I'm gonna make Eddie's sexuality about Buck for a second here, but the guy who uses sex for connection because he thinks he has nothing else to offer but his body finding his soulmate on his demisexual best friend would be poetic as fuck and I want it.
He definitely sees his wand as somewhat of a comfort object... If the theory that his magic is still super powerful is correct, it's likely because he feels like the wand is the one thing keeping him from destroying everything and everyone.
So, subconsciously, he associates the wand with Safety. As long as he has it, no one can get hurt. Leading to situations like this, where he will hold the wand out and "hide" behind it as though it alone can protect him from the situation.
(For context, this is in Battle of the Dimmsonian, when re-encountering his parents for the first time in years. Sure, a bit nerve-wracking to most, but here he is cowering behind his wand. Mind you, seconds earlier he was awfully nonchalant about his godkid being possessed by an evil demigod.
sometimes i remember clay's design isn't that recognizable especially when he's not colored or put in a moral orel environment (or when ur not a big fan.... i see him everywhere. get him out of my head) so it feels like a scam to post stupid sketches like this and tag it with clay like that could be ANY old man with a cardigan that looks like an idiot
do you get me. anyhow
i drew that first period so dont mind how he looks uneven and insane when the image is flipped. i tried to fix it digitally but it looked less funny so ur getting the wonky one
this has been used as a reaction image a solid 4 times by other people and i WILL use it myself call me a narcissist but i think im the funniest person ever