Right Now I May Be Only Obsess Over Aftg

Jemsbitch is my tsc side blog You can repost my content on Instagram (@crazy_fangirl2524) but only after I have posted it and credit and tag me Aftg has consumed my entire existence and I am glad to have fallen down this void

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My friend crochet this for my birthday 🥹

@korakos

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Andreil make me wish that love is real

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Neil and Andrew’s coping mechanisms for a bad day are the exact opposite.

Neil cannot sit still, he needs to be doing something, doing anything to stop his mind from thinking run run run. He will deep clean the house, do laundry, do anything productive, any excuse to stay.

Andrew needs to preserve as much energy as possible. He is fighting an uphill battle that he cannot see the end of. He will stay in bed, cocooned with as many blankets as possible, as many barriers to the outside world as he can accept.

At the end, the bad days will eventually end.

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Neil standing at the stove and cooking dinner in (x) amount of years with his phone propped up on the counter so he can FaceTime Jean who is walking him thru the recipe. Neil having to over and over get a cat down off the counter while Jean is visibly being jostled by dogs knocking against his legs and waist. Neil commenting how Jean should learn how to tell Jeremy no when he asks for a new dog every week (it isn’t that often but this is Neil we’re talking about) and Jean snapping back that Neil ought to keep his ‘disgusting felines’ off his countertops. They argue and banter with each other but it’s such a natural, common occurrence by that point that it takes them no time at all to get back on track and Jean finishes teaching Neil the recipe. They hang up and later that night Neil sends Jean a pic of Andrew’s stamp of approval (an empty plate) and Jean thousands of miles away smiles to himself, lying in bed with Jeremy on his chest and fast asleep. Jean sends a pic of the pack of dogs sleeping at their feet and Neil responds promptly with “Yeah alright, I guess they’re kind of cute.” Neil sends back a pic of the cats and that’s their way special way of saying goodbye for the next week; they’ll repeat the cycle in another seven days when Jean teaches Neil another new recipe out of his giant hand-written book of meals and dishes.

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Kevin day always calling Neil the day right after just to know how Jean is doing and Neil never calling him out because he understands and Neil knows Jean knows but this is the only way they can keep in touch but maybe one day Jean will send Kevin a text just a healthy recipe with no context and Kevin will just say thanks and that will be it but that’s something

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when writing kevin ships i feel like there should be more exploration (this is for myself, too, bc i haven't really done this either) of how spending the majority of his life being treated as a piece of property with no autonomy impacts his relationships. and tbh it doesn't even have to be romantic relationships exclusively

like think about his relationship with andrew, whether you ship them or not. andrew values consent over... like, everything? but i doubt kevin feels the same way. why? because he spent years being taught that his consent didn't matter. he's probably even worse with neil "always yes" josten because half the time he just won't answer. (maybe in the nest answering made things worse, regardless of if he said yes or no.)

and think about kevin and jean. honestly, i think they would be better with each other just because of their mutual understanding. they have a history of being on much more even footing with each other (both being abused by others but not abusing each other, i mean - there were 100% still power imbalances between them), which i think makes it easier for them to establish healthier dynamics. with andrew and the other foxes, kevin's brain probably either defaults to "my consent doesn't matter" or 'learns' over time that it doesn't matter. the foxes tell him not to talk about history? he doesn't, because he does what he's told. andrew asks him yes or no? he just sits there, nods without speaking, because that's all he knows to do.

because he was taught that accepting his fate as a piece of property, an asset over a person, was the only way to keep himself safe.

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But on the other hand, his relationship with Andrew helps him learn consent. Andrew would insist that Kevin understands and knows his own boundaries before anything else.

Maybe in the beginning Kevin needs familiarity and Andrew is too high on meds to do anything but be what Kevin needs at the moment. But then Andrew would teach Kevin and that he is his own person first and foremost.

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“wish you were sober” kandrew. kevin, seeing glimpses of the man andrew is beneath the medication. his potential, not just for exy, but to be a real person that kevin cares about and can care for him in return. letting him play off his meds, allowing andrew to have as much control as possible. andrew, watching as kevin self-destructs with his alcoholism. wanting to intervene but feeling that it isn’t his place. kevin, wasted and begging andrew not to leave him, and andrew doing everything he can to comfort kevin without crossing boundaries. because he does care, he can care now, he is sober and kevin is only getting worse.

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After seeing this post I immediately opened ao3 and wrote it so here’s it :

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

It is happier and more hopeful than the tone of your post but regardless I hope you enjoy!

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Andrew Joseph Minyard, the “psychopath” and “sociopath”, the leader of the monsters, the one put on mandatory drugs by the court for assaulting five men, carry knives with him at all times, never smile or show much emotions, the “unpredictable” and the “foxes deadliest investment”.

Yet he is the normal one in the relationship

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What if I say wolverine is Andrew and Neil is deadpool

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Actually Andrew is Spider-Man and Neil is deadpool

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honestly aftg only works because of how unhinged neil is at any given time. boy makes the worst choices at any given time but always stumbles out of it alive somehow. when the world is destroyed by a nuclear holocaust the only things to survive once the dust has cleared will be cockroaches, twinkies, and neil fucking josten

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And Andrew and the foxes because you think Neil would let them die?

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so many iconic important secondhand foxes moments in TGR. i’m thinking…

AARON DRIVING THE MAS??!!

