring everyone else around him giving him weird looks. 

He and Amit are probably pretty good friends. Both are very intelligent and would probably have some cool discussions. 

Honestly, he hates being told no. ESPECIALLY when he’s put a lot of thought and time into things he’s told he can’t do. He rarely listens, hence why he gets into so much trouble. 

Ominis AKA “mominis,” always has to make sure he’s not getting into TOO much trouble around school. 

He definitely doesn’t pick on first years and he thinks people who do are jerks. He’d rather go off on a 6th or 7th year rather than a kid younger than him. He is a big brother after all. 

Like I said, he’s the older twin and he’s always been there for Anne. 

He’s definitely a night owl. He’ll stay up far too late reading or tinkering with random things he finds interesting. 

The simplest of things can make this boy excited. Random contraption? He’s gotta fiddle around with it. Cool book? He’s finished by the end of the day with it. 

I’d say his favorite professors are definitely Professor Ronen and Hecate, although he has a lot of respect for the other professors (except for Professor Black, Sebastian is quite annoyed with him) 

As stated in the game, he goes down to the undercroft all the time, almost daily. He studies down there and hides all the books he’s snagged from the restricted section in there and since Ominis can’t see the book titles even with his wand, he never gets caught with those. 

Overall one of the sweetest and most interesting guys you’ll ever meet at Hogwarts. 

I may start doing these for other HL characters. So I guess requests for the HL characters are open!

[lonely-parrot]

Masterpost/ Presentation

I haven't really presented myself, so here we are!

You can call me Sky, my pronouns are she/her, and I'm 18. I'm a history student, in France, and my main fandom is the Marauders (obsessed, if we're honest), but I absolutely don't support JK, because trans lives matter, as well as the ones of all the queer people <3

And now, for a quick presentation of my fics:

My WIPs:

You're The Closest To Heaven That I'll Ever Be 1 chapter/?

So, this one is a Jegulus and Wolfstar ff, modern AU, without magic, and Sirius stayed with the Blacks for Regulus, and the fic is on how it impacted their lives, and how they get out. Reg is trans in this one, and misgendered for a while, bc he doesn't even know he is trans. Once he knows, pronouns are adapted.

I, Carrion 7 chapters/8

It's a Regulus centric fic, where he is trans. There's no pairing in this one, but once i finish this one, it will be in a serie, and the rest should have a Jegulus pairing.

It's rather angsty, and we see the Black brothers rekindle, bc despite everything, Sirius wants to protect Reg

Le désir fou d'une minute enlacés 2 chapters/?

Sirius Black is an artist, Remus Lupin stumbles into him, they fall in love.

Pairings: Wolfstar + past Jegulus

Finished works:

Don't Let The Sunlight Blast Your Shadow One shot

It's a Sirius centric fic, with eventual Wolfstar. It takes place during the Marauders fifth year, and i didn't include the Prank, because I didn't want to.

Just Remember Lovers Never Lose 3 chapters/3

Sirius and Remus adopts a little werewolf girl. A little bit of angst, but mostly fluffy.

And I Thought Of Ma' And I Wanted To Get Back There 5 chapters/5

It's the continuation of Just Remember Lovers Never Lose, in which Sirius gets in therapy, and it's his trials before he find someone adapted to him.

Uncontinued because of a lack of time:

The Light Catches The Mirror In My Brain, It Gives Me Shade 3 chapters/?

70's without magic AU. The Marauders arrive in a boarding school all at the same time in their fifth year. Features BPD Sirius, ADHD James, good Peter, stammer Remus. Oh, and French Sirius, Desi James, Welsh Remus.

I really want to continue this fic, if anyone is interested in brainrotting this fic with me, dm me, I'm all for it!

And that's it (that's already a lot, I know)! Hope you can find one that you'll like! Don't hesitate to reblog if you think more people should see it (that's how the algorithm works, and i desperately need more people to interact with my ff to find the motivation to finish them 😭)

[thebibliosphere]

Fellow adhd writer, how do I stick with a single topic and finish it? I could always manage my academic papers well enough but I’ve been trying to write fic for the last few years and can’t ever seem to finish one before another idea grabs me and I keep following one idea after the other

So, the way I manage that, is I often have more than one project going on at once. Being able to alternate between them provides my shiny crow brain with enough stimulation and variety to prevent me from getting bored.

I also keep a word document of "random thoughts that won't leave me tf alone," where I scribble things down to get the idea and impulse to follow it out of my head.

If I still can't stop thinking about it, I'll start planning it out. Devoting that level of attention to something will do one of two things for me. One, I'll have the outline for my next WIP done, or two, my brain will go, "aw, you want to make this into work?" and drop it like a hot potato.

To make progress on current projects, I set small daily goals. On average days, my minimum creative word count is 500.

Which, by the way, is often on par with the goal professional, award-winning writers set for themselves. Being able to write tens of thousands of words in a day sure is a thing some people are capable of (I am when I'm hyperfixating), but it's not sustainable, and you may be setting yourself up for burnout--especially if you try to maintain it longterm.

On bad days, I will reduce it to "okay, let's do a half hour and see how far I get." If I'm able to trap my attention, great. I'll keep going until I meet my goal.

If I can't, I accept that today is a low-attention day and acknowledge that I likely need more sleep, food, or stimulating recreation to give my brain both a rest and a boost. I do not consider these lost or failed days. They are all part of the productive, creative cycle and necessary. This is true whether you are NT or ND.

Body doubling can also be very helpful for those of us who work better with others present. I do body doubling with friends or people in my Discord sometimes. (Starting that up again soon, folks, just as soon as I get the okay to start working more from the eye doctor!) So if that sounds like something you'd enjoy, try asking friends if they'd like to set time aside to write together. Shared productivity can be beneficial for keeping ADHD and other flavors of ND on track.

If you lose all interest in a project. Shelve it and follow one of the other WIPS. Sometimes you need to be in a better place to work on certain things, and that's okay.

