Catoptrophobia is the phobia of mirrors, for anyone wondering :)
Sans: Huh, so you're afraid of mirrors? How come? Is there like a reason that happened in your past that caused it, or is it just something that you don't like? Either way, he won't tease you or anything, might make some mirror puns but other than that, he doesn't do much else. He might cover up a mirror or two if you decide to come over or take them down from the living room cause the only one who needs it is Papyrus... sometimes Sans when he wants to mess around with his hair brush but other than that, they don't need mirrors.
Papyrus: Of course the second he hears the fact that you don't like mirrors, he's going to run around the house and take them down! He wished that you told him before! He doesn't need mirrors other than the one in the bathroom! He already knows that he is amazing, and does not need to look at himself often to remind himself of that fact. Though, honestly, he does want to know why you don't like mirrors, if you'd be okay with sharing that fact with him? It's interesting to him! Human fears are so strange! Worry not Y/n, nothing from the mirror would be able to hurt you! Unless the glass breaks but... hm... yes, that makes sense.
Red: Tsh what? You're afraid of some stupid glass? Why? What the hell is wrong with you? He isn't, I dunno, judging you or anything it's just a stupid fear... okay, maybe he is judging a little bit but that's just because he's used to a place where if you have fears, they're used against you and yours is just... mirrors? If it's not too bad, he might use it to prank you but if it's enough to make you have like a panic attack and stuff like that? Then yeah, he won't use it against you and will even protect you from mirrors if he's allowed to. Edge likes looking in them so he might not be able to cover them or anything but... he'll try to help you out.
Edge: When you first tell Edge about your phobia, he may act like it was an idiotic fear and you should get over it but he's honestly very flattered that you would tell him one of your 'weaknesses' since normally people keep those to themselves. As much as he loves mirrors and looking into them, he will take them down so you may walk around the house in peace and just keep the ones in the bathroom up. He does believe that you should try to work on that fear so nobody could use it against you. Plus, that seems like one that is bad to have... Is it just any reflection or just mirrors? Because either way, that phobia seems like it would be troublesome to have.
Blueberry: Even though the idea of you being afraid of mirrors is confusing, and a little strange to him, he will never allow anyone to use it against you, and anyone who tries, he will be so mad at! He'll take down the mirrors in the house, or cover them with blankets if needed, and if that doesn't help, he'll ask a few different ways that he could help you with your phobia. He does believe that you need to get over it though, and will help you figure out ways to get over this phobia because mirrors are something you need! If you're always scared to look into them, something might happen, right?
Stretch: He shrugs when you tell him, and says "That's okay" he gets having fears of things, even if they're things that a lot of other people wouldn't even think about. Blueberry is afraid of snakes, and Stretch has the phobia of heights, nothing that is too troublesome, and if you're embarrassed about your fear, he'll tell you all about his own fears, even the ones that don't make sense like... needles. Needles freak him out, and he doesn't even have skin to be poked with by needles. If he summons and ecto they could take the magic out of it to be stored or given to someone else but that's, you know, different and he might never do that.
Axe: He doesn't like mirrors either and doesn't have any in his house so it's totally fine.
Noodle: Just like Axe.
Wiseguy: So you don't like mirrors? Huh, okay, that's fine but why? He gets having a phobia, he doesn't like really loud noises but that isn't really a phobia more just since his hearing is so strong, it hurts his head if he hears too loud sounds. That's one reason why he and Clip can't work together all the time. Whatever though, he won't bring up your fear and honestly won't do much about it? If you're afraid of mirrors, that's your thing and it isn't his area to bring it up or mention it ever.
Bones: It's like he already knew about your phobia and by the time you came around the house, all of the mirrors were either taken down or covered up. How weird.
Clip: Eh mirrors are lame anyway. He'll take them down or cover them whenever you're coming around. They don't even really have that many mirrors in their house anyway, so it isn't needed.
