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Is Sturgeon canonically autistic? As a bit of an autistic myself, she has a lot of moments that remind me of my own experiences in that department.

On a similar note, are there other WLB characters you write with a particular mental health/neurodivergent condition in mind?

Yes, I think Sturgeon is autistic! She struggles quite a bit at being social, although I think she can read others fairly well- Outside of Fangtooth and Tansy. She is not very good at expressing herself, and can come off as cold and uncaring, when that is absolutely not the case. She also has struggles with PTSD from what Thresher put her through in her childhood, but she has learned to cope with it in her adulthood and is fairly well adjusted. (All things considering)

Egret has similar social struggles to Sturgeon, and is fidgety / stims by whipping his tail / talking with his paws frequently. He hasn't been in the story much yet, so I will say no more.

Hake I also write as autistic, although he is very extroverted, so his social struggles have not been very visible. He quite loves to make friends, and he gets attached to others very easily. His very into bugs (and the tide) and will talk for hours about either, if you let him. (He is aware he'll ramble though and tries to catch himself)

As for Mental Health, my darling Trout has been struggling with PTSD from her assassination attempts, which can be expected.

it's all for naught, the world's gone to pot

there's no heaven waiting on me

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