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My essay on why I think shinobu kochou is neurodivergent

Number 1

Look at her. There’s no way that her face says anything about her is neurotypical

Number 2

Masking emotions

This point doesn’t really need explaining lol

Number 3

In the official kny fan book it says shinobu views love quite scientifically, like heart rates, blood pressure, brain responses, etc.

Some small things to mention is that giyuu said she didn’t like fluffy animals and the fact she has a goldfish as a pet id like to think it’s somewhat true :)

Also she enjoys talking to giyuu, a fellow neurodivergent, and I’d like to think they’re each other’s comfort people :))

Also I can see a bit of hyperfixation but there’s not too much canonical evidence that I know of to prove my point, just headcanons lol.

If there’s anything else I didn’t mention feel free do tell! I welcome any dialogue that isn’t toxic or mean <33

Edit from like over a year later lol:

Something I forgot to mention is that neurodivergence is a spectrum and can be presented in many different ways! Everyone is different!

Also specifying I'm neurodivergent and I still very much stand by the fact that Shinobu is in some way neurodivergent, but I don't want to cause any harmful views of people who are neurodivergent. No one has called me out or anything but l'm oh so paranoid and want to be sure I'm representing my community well!

I've been back and forth with taking this post down, but have decided to just reword some things that came off in a way I didn't intend. If I caused any harm by this post please let me know and l'll be sure to take action to correct it

Thank you for coming to my ted talk, hope you have a wonderful day!

Intense crying noises.

I forgot to expand on my shinobu and genya thoughts but this woman is like the batman of kny, if she sees an orphan she already has a hairpin crafted and a bed made for them. She can say Kanae was the nice and sweet one all she wants but she was the one who took kanao without asking her sister. Why would she not look at Genya who is being ostracized by Sanemi and go “okay he’s mine now.”

ESPECIALLY when this woman is his personal doctor if I remember correctly, she sees how he is harming himself mentally and physically and basically grounds him to the butterfly estate. Kanao is put on duty to make sure he doesn’t scamper out a window. Genya suddenly understands Inosuke now.

It’s also a rite of passage once you get shinobu claimed to learn medical stuff, he already has the hairpin he doesn’t use but keeps on his person (it feels like an act of betrayal to Nemi and yet he cannot separate himself from it) and he’s not as good as her or Aoi because he hasn’t had years of medical practice but within a decent amount of time he’s able to pick up on how to safely stitch himself or someone up. Reset a bone and he is commonly used to scare the more rowdy and perverted demon slayers into obedience when he frequents the butterfly estate.

Just. Genya learning it’s okay to develop more tender relationships than just with gyomei or sanemi and Shinobu showing that she is genuinely kind and loving despite her passivity and empty smiles.

Shinobu ♡