Some people thrive with a stricter structure than that, but this is what works for me. Small goals, allowing myself the time to follow diversions (while also trying to meet daily goals), and taking the time out to ensure I'm getting enough good stimulation in other ways. Took me a while in therapy to figure out a healthy work-life balance, but that's mine.

I hope that helps or provides a greater sense of solidarity.

[monsterfuckertw]

⚡Glamrock Freddy with a S/O who has ADHD⚡

Hi, so we meet again(?

Surprisingly my first writing for Tumblr reached a lot of people, it wasn't a boom, but it's more people than I expected, so here we are, I'm going to drop a few headcanons that I have of Glamrock Freddy with a S/O who has ADHD, because long live the self-projection

Warning because idk, it's cool remember this: These are my headcanons, emphasis in MY headcanons, If you don't see these characters acting a certain way, that's cool, I'm not writing this to affect your vision of the character, I'm writing this to entertain

Oh and before i forget to mention, english isn't my native language, so if something isn't understood in the text, please let me know, thanks and i hope you like it<3

🐻.– He knows what ADHD is, but he has a general notion of what it is, he doesn't really know how affects people or how to help you

🐻.– Poor bear, he would be so confused, but he would stay by your side, he really wants to help you (even if he doesn't know what to do)

🐻.– Freddy would start doing a lot of research for you, he wants you to feel comfortable and if he wants to achieve that, he must learn how to do it and have information that helps

🐻.–Freddy could STOP and CANCEL a performance, if he sees that the noise of the music is affecting you, he would take you to a calmer place and check that everything is okay, that your ears don't hurt and that you're not dazed

🐻.–Several times it happens that you tell him something interesting that happened to you, and he has to remind you what you were saying to continue the story; because there are many tangents you go off on before properly finishing the story. That doesn't really bother Freddy, but he wants to know how it ends and he can't know until you finish telling him, with tangents and everything

🐻.– It also happens a lot, that you two are talking quietly and you look everywhere and you have your gaze fixed on the other thing you saw, and you ask yourself a lot of questions, the color, the shape, where it was made, whatever, you start to ramble, Freddy notices this and calls you, you quickly turn your gaze towards him. You apologize instantly, cause now he will have to repeat what he was saying, but Freddy completely understands and doesn't get mad at you, he knows you're not doing it on purpose, it's something unconscious that you can't control

🐻.– Sometimes you two are walking next to a window and at one point Freddy stops to look to the side. And he realizes that you stayed enjoying the view, contemplating the sky, it almost gave him a heart attack to see you so beautiful, mesmerized by the night sky and a look of wonder on your face. You noticed that he was looking at you and you started beckoning him to join you, Freddy follows your orders and you two stay admiring the starry sky

🐻.– He is so patient with you, even if you forget important things he told you, you lose things, even if you are late for dates because you lose track of time, he would reassure you it was ok

🐻.– As a consequence, for the next time, he begins to leave you notes and reminders of things you had pending, tasks and more. And he also gives you reminders of things that you have slope as a couple, like dates

🐻.– Do you have any hyperfixation? He will be all ears, he loves to see you so excited when you talk about something that interests you, he would even look for information to talk to you about it

🐻.– Generally asks before he touches you

🐻.– Keeps objects with the textures you like in his room, so you can relax with him after a long day

🐻.–If you don't feel like doing anything but procrastinating, Freddy supports you, get ready because that night you won't do anything but receive bear hugs, kisses, caresses and compliments, You don't want to do anything? Well, he won't do anything too with you

🐻.– He worries that you eat well, every time he sees you he comes with a snack because he knows you forgot, he doesn't want you to have a disorganized meal schedule. The same with your sleeping schedule, drinking water, etc

[loser-female]

What app do you use to manage your life and your long term projects?

I have adhd and god I can't find anything that suits me. I'm so exhausted.

Hi!

It's complicated as each project has its own "method". I'm going to cover both work projects and personal ones and studying.

My problems with projects are:

Since, for the most part, I cannot see a "finished result" I feel no satisfaction in doing them;

I have a terrible perception of time regarding days;

I tend to have issues if I leave a project for more than a couple of days.

Also, I'm using David Allen definition of projects, which is "Activity that needs two or more actions to be completed". I really like the getting things done method to organise my works stuff. I wouldn't recommend it for studying because it's not calendar based.

I also use Notion for... Everything. I like Notion because it's free and it's an incredibly powerful software. I use it to take notes, archive stuff... Check it out.

That being said, let's start with work.

I do a monitoring job, so I don't have to plan a lot for it - mostly I just take notes on what happened. Which is a very important part, still.

In this case if I have a project I delegate my main job (monitoring) and I do my project immediately, because chances are the client wants the thing done immediately. If the project needs two or more people to be done I tend to take the project manager role in this case and I assign everyone a part of the project, I tell them what the results I expect are and what is the deadline (usually the end of my shift).

I use an A5 size planner (I use hobonichi, because planners are a hobby for me, but you can use whatever daily planner for this). That planner never leaves my desk - I'm under a NDA and if I lose it it's going to be Big Trouble.

Home life (chores etc).

I do a monitoring job, but I also work on shifts. When you work in shifts you get what I call "the curse of the shift worker", because you kind of stop thinking in Mon-Sun and start thinking according to the hours you work. But my boyfriend, family and friends are 9-5 workers so it's difficult.

In this case I did two things:

Ended up delegating chores to a third person (hiring an housekeeper);

I asked chatGPT (but you can do it on your own, I used it as a test) to make me a chore list divided for one shift worker (and I gave it my shifts) and one "regular worker".

The latter in particular was an interesting experiment, that worked, mostly. ChatGPT( that's also regressing) suggested me to do chores at like 4 am before my shift, which I discarded.

I can suggest you an app though: Sweepy. It's free for one person,and 15€/year for a household if you live with other people, which is a good price for what's being offered. The main feature is that it reminds you to do things like cleaning the windows, fridge... Basically the monthly basis stuff.

I have a common calendar in the kitchen where everyone puts in their appointments and stuff, my shifts etc. I also use a personal planner to write on the stuff I need to do on a specific day, take notes on what needs to be done (eventually lol) and what I want to do.

