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Never thought about that, now I won't stop thinking about it, I'll just go and put that on my Twister Wonderland character sheet once I have the chance xD.
Another thought about Riddle
I think it's extremely likely that Riddle has Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). Not the same as OCD (although there is a notable relationship between OCD and OCPD).
Here are a few screenshots from the wiki page. I highlighted the sections that I felt particularly applied to Riddle.
Riddle fits nearly all of the criteria, and has the background most likely to cause the disorder to develop (overly strict parents, not emotionally cared for, ect.) (Considering the genetic aspect, Riddle's mother might have it too, but chose to handle it in the worst way possible. You messed up a perfectly good kid is what you did.)
As OCPD is a personality disorder, it isn't typically curable in of the sense that it can't be completely erased with enough treatment. It will always be a part of Riddle. He'll likely always have a strong dedication to the rules and highly value order - he wouldn’t be Riddle otherwise - but it is treatable. It can be understood and Riddle can learn to work around it, and we see already Riddle improving already since his overblot.
If this is the case, it wouldn't necessarily change anything about Riddle - it would only serve to add a bit more context behind his feelings and the actions he takes in response.
And arguably? It would make his growth post overblot even more impressive. Managing to wrestle something so overwhelmingly influential that it's become a part of your personality is beyond difficult, and his determination to grow says a lot about the kind of person he is.
(All that is to say that it's my personal hc, at least)
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
Go read the comments on this posts there’s some good additions, if you see this through the comments read some more
y'know what? fuck it! shout out to all my fellow "stereotypes!"
shoutout to my fellow autists who do feel like a kid in an adult’s body because their mind works differently. shoutout to my fellow systems who have alters that lash out, and/or alters of fictives from popular media. shoutout to my fellow bpd folks who get clingy and have abandonment issues. shoutout to the autists who act "robotic" and love trains or dinosaurs. shoutout to the people with OCD/OCPD who do get obsessions with cleanliness and orderliness, who do wash their hands over and over, who do lock and unlock the doors a specific number of times. shoutout to the people struggling with intrusive thoughts that do get the violent ones and the sexual ones, not just the self-injurious ones.
shoutout to my fellow flamboyant gays. shoutout to the lesbians who wear flannel and have buzzcuts. shoutout to the aces who like space and cake and dragons. shoutout to the aces who are stoic and don't have an interest in bonding with people even non-romantically. shoutout to the nbs with neopronouns and names like "star." shoutout to the queers(or otherwise lgbt+ folk if you don't use that term for yourself) who have dyed and cut hair, wear a shitload of pronoun pins, wear a rainbow binder that can be seen, and love talking about how much they love being part of the community.
shoutout to my fellow activists who yell and get mad. shoutout to my fellow activists who bring up the problems in things, even if it means "always making it political." shoutout to the feminists who don't wear bras or shave, and don't get along with men.
shoutout to the men who struggle with emotions. shoutout to the men who love blue and camo and trucks and fixing things and sports and hunting. shoutout to the women who cry easily. shoutout to the women who take hours getting ready. shoutout to the women who love pink and shopping and shoes and cooking and taking care of kids and cleaning.
i'm very white so i'll summarize the next one: shoutout to all the BIPOC fitting into "stereotypes" as well. if anyone who is BIPOC wants to give specific shout outs, go for it!
to anyone who fits these or any other "stereotypes":
You are not a stereotype. You are a person with traits and qualities. You are not doing anything wrong by being true to yourself, whether that means fitting expectations or not.
Anyone who hates whatever group you are in for these "stereotypes" would hate your group regardless; anyone who accuses you of "giving your group a bad name" is deflecting the hate onto you because it's easier to pretend that it's nothing they are doing that gets that hatred; the truth is, bigots are bigots and they will always find a "reason" to be hateful. You trying to avoid "stereotypes" will never change that.
(do not fucking clown on this post. you will not get a debate from me, you will get blocked.)
