I think some of you forgot that autistic people sometimes act strange and say things that are poorly worded and speak with incorrect tone and misunderstand or miss social cues because they are autistic
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Source: Austin Chandelier Service
Photographed by {I believe to be} Jake McCoy
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The Kitchen {also} Photographed by Jake McCoy
the nonsharers are mad lmfaoo
Idk if its just me but I HATE when people who yume/selfship with a certain character get pissed or annoyed when others also ship themselves with them.
Like bro... YOU DONT OWN THAT CHARACTER. it's giving the 2019 "He's my boyfriend and husband, and I'll kill anyone who even looks at him" shit.
broke this chapter into two parts BECAUSE it has a bit of a tone switch :)
pt.1 is definitely a 'transition' if you will, so it's much shorter
pt.2 is the real stuff
Akrasia
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You knew you had to leave this town. There really was nothing left for you - or anyone - here. Most of the sheriffâs department left, just as most of the residents - Leaving infrastructure abandoned and empty. You agreed to stay a little longer, for Thomasâ sake. In return, youâd been invited to dinner - Which laid in front of you. You, amongst the family, sat at the lace-draped table, the only consistent sound being the scraping of utensils against the aged porcelain. Luda Mae, sitting at the left side of the table, broke the minor silence:
âWeâre so glad you could join us tonight, dear. It means a lot that youâre staying, âspecially to Thomas.âÂ
Thomas blushed a bit in response, he never liked being placed in vulnerable positions. You attempted to smile, âItâs the least I could do.â You really tried to sound convincing, but from Charlieâs reaction, you werenât the best at pretending..
âSo, you planning on staying for long?âÂ
âAs long as I can.âÂ
âYouâre not a good liar, honey.âÂ
You pushed the contents of your broth around, not making eye contact with anyone. You could feel Charlieâs complacent grin growing the more he stared at you.Â
âThereâs no reason in lying, hun. You donât want to stay here.âÂ
It was true, you didnât. Everything had dried up - And you, you were parched. Continuing to distract yourself with dinner, you felt yourself get more and more aggravated as the interrogation resumed. Thomas was unusually stiff, staring down at his food just as you were. He really didnât want you to leave - Heâd never admit it, but he loved you; And hearing about you leaving just made that repressed feeling rouse.Â
âCharlie, leave the poor child alone. I will not have you riling each other up at this table.âÂ
Charlie rolled his eyes, mumbling a small âyes mama..â before returning to his food.
Just avoid him - heâs not worth it; You thought to yourself. Charlie really did like riling people up, though, he really was just afraid of being left out. You two never really got along - He was all âtough love.â An intimidating kind of guy who was always judging, even if he didnât mean it. You were sure there was love in his heart, maybe not for you, but most definitely for his family. You saw the way he looked at his mama - Full of respect with hints of defiance.Â
Dinner continued in inconsistent silence - Luda Mae would start up conversations only for them to end just as fast. You tried producing thoughtful responses, putting in more effort than the dispassionate grunts coming from the rest of the table. Monty never really enjoyed âmeaninglessâ conversation, his main focus was to get dinner over with so he could return to the living room - Wasting another day with his legs rotting into the cushion of the reclining chair.Â
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When dinner concluded, the table cleared, and the family members resigned to their usual evening routines, you thanked the Hewitts and packed the little things you brought with you - Parting ways as you left for the doorway. Just before you reached the final step of the porch, the front screen doors swung open.
âDear,â Luda Mae, of course, stopped you. You turned around, a small âhm?â fell from your lips.Â
âWe really do appreciate your company. Youâre always welcome to stay - Even if itâs just for the night.âÂ
Just for the night.
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stop infantilizing Bubba Sawyer - That is a grown man with fully developed dick and balls. This is the same man who used his chainsaw as a dick...to penetrate the air.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING THIS IS A GROWN MAN NOT A CHILD
STOP INFANTILIZING AUTISTIC PEOPLE CHALLENGE LEVEL" IMPOSSIBLE đŁď¸âźď¸
some of you guys write your y/n's in such childish and misogynistic ways
if I didn't know the context, I'd think you're describing a 12 year-old girl
like I'm 100% supportive of people's fantasies and such, but at some point in gets weird. and I don't mean weird as in awkward, I mean weird as in this is borderline soulless and dehumanizing. You're basically describing a childish tradwife sexdoll.
TW: Self-mutilation, Hoyt mention {very very brief}, typical canon activities, self-harm?, skin conditions,
Very poor editing, my apologies -
Speech:
Iâve seen many people assume that Thomas either A.) Doesnât speak by choice; B.) Canât speak from vocal {cord} issues; Or C.) A combination of the two / his facial deformity. I agree with everyone else but Iâd also like to add a potential reason: Iâm pretty sure Thomas was diagnosed with âmetal deteriorationâ of some sort in the introduction scene {2006/The Beginning}, and considering this was the mid-late 1900âs, knowledge on mental health was very little compared to now, especially in such a small town. Thomas could possibly be neurodivergent, maybe high-function autism but even then, Thomas could simply have a condition called Speech Apraxia/Apraxia of Speech/AOS/CAS. âIn CAS, the brain has trouble planning for speech movement. The brain isn't able to properly direct the movements needed for speech. The speech muscles aren't weak, but the muscles don't form words the right way.â - Mayo Clinic. This couldâve been amplified by his facial deformity. I donât think itâs irrational to think Thomas can speak, or speaks scarcely, but itâs also not irrational to think Thomas just doesnât speak. I donât think itâs a vocal cord issue as Thomas can make sounds pretty well {Considering he screams/yells/yelps at times in the 2003 remake, and even âhowlsâ in the 2006 version after he gets stabbed by Chrissie.} This is just a thought though, I could be wrong.