Personal projects pt. 1 volunteering/semi-professional activities.

This is complicated because the projects are not under my control (they have their own coordinator) and full of people that are as busy as me.

We generally do a meeting every couple of weeks until the project is done. My parts generally can be done in one hour or two/weeks. I tend to do it right after work and I generally avoid the commitment to organise everything - I will let others do it. For the deepfake project i will see in September how to fit it in my schedule because that's MY PROJECT.

My notes are in my personal planner in this case.

Personal projects pt. 2 - Hobbies

For my hobbies I don't have a project planned out. Like I like to learn languages but I don't really keep track of it and I don't plan for it. I go with inertia by habit. I do 30 minutes of languages everyday. Also Duolingo keeps everything for me. There are better apps for sure but Duolingo is free.

For my writing, I also don't have a real plan. I have a writing notebook where I take notes (go look for Helen Redfern if you're interested). I use 4thewords (4,5€/month) because it's fun. If I don't want to actually write new stuff I pick up a writing exercise and do that instead. There is a commitment of 444 words/days, which for some days are a lot.

Gym? Well, I go when I'm home from work during the week and when I have the afternoon shift. No need to plan for it.

In this case I prefer to do things as they come to me, because there isn't a deadline or something. These are things I do because I want to do them, not because I have to and if I actually planned for them... I don't want to reduce my hobbies to another chore.

Studying

My job, which can be demanding on its own, has the feature that I need to constantly study. I have certifications, courses to take... I'm currently doing courses for red teaming for example.

I'm not going to lie, I hate studying. I'm slow, it's boring, I literally prefer to clean my cats litter boxes than studying. But I need to suck it up.

I'm experimenting with a Kanban board - someone suggested it to me on a Discord server I'm in,(Heart Breathings is a writer that has few videos on the subject). I divide it in "needs to be done", "doing", "done" and "needs to be reviewed" (if it's something I'm not sure if I actually know or not).

I have a home office so I have the space to implement such things.

I take 4 projects at time at most, regardless of difficulties etc. When I will start university again I will do 3 uni courses + 1 certification(I'm doing my degree in 4 years instead of three because I'm a worker). And it's A LOT. I don't recommend doing this unless you are forced by other situations in your life.

Conclusions

I know I seem like this super organised person but the truth is that I lose a lot. Things sometimes don't get done, I still forget to refill my meds, I still forget to do stuff I've promised myself to do. Just this week I lost a very important deadline for university for example.

I tell myself I'm satisfied when I hit 75% of what needed to be done that day, regardless if it was big or small. Due to my circumstances now I'm 50% - my dad's situation lives rent free in my head and I spend the day off work travelling to see him in another region and I get no free time.

Also, delegating is not bad. Delegating is essential. I understand the need to have control on the things so they get done the way you want it, but it cannot work. A household is not a one person project, like my Security Operations Center isn't. And while I know that if I do X I will be done the way I like it, but at the end of the day there is only 24 hours/day.

And yes, you will need to drop a few things here and there. There are things you can't delegate (such as doing that course you wanted to do), but you also can't fit in your schedule, and in that case you need to review the activities you do.

I also tend to spend a lot of time just... Doing nothing. It's fine. I need time to just stare at the wall.

I hope this helped. I know it's a lot of process, it took me years to get to a working system btw, it's not an overnight thing and it will always end up getting tweaked. I never was a "multiple planner gal", but I've decided to use two because taking my work planner around when I go to the doctor and losing it is a risk I don't want to take.

A lot of these things also overlap. I can study at work if there isn't anything better to do for example.

I really hope this is understandable to humans. I'm a professional time waster so I definitely don't feel all the 16 hours I'm awake, don't be fooled by how much commitment I have. I'm scrambling as everyone else!

[carolrain]

Fic Origin Story

Thanks for the tag, @mostlyinthemorning!

What was your first fandom (reading and/or writing)?

Schitt’s Creek for both. I was vaguely aware that fanfic existed and had heard about AO3 winning an award, but it didn’t occur to me to look at it until I was starved for more Schitt’s Creek content and tumblr walked me over there and pointed at it.

Although in retrospect, I've realized that I was writing RPF about my friends, classmates, and teachers when I was 13-14. And I think some things I wrote in my twenties qualify as Flannery O’Connor fanfic.

What was the first story you ever wrote (even if it was never posted) and what made you decide to write it?

First story ever? I do not know. I began reading at three (my mother was a reading teacher and decided to bring out the flashcards and see what I could learn) and never looked back. I have poems that I wrote at four, and I moved on to stories as soon as I could manage a pencil.

When I started reading Schitt’s Creek fic, I was struck by the amnesia fics. I have always been interested in memory (dementia runs in my family and my grandmother’s dementia was a big presence during my teenage years) and it’s been a theme of my writing forever. So I read all the SC amnesia fics and started thinking, well, if I were to write about amnesia, I would . . .  I was still turning it over in my head a bit when Houdini posted the Periodic Table of Schitt’s Creek Fanfic. I saw all the writers’ names in the background and felt extremely envious. And I looked at the amnesia trope and thought, wow, there are really so few of those compared to all the others—there is definitely room for one more. So I started writing! And I . . . um, haven’t finished it. Feel free to yell at me.

What’s a piece of advice you would give to your younger fic-writing self?

Perhaps you should start small? Maybe if you’ve never written something more than a couple thousand words and you’re trying something new, you should just get something written and posted before taking on A Project.

But mostly I would tell my much younger writing self to just get some words written, to just keep writing about anything and keep gaining experience, not to get sidetracked by life and lose momentum. I would also say, Lovey, you have ADHD and maybe if you addressed that, this would all be a bit easier.

What’s an early fandom interaction that stuck with you (be it a nice comment, a friend you made, a fic that got a lot of feedback etc.)?

The first fic I commented on was “Fine”—I just felt like I had so much to say about it, so I pushed past my shyness and did it. And @walnuts-and-berries responded and seemed interested in actually talking about it to me! I was so nervous, but it was such a positive and pleasant interaction. So I thought, okay, well, I can do this, I know how to tell people what I like about their writing, and people seem to like to hear it. I felt like I could find a role for myself even though I wasn’t going to write my own fic (yet).

