#cryptids nonsense

I stopped self isolating and trying to make people mad at me when I was having morality spirals because that's Subaru behavior.

I stopped assuming that people hated me because they did things that I never actually told them not to because that's Kanato behavior.

I'm trying to stop ignoring my limits and holding myself to the standards of a healthy person (I'm chronically ill) because that's Carla behavior.

These things still take work, it's not a perfect system, but it's really helpful. Diabolik lovers has genuinely made me a better and more stable person.

I drew Yui with a scar from her heart transplant and a cane for her dizzy spells (and a little disability pride flag)!

Yui: Anti-rejection drugs for her heart transplant, also a foldable cane for dizzy spells.

Azusa: A myoelectric prosthetic arm for a through-shoulder amputation, and instant ice packs (to help with derealization and depersonalization episodes).

Kou: Canonically uses a prosthetic eye! As for my headcanons: He struggles with buttons so adaptive clothing with magnetic or velcro "buttons" could help, as well as adaptive jewelry with magnetic clasps. I personally struggle with using scissors so I'll project that onto Kou and say he needs spring loaded scissors (I share a lot of coordination issues with him anyway.) I'm also going to project that he needs compression ankle braces to help him with his coordination (again, I share a lot of issues with him, and he seems to have worse motor control than me in some aspects, so it would probably help him.)

Yuma: Okay so I know that he doesn't technically canonically have burn scars or ongoing memory issues... but he totally does. Anyways, he uses scar creams to keep his scar tissue flexible, and leaves notes for himself to help him remember things.

Shin: Canonically uses an eyepatch!

Carla: Probably has chronic pain or fatigue from his illness. He should have a cane or rollator I think. Maybe both and he switches between them based on how his symptoms are.

Ayato: Accessible fonts! Copies things and changes the font to make it easier to read.

Kanato: Noise cancelling headphones. Kanato is often complaining about things being noisy, so I think he should invest in a good pair of noise cancelling headphones.

Basically I think in their relationship Shin will always feel loved and Azusa will always feel needed, and they can make each other feel strong.

I really appreciate that!!

I agree that Yui deserves so much more love than she gets!! I want to write about her picking up the pieces and beginning to feel safe again. I want to write about her finding community and healthy coping mechanisms. I want to write about her thriving.

I have written 3/13 Yui fics so far (Less Alone, Stained Glass, and Cozy Games, which have Yui's friendships with Laito, Carla, and Kino respectively. I'll link them in the comments.), but I'm struggling to come up with ways for the other love interests to help her heal. It's hard to come up with 13 healthy coping mechanisms, especially ones that the love interests would be able to help her find. I think maybe Yuma could take her to volunteer at a food bank, which could help her regain a sense of community, so I'll probably write that next.