Skin Condition:
In a behind-the-scenes video {which can be found on youtube}, one of the crew members said Thomas had an extreme form of skin cancer. Now, this could very well be true, but if it was a real-world condition, Thomas would either be bed-ridden, hooked to a machine constantly, or dead. This condition could be made up, but Iâve found two possible real-world conditions which Thomas may have.Â
Cutaneous Lupus {CLE}. âCutaneous lupus is one type of lupus â an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in different body tissues. âCutaneous lupus,â which means skin lupus, affects your skin. Inflammation in your skin causes a variety of symptoms â most often a red, scaly rash. These symptoms are triggered by sunlight exposure.â - Cleveland Clinic. This, as most skin conditions, can be localized, meaning theyâre only in one area. In Thomasâ case, this is his face. This could also occur in his scalp, neck, and ears for all we know. CLE is also not contagious.
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What is CLE?Â
âCutaneous lupus, or skin lupus, is an autoimmune disease that affects your skin, causing skin rashes. Autoimmune diseases happen when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body tissues. In cutaneous lupus, your immune system attacks your skin cells, causing chronic inflammation in your skin. This manifests as a recognizable rash, often with related symptoms like itching, irritation or swelling.â - Cleveland Clinic
2. Pustular Psoriasis. Now, this diagnosis doesnât make the most sense until you see the actual âphotoâ of Thomasâ face. A photo {Which is shown below} is from the 2006/The Beginning behind-the-scenesâ on youtube. This looks A LOT like Pustular Psoriasis to me; Though I could be very wrong. âSymptoms of pustular psoriasis include pustules (white or yellow, pus-filled, painful bumps) that may be surrounded by inflamed or reddened/discolored skin. The pus in pustules is caused by inflammation and is not contagious. People with plaque psoriasis or other types of psoriasis may also develop pustular psoriasisâ - The National Psoriasis Foundation. Common placement of Pustular Psoriasis includes the hands, feet, scalp, and face. It usually affects the hands and feet {Palmoplantar pustulosis}, but not in all patients.
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Whatâs the Difference?
âPustular psoriasis is a type of psoriasis that causes skin plaques with pustules or blisters anywhere on your body. Palmoplantar pustulosis, which is also known as palmoplantar pustular psoriasis, is pustular psoriasis that affects only your hands and feet.â - Cleveland Clinic
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What is Pustular Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is an auto-immune disease, as is CLE: âYour immune system keeps your body healthy by defending itself against foreign invaders like bacteria. These invaders can make you sick. If you have psoriasis, your skin immune system becomes overactive and releases inflammatory molecules that cause healthy skin cells to divide and replicate too quickly, which causes dead skin cells to form on the surface of your skin as scales or flakes. This state of immunologic over-activity also causes certain cells from the immune system called neutrophils to collect in the most superficial layers of the skin, which causes pustules.â - Cleveland Clinic
Photo for Reference:
Iâm not joking, this is an actual screenshot from the Behind-The-Scenes at around 32:17. Now, I donât think Thomasâ condition AS SEEN IN THE FILMS is as extreme, but this might be what a flare-up looks like for him. That being said, thereâs a significant feature Thomas has that we havenât addressed yet,
How Did Thomas Lose His Nose?
In The Beginning {2006}, we can see Thomasâ nose cartilage rotting off from multiple open wounds. Just based on this information, itâs safe to assume it just rotten off, right? Not necessarily. Looking at Thomasâ face reveal in the 2003 remake, we notice the nose is cleanly cut off right where the ârotâ/wound was in the 2006 version. Combine this with his tendency of self-mutilation, this leads me to assume he {or someone in the family} cut it off. Now, Iâve researched this a bit {hyperfixation running rampant rn} and cutting off your nose doesnât hit any major arteries and isnât life-threatening on its own. However, your nose is part of whatâs called the âTriangle of Death.â The Triangle of Death is a part of the face featuring the nose all the way down to the corners of the mouth. Because this area is so close to your brain as well as openings in your face, infections can be deadly. So cutting off your own nose could kill you from infection, not the act itself. Obviously, Thomas didnât die from this as heâs in the damn movies with a fully-healed 'nose'. Anyway, going back to observing his face, we can also see the nasal bone. Finally answering the question: Itâs safe to assume Thomas picks at his skin alot. Combine this with poor hygiene and wearing his {very dirty} mask all the time, his wounds most likely got infected. This caused him to literally rot from the inside out, which caused necrosis. Thomas most likely cut his nose off because of an infection that had the potential to be fatal. Lord knows Luda Mae was probably horrified and Iâm sure Hoyt wasnât too thrilled either..{Montyâs snoozinâ 100%}
Anyway, apologies for the poorly-edited and non-coherent rant. I see so many theories and get a bit intimidated to comment under most of them so I decided to post this instead. :)
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This is literally just David Dorfman but still
uh hello that is the only appropriate response
im so funny hahahaha