Post a sentence or two from one of your older fics, and a sentence or two from a newer one (if you want).

I don’t know if this is considered older or newer (let’s hope that when I look back in five years I classify it as older). The first complete thing I shared was a drabble on tumblr, but it was only a few months ago.

Patrick sits back and looks up. His husband is striking—dark hair, bright eyes, framed by a cloud.

I am so proud of that “framed by a cloud,” I can’t even tell you. I feel like maybe someone else wrote it and I accidentally stole it. If you want to praise me for it, it’s also on AO3 (and I swear, I’m going to respond to comments now that I have gotten over the shock that people have made them).

If you want hints about my amnesia fic, I have been good about tagging pieces of it here. If you want to yell at me, you can do it wherever you want. I can take it.

Tagging @lizzie-bennetdarcy @statueinthestone @chelle-68 @five678patty @ramonaflow

[hedonisticambrosia]

One of the pages from my ADHD bullet journal. The theme is.... Everything.

Because everytime I tried to dedicate it to one specific topic I'd end up finishing about ten pages before losing interest and starting a new notebook.

And let me tell, that was driving me to bankruptcy!

So, yeah.

[karkkidoeswriting]

My advice to those with ADHD who are suffering from shorter and shorter attention span: get obsessed.

You can use your ADHD to relearn long form attension, but you need to follow your interests and whims, you can't force it. Something you get obsessed in can't be passive though. Passive consumption is not engaging and stimulating enough for the brain to get you in hyperfocus, but training your hyperfocus muscles also does train your attension span muscles so passive focus will get better too. I have found that your best bet is to hyperfixate on creating something yourself. I've been devouring scientific papers just to find out how natural dyes were historically used or could be used today for fabric printing and how traditional batik printing worked. As a result I made a table runner.

Developing a hyperfixation allows you to hyperfocus for hours to a task, in fact, it forces you to do that. Suddenly you are capable of extreme concentration. So feed your interests regardless if they are weird or trivial or unmarketable. Water them regularly as if they are plants. Do not kill them by placing them out of sunlight. And do not, in any circumstance, care or give any thought for weather you are "good enough". Learning a new skill is the most stimulating thing there is, and it involves you starting bad at it. The result of any creative process is secondary. You have to get obsessed with the process.

Warning! Hyperfixation might cause neglect of every other aspect of your life. There's no known mechanism to stop it. I am not responsible for any damage a lifelong obsession could cause.

Also I do have another tip for ADHDers that doesn't involve a danger. When you're trying to focus passively, do something with your hands/body that doesn't require active thinking. For example weather I'm listening to a lecture, podcast or audiobook, I'm always either drawing or handsewing. It keeps my brain stimulated without impeding with my concentration. Another well-worn option is to go for a walk while focusing on listening. Moving your body and doing something stimulates the brain and stimulated brain is more capable of concentration.

In general always think about the level of stimulation of your brain. ADHD at it's core is chronic understimulation of the brain, which is why our brains are not able to concentrate properly or direct that concentration effectively and are always seeking that quick and easy stimulation. But you have to nourish your brain with good whole wheat stimulation not fast food stimulation. That's why exercise, outdoor activities, handcrafts, creative hobbies and learning new things are your brain's best friends. But again do not, I repeat, do not try to force yourself to do something that doesn't spark joy. You will just spend all your stimulation spoons with nothing in return. Cultivate your flights of fancy into genuine interests instead.

Also let go of hyperfixations you lose interest in. Do not try to drag corpses with you. Bury their corpses into the ground, it nourishes the ground and will let you grow a new interest. You have not failed, if you didn't achieve what you wanted or get "good enough" in your hyperfixation before losing interest. None of that was the point. The process was the point. And you had fun. Those are the important things. Beside that if you keep dragging along the corpse of your already dead hyperfixation, they can't move on and be reborn. Hyperfixations tend to come in cycles. If you don't sour your enjoyment by forcing yourself, they will become interesting again after you focus on something else. I have found that at least for me it works best when I rotate my hyperfixations based on my mood and enjoyment. It keeps them engaging and freshly interesting. I have an ever increasing pile of unfinished project, which used to feel disappointing, but after I let go of those standards of success, I was able to come back to those projects time and time again, and slowly finish them one by one.

Please do things to strengthen your attention span. It stresses me out so much when people just accept their small attention spans and cater to them without any acknowledgment that they are making it worse by doing that.

There is a reason attention spans are worse now and it didn’t just happen by chance. Media and the internet designed it that way and we went with it because it was easier.

Some of us with ADHD and brain fog need to meet ourselves where we’re at and lengthen our exercise span by watching a two minute video instead of a one minute video. Some of us need to sit down and read a novel with our phones turned off.

Wherever you’re at, just realize that not doing things that feel hard will keep making your attention span worse.

[sunnyanddumb98]

I have been writing a book for the last year called Bleeding Butterflies. For the first few months, I wrote only in my spare time, taking forever to write 10,000 words. During that time, I took a trip to location, but mostly from October 2023 to March 2024, I was living my life as usual and taking notes.

Then I committed. For me, commitment needs something to lose, specifically money. So I spent 2,000 USD on an online coaching plan called The Novelry, and I spent the rest of the year until yesterday writing the next 50,000 words.

My day looked like this: waking up at 6:30 AM, training for an hour, having breakfast and a shower, then one hour of writing (I was strict about the length—just one hour, but I missed some days, taking four months instead of three to finish). After that, I worked an eight-hour job, attended The Novelry coaching sessions or workshops during lunch hour, kept working, and then read the book that is part of the writing plan.

I've never been a morning person, and my ADHD makes it hard. Emotional dysregulation was a big issue during this time, and maladaptive daydreaming was all over the place, but I kept my dopamine levels down. No TikTok, no Tumblr, no YouTube, no Instagram. I ate bland meals of raw oats and white rice with chicken—no spices, the only dopamine I allowed was music and writing. I talked with people at work, but I was mediocre at best in everything that wasn't writing for the last few months. I cut contact with most of my friends—all of them new, of course—but I'm not going to lie; I lost friends in the process.

