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I want more characters who’s quirks haven’t been romanticized a gazillion times.
Oh shyboy#42728 sits alone at lunch with his sketch book? He’s a brilliant artist but he doesn’t talk to anyone? What a weirdo.
Imnotliketheothergirls#123567889 has a passion for reading unlike every other girl in her school?
Nah man. Let’s spice things up, i want more neurodivergent characters with wack (but healthy) coping methods. let’s normalize and romantisize the fact that some people are weird and this is not a bad thing.
I’m talking about that boy who talks to people he’s made up when he’s upset. He introduces each of them to the girl he likes and she thinks it’s cute.
There’s a girl that counts her steps and once she reaches 22 she can breath again. Her girlfriend walks with her.
They know ASL and sign the first letter of people’s words to deal with nerves. Their partner now knows how to sign their name.
When he thinks he might cry he looks for something blue to hold and/or chew on. His boyfriend gives him blue chew necklaces and they learned how to make blue food together.