Boss: Boss thinks that it's an idiotic phobia and will try his best to help you get over it, while most likely pushing a bit too hard at first until he realizes that he isn't being very kind and that makes him feel bad once you break down, or tell him that he's pushing you too much. He'll start to try to see through your eyes, and he realizes that... he doesn't like mirrors either. Maybe he was being so aggressive because he hated the fact that he had it as well? Every time he looks into the mirror, he sees Heavy and Mobster. The ones that he got killed, standing behind him, then he turns and they're never there. He doesn't like mirrors either, Y/n.
Books: Oh that's silly Y/n! Mirrors won't hurt you, not at all, and you're amazing looking so you should be able to see yourself whenever you want! When you tell him that the mirrors really do bother you, he might tease a little but then realize that you're telling the truth, and it really is something that bugs you, and he'll feel bad for teasing you about it... with that, he would try his best to make you feel better about it, and won't force you to look into any mirrors, and cover your reflection whenever he gets the chance to, or has the ability to do it. Phobias confuse him when they're of things that won't really harm you in anyway but you didn't choose for it so he won't mess with you about it anymore.
Crank: You have the phobia of mirrors? That's a pretty interesting one to have, honestly. He won't tease you or anything, and he won't even ever bring it up so you might think he forgets but you'd soon realize that you've never seen a mirror around and any of the ones in the house are covered. He does care about your phobia and your feelings, just won't make a big deal out of them because he doesn't want you to get embarrassed about them, or something like that. He too has some phobias! Agliophobia and Athazagoraphobia. Broken bones and being forgotten. They're both things that really bother him.
Growing up, I'd look in mirrors a lot. Maybe spend a good 2 or three minutes, just observing. My family called a narcissist for it, but I'm not admiring myself. I look at mirrors expecting a change in the reflection. A door open, or a stranger in the room. Maybe my eyes will change color or something will appear behind me. Maybe my reflection will make a face that I cannot pull. One can only know if one looks.
So that's why I would stare into them, or at myself. Mirrors are terrifying. I don't sleep with one in my room, you know. I don't want what's on the other side watching me sleep.
Hello Spiderlings! 🕷 Welcome back to Phobia of the Week!
🔆This week's phobia is Catoptrophobia, the fear of mirrors! Many occurrences of this phobia are derived from worries over self-image, or superstitions that surround mirrors in various cultures.
Do you have any unique interpretations of this phobia? Feel free to reply to this post with your ideas!
entomophobia (fear of insects, for me it's nearly paralyzing and can send me into a panic attack very quickly)
thalassophobia (fear of deep, dark bodies of water, and specifically water that i can't see through to the bottom of)
arachnophobia (fear of arachnids, although tarantulas are okay for me to look at pictures/videos of. any other arachnid makes me sick to see, and seeing any arachnid in real life is a big no)
basophobia (fear of falling. i'm not acrophobic, heights are okay, but it's falling that scares me)
catoptrophobia (fear of mirrors, and for me specifically, fear of reflections. looking at reflections in mirrors makes me extremely uneasy and paranoid)
trypophobia (fear of clusters of holes. i get extremely nauseous even looking at them)
claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces. more specifically cleithrophobia, which is the fear of getting trapped in an enclosed space, being unable to move, the ceiling collapsing on you, etc)
nomophobia (fear of being without a phone, cell contact, etc. my specific fear is not being connected to the internet, which has been informally coined abinterretephobia, but it's not official yet)
bathophobia (fear of depths. for me, it's tunnels and deep caves that give me extreme anxiety, and being deep underwater)
azathagoraphobia (fear of being forgotten, replaced, or ignored. this is a common thing for me to get nearly debilitating anxiety or depressive spirals from)
androphobia (fear of men, and for me specifically, masculine adult men. i get extreme anxiety and tend to remove myself from the encounter as soon as possible, and constantly feel like i am in danger although there is no specific indicators of any danger)
