Another random NY hc that I came up with (basically me rambling bout stupid stuff again):
(â ď¸TWâ ď¸ abuse, alcohol mention, being a POW, and the slitting of throats)
So itâs basically canon that England is an abusive piece of sh*t, like weâve all confirmed this. And Ben has that neck scar, so I was thinking "How did the states get those scars?" And then my brain clicked and said "NYâs scar definitely had something to do with England."
And now today I decided: "Yâknow what? Fvck it Iâm giving NY some sort of vocal issues, perhaps damage to his vocal cords/larynx." Then thereâs the "How did it happen?". So ofc im like- Oh yeah I still need to find out what England did to give NY that neck scar.
So then I put all the pieces together and:
Basically im thinking two things:
-1. New York was protecting another colony or some other person that England was yelling at, and England grabbed him by the neck, dragged him away, and sl!t his throat, around the area where NYâs larynx (which is basically your voice box) is. It didnât kill NY, but thatâs only cuz Massachusetts found him and patched him up, though after that NY couldnât speak very well because his vocal cords were damaged.
-2. OR: During the Revolutionary War, when England held NY captive for seven years, he would torture and beat NY to get "information" that York didnât have. And uh- once the beating got pretty violent (as if it wasnt already-) because England was drunk and ended up doing some serious damage to NYâs neck/voice box area.
So um nowadays, York canât speak very loudly without physically straining his voice to be loud, and his voice cracks when he does that. His yells/screams are quieter, his voice is quieter, and even his laughter is kinda quiet (which honestly makes it more adorable-).
Sometimes, heâll be arguing with another state and itâll get heated and heâll raise his voice, only to have it crack a bit. Some states feel bad, some feel scared, or others just tease him about it (they usually mean it to be affectionate in a way, but NY acts like it doesnât hurt him, when in fact it does. A lot.)
He was definitely the kid in school that would always be told to "Speak up" and "Talk louder" when reading. And he would strain his voice to be louder, but it would crack and he would be embarrassed when the class would chuckle about it. Only a few times has he run out of class because of it.
Ok- this part is kinda cute tbh. His laugh, which is very rare btw, is kinda quiet as well. See heâs got this soft squeaky-hiccupy high pitched fox laugh thatâs really cute as it as, but it is somehow more adorable when itâs quiet, even though the reason for its quietness is very depressing. He definitely gets affectionately teased for it because nobody would expect a strong stoic moody NE state like New York to be able to sound so cute and sweet. Thereâs plenty of "Aww~ Who knew the big bad NY could have such an adorable laugh?~" or "Aww~ You should laugh more!~" teases.
Please feel free to add on to my bullsh*t :)
