new ask meme I see-- fdfjkghfdg Jokes aside, what does murder mans see of himself in our favorite little reverse-furry mascot boi that is Teddie?
Adachi projects onto people a lot and talking about it is a fun character development exercise - Still Accepting ig
@bear-tastic come get y'all juice
[Okay it's no secret that I adore Teddie and Adachi's dynamic, and will talk your ear off about them whether in replies or in discord, so I will try my best not to ramble - tho tbh I am gonna talk a lot about sotfd but i can tell you more about fool&magician in discord bc i don't want this to be 8 pages long
Admittedly, during the events of P4G and at the beginning of SoTFD, he really didn't see anything of himself in Teddie. Though, to be fair, Adachi also knew next to nothing about Ted - probably got off vibes about him bc. shadow, but really nothing else. Just thought he was a goofy dumb kid who liked to wear a bear suit.
In SoTFD, though, they actually kind of learn more about the other, and that's when they actually connect and Adachi starts to project. Of course, it all started when Teddie reveals to Adachi that he's a shadow and that his emotions were amplified by Ameno-Sagiri. This is the only other person Adachi knows that's been influenced with like that, especially by the same entity they both hate, and it makes Adachi... regretfully relate. He completely understands being unknowingly manipulated to feel the most depressed and furious he's ever been, each of his negative emotions ramped up to 11 by the gods to make him act and to see what he'd do. He hates that he was manipulated like that, and just knowing that Ted went through the same thing... makes him not as bad in his eyes.
He also relates to the sense that Teddie hides all of his emotions he doesn't want to discuss behind a smile, but hates being isolated. The same with him having this childishness but being smarter than people give him credit for. Though Adachi likes to think he has these feelings with much more subtlety, he sees a lot of it in Teddie, but for some reason, seeing Teddie be upset by things that aren't his fault and trying to hide it or secluding himself to avoid people getting hurt (like Adachi does to avoid getting himself hurt) makes him feel... kind of bad. So he lets Teddie give him snacks and shows him magic tricks and teases him a little just to make him cheer up.
Really, Ted is the kind of friend that Adachi needs to have to better himself, and I say this completely seriously. Ted is very emotive and very clear with what he wants and doesn't want, and Adachi needs that. He's good at reading people, of course, but Ted is easy enough to get a clear reading on that if Adachi does something to upset him, Adachi will immediately know (and, after a while, tries to be nicer to not upset him as much). He also is nice to Adachi, which completely baffles him, but also doesn't take Adachi's shit when it matters. Sure, they mess with each other a lot, but when Adachi's clearly doing it to be instigative or mean, Ted's pretty good at shutting him down.
That combined with the fact that Adachi can relate to Teddie with their most emotionally vulnerable moments makes Adachi kind of care. So he's trying to be a little bit better, but he will never, ever admit that or that he gives a shit about Teddie's well-being.
But, judging by the fact that Adachi bought Teddie ice cream after upsetting him (even if it was melted because he debated doing it for so long), it's easy to see that Teddie's made a huge impact on Adachi's growth as a character.]