It has been a weird experience because I'm truly exhausted and drained. My eye contact went from optimal to impossible, and sometimes I feel like the main character of the book lives and makes decisions for me as if I adopted that personality. Sometimes I'm triggered because I write a triggering scene, cry in the morning, and spend the whole day super dysregulated without figuring out why.

But also, I'm so excited and so happy. I feel accomplished, and I feel like I can die in peace because I put something, even if not edited, into the world. I have to spend a month without writing the book before editing a second draft, to let it marinate, but I'm so looking forward to the rewrite. I think now that I just finished telling the story, I can finally write it right.

Just on the last page, I figured out what it was about. Most of the time, I felt like I was rambling about my interests using metaphors. But now, I'm sure if I move everything a few centimetres to the left, it's going to be perfect.

[tilseptemberends]

Hello 👋 How are you doing ? I saw the ask game and was curious ( hope I'm not overwhelming you with sm questions ) 💗

💙 Blue: What inspires you to finish writing a fanfic, and what makes you quit writing one at any stage in the process?

🖤 Black: Do you think about your story when you're not physically writing it? Does it help with plotting scenes, character arcs, etc.?

💜 Purple: Name one song you're listening to while writing your next/current fanfic. How or why does it help the writing process?

✏️

Hi, I'm doing okayish. I don't mind the questions, I don't get many asks so I kinda like the long ones :)

💙: Loads of things can make me stop writing a fic. Unmedicated ADHD is the usual culprit assisted by other fic ideas, my own story ideas, or certain TV shows. Sometimes I just lose interest in a concept I've written for and can't motivate myself to continue.

And as for what inspires me to finish... I've only finished one long form and three one-shots so I don't have a lot of experience. If I had to guess I'd probably say stubbornness. For the long-form story I was doing daily updates and I refused to let it die before I was done. I think I got up to 91 parts for that one. All three of my one-shots are for pairings who don't have a lot of fics. 2 Satharion (Crescent City) and 1 Yutaba (Persona 5) there might be more for Yutaba now but there still isn't much for Satharion and I wanted to do something about it. It's not much but 2 titles in a mostly empty list feels kinda impactful to me :)

🖤: I think about whatever I'm writing constantly. I'm almost always thinking about something in my WIP folder. Sometimes it's to think through a problem or around a corner I've written myself into but usually it's not intentional. I just space out alot while I'm working and it ends up in that direction.

💜: This my current writing Playlist. Sometimes I'll pick a song on my liked Playlist and listen to that on repeat for a while if I'm writing a scene with a specific mood but generally speaking I'm more effective if my music doesn't have words to sing along to

Thanks for the questions :)

[toloveandbelovedtoo]

Day 2: Compassion

Today was a bit hard to do or reflect on love. I have been off of work this week and feeling like I need to do something big with my week. I've been going out to see friends, eating out, doing cleaning, a lot of napping, and resting. I plugged in my iPad in yesterday thinking I might start a drawing today as I haven't really been doing a lot of art over the winter season.

I couldn't think about anything I wanted to draw and so I thought I'd just draw a portrait of one of my fav characters to get back into the swing of it. But even then I felt no spark and it felt hard to get the lines and shapes how I wanted it. I kept getting frustrated that it wasn't turning out right and how rusty I was at something I put a lot of time and effort in over the last two years.

So I decided to take a break, I went to clean up the bathroom, clear off the coffee table, eat some lunch. I felt anxious, and tried to sit with that to see what I needed. I had taken a shower and then left to go have coffee with a friend. On my ride over, I thought I'd scrap the art, not every piece has to be completed and shared with the world. I'd do some doodles, maybe watch a tutorial on youtube, perhaps do a redraw of an older piece.

Having coffee with a friend was delightful, we had gone to a local cafe that I had not been to before and then walked through a nearby gardening store where I bought a cute golden pathos and koala plant accessory. Getting out with them got me out of my head and I got to laugh, talk, connect, complain, and share a part of my day with someone I respect and really enjoy getting to see. My time with them took my mind off my art frustrations and it was also a practice of being my real self with another person.

When I was driving back home, I decided this drawing would be my focus of my exploration of love today. I would go home and finish it, being mindful of the thoughts I had while drawing and give space for those thoughts and feelings. I'll be honest, it was tough and I ended up taking a nap after I was done. I felt bad that I hadn't been drawing as much, I felt sad that it didn't spark joy for me, I felt sad that it still didn't come out how I wanted it. I felt joy that I did finish it, that I sat in this space with myself.

And sitting with myself, I realized I was giving myself self-conpassion. Anytime a feeling came up, I spoke to it. The feeling bad about not drawing as much as I had before, I acknowledged that and thought, well maybe it's an art block, maybe I don't really draw during the winter season. Perhaps I lost my hyperfixation on art and my blorbos and that I was more interested in another hobby or focused on other things. I spoke with myself, telling myself I could start doing small sketches, I could start practicing just line art and learning how to do eyes (eyes are so hard!!)

And so today's act of love is compassion and recognizing when I'm frustrated and letting myself be frustrated. Letting myself continue on a piece that isn't coming out right and working on it just to get the feel of it. Recognizing that I don't have to be drawing every day, that I could have blocks of time where I don't draw, that I don't always have to be producing. And even when I do draw, find joy in the act rather than making a masterpiece. Sure, I will want to refine a piece, work on it until I feel happy with it, but do that with enjoyment and getting to go into the zone.

I think I need to tell myself it's okay to not draw if I don't feel like it. I do worry about ADHD and depression, that this could be a sign of losing interest in what makes me happy or that I'll hop around from hobby to hobby. I think that's where the self-compassion comes in, to sit with myself and ask, do I not want to draw because I feel sad, empty, hopeful, no interest in anything, or do I just not have an art idea I want to work on? And either way, giving myself love and space and acknowledgement that I'm valid either way and that I'll pick my pencil back up again.

