ride-a-mermaid-blog

[stereotypcd]

ooc;; a mix of canon / headcanons for Nigel. I feel like Nigel had a hard time at school when he was growing up, sure he had friends but no one really understood him or his deep love for animals. Sure it’s interesting to hear animal facts n him info-dumping. But knowing how ppl r they would get tired of it real quick, I headcanon tht Bc his dad was really the only person who had the same love for all things animals tht he considered his dad his best friend. ( outside of Mariann, since she loves all her husband's weird quirks n understands him on tht level too. )

But he does struggle w understanding ppl, he’ll compare ppl to different animals. Like saying ‘blah blah was like a sloth’ or w/e. I can’t think of better things rn, plus animals don’t judge u or hate u for anything. Animals can’t bully u, it’s easier / straight forward when it comes to animals. Wherein ppl r more complex.

He worried abt Debs a lot when she was growing up Bc she was a lot like him / plus just extra stuff. He knew she struggled in school when it came to other ppl, knew she didn’t have friends n thts part of the reason I headcanon tht she was a huge daddy’s girl ( until a point. After Eliza was born, she kinda went into her shell, but thts for another post lol ) Nigel also worried abt Eliza Bc again she was a lot like him. But for w/e reason she seemed to not struggle so much in tht way.

It both hindered n helped Eliza tht her family traveled so it meant she never really dealt w the things Nigel n Debs did. She’s good at making friends ( mostly animals ) w humans, the very very few she does make on her travels. It’s all so interesting to see how the Thornberrys lifestyle effects Eliza n Debs ( n Donnie. Mostly the educational neglect n making Debs his second parent. ) Bc Eliza seems to thrive in it, while Debbie doesn’t. Sure she doesn’t totally hate it, there r things she loves abt traveling but Debs wants a normal life to be a normal teenager which her parents r robbing her of.

It’s like how siblings can live in the same house growing up n go through totally different things. Me n my sister talked abt tht a while ago, abt how she’s not as effected by the things tht happened growing up, but I struggle a lot Bc of it. Different experiences, which is why I love the show so much Bc under the surface it’s a deep show or I could be reading to much into it Bc this show means a lot to me. But the hints we get seems to just make piles of evidence. Anyway I’m rambling now n I could talk for hours abt this fucking show, so I’ll shut up lol