[ID: A redraw of a panel of the Escaping Peril graphic novel. It is the scene where Queen Scarlet introduces Peril to her court. In the first panel, Scarlet lurks in the background with a manic smile curling her snout as she gestures with her talons at Peril who is in front of her. Her yellow eyes gleam in the light as she states: "Behold, my new and future Champion! My most fabulously wonderful new toy." Peril sits in front of her with an awkward smile on her face, both her front talons are gripping charcoal black SkyWing eggs that are burning at her touch. Different colored text to indicate the shouts of the court about Peril read: "Gasp!" "Save us!" "HELP!" "What is THAT!?" "Kill it!" "It can't be real" "Aaaahhh!" "Firescales!" "Why is it still alive" and "Don't question the Queen." The lower panel to the left shows Princess Ruby reeling back in fear. Her pink eyes are wide as she thinks "This dragonet looks like she's burning up from the inside." The final panel is a close up of Peril. She is a small, bright orange and yellow dragonet with very bright sky blue eyes. She smiles a bit, but her eyes show slight confusion, she doesn't quite know how to deal with the simultaneous praise from Scarlet and the horror of the crowd. /End]
OH BOY. IT IS DONE. My entry for @chow0w's contest. I redrew a panel from Escaping Peril. I remembered how much I hate drawing talons. But also how much I love Scarlet and Peril. Peril hasn't quite grown into all her markings yet. I head cannon that baby Skywings are very fluffy skrunkles for a year or two and then set into their adult patterns.
Peril of the SkyWings and personality disorders (she has them)
not all of them; that's a LOT of disorders, and i'd be severely impressed if i met someone with all of them, lol. but zooming in to cluster b (as i don't feel the others fit her, but feel free to present your own evidence in the notes), i felt like both aspd and bpd fit her.
(i myself have npd, so like i promise this isn't gonna be used to demonize her)
first, let's look at aspd. the criteria are as follows:
1.
failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
2.
deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
3.
impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
4.
irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
5.
reckless disregard for safety of self or others
6.
consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations
7.
lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.
B. The individual is at least age 18 years.
C. There is evidence of conduct disorder with onset before age 15 years.
D. The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of schizophrenia or a manic episode.
one requires three of the one through seven list, and Peril fits 3, 4, and 7. she also might fit 1, but as the wings of fire world doesn't have strict laws, it's hard to tell. with 4, she cannot get in physical fights without severely hurting or killing her opponent, but she constantly thinks about it and has to talk herself out of it. 5 might also fit, but it's hard to hurt her, and she tries very hard not to hurt others now that she's out from under Queen Scarlet's claws.
age is weird for these guys, but i'd put her at a year older than Clay (who is like, 7 or 8 now, right?) so she is an adult by dragon standards, albeit a young adult, and these symptoms have persisted since she was very young. she also, as far as i believe, does not have schizophrenia or manic episodes, so criteron D goes out the window.
so! judging by those criteria, she has aspd. but there's more to the lived experience than that, so basing it off of what i've seen pwASPD say when they talk about their experience, let's look at what goes on inside of her head.
she consistently has to talk herself out of setting other dragons on fire, as for the vast majority of her life that has been the entire reason for her existence (quite literally; she would've been killed if Scarlet didn't want a fun new toy (ew).) she also bases her morals on what Clay would want her to do, and how he would react to her hurting someone. she also has a hard time with empathy (i would say she has none. same, Peril, same) and struggles with knowing what to say in a situation, as well as being ruthlessly practical to the point of being read as completely uncaring & still a monster (that last one is from my own experiences w aspd traits, but i feel like it fits). also, Starflight made an offhanded comment about her being a sociopath, and while that is Not Cool on his part, it does point towards her having aspd even more.
now! bpd time. the symptoms are as follows:
1. Fear of abandonment
2. Unstable or changing relationships
3. Unstable self-image; struggles with identity or sense of self
8. Problems with anger, including frequent loss of temper or physical fights
9. Stress-related paranoia or loss of contact with reality
one requires five of these in order to fit the criteria, and in my eyes, she has them. she has 1 (constantly worried Clay will no longer like her due to her actions)
3 (if i remember correctly she outright thinks "who am i when i'm not killing other dragons?" as well as struggling for the whole of her book and probably both before it and after it with being Scarlet's creature, and who she is now that she's free of her)
4 (she betrays Scarlet in Clay's book despite knowing that Scarlet will not like it, and in her own book you consistently see her making big decisions without thinking them through all the way. see: her leaving Jade Mountain to go after Scarlet, burning Darkstalker's scroll, falling back in with her dad and Scarlet (part of that is the enchantment, and part of it is the childhood trauma, but i feel like it fits here).
7 (she bases her worth on her usefulness; first to Scarlet, then to Clay, and follows what they want to the detriment of herself)
8 (she's a very angry dragon. she gets irritated and annoyed very easily, and struggles not to hurt anyone due to that anger. you see her at the beginning of her book yelling inside her head about how she shouldn't HAVE to stay out of Ruby's way, and how OTHER DRAGONS should be more careful around her, and how if anyone hurts Clay she can't even THINK about it otherwise the cave will fill with rage smoke.)
she also has some of that black and white thinking in regards to most dragons; Clay is literally whom she bases her morals on, and if you aren't friends with Clay you're his enemy and she hates you.
she also has issues with jealousy; she's terrified that she won't be loved, and as a consequence Strongly Dislikes his friends due to fear they will convince him to no longer be her friend.
on top of that, Peril has very strong feelings; she either LOVES you or HATES you and there is rarely any in-between; the only notable exceptions are the rest of Jade Winglet, and Scarlet. we also see her have strong emotions; Clay will do something kind for her and she will, and I quote, "feel her entire soul turn into a fireball".
now, i don't live with either of these disorders, so feel free to add on things you think i missed, correct me on things i got wrong, or anything else.
but in conclusion: Peril has aspd & bpd, she would benefit strongly from a dragon therapist, and she is doing her fuckin best. also i love her.