[creativeheartgemini]

They also don’t talk about what happens when your special interest suddenly becomes bad. My special interest for years, the thing that helped keep me alive as an undiagnosed Autistic teenager was Harry Potter… my best friend is Trans, I’m Gender Fluid - Nonbinary to questioning because identity is hard… the thing that kept me alive suddenly became a slap in the face. Then every horrible thing in it that had gone unnoticed because I wasn’t in the community that could see it easily and had rose tinted glasses on became insanely blaringly obvious.

It was like one day I had this comfortable little magical world I could live in when sad… and the next that world was imploding and I was dying with it. Suddenly what had once brought such joy only brought guilt and pain.

I still do and will always love the part of the Harry Potter fandom I was in, especially all the wolfstar and Harry time travel fics that mixed some of my other special interests into my main one at the time.

But I have had to let go. I’ve had to say goodbye to something that was in many ways my entire life. It feels like losing a loved one. It feels like being stabbed in the back over and over again. And it fucking hurts.

It feels like it did when I finished Merlin the first time only to learn that was it… it had ended years before I watched it and I didn’t know until I finished it and googled the next season… it feels like the first time I finished my full play through of the Dragon Age Games… there was no part of Thedas left that I had access too outside of fanfic… but it had become my home. It feels like that times 100.

I will feel that pain again when MHA ends… when shows like 911 end… all special interests that fucking hurt.

But the pain of something once beloved becoming the epitome of hate and disgust, the star of terfdom, anti-semitism, transphobia, homophobia, racism and so so much more. That hole is never going to go away… that betrayal and the guilt at having ever liked it will never fully fade. Because it was my special interest, it was my everything… and now… now it is simply memories and left over pain.

My family who refuse to believe I’m Autistic or have ADHD without an official diagnosis (despite multiple professional agreeing I am might I add) that I cannot afford, will always think Harry Potter when thinking of me. They still give me Harry Potter stuff despite me saying again and again not to. They will never understand that while I will keep the gift because gifts mean the world to me even badly chosen ones, and I may think it’s cool and genuinely like it, they will always bring guilt for liking it, from knowing the gift gave money to a woman who would much rather I was dead, that almost everyone I love was dead, then alive because we happen to not fit her definition of people.

They will never let me move completely on, because me and Harry Potter were so intertwined once upon a time. Other Autistic people will understand, they will listen when my interests change or end one way or another and move on with me… but my Nerotypical family? Never.

Hogwarts will always be my home… but not HER Hogwarts. Mine, the one the fanfic writers created, the one I created, the one that lives on in my heart. And maybe someday that guilt will fade and I’ll be able to revisit it without crying. But until then it will sit abandoned and I will make a new home. In Westeros (completely aware of all the issues from the start this time), in Thedas, in Stardew Valley. With others like me, like @lillie98 and other creators and readers who understand.

We, as Neurodivergent Society, do not talk enough about the physical pain that comes with a Special Interest ending. Everyone talks about falling into and out of their Hyperfixations, but not many people explain the deep, physical loss that comes with a sustained Special Interest. Probably because most people have Special Interests that last (space, animals, history, etc.), but some of us latch onto a piece of media so tightly we would suffer actual withdrawal if we let go.

The media seeps its way into our pores and attaches itself to every fiber of our beings, it becomes part of us. Facing its mortality feels eerily similar to facing down the death of a loved one. These characters (while we know they aren’t real people) feel real to us. They are our friends, family, protectors, and confidants. We see ourselves in them and cannot fathom the idea that they will not be in our lives forever. They have left indelible imprints on our souls we will carry with us for the rest of our lives.

So, as I run headlong into the final season of Stranger Things and prepare to witness the end of this heroic story, I find myself incredibly emotional. This story has lived in my body for almost ten years, it is a permanent part of me. I’m not quite ready to let it go yet. Thankfully, I have some time to prepare, but I will still bawl like a baby as the credits roll, watching the nightmare finally end. Stranger Things has carried me through the darkest times in my life and taught me more about myself than any doctor ever could. I know it may be difficult to understand, especially if your brain doesn’t work like mine, but I urge you to try and understand. Special Interests are all-consuming fires that fuel us from the inside—we need them to survive. So the next time someone in your life is crying over their show, video game, book series ending, remember this: They’re mourning their homeland.

[songfell-ut]

**If this makes you feel things, please read moar**

Hiya, people. I have a really simple problem: I need money, and I would greatly appreciate receiving some here. To that end, I want to produce NSFW Songfell material (not individual commissions, but one collection of short pieces) at a rate of $1 for 20 words, up to 10,000 words.

Why? The short answer is that I am not facing homelessness or any other real emergency, we just really need a break. The long answer? Well...

*background ripples as flashback sequence begins*

Let's turn the clock back 18 years, when I was a wee lass of 19. I was moderating an anime message board for the Anime Web Turnpike (which was literally just a list of links to people's fan sites). I encountered a lot of cool people, especially another mod that I flirted with for a while and wound up driving a few hours to meet. We hit it off okay, but mostly as friends, which was fine. (If you're out there, Blue-Ghost, hi! Hope you're doing well!)

A couple weeks after this momentous occasion (I met a guy! For...sort of a date! And I didn't get murdered by an Internet stranger!!), I saw a post from a kid I'd noticed here and there. He'd never really stood out, just seemed kind of whiny and morose, as you do. Well, it turned out he was on summer break at New Mexico State University, and his mom had just gotten a job in my city in Texas, so he would be moving there for a few months--did anyone want to meet up and show him around?

Gonna be honest: I almost deleted it. I didn't really like this dude, and I didn't want our board to facilitate stranger danger. Buuut then I thought of meeting the other guy, and not getting chopped into pieces, and how I'd wished he lived closer so we could do friend stuff...so, with not much to lose (and the power to ban his potentially creepy ass), I PMed the whiny guy and offered to show him around town.

He was excited and non-murdersome, so I went ahead and agreed to meet him at his parents' house. To my surprise, it was barely 15 minutes from my parents, in a good neighborhood. Neat! So I went over there the next day.

