New Padawans are always creepy lil feral creaturesโข
I had a thought, that what if because the Jedi keep their younglins so close and secure in the Temple, that when they first get released into the world as padawans... they are the creepiest lil fuckers you will ever meet.
Cause Imagine growing up in the Jedi Temple, there probably weren't many bounderies between people. You have highly empathetic telepathic babies and children all congregated in a smallish space. The Creche Masters must be constantly stepping and helping with a child's shielding. hell telepathic communication of emotions is probably a first languange to Jedi children. Able to communicate and understand just through the emotions the other lets out into the Force.
Then you have on the more physical side of things, especially if you fall into the group that hc the Jedi younglings would sleep in little creche piles. But even outside of that, touch is a very grounding thing. And being grounded in the moment is very important when dealing with children that may experience visions, or overstimulation with all the extra sensery input the force may feed em. Big, secure, tight hugs that encompased the child like a massive pressure stim was probably a regulare occurance.
And then you take these children, who probably have not been outside the temple hardly ever, who are used to a society of contact and connection, and you toss em into universe with 1 (one) perental figure to teach them the ways of normal society.
(And depending on the Master the Padawan would get, would greatly impact their views on what "normal societal interactions" look like)
But before the Master can start to socialize the kid, just imagine how off putting they would be. They are just constantly staring, watching. and they always just know things. "I'm sorry about your father" "how did you know he died?" "You feel sad". These kids are sneaking up on everyone, they just appear suddenly. they'll just turn to you and deadpan tell you that you will die in the next month. and they are all so freaking adorable but that doesn't take away the fact that everytime you make eyecontact you have to abort a flinch and the raw power in the too knowing eyes.
This post is already long, so i'll add my thoughts on the Master's different societal teachings and how they are the reason padawanship typically last untill the mid-late 20's (and how this impacted the early knighted Jedi during the Clone Wars) on a separate post.
