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Fun fact: frontal lobe development is usually completed around age 25.

Per canon, Schmendrick is cursed to be immortal at age 19 (explicitly said in the short story "Schmendrick Alone"), so since he has not physically aged since then, basically it is also canon that his brain has not completely matured.

One can argue about the life experiences he has had in the meantime, but I cannot stop laughing about Molly bringing up the issue to quickly win an argument.

(But then again, she has ended up with a partner who has the body and stamina of a 20yo very likely paired with the experience of a grown man, so she does not complain much in the end)

#the last unicorn #schmendrick #molly grue #fun biology facts #canon facts #schmendrick alone #that explains why schmen seems to have little impulse control despite being very wise #book schmendrick is still literally in his late teens #of course molly would poke fun at him #“you might be older than me in terms of years but I am the literal adult here!”#movie schmendrick has no backstory but looks like he's in his late teen-mid twenties at most #again that is an inexhaustible source of fun for Molly #speaking of the movie I like that for once a younger man is shown to pair up with an older woman instead of the opposite

Okay, seriously. I like to joke about the amount of sh*t Schmendrick takes throughout the movie, but can we talk about his past family life for a sec? Per canon, he:

- Is called “useless” in his face by his father, while being dropped at a stranger’s place (Nikos) with the very clear intent of getting rid of him (”The Green Eyed Boy”); - Is so used to be called “Schmendrick” - which it’s stated to NOT be his real name in universe, but an established insult - that he does not, at twelve years old, answer his true name ( ”The Green Eyed Boy”); - Has very probably not been fed properly, Nikos hinting at this while stating that the very first thing he has done for Schmendrick is giving him food becase the boy was way too hungry ( ”The Green Eyed Boy”); - Never sees any member of his family ever again because after he had been dropped at Nikos’ place they completely forget about him ( ”The Green Eyed Boy”); - Is so used to his parents interrupting him that he has troubles answering Nikos when asked what his name is, only to talk freely and without fear only AFTER his father has left ( ”The Green Eyed Boy”); - Is mocked by his brothers for being a late bloomer and hitting puberty later (”Schmendrick Alone”).

#The Last Unicorn #TLU #schmendrick #schmendrick the magician #the green-eyed boy #Schmendrick alone #In the novel it's played for laughs #Schmen being like my mom nevr liked me #but then you read the short novels and realize it's abuse #no wonder he thinks sh*t about himself #my poor boi #he's a pretty decent person all things considered #his parents and brothers are dicks

Can we talk about the moment in “Schmendrick Alone” where, to protect a girl, Schmendrick summons a demon that literally crumples her unwanted suitor to death?

#schmendrick #schmendrick alone #it's one of the prequel short stories #the one where he is released from Nikos' tutelage #Schmendrick is like 19 and has already one death count #like what the fuck #even him is scarred because he didn't mean it #but he was unable to dismiss the demon #and the demon leaves while laughing at Schmendrick #it's the same demon he summons in TLU (book)#Schmendrick you know it's not going to work and that it's a murderous demon #why the flying fuck are you summoning it?!#Schmen be like what could possibly go wrong?#It already folded a man like a damn origami of course it will help me!

Will always love how Schmendrick is basically WWOOFing his way through farms, in "Schmendrick Alone", right after leaving Nikos' home.

(This gave me the headcanon Schmen is surprisingly handy. Not professional-tier good, but competent enough with farm tools in hamd. And remember he comes from a family of coopers, he must be familiar with woodworking).

#the last unicorn #tlu #schmendrick #Schmendrick Alone #peter s beagle #in-universe wwoof #personal suggestion of mine: wwoof is an experience I recommend at least once #also the little comment about kids at the end #oh my heart #my poor boi longing for companionship

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All I want is for all the supplementary stories of Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn - Two Hearts, The Green-Eyed Boy, and Schmendrick Alone to be published in one volume instead of scattered about various anthologies. Is that too much to ask?

#Peter S. Beagle #The Last Unicorn #Two Hearts #Schmendrick Alone #The Green-Eyed Boy

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