...I don't think I'll ever forget driving down that street for the first time and rounding the corner, then immediately spotting my future husband. He wasn't the slouchy, twiggy douche I'd envisioned: he was a big, bearded teddy bear standing on the lawn with a nice smile, sporting a convention-style name badge and a Jimmy Buffet tarp held aloft to be sure I'd know which house it was. And I went...hm. Okay, cool.

Turned out his name was Mike, and he wasn't whiny. He was a shy, self-effacing, fairly awkward dude, and I thought it was kinda cute.

...I could literally go on writing this for hours, and I will do so if there's a lot of interest. To summarize, we met on the porch of my parents' house at 1 am just a few weeks later, the night before I was set to go live in Ohio for the summer. It was so awkward, we didn't know if we had to sign something or how exactly you get to be boyfriend and girlfriend, but we really liked each other, so yeah

...

Well. The story of how we met was cute, and I'm happy to report that we've been together ever since, married almost 10 years, and are the parents of a beautiful little girl. But life since then hasn't been very cute. We both eventually finished college with English degrees, and I have had literally two dozen jobs that my mental health has not allowed me to stick with--I was only diagnosed with inattentive-type ADHD and bipolar disorder type II a few years ago, nearly in my mid-30s. I'm now a stay-at-home mom, which does not pay well.

So, yeah, I do not have and cannot keep a job that will pull my weight in our very modest household, much less allow us to do anything cool. We never had a honeymoon, just walked around downtown the day after the wedding, and then I went back to school on Monday; we've never taken a vacation longer than an overnight trip or a weekend in a local hotel. Our families are amazing (little did I know visiting his house that day, I would end up living there off and on for two years) and I fully credit them with our survival, but they can't fix me. D:

Meanwhile, Mike is drowning. He's suffered from depression and a boatload of health problems due to his weight, and has spent three years working his ass off at an editing position that demands PhD-level skill but pays less than a goddamn fast-food job. I have been a financial millstone around his neck for a long, long time, and he never says a word to me about it because he's watched me try and fail for over 15 years straight.

(How sad is it that I barely even remember he has $50,000 out in student loans? It's such an immovable, impossible thing that we're not even worried about it, just keep applying for forbearance and waiting for the 25-year mark when it'll be forgiven. Only 12 more to go!)

This is depressing, but good context for why we want to go to his hometown in New Mexico for our 10th wedding anniversary, and why we need some help. I paid our motel and airfare way in advance, but our babysitting AND housesitting have fallen through (long story) and we have to reschedule everything, which is $204 for the plane tickets and...hopefully, that's it, but even that amount kinda wrecks our food and transportation budget. (Rental car prices rn are insane omg)

I was on the cusp of asking Mike this past week if we should just cancel the damn thing and do our usual anniversary celebration of hanging out downtown for a couple days, but after a particularly bad day at work, he just blurted out, "Oh my God, we have to go on this fucking trip," and my heart broke in a zillion pieces. D:

I feel a little bad writing this whole screed for money when there are people who need help more than we do, but then I remember that it's not a zero-sum thing where only one type of problem deserves any attention whatsoever, and I am also offering a valuable service in exchange--namely, what happens when Frisk teases her 10-foot husband about keeping her like a pet. Please don't worry about it if you can't spare any cash, just share the link and/or send good vibes my way. Love you all kthx <3

P.S. My patrons will be getting previews and informal polls on what direction to take with my crowdfunded filth. If this works well enough, hell, I'll do it again for more smut, idfk

tl;dr My husband deserves much better than he's gotten from life, and it kills me that my mental illness has made him have to work so hard. I will write porn in exchange for enough cash to take him back to his hometown for a few days' respite.

[catboyantichrist]

Hi there! Can you please do relationship headcanons of a gender neutral MC with autism and ADHD dating the seven brothers? I’d love to see more positive writing of a neurodivergent MC and how each of the brothers would love and respect them regardless of their disabilities. Feel free to do this if you want to. If not, that’s ok! Have a great day! 😁👍🌷🌹🌺🌸🌼🌻🌷🌹🌻🌼🌸🌺

This ask literally made me squeal- my neurodivergent ass is gonna have way too much fun with this- LMAO Just a warning, I'm basing this mainly off of my personal experiences (I have ADHD and am possibly getting tested for atypical autism in the future.). Ill try to be as broad as possible but I'd just like to give a heads up.

Just know that if you don't relate to this post or something in it, that doesn't mean you aren't valid! Everyone experiences neurodivergencey differently ^^

☆The Brothers Dating A GN!MC With Autism & ADHD☆

Day-to-day life has always been a struggle. As it feels like no human truly understands why you function the way you do. From bosses, to teachers, to neurotypical friends. Life can feel draining and like a chore when you're living in a world that doesn't function the way you do.

Then your world literally changes. You're in the devildom now. Most people would be terrified that they're living in a house full of demons. But you weren't. You felt like you finally belonged, and eventually you finally found love. Something that people assumed you'd never be able to find. Well jokes on them because your lover treats you with so much respect and kindness, and of course you do the same. This is some of what your lover does that just makes your heart spin:

Lucifer:

-Much to your dismay, before Lucifer started to get to know you he was similar to the humans you've encountered in the past. This doesn't last long though as one of the brothers (most likely Leviathan or Mammon) try to explain. He begins to go a bit easier on you, and also falls for you.

-When you guys start dating, he makes it his goal to help make your day-to-day life easier. Dare I say, he takes pride in it. (Hahahah aren't I funny?)

-He notices how you need a schedule to function, but how much you hate schedules. So with your permission, he makes a loose schedule and follows it WITH you. It simultaneously helps you function more than usual, and it helps Lucifer take breaks when he needs to.

-You two begin to do everything together, as doing stuff together and holding each other accountable is a lot easier than doing it alone

-If someone ever dares to make a rude comment about you Lucifer will um... "take care of them".

