Autistic! Sterling Archer headcanons
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"I could do this all day; since I find repetitive behaviour... so calming!"
(Based on my knowledge since I'm up to season 10)
Despite his obvious sarcasm in Coyote Lovely (since we're announcing it now), I do think he stims. Just in unconventional ways. Instead of flapping his hands he might fidget with an unloaded gun. Does anyone know it's unloaded? No. Is it unnerving to see "the best agent" (debatably) in the office ejecting and reloading the magazine of his gun over and over again? Yes. Brett (R.I.P.) leaves the room every time he starts. Is anyone that's not Lana or Malory going to tell him to stop? No. Lana just thinks he's being a fuckwit, but Malory knows he's stimming and hates it.
Tiptoe walker. I will not budge on this. Woodhouse didn't give a damn and Malory wasn't around often enough to correct it, so until he went to boarding school he was on his tiptoes a lot. Then he got bullied out of it. But he still walks not heel-toe, instead opting for toe-heel, or just flat. He gets his shoes custom tailored (cobbled?) so they're a little more stretchy and he doesn't crease the leather when he walks improperly so that Malory won't get on his case.
Related to the first point, if he's tired or comfortable he might rock on his heels a little while making coffee, or waiting around for something which also annoys Malory to no end. IMO she finds anything outwardly "autistic" very annoying.
Despite the fact that he's obviously intentionally abrasive sometimes, I do think he misses social cues fairly often. He didn't have any super positive role models to help him pick up on them when he was little, and I think that translates to his adulthood.
Definitely forgets to eat a lot of the time. I don't even know if this one is a headcanon, I think it's just canon. Did he not have Woodhouse, I doubt he'd eat breakfast ever.
I don't think he'd discuss it/show it for fear of Malory's resentment, but I do think he'd like stuffed animals/action figures.
I mean, come on guys. Are we really going to argue that this guy wouldn't want a stuffed ocelot? Or a Burt Reynolds action figure? (Real thing, I looked it up).
Despite the fact that he seems to have tried every drink in the world, I don't think he'd be so adventurous with food.
In the show him only buying very expensive clothes is a recurring bit, and whilst it's just played for laughs I think it's also because, sensory-wise, they'd use nicer materials with more consistent quality standards.
Okay that's it if you have any headcanons please share them! I'd love to hear everyone's opinions!
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