sorry for it being kinda shorter than the others- I'm allergic to Seth. 💀
So we've all assumed that Seth is the safest LI for the longest time. But I have hard evidence that this is the complete opposite from the truth.
First off all is this art from Tumblr and Twitter that I'm really surprised that nobody has talked about before
So we already have seen visually that Seth is violent.
May I also remind you guys that the dev mentioned "hints that are in plain sight" which I think is a direct lead to Seth. Since he looks dangerous because he is dangerous.
There was also a time where I think somebody asked about what Seth was like when mad and it didn't say specifically but is did say that whenever Avery ghosted Seth that Seth didn't allow anybody around him for I think it was a while because of how mad he got. That should've been yalls first red flag smh 😒
Also this:
Now I'm not saying Seth can't be all chill and shit. But the thing you have to look out for is if he ever gets mad. And keep in mind that if MC does the right things/acts a certain way that he can be very clingy and I can only imagine how easy it is to anger him. And may I remind you that you won't be able to fight back because that mf is 6 foot and has childhood trauma.
Thats another thing, Seth is the strongest out of all the LI. TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, ZACHARY IS SAFER THAN HIM.
Me and Kam [@dont-wannadothis-anymore] have also theorized in the past that he may have some links with the government, considering his job is left to player interpretation and that he's smart af too.
Also, has anybody talked about how its possible that Seth might have something supernatural? Not like a certain somebody but I mean in like a hex/curse type of way since its been mentioned that the family was into dark arts.
I've thought about it some and my immediate thoughts was perhaps a curse, I've heard of actual witches and such using snakes in curses/rituals so yeah, thats what my guess is so far. Maybe something like a naga?
Going back to him being dangerous, I have also noticed that it doesn't take much to get Seth mad. For instance, calling him the name his adoptive parents gave him.
And its very possible he might have some anger issues because bro got childhood trauma and we all know how that plays out most the time. 🧍♂️
Now once again like I said before, I do belive that Seth can be all chill and a little cutie patootie sometimes but do not let that fool you. I feel like alot of people forget that the whole point of Colored Gaze is finding out the LI's true personality and not just what's on the outside and you guys need to take that into consideration. ESPECIALLY with Seth. And with that all said- [evaporates].
Colored Gaze Theory: Zachary Has a Mental Disorder.
WARNING: PLEASE DO NOT ROMANTICIZE ANY BEHAVIOR I TALK ABOUT IN THIS THEORY. IT IS NOT HEALTHY AND YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW SHOWS SYPMTOMS.
Theory begins under cut:
Does anybody else find it kind of strange that the dev is so open about Zachary being the "worst" LI and showing his bad side?
The whole point of Colored Gaze is to find out the LI's true "colors" and so far Seth and Simon haven't shown their true ones in tumblr/CC asks unless it's a little lore hint here and there. We all assume that Zachary is the most dangerous but what if it's the exact opposite? After all, Zachary is the only LI I couldn't see killing MC.
"Oh but Zachary's basically been the most of a bitch from what we have seen on the tumblr/cc so far!" But what if that's what the dev is trying to make us think just so that they can throw a curveball at us and catch us off guard?
In a past theory I had mentioned that on the C.C that Zachary has depression, but I’m now realizing that it probably meant that Zachary needed to see a therapist and I’ve figured out why.
Zachary has Borderline Personality Disorder.
As crazy as I may sound, it actually makes a lot of sense. Lets also think about how it's been said that Zach’s parents were never really “involved” with his life so if he did show any symptoms of a mental disorder at a young age his parents never would have known and brushed it off.
Source:
“Zachary... hmmm.... despite having a 'perfectly' normal childhood with his parents supporting what he wants to do and capability to do pretty much anything... his parents weren't really super involved with him deeply. Like, they kind of lack major presence or never really had a deep connection with him, they're just 'child and parent'.”
Comparing Zachary’s behavior to BPD.
Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder:
"Bold – Impulsivity is a BPD trait that can be positively linked to being bold, courageous and having the ability to speak one's mind. Creative – The high intensity of emotions can be released into creative endeavors. Many people with BPD put their entire emotional expression into music, art, performance and writing."
Now correct me if I’m wrong, (and I very well might be) but Zachary’s interest with photography could fit into the creative endeavors part.
He's also very bold with his flirting as we see in the demo whenever he kisses MC's hand within the first 3 minutes of knowing them.
"individuals with borderline personality disorders can also love intensely, although somewhat erratically and egocentrically."
“Relationship problems: People with BPD often have intense, tumultuous relationships with others. They may “fall hard” when they meet new people, putting them on pedestals. Their loved ones may describe them as overly needy or clingy.”
For some context for people that haven't listened to Zachary’s playlist; Most of the songs do include lyrics about a very strong love and loving intensely so I believe this fits him.
“Depending on symptom manifestations, both men and women diagnosed with BPD may experience promiscuity, impulsive sexual behavior, hypersexuality, or sex avoidance. These sexual changes may also affect the ability to maintain healthy and stable relationships.”
“One of the hallmarks of BPD is impulsivity, which can manifest as engaging in risky behaviors, including reckless sexual activity. Hypersexuality can be a coping mechanism for individuals with BPD as they try to fill an emotional void or deal with intense emotions.”
Now I think we all now that Zachary is a horny bastard which is what made me look into this being one of the symptoms of BPD in the first place. It could very much explain why he’s so horny. But it makes more sense when you understand that he somewhat cannot control feeling that way now that we know he’s not just being horny just to be horny but it's because he’s more than likely hypersexual.
