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It’s never outright said, but I think it’s at least a little implied that Starlord (Peter Quill) is neurodivergent. I’m not well versed enough to even be able to come anywhere close to what Peter might be in terms of spectrum or ADHD or PTSD, etc. but I think he’s at least some of these things if not all of them. And, yes, some of that might be learned but some of that is just Peter. Meredith was speaking to Peter in MUSIC before she was even sick. Once she got sick, she started doing it more. Peter is incapable of translating Yondu’s affection (as badly parsed as it may be) into actual affection because he doesn’t get it. He doesn’t understand it that way. Ego speaks to Peter with music when talking about his mother. He mentions the song “Brandy” and then Peter gets things more clearly. Yondu’s last gift for Peter is music, indicating that he eventually got it, Peter’s primary emotional language. And, yeah, it was too late because that is not Yondu’s primary emotional language, but he got there eventually.
And. I. Just.
I think Peter’s world is music. I think his emotions are blatantly mapped out as music. I think sharing of music for him is sharing of his emotions. This is why he wants Gamora to listen. This is why he wants Gamora to dance. This is why his first instinct is to propose a dance-off when faced with a world-ending threat. This is why the loss of his music–the loss of his emotional expression and attachment–is such a problem for him. Such a problem that he nearly risks the escape mission in order to retrieve his Walkman.
It’s just very important to me how important music is to Peter. And I would like to at some point explore this more in a fic. Likely a fic about Peter and Yondu and their problematic relationship, but I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to get there.
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sarkastically:
It’s never outright said, but I think it’s at least a little implied that Starlord (Peter Quill) is neurodivergent. I’m not well versed enough to even be able to come anywhere close to what Peter might be in terms of spectrum or ADHD or PTSD, etc. but I think he’s at least some of these things if not all of them. And, yes, some of that might be learned but some of that is just Peter. Meredith was speaking to Peter in MUSIC before she was even sick. Once she got sick, she started doing it more. Peter is incapable of translating Yondu’s affection (as badly parsed as it may be) into actual affection because he doesn’t get it. He doesn’t understand it that way. Ego speaks to Peter with music when talking about his mother. He mentions the song “Brandy” and then Peter gets things more clearly. Yondu’s last gift for Peter is music, indicating that he eventually got it, Peter’s primary emotional language. And, yeah, it was too late because that is not Yondu’s primary emotional language, but he got there eventually.
And. I. Just.
I think Peter’s world is music. I think his emotions are blatantly mapped out as music. I think sharing of music for him is sharing of his emotions. This is why he wants Gamora to listen. This is why he wants Gamora to dance. This is why his first instinct is to propose a dance-off when faced with a world-ending threat. This is why the loss of his music–the loss of his emotional expression and attachment–is such a problem for him. Such a problem that he nearly risks the escape mission in order to retrieve his Walkman.
It’s just very important to me how important music is to Peter. And I would like to at some point explore this more in a fic. Likely a fic about Peter and Yondu and their problematic relationship, but I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to get there.
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