Pre-Transmutation Heinoustuck John Egbert Headcanons
once had a massive sweet tooth but has since grown pretty tired of sugary foods for the most part
tends to have some trouble sleeping, partially because the wind outside is always even louder once night falls but also because his dad is still up and about at all hours. on top of that it’s pretty damn chilly even inside so he tends to just pass out exhausted at his desk wrapped as tightly as possible in his blanket
related to this he has a lot of nightmares so any sleep he does get is usually rudely interrupted. not only by regular nightmares but by outside psychic influence as well.
when he was younger he used to think about what transmutation might be like with a sort of naïve intrigue but as he got older it became more real and any interest faded. after seeing what it did to his friends, any lingering fascination was dead on arrival
white noise actually tends to freak him out. he’s in a bit of sensory hell regarding not liking things being too loud but if everything’s too quiet he gets nervous something bads about to happen. if he can, he tries to have something, anything in the background. especially if it’s someone speaking. it helps him feel less alone. lots of old radio show broadcasts usually are what he ends up finding helpful
he’s got a little bit of a weakness for sitcoms about coming of age. they make the idea of the future a bit less scary, all things considered
pretty accident prone and so he tries to keep a basic first aid kit on hand if he can, though the extent of his medical care talents are Put Band-Aid On A Cut and Put Ice On A Bruise
his eyesight’s never been very good and it’s only gotten worse over the years due to poor lighting and other strain, which also tends to give him frequent headaches that he tries to nap off
if he isn’t eating sweets from his dad, he’s mostly eating microwavable food honestly because it’s quick and easy and tastes like something that isn’t sugar
plays a lot of escapism based video games
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