(Reposting this from bluesky because I love overanalyzing fictional characters for the sake of my own headcanons.)
Finally making my big ol post about Angelās eating disorder, Valās enabling, and weight gain as recovery for my sweet spider boy ā¤ļø
This is mostly headcanons based off canon/semi-canon stuff
TW for EDs and Valangel-typical stuff
So most of my ideas around Angel revolve around him having some kind of restrictive disorder thatās a direct result of the loss of control from his contract. Itās not about the actual weight in his eyes (although thatās a part too, Iāll get into that later), itās more about him any control over his body that he can get.
In Valās eyes, controlling Angelās weight is entirely about appearance. He needs Angel to look as physically attractive as possible. This is heavily hinted at in old voxtagram posts, the weight watchers one obviously, but also Val refusing to get Angel food, and Husk getting it for him.
(Also kinda unrelated but Vox threatening Val with the same thing he does to Angel. Love a pattern.)
A previous post I made on it:
Moving into to the show itself, we have the obvious example: his three cigarettes for lunch line, where he tries to play it off as lighthearted. We have his line about trying to break himself enough so that Val will let him go, self destruction is a big part of Angelās coping.
I also want to bring up Angelās love of popsicles (I KNOW itās just there a dick joke but bear with me here), because flavored ice is very low calorie but also itās at least consuming *something*. No wonder he likes them, theyāre a sweet treat that Val wonāt get mad about.
And with Angelās drug use and drinking, itās easy to forget youāre hungry if you canāt think to begin with, and I canāt imagine heās up for food when heās hungover or coming down from a high.
Then, we have Angelās physical appearance. This oneās a bit weird because animation is not super consistent and varies depending on angles and cartoon physics. However, Angel has considerably more curves in season 2 than at any point in season 1
And considering we know he was spending more time at the hotel by season 2 and actually participating in Charlieās redemption exercises, it makes perfect sense that he was actually putting effort into taking care of himself. And then we see his art on the 2026 pride merch and heās TINY again.
Most recently, we also had this little blurb from the bar book which also references Angelās disordered eating habits.
Anyway, all of this to say, I hope this plays a part in Angelās recovery journey. I hope he gets to keep his curvy little hips and thighs as physical proof of stopping his self destructive habits when he makes his way back to the hotel. I love seeing the old voxtagram posts (even though theyāre not technically canon) of Husk and Cherri bringing him snacks and making sure heās at least somewhat taking care of himself.
I may add to this later if I find other old lore stuff or when we get more seasons!