'i hate that wooden fuck i hope it dies'

':D'

The thing is that when Grian likes someone he Likes them. Capital L.

Mumbo, Scar, BigB, etc. When he falls he falls hard and he becomes obsessed with the objects of his affection.

And here is where a lot of people get him wrong (and to be clear I’m thinking about this because I am trying to improve my characterisation of him and can see places where I’ve made this exact mistake in the past). The thing is, Grian is self aware and he is trying sooooooooooo so hard to appear Normal about the object(s) of his affection. At all times he is - if not physically then mentally - doodling his name next to his crush’s name surrounded by hearts, but he can’t have them knowing that. He would walk into hell for them but he Will complain about it the whole way. He will wither away without their attention, but will go no further than to coincidentally happen to do so in the place they are most likely to find him.

And that, I believe, is the crux of why getting his character right is difficult. He cares so deeply, leading some people to think that he is all lovey-dovey and not at all guarded with his emotions, but at the same time he is trying (albeit badly at times) to hide his affection, leading another camp of people to take him at face value and think he doesn’t care.

One of my all-time favorite parts of one of my all-time favorite episodes

Once upon a time, in a far off sector of a very old galaxy...

(I decided to put the design details in the alt text this time! Once again, genre mixing is very fun.)

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