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CXBATIM Headcannons

Summary:

My headcannons for this my au (i guess that would make them canon to the au, but it's whatever) aaaand some funky little details
Some of these are already in NL

Notes:

Okay, so basically, I'm at a bit of a roadblock with the main fic, so I'm writing this instead
Don't worry, there's no spoilers for the nonexistent plot
First up: Cuphead, Mugman, and Bendy

Chapter Text

Cuphead:

-Claustrophobic

-AuDHD, has issues with understimulation mostly, doesn't mask as much as Mugman

-PTSD, presents itself as nightmares

-Knows everything there is to know about Dirk Dangerous (it's the only thing he's ever done research on)

-Self taught on the piano (Mugman switched instruments)

-Self taught artist, mostly draws Dirk Dangerous, as well as various doodles of friends and family

-Guilt tripped Saltbaker into baking him pastries that function as HRT (don't try this, orally ingesting testosterone fucks up your liver and stuff(I think estrogen is good for that, though))

-Forgave most of the debtors easily, seeing as he was also desperate to keep his soul

-Remembers the deaths

-His soul is the one that Saltbaker was going to use in the wonder tart (part of claustrophobia and guilt trip)

-Asexual (specifically he thinks it's icky)

-Has a little bit of a curl on his handle :)

-Oblivious as heck in nearly every situation, not good with vague statements/instructions/suggestions

-Would absolutely, 100% fold like a lawn chair if he heard Bendy's DR Demon voice (and knew it was Bendy)

-Prefers Mid-to-High tempo Jazz

Mugman:

-Autistic, has issues with overstimulation

-Possibly OCD, as well as anxiety

-More socially aware than Cuphead

-A tad bit protective of Cuphead

-Professionally taught trombone player, finds it much more enjoyable than the piano

-Basically wrote a Mugbeard fanfic, canon-divergent where Mugbeard does not die, only Cuphead knows (he drew pictures for it)

-Took longer to forgive the debtors

-Does not remember the deaths

-AroAce, but still really into romance novels

-Drags Cuphead to the library ever chance he gets

-Visits the library so much that he has his own chair there

-Was selectively mute when he was younger

-Respects Bendy as a person, doesn't quite see him as a friend yet

-Has said 'I will fold your clothes while you're still wearing them.' twice in his life

Prefers classical music, but also enjoys jazz

Bendy:

-Loads of PTSD, both from Wilson and before

-Hates bright lights focused on him

-Abandonment Issues from Joey (and a little from Henry), worsened when Audrey made him leave

-Hydrophobic, especially with large bodies of water (ie. lakes and oceans)

-Tends to repress emotions instead of dealing with them (oh wow, look at the author, they're totally not projecting)

-Minor shapeshifting powers

-His eyes get huge in low levels of light

-Issues with self confidence

-Picked up all sorts of hobbies after escaping the cycle, photography and scrapbooking being two of them

-Was an animation reference and Nathan Arch Studios for a bit

-Consistently has weird fever dreams

-Struggles with intrusive thoughts

-Genuinely feels sorry about what he did in the cycle (but not what he did to Sammy, he's guilty, but not sorry)

-Pretty good at dancing, would practice more, but he doesn't want to bother his downstairs neighbors

-Got so hyperfixated on a cancelled cowboy puppet show (Showdown Bandit, go check it out) that he broke into the studio that produced it and stole one of the puppets

-Does not like sepia, or any color similar to it

-Feels the need to do something different every day

-No clue what his orientation would be, all I know is that he likes that silly little cup

-Loves all forms of music (as long as Sammy didn't write it)