Yandere Toons x Reader: An Anthology of Headcanons and Scenarios

Caligosto Loboto (Platonic & Romantic Headcanons) (Psychonauts)

TW: Medical Malpractice, Mentions of Dental Horror (?), Psychiatric Institutionalization, Mentions of Violence, Toxic Mindsets.

A.N. - 🎵 "I thrill when I drill a bicuspid! It's swell, though they tell me I'm maladjusted." 🎵

Platonic:

Every time he witnesses or learns of unkindness directed at his friend, Loboto offers to grab his surgical tools and go fishing in the culprit's brain tissue and mouth. It was his favourite and most prolific activity for a long time, and since he hates to see his friend in any distress not of his own making, the doctor hopes that it will bring them some of the relief it brought him. He will put away the scalpel and relent if his friend insists, although Loboto has next to no experience with nice words and pats on the back as an alternative.

In his youth as a criminal dentist, Loboto would give souvenirs from his procedures to his friend and ask whether they prefer a molar or a canine from his latest patient. The day he was admitted to Thorney Towers Home for the Disturbed was the day he began singing his friend's praises to everyone with functional ears. They were one of his few reasons to hope for life after the asylum, and he spoke of a grand reunion even as decades passed and it annoyed the staff.

He names one of the fish guards at Charlie Psycho Delta after his friend, engaging that fish in conversation more than he does the others and pretending it is his friend when the real thing is not available. Loboto projects his inner dissatisfaction onto his friend by making them the subject of fantasies that revolve around receiving the intimacy he longed for as a child, and the rest of the world is often absent in these fantasies. Raz and Sasha discover pieces of this when they look into his mind, only for Loboto to withhold all information.

Romantic:

Thanks to a selfish parenting style and an invasive surgery, Loboto was made into the farthest thing from a man of logic. He has vague ideas of right versus wrong, but these moral questions are forgotten once he is swept away by the chance to form a genuine and meaningful connection with someone. His methods of surprising his partner with unannounced visits because he worries they will say no if he asks and recounting his unethical experiments to show his skills draw many complaints from the Psychonauts, which he typically ignores unless advice is given.

Emotional warmth was a rarity in his household, leaving an unresolved craving for it that presents itself in the way Loboto is both startled and elated by any positive attention from his partner. He is not used to anyone treating him as anything but a disappointment or a kook in need of a cell and therefore retains a certain doubt for a while. If they are not immediately afraid of him once he tries to be friendly, Loboto grows attached and, having no frame of reference to recommend otherwise, throws all of his emotions and affection into the relationship at once.

Once his moral compass is returned, Loboto grapples with remorse for the first time and struggles through a period where he fears that his partner will recognise his villainy as he has and abandon him. This concern only furthers his gratitude for their presence and his desperation to secure their company and continued affection. If his attempts to interact are rejected, Loboto does not understand why even if the problem is that he makes off-colour jokes about removing someone's brain after a conversation between him and his partner is interrupted and any action perceived as a slight.