Beware The Piano.

Beware the piano.

Axis model by AeroArtwork.

Why I think Starlo/North Star has Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (or people who are Narcissists) is a disorder based in self esteem issues where an individual shows patterns of grandiosity, needing admiration, and a lack of empathy.

Before I go further, I want to specify that people with NPD are not evil and being a Narcissist is not inherently a bad thing. People with NPD are not by nature harmful to their friends and family, and can have healthy relationships like anyone else. I know there's a fuck ton of stigma about the word Narcissist, so this was important for me to clarify.

Starlo places himself in the role of a leader, this role is shown to be self appointed and people follow along because there's not much else to do. He goes out of his way to put himself in a position of false power instead of just an entertainer.

The minute he meets someone who he idolises (Clover the REAL cowboy) he throws almost every other plan he has to try and impress Clover, which I think is because of how low his self esteem is. He is less harsh on Clover because of this desire to appeal to them.

While I think that he wasn't completely in the wrong with the kerfuffle with the feisty five, he did unknowingly treat them far worse than he did with Clover. He doesn't realise that he's done anything wrong until everyone literally stops talking to him.

He also turns around and shoves the blame onto Clover, which shows how he thinks he can't possibly be wrong for what happened. He fears that he can't win, and to prove he is still superior than others he restrains Clover to make himself feel better.

Then there's where Starlo reveals what he actually looks like, and how he's simply a fraud. This was honestly the most damning for me considering how he let the image he built up crumble.

The first four instances all link directly into some of the main traits associated with NPD, and I think the last one truly shows how people with NPD commonly use a persona similar to Starlo's North Star persona. NPD is driven by insecurity, and so are Starlo's actions in UTY. Even after he reveals his true identity to Clover, he quickly slips back into the persona because even though he revealed who he is to the person he idolises (Clover) he's still extremely insecure about being Starlo.

Okay that's all for now I want to add more but it's late and my main point was just to prove why I think Starlo has NPD to another person, I will probably revisit this soon because of how near and dear this hc is to me lmao. This should've been longer honestly

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Heyyyyyyyy

I've been having an art block so I haven't posted anything since a looong time ;-;

Though one day, I was bored at class and drew some doodles of Starlo and Clover.. so I decided to fix and post them! :D

They've been in my gallery for like- three months because I forgot to post them lol

an interaction between these two would be so freaking funny Please tell me u see the vision too

i imagine it'd be something like,

starlo: howdy-doody-dee there, new feller! you done moseyed on in just as the beans a-fixin' to spill and the fiddlers are harmonizin' a right purty tune! highfalutin' welcome, ain't it? but hold yer whirligigs there, partner, 'cuz this here saloon's got more hospitality than a momma with a passel of young'uns! an' ill be hornswoggled if i don't reckon the more folks we wrangle in, the merrier this ol' shindig gets, so come on in!

axis: WHAT THE [flip] DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME.

the first few meetings would be absolutely excruciating for axis. he can't make heads or tails of this man, and star's expressions only get worse with each exchange

starlo: well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit!

axis: I AM NOT DOING THAT.

starlo: bah! slap the dog and spit in the fire

axis:

axis: SOMEONE SHOULD [neutralize] YOU I THINK.

they do end up spending more time together somehow and one day axis goes back to the ketsukane residence and it's like

ceroba: another day with star? how wa-

axis: TODAY WAS A ROOTIN TOOTIN'EST GOOD OL' FASHION HOOTENANNY.

ceroba: ............. ?

Please reblog if you enjoy this, it helps more ppl see this and makes me happy :3

could you draw the mail whale carrying clover

They're goin' places!!