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floyd leech means so much to me as a character omg... i cant put into words how important this silly eel is to me..
this is just big old general notes and analysis on him cause im crazy. anything in italics is my own personal notes lol

when first introduced, floyd is very much shown to be just a silly and impulsive character. he was feared by classmates but also playful enough where he wasn't taken all that seriously in the long run, and is only ever really considered "scary" when mad.
when he was first introduced, i found him funny but never quite focused on him or octavinelle in general. in he beginning, i was more drawn to characters like leona and idia, who i could easily see myself in as opposed to floyd, who seemed to be your average silly character in a set trio.

in book three though, you learn he's just so much more than people see in him. he's not just the stupid and goofy one in a trio, he genuinely holds his ground well and matches up to jade and azul with ease. they're all in equal ground when it comes to intelligence and strategy, they just all show it differently, with floyd preferring to keep his on the down low to manage expectations. floyd IS really incredibly smart, a lot of what he does is calculated in advance, just like azul and jade. however, unlike azul and jade, floyd often focuses on satisfying his boredom and/or curiosity rather than earning something. the only reason he fails classes, is literally because he doesnt want to do them lol. professor crewel, azul, and jamil all mention that floyd COULD be one of the top rank students if he wanted to...but floyd just #doesntwanna.

floyd's mood swings are not by his choosing, and even he often express annoyance towards his own feelings switching so constantly. boredom is a constant struggle for floyd too, which leads to him being in a constant search for anything even mildly amusing or interesting. he has plenty of interests, but certain interests- like shoes, cooking, human fashion, etc. -stick with him for a while, and doesnt seem to really get bored with them quite like other things. unlike azul, jade, and most mermaids, floyd says he dislikes collecting things as he usually gets too bored to really ever garner a large amount. which fit with his reoccurring interests, as usually he seems to prefer reading or gathering information on things, like reading on fashion. alternatively, he also likes doing hands on things with his interests, like cooking or cleaning and polishing shoes.
floyd's mood swings is something so stupidly important to me simply because he's genuinely the character who i relate to the strongest ever. i've never seen a character experience the same mood swings and issues and struggles as me quite like floyd does. he's so much like me and also so much who i want to be and its part of why his character means so much to me, alongside just my general adoration for him lol.

floyd is often mistaken as uncaring. floyd is mean and scary at times. he switches to violence easily when even mildly provoked, and has no problem with scaring others. but this doesnt mean he's uncaring. if anything, floyd is REALLY caring. he's just very careful and picky over who/what he cares about. like mentioned earlier, floyd doesnt like sticking to too many interests unless he can learn or do a lot about/with them. he loves learning, and is said to read a lot and even memorize textbooks. he hates school because he hates having expectations and limits put on him. he likes doing things by his own will, not because he was told. despite that, he tends to do what azul tells him anyways. because floyd while floyd is choosy with what he cares about, he does choose, he cares about deeply. just like any mermaid, floyd has treasures too even if he denies having them. floyd's treasures dont come in collections, but they come in information and people he sees worth and potential and love in. floyd's treasures are his knowledge, and azul and jade, and he's constantly making decisions to either learn more or keep azul and jade safe.

besides, floyd isnt just mean without reason. the times he does try to scare people or get violent, its usually because they aggravated him in some way. such as insults or poking fun, too much makes him angry. similarly, random acts of violence, especially to those he cares about, make him angry too. but floyd isnt naturally mean or angry all the time. similarly, floyd is not stupid or clueless all the time. he's smart and he's aware of his feelings no matter how strong they are. whenever he is mean, is because he's choosing to be. but he does like being nice. he's nice to kids and likes helping younger classmen here and there. he just can't stand being expected of anything, which is usually the thing that sets him off.


there's so much more i could say about this guy. this is all just a big jumbled mess of my thoughts on him in one go. if i we're to plan it out better, i could probably write a full darn essay on him lol. floyd means a lot to me, i enjoy and care about his character lots. he's just eely silly...

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Pub: 16 Feb 2026 18:14 UTC

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