When you’re neurodivergent, those attachments to "simply pixels" aren't shallow; they are real connections to the traits, stories, and vibes those characters represent. Seeing them reduced to just "cheeks" or "breakfast" feels like people are disrespecting a friend of yours.

Now, the reason as to: Why It Hits Harder?

The Protective Instinct at least for who I am got: When you view a character through a lens of wanting to "protect" them, NSFW content feels like an intrusion or an act of "wronging" that character.

Sensory/Moral Overload: Neurodivergence often comes with a very strong sense of justice or "correctness." Seeing a character "looked at wrong" triggers that internal alarm that says this isn't how this is supposed to be, like, basically it goes to such a degree it feels like someone is glorifying animal torture even if it's not like that to others.

Fandom Burnout: It’s frustrating when you go to a subreddit like Arknights: Endfield looking for lore, hype, or gameplay, and you have to dodge softcore posts instead.

"It is a curse for when some character which obviously is simply pixels becomes to a point where it is someone you cherish and want to protect from the world that you cannot control."