#renfields gothic lore

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kind of mini relationship charts

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Hi uh for disability pride month sorry if this is a dumb question

Are the gwlings aware of the conditions they have? Like is this a parallel universe where the Victorian era has an extremely good understanding of health or are they just kinda like "huh, wonder why I'm like that"

THEY HAVE ZERO IDEA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂i should mention that mathias Does keep the gwlings in the dark about a lot of things... though this is not one of them because mathias also doesnt know why the fuck hes like that

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originally mathias had intended for jekyll to play the guitar; thon got frustrated when he couldnt play it just right and decided to change it to the trumpet. the guitar didn't suit him, anyways...

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immediately asks u about ur incredibly self indulgent and constantly changing disability/disorder headcanons for the gwlings .

ok i was asking people to ask me about one specific gwling at a time but You know what ill just say all of them here

jekyll has ocd + ocpd (big difference!) + aspd + dysthymia + fibromyalgia

hyde has aspd + dysthymia + fibromyalgia

dracula has npd + autism + sud specifically alcoholism

carmilla has bpd + autism + adhd + pots + massive dyke disorder

adam is autistic and has c-ptsd. I swear to god i had more for him but it appears i have forgotten???????

mathias has ptsd + autism + ...i've been considering hpd and/or maybe even bpd for him but idk really. certainly cluster b however

jim has adhd + autism + mdd + c-ptsd + osdd-1b

I THINK WINSTON SMITH HAS DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER and also c-ptsd + ocd + ppd + autism + pots. perhaps osfed too? his eating habits are Not Normal is all i know .

renfield has two billion eating disorders (arfid + pica) + bipolar type i + brain damage and is partially blind. i think she could potentially have npd too

mina has ptsd + mdd + autism

victor has autism + npd and is immunocompromi(bargaining/compromise suddenly begins playing) Does anyone else hear that .

silver is autistic and god's greatest masker. + ptsd + canonically an amputee

roderick has c-ptsd + maaaybe aspd and schizophrenia. currently juggling the concept around in my head..... I havent thought about roderick a lot surprisingly

madeline has c-ptsd + szpd + dpdr (potentially a different/another dissociative disorder but im not sure) + perhaps cfs/me?

...Good lord its autism central over here

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How do the gwores (and twores) feel about physical affection?

oh gloria im Killing you for this Hold On,

jekyll is extremely uncomfortable with being shown physical affection; he tends to freeze up with even the lightest of touches. he has some... issues he needs working out.

hyde, on the other hand, doesn't really mind being affectionate with others; she doesn't actively seek it out, but if it's given to her, she'll accept it. someone should teach her how to not squeeze the absolute breath out of someone whenever she gives out a hug, however...

dracula is very generous with how he gives out physical affection; some may describe him as being... too generous. boundary-crossing, even. he doesn't understand why, though; isn't showing his love to others a good thing??? :_(

carmilla lives for cuddles. and hugs. and kisses, both platonic and romantic. and playing with people's hair; shy especially loves the latter! she'll spend hours upon hours brushing and braiding someone's hair, if given the opportunity to. the texture's just... so nice, you know?

adam's feelings on physical affection are... mixed. while they do love giving all their friends massive bear hugs, sometimes he feels like it doesn't... deserve to be able to do so. oh poor thang

mathias just LOOOVES showing his LOOOVE to all his LOOOVELY friends! hugs and kisses galore. thon is especially fond of peppering his lovely little friends' cheeks with a billion kisses. very cute.

jim is usually the one being shown physical affection rather than the one showing it to others. this may be because he's short enough to be within petting range of the others. or whatever. he's... fine with it, if not slightly miffed with how often his hair gets ruffled up...

winston is quite liberal with how he displays physical affection; often it finds itself coming up with excuses and reasons just to lay his hand on someone's shoulder. who knows if this is the last time he'll be able to hold that person?

renfield is.. ambivalent on it. at best it'll hardly react to any physical affection; hugs in particular tend to make her nervous, however. do Not try hugging her while it's in a panic it won't end well for either of you

mina is mostly fine with physical affection; she enjoys small things like hand-holding and the like! deeply uncomfortable with being held close to someone else. it reminds her of things.

victor tries to avoid physical contact most of the time, as he's quite squicked out by it. he gets cold easily, but curling up in his blankets like a stupid little fox seems to do the trick...

silver doesn't show it much. he can give one hell of a bear hug, though... not much else to note.

aw fuck sure i'll do the usher siblings too

roderick desperately wanted to be held, but his hypochrondria led him to shying away from all forms of touch; during mathias' stay at the house of usher, he would often lay in bed late at night wishing his dearest friend was there next to him.

madeline was barely ever shown much physical affection throughout her life, and the amount she would get only decreased as her condition got worse; if she could remember what it felt like to be held and caressed and loved, she would have missed it, probably.

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May i ask why Renfield's pupils are two different sizes? I'm curious since it honestly looks interesting

neglected to answer this. to sum it up very briefly in my gw interp after A Certain Incident dracula bashes renfields head into the floor and fucks her eye up really bad

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during the monster mashes jekyll seward victor and livesey all sit together and giggle i think

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Art Fight

An art gifting game

oh my god im so tired. if you wanna read about jekylls relationships with the other gwlings you can here........... imma conk out now. gn