Also! Headcanons in general about Fred from Psychonauts? I've read a couple of your fics about the Thorny Towers crew so I'm curious, lol
(I swear I'll get on the other ask soon but this is my JAM)OKAY! FREDDY! Fred Bonaparte! My man, my me, he's such a vibe.
He's trans! Thorney Towers mostly... wasn't told. Whoops.
(His deadname is Alice)
His father tried to get him to name himself "Napoleon". He refused.
He was a band kid. (Specifically, he played trumpet.)
fred has a mild case of pantaphobia.
also he passes out a lot. like. way more than anyone should.
he keeps his arms crossed when not in the straitjacket because he just got used to it being that way
straitjacket was put on because he punched crispin. napoleon was proud of him. fred doesn't remember it now.
he’s a middle child of 3
He was in college when he became an orderly and then went mad. He was going to graduate that spring, but in winter, he lost it all
he used to drive to work in a pretty nifty car. too bad the car is gone now, but he remembers it sometimes. It was a cherry-red convertable.
Fred still talks in french post-psychonauts. it's not that he likes it, it's just easier sometimes.
He tends to put the weight of everyone elses problems on his shoulders. to the point of breaking his back with how much he takes on.
he could be seen as an empath, but he denies it.
He’s actually really good with most of the inmates! it's just freaking.... crispin.
He really likes white chocolate.
He has a bad habit of reading late into the night if he gets into something good.
He thinks that disco is still in. don't tell him otherwise.
He's seen a lot, mostly in his mind and because of Napoleon, but still
If he didn’t fight Napoleon, his mind was a real Waterloo battlefield. He had to put in a lot of effort in to keep it as a board game.
He does tend to use alcohol as a coping mechanism post-Towers and in high school. His partners have to stop him. It’s a rough moment in his life.
He has a lot of memory issues about his past. Can’t even remember his deadname post-Towers.
He, Boyd, Edgar, and Gloria are all one polycule. I love them.
His parents put a lot of pressure on him when he came out because he was “the closest thing we’ve got to a son” and therefore he was expected to carry on the Bonaparte name and such.
He was chess team leader when he was young! He’s actually really good at most board games, and therefore Crispin beating him so thoroughly hurt him a lot more when he was losing to someone when it’s his talent.
He loves hugs but he’s really badly proportioned for them.
He still sees Crispin in the corner of his eye or in reflections. He doesn’t like admitting it.
He, Edgar, and Boyd all go to Gloria’s performances and cheer the loudest. Everyone hates it because Fred’s so stupid tall that no one can see.
I love him, tbh. Good man. Great vibes. Deserves better.