“Romantic fantasization is a common feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). The unpredictable emotional state associated with borderline personality disorder can cause confusing fluctuations in how borderlines view their romantic partners.”
This could also explain a lot of things about Zachary like why he wants kids with MC so badly, why he’s so “persistent” about being with/marrying MC.
I also found another article basically talking about why some people are attracted to people with BPD and I’m going to put another disclaimer that this type of behavior is not healthy. I am not encouraging or romanticizing it so please don’t either.
“They're easily seduced by the borderline's extreme openness, charm, and vulnerability. In addition, the borderline's passion and intense emotions are enlivening to non-BPDs, who find being alone depressing or “healthy” people boring.”
“A person with impulsive borderline personality disorder often displays the following signs and symptoms of the subtype: Flirtatious with others, sometimes without even realizing it. Captivating, able to act with a natural magnetism. Elusive and mercurial.”
Correct me if I’m wrong but this somewhat explains Zachary to a T. Albeit he only flirts with MC but it has been said that even when he was in school and on valentines day he would get alot of cards and gifts and such because of how he attracted people. I’m pretty sure in past posts its mentioned that Zachary has a “charm” too, along with his parents raising him to be a gentleman. I’ve talked about how him being raised that way may have affected him in a past theory/shitpost too which I will put here:
Me: Zachary probably has years of repressed sexual desire because of how he was raised to be gentlemen and thats why he's such a freak (horny) all the time and I can only imagine how the standards he had to meet of being a "gentleman" affected him mentally considering its been stated that Zachary hasn't felt love before MC and that he himself probably holds himself up to impossibly high standards which in way is shown by him being a perfectionist and thats probably why he's depressed-
My friend who just asked if I wanted a pringle: wtf
This changes everything. We’ve always assumed that Zachary is the yandere because of his behavior that the dev is suspiciously open about. Zachary isn't the yandere, he is mentally ill.
Once again I just find it very suspicious that it's so obvious that Zachary is the "yandere". There's also a song on Zachary's playlist called Borderline too which is what made me think about this in the first place.
There's also a couple other disorders I could tie to Zachary too.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder [OCD]
Obsessive Love Disorder
Now the second one has only recently been recognized as a mental disorder by professionals so I doubt it may be OLD. (hehehehe get it? Cause Zachary's old- I’ll shut up now.)
Now somebody brought up Zachary possibly OCD to me because of how clean he is and how he wants everything to go his way. However, the "wanting everything to go his way." Could also tie into him having BPD and the cleaning part I have to remind them that OCD doesn't stand for Obsessive Cleaning Disorder smh.
Now this post is already long af so I'm going to stop it right here. I've tried to provide as much sources as I could so that people won't be asking clrdgaze blog where I got it from. (Smh guys just ask me, I swear I don't bite and I love asks. 😭) Thank you for reading my unhinged rambling and have a nice day. ♡
Why does Simons story kinda change about the old driver?
(Slight spoilers for Colored Gaze demo)
We all know that something happened to the old driver but the only information we get about him is through Simon, but while I was rewatching gameplay for the 28th time I realized his story kinda changes depending on how you greet him.
Being friendly and introducing yourself gets this dialog:
BUT if your suspicious about Simon you get this dialog instead:
Notice how Simon says NOTHING about the "accident" being work related or done by a car of something like that even though that's what the MC guessed it was?
Also why does Simon go into more detail if MC is rude?
I shouldn't go to much into this next thing because spoilers (I read the Twitter and that other CC I know way to much) but Simon also injured his leg in a "accident" that got him stuck with It so there's my first red flag right there.
I dont know if this will actually mean anything but I remeber in a Twitter post with art of Simon the caption was "No one's able to bully him anymore after the fusion..." and plus Simon does say something about his other coworkers being rude so 👀
Plus the C.C said something about It "scavenging" at night but I'm not 100% sure yet what that could mean although I have a very good idea on what it is though.
Its also been said that if you want It to like you more to fees it fresh meat so It more than likely eats humans.
So maybe It/Simon did something to the old driver? Its been kinda alluded to on the C.C but we'll have to wait until the next update
I would put more rn but its 3:12 am where I am so I'm tired as fuck rn sorry-
However, i might have to stop yall there, don't wanna spoil the true flow of the game in each route. They're all quite different and are quite unique in their own ways. Some may be very complex, some may just to have been showing signs in plain sight too. Its really up to you in how you wanna interpret them until the very end of the game.
Again, there are just very little hints ive shown so far and some you've seen in another account could probably changed/scrapped for the official profiles on each LI. But all i can say is ...... just keep your gaze on them <3
Okay so I listened to this song because I love sm and I would do anything for him pls marry me Simon- Anyways I got curious and looked up the lyrics and?????
THE SONG HAS SUCH A HAPPY AND INNOCENT TUNE I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE CAUGHT OFF GAURD BY ANY LYRICS IN MY LIFE BEFORE
I could be overreacting and this was just the creator wanting to give Simon a voice headcanon but it still feel so important to me for some reason.
This could very well be some important Simon l o r e hints that I've been overlooking until now and its got me losing my mind thinking about this.
Especially since the song could fit for the whole theme of Colored Gaze to, the song seemed so innocent and happy but there was way more going on underneath.
THIS IS GOING TO KEEP ME AWAKE AT NIGHT IM LOSING MY MIND RIGHT NOW
