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spoiler alert: she’s looney 1

RAAAAARRRR THIS IS ASPEN WOOF WOOF BARK BARK

hi guys, it’s me, elaine!!! back again with essentially the same post as last time but this sketch is a little neater and cuter. do not fall for their cute exterior, they are both balls to the walls batshit bonkers.

every time i draw them together i really want to emphasise their differences. curley has much darker eyes, more tightly coiled curls, and clothes that fit with the 1930’s ranch work environment. he’s made up of much more blockier shapes for his body and facial features. he’s fits conventional standard, and subsequently uses his authority and masculinity as a shield from being held accountable for his actions caused by his anger issues, and vehemently denies the likeliness of any other psychological issues, fearing he’ll turn out like his sister.

on the other hand, bronwyn has lighter but more empty eyes, looser curls than her brother, and wears a dress about two decades behind the approximate time period of the book to show her visual and mental disconnection from her environment. she’s made up of much more round and soft shapes, giving a more docile appearance, wearing white. the white dress is inherited from her mother, as are her psychological issues, the dress echoing how bronwyn will likely share her fate.

Of Mice and Men character headcanons:

George suffers from Misophonia

George also had BPD and takes medication for it

Curley's wife's name is Sally. idk why but she's always been a Sally to me...

Despite all his apparent charm, Slim can’t flirt for the life of him and ends up just standing like 🧍‍♂️and somehow it always works

Whitt sleepwalks regularly. Slim gets up multiple times a week every night just to drag Whitt back to bed

Lennie has full blown conversations in his sleep. very loudly.

Crooks’s favourite food is liquorice or something 😭 old man food,,,

Candy will randomly just tell the most absurd, very obviously untrue facts every with a completely straight face just to see how gullible ppl one the ranch are. “yeah did you fellas know that there's a chance if you sneeze while you’re fulla whiskey your gut will burst? ‘ts true! saw it happen to a poor guy here on this very ranch!!”

Carlson has a bunch of weirdly specific and random skills that serve no practical use in his life whatsoever. stuff like he’s really good at ventriloquism, or knows an absurd amount of dances from around the world, or he’s an expert of handwriting analysis, or he can ride a unicycle. absolutely useless but mildly impressive talents.

Curley hurts himself in his outburst as much as he hurts others. not intentionally or because of his opponent, he just gets so mad he'll start bashing his head or something

+ Bronwyn and Curley headcanons

(For those who don't know, Bronwyn is my omam oc, you can find information about her here and here, but all you need to know for this is that she's Curley's younger sister.)

⚠️ CW for mention of neglect, abuse, and suicide ⚠️

Bronwyn walks very silently. Very conscious of her footsteps.

She suffers from undiagnosed psychosis (hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thinking, tangential thinking), attachment issues, occasionally seizures, anxiety issues, etc.

Inherited all her mental disorders from her mother's side. Her mother also suffered from various undiagnosed mental disorders and killed herself as a result of her condition rapidly worsening with no treatment

Bronwyn still thinks so highly of Curley despite how awfully he treats her as she only ever remembers when they were younger and when they were each other's best friends. When someone speaks badly about Curley, she'll always defend him. Curley believes that Bronwyn is a worthless burden who brings down his image and the reputation of the family, making him feel embarrassed and that he's weaker somehow for having a mentally ill sister.

Curley blames Bronwyn for their mother's death, believing that Bronwyn was born sick and that their mother 'caught' her illness.

Their mother was emotionally abusive, and their father, the boss of the ranch, is quite neglectful of them both. Neither Curley nor Bronwyn realise just how awful their mother treated them both, yet neither talk about her.

Curley secretly adored his mother. Bronwyn secretly resents her but can't put a finger on why. She tried to draw her mother once and the paper she used was just covered in nothing but dark scribbles.

When she and Curley get into fights they often get physical and violent. Bronwyn only learnt to fight from Curley because in the middle of fighting he'd be so pissed off that she couldn't fight properly and be like 'that's not how you throw a punch. quit embarrassing yourself, I'll show you how it's done. now you try.' and accidentally ended up teaching her to fight at his level.

HELLO!!

thank you for your lovely ask!! your kindness is very much appreciated, i'm very happy you like the art, it's made with lots of love and only ever with my friends and followers in mind who are the reason i continue to make art and fan content <33

mm as for headcanons, at this current moment i would say no, i don't have any other headcanons in mind for now, though most other headcanons i may have primarily apply to only george (i think about him an unhealthy amount. my sweet angel. my baby cakes.)