Kevin bringing Andrew to California

Matt Boyd rushing the goal with Aaron to stop the Ravens from killing Andrew

Neil with two broken ribs is better than Neil dead

Andrew clocked Jeremy IMMEDIATELY lmaoo

Agent Browning: "I hate this sport. Explain to me why they’re all like this."

Kevin kneeling by Neil the whole time he’s in pain on the Court

Aaron kicking Kevin’s thigh as reassurance and/or an order to follow

Kevin telling Jean how Abby helped him !!

Neil being utterly insufferable to the freshmen, by all accounts

Neil answering Jean’s call with ‘Neil.’ Letting Jeremy’s go to voicemail.

Abby getting a second opinion on whether Andrew needs surgery…

Dan getting red-carded for decking the Ravens

Renee laughing at Andrew’s joke that the cameras couldn’t hear

The whole team being depressed when Aaron’s on trial

Wymack calling Jean to check on him after the fire

Kevin clocking Renee’s cross necklace

Kevin telling Neil on camera that he’s the least honest person he knows

Aaron chauffeuring hurt Andrew and Neil to go see Wymack

Twinyards & Neil interrupting Kevin and Thea’s interview by screeching up in the Mas

Katelyn respectfully not coming to the trial on the day Andrew testified

Nicky getting into a violent screaming match with his parents outside the courthouse

Andrew stepping in to protect Kevin but letting him stand up for himself when he said he could

Renee subtly telling the reporters to fuck off and talk to the right Ravens

Kevin and Neil joint press conference. Andrew and Renee together.

Kevin in actual anguish when Neil was hurt during the game

Andrew needing to know if Grayson had hurt Neil

Andrew asking if Neil killed Grayson

Kevin and Andrew both getting mad at Neil for going to see Jean alone

Dan running to defend Neil (after checking on Matt in the goal)

Andrew going outside with Jean during the interview

Kevin playing stylist for Jean’s first interview

Aaron trusting Andrew enough to deny a jury at his trial

Kevin mentioning Wymack canceled practice after Aaron won his trial

Jean casually referencing Andreil and Jeremy having no clue

Wymack calling the Foxes his kids

Betsy being there for Andrew at the trial when he testified

The upperclassmen having a bet whether Neil or Jack would fight the other first

The Foxes not having to deal with the Ravens at the banquet

Aaron getting cleared of all charges

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Just finished the golden ravens and here are my thoughts (obviously spoilers ahead)

THE FOXES CRUMBS NORA BLESSED US ACTUALLY

I’m so mad they attacked Andrew first my heart was literally in my throat

ALL THE KEVIN AND JEAN

“We are not friends” “he is my brother” and I’m fucking dead

Kevin sending the postcard to Jean

THE DOG

Jean having his own motorcycle

Finally find out Jeremy’s past

THE SLOWBURN OF JEREJEAN AHHH THE KISS ON THE CHEEK AND THEN THE BED SCENE

Jean eating chicken biryani

I know we all thought it would be worse because trk but this series is so obviously different from aftg it is actually jarring but I love it this almost feel like fluff and hurt/comfort instead of just angst

JEAN AND COACH (FATHERS)

Jeremy lowkey jealous of Renee we love that

The conversation between agent browning and the other one is so funny “what is it about exy?”

The media and fans finally seeing that Jean isn’t to be blamed amen

ANDREWS TRIAL

So grateful and blessed that Nora wrote this like it feels like she wrote this for us I’m so thankful and lucky

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Crazy how the second book of the sunshine court comes out on Kevin’s birthday effectively making Kevin’s birthday secondary to everything that’s going on in this fandom oh Nora you brilliant sick bastard

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MINOR THE GOLDEN RAVEN SPOILER

Nora saw how desperate we are for Andrew crumbs and this time she gave us a whole feast I’m so grateful Nora thank you😭🙏🙏

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Ok so all four books are about four months each.

- Foxhole Court: April, first chapter. May 12th to August 26th (three and a half months)

- Raven King: August 31st to January 1st (4 months). September 9th Fall banquet. December 16th Winter banquet

- Kings Men: January 3rd to April 27th (4 months. I look on wiki for the championship game so if that's wrong let me know!)

- Sunshine Court: March 14th to end of June (3 and a half months)

If the Golden Raven continues with the pattern we will get August through November at least. Which also means Fall banquet and Thanksgiving break. Edit: and Jean's Birthday (thank you for that reminder @tessasilverswan !)

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Fictional characters can commit any crimes (murder cannibalism arson torture) but I draw the line at cheating (and rape)

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I think the only thing the aftg fandom ever done right is never writing the cheating trope with Andreil like I don’t think that’s ever done? This genuinely never crossed my mind until a tweet about cheating trope and I’m like people are into that????

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What pisses me off sometimes about aftg fandom is that people are too serious like I get it we love the characters we treat them like real human being BUT they are literally just fictional characters they are flawed and they should not be compared to actual human beings and the arguments are so dumb like

Andrew is so possessive and violent that’s the point

Nicky over steps boundaries that’s the point

Neil has zero self preservation or human sympathy and that’s the fucking point

Kevin is a coward and left Jean and says the wrong thing at the wrong time but that’s he point

Like personally I also love arguing and treating them like human beings and analysing and everything but at the end of the day we should not hold them to actual human beings standards because if we do this takes away the point of it being fiction