#of course I'd not undergo significant changes besides learning to adapt to the world better

[katyspersonal]

Holy shit, I've always been the same:

me as a kid: *criticised a girl for coloring every girl in her coloring book as blue-eyed blonde and pointed out every variation of other colorations*

me as an adult: *every once in a while instructs fans that just mind their business on what other design or lore headcanons there are that they haven't explored*

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me as a kid: *covers each of my like 20 toys with something like a blanket and wishes them a good night, even those I never played with in fear that they'd feel neglected*

me as an adult: *acknowledges each fictional character in [interest], even those I don't invest into because I feel bad for those that remain neglected*

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me as a kid: *gets rocks thrown at me by bullies at the shared playing yard but refuses to stop playing there despite risk of injuries because their reasoning for bullying me was "unfair"*

me as an adult: *gets harassed, slandered, bullied, stalked and shunned in a fandom but refuses to stop posting and talking with other fans despite it ever getting worse because the reasoning for harassing me was "unfair"*

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me as a kid: *not only inexplicably believes Slenderman is real, but also consistently goes in the woods seeking for him (or notes)*

me as an adult: *not only inexplicably believes Aldrich is real, but also consistently goes towards a specific shore hoping he will communicate at some point. previously it was Mico and I kept trying to communicate via mirrors*