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he's gotta be a skater, or at least owns a skateboard. probably retired this hobby because his bullies hung around the skate park he frequented and picked on him until he stopped going

often spends his spare time in solitude at shitty arcades, bowling alleys, fields, and skating rinks. more of a bystander than anything

has hobbies such as record, mixtape, and comic book collecting, as well as journaling

either lives at his parents house still or in some tiny, rundown apartment complex somewhere

alongside the constant torment from his bullies, eddie's parents also degraded him for how he looked and behaved

hates eating around people entirely

dislikes being stared at for too long. it makes him feel like he's being judged (this ties into the previous)

he'll eat a bunch, feel guilty, and force himself to throw it back up. he repeats this pattern quite often - potentially has bulimia

(this one is more specific to the remake) he wears baggy clothing to feel less insecure about himself

definitely listens to indie rock, indie pop, and 80s mixtapes. he's definitely not picky in most areas, those would be the main ones

i think he'd listen to nine inch nails, they might be giants, and queen in particular

100% an older brother figure to laura, I see them as found family! if she ever happened to stumble across eddie again when he finally lost it, he would simply ignore her instead of lashing out

maybe a little bit of a mama's boy? definitely has father issues at least

undiagnosed autism. originally this was a much smaller headcanon, but now i realize how much adds to his theme of getting bullied and picked on

isolates himself A LOT

his part time job was his one of his only sources of comfort, as quite a few customers exchanged friendly remarks with him

he's bad at drawing, but he doodles smiley faces all over anything he can find. james sees them scattered throughout silent hill and they eventually become few and far between as his mental state shifts

leg shaking tic, idk what its called. a lot of people have it. i think he displays it in the game but idk (dont think he does)

has eczema

was quite involved in sports as a kid and into his teenage years, but because of the constant torment + being straight ass at it he eventually lost interest in that too

has two older siblings, both involved in sports. he's considered the "runt" or "failure" child

grew up lower class

emotionally immature, not in every way. responsible in some aspects of his life but horribly childish in others

potentially has adhd + rsd, or ppd and schizophrenia

a bit of an attention seeker and always looking for validation from others in covert ways

gets fired from his jobs often, usually due to misunderstanding instructions or being clumsy and dropping things

somewhat forgetful. often because he's always stuck in his thoughts

i think he'd journal, and boy would he would journal a ton. it's his only source of letting off steam and getting his thoughts out, but it ends up making him spiral more because it's easier for him to look back on it and confirm the negative thoughts about himself