-If you ever get overstimulated from the environment you're in, Lucifer keeps his office wide open as a quiet place for you. He keeps a weighted blanket, some headphones and any stim toys you usually use in a corner of his office. If you're not comfortable with them out in the open he'll keep them in a special box somewhere in his office that others can't get into.

Mammon:

-Executive Dysfunction gang! The both of you are relieved that you understand each other and some dumbass wont just go "jUsT gEt Up aNd dO iT!"

-If you guys are struggling with it at different times, you'll try to help each other do small tasks that require very limited effort so that one of you don't get overwhelmed and stressed out. If its a particularly difficult day, you'll just stay there to support the other if they want that.

-If both of you are struggling that day, you do nothing ✨together✨ and just vibe with each others company.

-This man brings you shiny things. They don't even have to be worth anything, they're just shiny. You proceed to do the same. You two now have a designated spot for shiny things you bring each other. If you have an interest in art, you and him will probably end up using the shiny objects as art projects.

-A LOT of impulse shopping. You guys enable each other. Although you quickly realize that you impulse shop for each other. Every second day you end up bringing each other gifts and laughing about it after.

Leviathan:

-Y'know that arm thing two neurodivergent people do when they find out that the other person is neurodivergent? Yeah you two did that. And still continue to do that. It's your greeting now.

-You two spend tons of time either cuddling and talking about your special interests together, or both of you are pacing around Levi's room talking about your special interests together.

-And if you end up having the same special interest?? Oh man the serotonin you two both get just being AROUND each other.

-If you have a hard time around tons of people (in general or just at certain times) he's more than willing to share his room with you and for you two to do online school together. I mean hey, doing school by yourself online is difficult. (Even if it's more comfortable for you both)

-Will he get you a matching pair of noise cancelling headphones if you have auditory sensory issues, or if you just like the pressure on your head. (I don't know if that's a neurodivergent thing but I will wear my headphones just so that I feel some sort of pressure on my head)

-You both communicate what you need, and whether you need alone time or not. Making sure not to trigger any form of rejection sensitivity dysphoria for eachother.

Satan:

-If you were one of those neurodivergent kids that spent all of their time in the library, going through books like wildfire in middle school, get ready for that to be reignited.

-You two will read together all the time, and if you're having a day where you're more fidgety and don't wanna stay still, Satan is more than happy reading to you while you pace around.

-Satan has a natural curiosity, and loves to learn about anything that he doesn't already know about. So if you have a special interest about your own neurodivergency, he is more than happy to listen to you ramble about your life experiences and symptoms.

-Honestly, it doesn't even have to be about neurodivergency, Satan is happy to listen and learn about anything you're interested currently.

-If you aren't big on physical affection from humans or, well... humanoid people, that's perfectly fine! That's what animals are for! He'll take you to a cat cafe and will enjoy spending time with the animals with you.

-Similar to Lucifer, if anyone makes a comment about the way you act, they wont live to see another day. Unlike Lucifer, the demons who say these comments don't even finish their sentence. They're dead before MC blinks.

Asmodeus:

-When Asmodeus finds out that you have sensory issues that affect what you wear, he decides to hand-make clothes with fabrics of your choice. He has no issue with you prioritizing comfort over appearance, but if you want to put effort into your appearance and texture is stopping you, he's more than happy to design some stuff for you.

-Asmodeus has always been a touchy person, but if you aren't comfortable with that he'd never force you to cuddle. If you are interested in physical affection one of his favourite things to do is put makeup on your face, or just touch your face.

-Speaking of which, if you ever impulsively cut your hair whether it be from breakdown, normal impulsivity, or sensory issues with your hair being longer. He'll always help you cut your hair. He wants to make sure that once you cut it, you wont regret it the next day.

-Depending on whether you like going outside or not (or if its depending on the day) he's more than happy to take you to the fall! He'll make sure you're always comfortable and if you need the attention diverted from you if you need a break!

-If you don't like going outside, Asmo will dedicate certain nights for just you two to hang out. He can always energy match you. Hyperactive? Oh he's right there with you bouncing of the walls. Calmer? He doesn't mind just vibing with you. Comfort? Oh you've come to the right guy.

-Asmodeus is very emotionally intelligent, it may have originally been for the wrong purposes (charming others) but now he can use it to help you work through issues with socializing with others, past traumas from other people, he'll always do his best to support you as long as you'd do the same for him!

Beelzebub:

-Beel is always well meaning, but whether you're neurodivergent or neurotypical, communication is key with him. So, if you're unintentionally blunt to neurotypical people, that's exactly what Beel needs and wants. He knows you don't mean it out of harm, you're just trying to state your boundaries.

-Do you need a weighted blanket? This man will become the weighted blanket. He wants to make sure you're comfortable at all times!

-If you have trouble eating, Beel is here to help. If you take meds for ADHD and they make you lose your appetite, or just general forgetfulness, he'll remind you to have at least some sort of small snack throughout the day. Nothing too filling, just enough so that you aren't running on zero food throughout the day.

-All the go-to and comfort foods that you had in the human world? Beel would make it his MISSION to get them, and TONS of it too. It's the only food in the house he wont eat because he knows how important it is to you. He will tear up a bit if you offer to share though.

-If you're in a hyperactive mood, or anxious, Beel will convince you to do some light exercise with him to help calm you down

Belphegor:

-If you have trouble sleeping, Belphie will definitely try and help. Ranging from cuddling, aroma therapy, getting Beel to do exercise with you. To more magical means (if you're comfortable with it) like sleeping powder.

-If you just have a different internal clock than the average person, that's fine too! It may be permanent but that's okay- Belphie will sleep at any time with you.

-Isn't generally a social person so if you're not that big of a fan of social interaction you don't have to worry. Belphie would even do online school with you!

-He would let you use his pillows and blankets to stim if that's something you're interested in. He'd also listen to you ramble about your interests while doing so! As long as you don't mind him talking about the stars afterwards.

-Definitely the most blunt out of his brothers, so communication wouldn't be an issue between you two. If his bluntness is a bit too harsh for you he'll try to tone it down a bit, but it would probably just end up as him trying to explain the reasoning behind the bluntness and how it's not out of harm.