[ Angel lives Au rambling ]
I like to think Angel is very messed up in many ways <3 here’s me talking about that.
Being isolated from everyone since from ages 9 through 18 does that to you, but just the fact she never had the ability to talk to anyone in true conversation (aside from Jack) would probably result in her being extremely uncanny a lot of the time. For example, she stares unblinkingly at people a lot, because that’s how it needed to be in order to use her phaseshift abilities when she was talking to, say, the vault hunters. Now that she’s physically sharing a space with others though, she’s not sure what to do with her facial expressions or body, so she just stands completely still, quietly going 👁👁 until the conversation ends.
Another thing I think about often is how she manages control. She hates being told what to do at this point, getting extremely defensive towards people if she feels they are ‘forcing’ something on her to the point of snapping. She’s also very paranoid that she’s unconsciously being manipulated by everyone around her, so she keeps her distance and doesn’t let anyone close unless she absolutely needs it. A way to keep herself in control is often to cut all her hair off and keep it however SHE wants it, because SHE wanted it to be, and it’s HER body to do whatever SHE WANTS. She is not above pushing everyone away and WILL do it if things start feeling suffocating.
. She’s like a stressed parrot pretty much.
This is just me giving Angel disorders but. Lol Lmao get hit with the Cptsd + Ocd + Paranoia combo idiot. She would’ve loved Lapis Steven Universe