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🥹 This is the first nice anon I’ve gotten in a while… thank you sweetie!!

1. Snuggling with my cats- this is 100% guaranteed to turn my mood around, every time, without fail. I love my babies sooo so so so much, they are my world!!

2. Gardening / caring for my indoor plants has a way of grounding me faster than anything (aside from my cats, that is), and I always end up feeling so much better after spending time caring for the world around me.

3. I have a huuuuge sweet tooth, so sweet treats like Bubble tea, Cakes, Candy, Ice cream… are instant boosts to my mood.

4. Obvious, but… hearing from people who genuinely love my fics and my art. Like, I cannot even begin to describe how happy even the smallest reactions can make me, I get so overwhelmed I turn into a bashful disaster.

I actually used to make my living off of them!

Unfortunately, PNES and excessive stress has forced me to step away from doing art-for-hire, so I just do art for me now.

I may again in the future, if / when I start doing better, but I am not taking commisions at this point in time.

I have been thinking about his enhancement a lot lately, due to theorizing how his brain works and there are many things to think about, really. I mean, take into account I headcanon Tech as being autistic (since I recognize a lot of my own traits in Tech) albeit, but I believe that his enhancement made Tech developed beyond his years.

So I believe he developed faster than most clones - meaning he was beyond the years of any cadet his age, both in mental development and such -, while also having a brain that takes longer to develop than a normal, unenhanced brain. Such as a normal brain finishes developing at 25, I believe that Tech's takes much longer to fully develop owing to how much the Kaminoans had to have meddled with his brain. Which I see having been enhanced to the degree that his memory in practically like a glue trap, as well as he can focus on multiple tracks of thought at once, etc. But... with all of that, Tech would use so much energy (more than a normal human) just for his brain alone. But there is so much to think about with Tech's enhancement, including constant migraines, headaches, an inability to fully focus when he becomes overwhelmed by too much stimuli at once, and much more.

I don't know, just get rambly about Tech sometimes, apologies for bothering!

I like and agree with all of this! I definitely see Tech as (at the very least) being neuro-divergent, and the Autistic coding is definitely there, as explained by yourself and many other fans I have seen talking about it.

As someone who is ADHD and has issues with sensory overload on a daily basis... I really wish they would also portray the side-effects of their enhanced mutations because living with those kinds of conditions isn't just about having "superpowers". I see it a lot in the fandom on here and I agree in that I don't feel like they did a good enough job with the ND representation they're hinting at. Where are their coping methods for avoiding triggers? Or how do they handle it when they are triggered? Since the boys have been around each other their entire lives, how do they help manage each others' symptoms??

I know in season 1 they were very focused on Omega joining the crew, but I want to see their coping mechanisms at work. I know it's a lot to ask for in canon, but... that's what fanfiction is for, right?

To me, it is sometimes quite frustrating to see people force relationships between characters, as then it almost always feel inorganic - as you stated - or, worse to me, some people believe the only way to have a 'fulfilled life' is to have a romantic partner. So often media does not explore the platonic bonds people can have with others (be they family or friends), even though I believe this is absolutely the form of relationship that needs more exploration/exposure because of that fact. So many people I've talked to do not understand me when I say that I do not want a partner, so I am glad that someone else shares in the idea of Tech being aro/ace, since I believe people can have a fulfilled life with just their family or friends.

"I would like to see that normalized in fiction." Yes, I fully, fully agree with this. Sorry for rambling, I just so rarely see anyone else headcanon Tech as aro/ace, let alone state that they believe that platonic/non-romantic/non-sexual relationships need to be explore more often, so I rambled ahh. And Tech deserves to have a close, emotional connection with someone who understands him and allows him to ramble and feel like his knowledge/self are valued.

As someone who has had several Queerplatonic Partners in their lifetime (in addition to romantic and sexual ones)... this sentiment is really close to my heart.

Don't get me wrong... I am a HOPELESS romantic, I am such a sucker for a good romance, but that's the thing- so many romances are just not well done and often shoehorned for the sake of filling a universally perceived need for romance as part of the human condition.

Platonic love has been so undervalued and heteronormativity so ingrained, most people can't even understand the difference between romantic, sexual, and platonic love when they see two people of the opposite sex interacting (and what's worse, but a little bit of a tangent- they can't even tell when two people of the same sex are romantically attracted to each other). It's compulsive, and it's downright damaging to the hearts of those who do not share that sentiment.

We as writers need to challenge that narrative and put those characters and their stories front-and-center, full stop. Media is the biggest source of influence in our world today, and it is our responsibility to help shape the world that we want to see through our stories. The easiest way to help people better understand perspectives they wouldn't otherwise stop to consider is by showing them.

What's also really important to show though, is how aro and/or ace spec people can still have healthily functioning relationships with people who are not aro or ace. As long as they care for and are willing to take the time to understand and cater to each other's needs through compromise (which is what I'm going for with Tech and Reina), happiness and balance are always within reach.

It hurts my heart that everyone around Tech is always cutting him off or coming down on him for being the way he is, even if it doesn't really get to him. He seems to be getting that much-needed understanding from Omega in canon, which is wonderful! But familial love is different from and supplementary to other forms, so I am happy to be able to provide him that with Reina.

They do state that outright all the time, but it can be difficult to quantify without a point of reference, which is why I decided to make that post.

“Enhanced” could have meant 1.5x - 2x a normal clone (or the most exceptional human), but it’s more than that. They’re actually super-human and can outperform the Jedi without the force, and that’s pretty godsdamned intense for a bunch of “defective” clones.

Maybe the fact he uses a plasma rifle instead of bullets helps contribute to his ability to hit targets from so far away, but considering we only have a limited idea of how plasma rounds should work in SW canon (compared to, say, how plasma would behave in real life, which would be disappointing to say the least), I can’t say with confidence that that is the case.

I have ADHD, so I have a few ways that I try to break through creative block.

The most effective way for me to break a block is to try a type of creativity that is more tactile / procedural to give my left brain a break and my right brain a little exercise- so for example, if I’m struggling with drawing or writing, I’ll make a blanket or find something to sew, or I’ll make a bracelet or a dreamcatcher. Something that has clear steps, and takes very little from my creative mind.

If I’m struggling with a certain step in the art process (i.e. sketching), I’ll find another WIP that I can either ink or color, because again, it’s more procedural.

Writer’s block is harder to overcome, but to keep myself going, I will take notes instead of doing full chapters. I’ll write ideas as detailed as I can at that moment and come back to it with a clearer head.

Basically, when I start getting creatively blocked, I step back and give my brain a rest, because that’s what it is- it’s your brain’s way of telling you it’s exhausted, and the last thing you want to do is burn out. Burnout is much harder to overcome than a temporary block.