hey, jayfeather here, can i have some headcanons for an autistic jayfeather who remembers being mates with brairlight? :3
Using He/They for Jayfeather in this.
You know those pictures with Jayfeather have Jay feathers in his fur? They're there for a reason. The feather texture is Yes.
Speaking of which, texture means everything. Feathers, smooth plants, and soft things are the best, but he would never verbally admit it. This does in fact mean that he sometimes has to remind himself he is, in fact, a medicine cat. Which means Not Good textures sometimes.
Vocal stim is just listing herbs and/or flowers. In the case of flowers, Briarlight is usually in the list but he'll mumble it instead of speaking it. She is unaware of this. Somehow.
The sound of humming or singing usually comforts him, which Briarlight is more than happy to do so to help him be a bit less grumpy.
Snuggles. Warm soft snuggles. Especially during snowy seasons. Snow bad, Briar cuddles good.
They 100% tap on the ground a bunch, especially when trying to remember something or getting frustrated. Briarlight jokes they should be named Jayrabbit instead of Jayfeather. This does not stop them.
You know when kids would have a stick and hit it along a fence? That but trees. Not with The Stick but with whatever other stick is available.
Can and will roll in leaves just for Cronch Sound. Briarlight is the only other cat to witness this. She started bringing in more leaves that fall in camp.
They can only have one kind of prey. It's usually birds. It's Same Foods. This has caused Briarlight a lot of worry when they refuse to eat because it's not The Safe Foods.
Rain is his favorite environmental sound. It brings him comfort. On nights where it rains, he will sleep next to the opening of the medicine den just to hear it better. Briarlight found out the hard way but joins him to fall asleep to the pitter patter of rain.
Hope you enjoy any of these or if they maybe spark something. Who knows.
