Thinking about Bannerfall Nom again.
Thinking about how cc!Nom has mentioned having ADHD. Thinking about how itās very common in neurodivergent folk to feel all your emotions very strongly and to not always react well to things. Thinking about how bf!4C was scared to tell bf!Nom about letting the oathbreak slip because of how heād react. Thinking about how Nom KNEW he wasnāt taking it well and still couldnāt keep his temper.
Thinking about how Scott was always gentle with Nom despite disagreeing with a lot of his actions, especially regarding the Creaking King. Thinking about how Scott gave him grace and patience and never once made Nom feel like Scott was afraid of him, or that heād abandon him.
I am someone who is very intense, feels my emotions strongly, and often reacts to things loudly and dramatically (usually perceived as anger even if thatās not entirely what I feel). Iāve had friends during multiple points of my life who have been afraid to tell me things because of this. Some dealt with it by approaching me tentatively in a controlled environment, some by just avoiding me or cutting me off entirely. Iāve lost lots of friendships and have struggled with feeling abandoned, but a few friends have stuck with me through it all and have never made me feel like theyāre scared of me, which I understand takes a certain type of strength, and I appreciate all theyāve had to put up with from me, and I love them so much.
There have been times in my life where I havenāt had those people, which is why Flowersmith means so much to me, as a ship and as a pairing in general. Scott is patient and understanding and assures Nom that he will never leave his side, and there is always a resolution to every one of their fights, which I could see becoming the absolute escapist fantasy for anyone who has been in similar situations to me.
Nom is aware of these flaws and WANTS to change, but doesnāt know how, and GODS does that hit home. I love seeing this portrayed through his eyes in raw, unedited format. Thatās a perk of the streamed SMPs- thereās nothing in the way itās portrayed that frames a characterās actions as āgoodā or ābadā, especially if you were a VOD watcher and didnāt have the music. These actions just⦠exist. Theyāre allowed to just exist. It feels very forgiving. Non-judgemental.
Nom still has to deal with the consequences of the people heās hurt by his explosiveness. He has to deal with the people closest to him being afraid of him. He has to try to learn to be less impulsive and to think things through, but he still canāt help the way his brain is. Itās no excuse for his actions, but itās a very real struggle and it doesnāt take a lot of work to see how Iāve been in similar situations (minus the mace and the medieval fantasy).
Anyway bf!Nom is a real one. The neurodivergent character ever.