Mike Afton being essentially disabled after dying.
Like no duh having no internal organs is Not Good and all of the other logistics of hiding the fact he’s dead from everyone. But it’s all the little inconveniences that make his life so much harder.
The pain doesn’t stop and while it won’t kill him, he has to lay down for hours after strenuous activity because he hasn’t got the energy to move again. His tolerance is miles better than a normal person could but it still hurts, and what is he gonna do? Take painkillers? He’s dead, they won’t do shit!
The fact he can move at all is a miracle, so him being a little slow and stiff is perfectly normal thank you very much. And the cane is just practical; maintaining balance is difficult, AND it can double as a weapon as a last resort.
Him using all sort of splints and braces around his joins because his tendons are all sorts of fucked and hits far too easy for him to dislocate things. Even then he still slowly loses dexterity in his hands. Which sucks as he *liked* drawing and now he can barely hold a pencil properly without his fingers going wonky.
Just… The mundane horror of your body no longer working right without any possible solution
