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The fact of the matter is that I do not want to do it
"do what?" you might wonder. well. [gestures broadly]
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no bc actually. tfc ch2. Neil is freaking out about having to crash w Wymack and he considers simply going to a hotel.
“but how was he supposed to explain that to Wymack? Would he have to explain? Wymack thought Neil’s parents were abusive. so maybe he’d understand Neil’s resistance.”
Wymack thought. he thought. not knew. that Neil’s choice of word. except his parents ARE abusive.
we know Neil has complicated feelings towards his mom, he sort of shrugs off the abuse bc she put sm work into keeping him safe. but this quote is also about Neil being uncomfortable around older men specifically sooo.
i never stopped to think about this w Nathan. do we think neil recognizes when he’s been abused? i mean, if it wasnt bc Nathan takes it to such an extreme level, to the point it’s life threatening, would he recognize domestic violence??
if we also consider what we know of Neil, say idk… the way he could just move past Andrew literally roofing him… i think our boy is fine w people doing anything to him if it wont kill him 😭
Does he realise that what happened to him in the nest is abuse? If so, is it only because of the extent and sheer volume of pain that he felt consistently, or was it because riko was outright telling him that he wanted to cause him pain? Maybe it’s because of how close to death he felt. If he’s fine as long as he’s surviving, then abuse must be what makes him closest to not surviving.
I used to see this image all the time in December but now literally nobody cares. We as a society have forgotten him. All he wanted was to offer us a nice treat and what did we do? We abandoned him. Hell has taken refuge in our hearts and its fires have burned to ash all warmth and love. We should be ashamed.
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I need someone to tell Wymack that after Baltimore, all the Foxes gathered around and slept together. I need someone to tell him that those kids he decided to give a second chance to, made a nest out of Matt and Neil's room and slept on the floor because they didn't want to leave one of their one alone. I need someone to tell him he did good, that he created a family, that from that point on they are going to be fine because they'll always be there for eachother.
Kevin Day by the end of “The kings men” is not free from raven mentality. At no point since leaving evermore does he need to face up to the violence he causes. I do not think Kevin had a moment similar to Jean’s were he understood that he didn’t want to punish his teammates for “not being good enough”, he doesn’t want to hurt Cat or Tanner. Kevin, because of the subtle violence and inherent rage of the foxes, is not pushed to become softer. This means that he is not pushed to let go of certain raven mentalities. That is not bad, some of those mentalities must be useful to him, however, a lot of them lead to, in my opinion, carelessness towards those closest to him. Kevin, to truly break away from the ravens, needs to acknowledge how much he hurt others, for example Jean, to start to truly heal and to become the best player and person he can be. The books showed the beginning of that and i really hope that that is explored a bit more in his duology. Kevin is both victim and tormentor. It’s that fascinating juxtaposition that makes his character so interesting to read about.
It might not be explicitly stated in canon, there are a lot of signs pointing at the twinyards being monozygotic twins. I’m honestly obsessed with the concept that andrew and aaron, with their relationship being as fraught and complicated as it is, share the exact same genetic code. Imagine not being able to get along with someone who you understand instinctually because you were made the same but shaped differently. Imagine made of the same clay, cut apart in two, then shaped and molded so differently that you can’t be molded into one anymore. Imagine being so different and yet the same. Imagine being Aaron Minyard in genetic class having to memorise the exact statistical probabilities that Andrew’s genetic code is influencing his behaviour and the storm of emotions that that might cause. Just monozygotic twinyards.
stobin friendship is so important to me because it’s exactly what they need.
Steve needed a friend his age who was capable of looking past his reputation and the masks he still wears to protect whatever is left of his social standing while reminding him that he’s a idiot nerd that deserves to be cared for unconditionally, especially after the fallout with nancy and tommy and carol. Steve needed loyalty and understanding that didn’t come from the kids.
Robin needed acceptance. She isn’t one to hide who she is more than what is needed to survive (she doesn’t hide her interests or her brain, even though she masks her more neurodivergent qualities and obviously isn’t out). She needed someone who would respect her as a lesbian. She also needed someone who would respect her as a yapper, as a blunt sarcastic asshole, as a person with a very unique (/pos) personality who hasn’t been able to be open with another person before.
They allow each other to be vulnerable with each other in a way that they couldn’t before. It is so important to me that they have this friendship.
Ik that Kevin and Jean are inseparable to some extent, their fate is intertwined or whatever but i also know that Jean will never feel completely at ease with Kevin. There is too much history. He will never be rid of Kevin but he won’t rest in his presence. The appeal of Kevin and Jean to me is that they were in love in a very bad situation were love could not flourish and now that they made the choices that they did to survive (now that they survived) they cannot forgive those choices in a way that lets them live together, that lets them thrive. I think Kevin was aware that Jean wouldn’t know peace until he was free of Kevin and that’s why he entrusted him to the trojans. I also think that Kevin was aware that as long as Jean was there, so very close, Kevin would revert back to his Ravenesque survival mentality, which he is already shown to be struggling to let go of imo. They are tragic because of the fact that they care too much to be able to coexist, much less to be in any semblance of a stable relationship.
#They way that this contrasts with Jean and Renee is also so so so fascinating#jean moreau#kevin day#the golden raven#the sunshine court#all for the game#Also the way that kevin and jeremy contrasts with jerejean#they are all so important to me and the depth and individuality of every relationship dynamic in aftg is what makes this series so addictive#aftg