Humanized Lightning McQueen headcanons: angst edition
Secretly still feels like an outsider in radiator springs
It took him MONTHS before he finally became comfortable
Heβs really good at hiding his emotions
Especially since Harv had him put on a cocky persona for the camera
Doesnβt feel like he deserves the love from the town
Still doesnβt handle loss well
Everyone will reassure him that theyβre not disappointed with him if he loses but he struggles to believe them
Parents are divorced (his mom left when he was really young and his dad was abusive)
Racing was his only escape
Harv hired him when he was only 17
Has panic attacks but never knew what they were until Doc found him one day and explained after talking him through it
Doc recommended medication
It helped Lightning but he is embarrassed to talk about it
When he became friends with Cal, he opened up after Cal casually mentioned he takes them too
He will downplay injuries so he can still race
During his first few months in Radiator Springs, he ended up twisting his ankle and hid it from Doc
His recovery time was longer, which led him to spiral when he shouldβve been resting
He canβt stand missing out on practice
Heβs been putting on a cocky persona for so long that sometimes his cocky attitude will slip out and he will have to apologize immediately
Everyone reassures him that they never take it to heart (sometimes they get a good laugh out of it) but Lightning canβt help but feel guilty
Itβs 4am and I have cars brain rot again !!
Also, I do have an ao3 with a few stories about Lightning with these headcanons.
stormborns
turnnoffyourmind
yousharknotpass
pixelskylines
titsay
andulkaphoto
2087
baratheonpilled
origamiaround
