ooc quotes from diff Kevin centric interactions in the aftg rp server I’m in;; (I just think they’re neat and wanted to immortalize it all; love the crew)
what Kevin could not be to Riko, who elevated declawing him to an art form.
Kevin was still a pet kenneled by habits and his habits were ones of passivity and submission.
“sometimes I wonder if the violence we were taught will follow me for the rest of my life”
“The Queen of Exy does what he likes in his own time, including answering text messages. Why would you call me after everything?” Jean responds snidely.
“That’s different.” Kevin argued weakly. “It’s different when it’s you.”
“Knox is everything that is good about Exy. The Trojans are a good team. You deserve a better court to play on than one as dark as the Ravens.”
Whatever Neil was missing both frustrated him and set him on edge, as if he were a rabbit feeling the vibrations of another’s thump on the ground.
Aaron just laughs again. "People do fucked up things. Yet we love them anyway. It's how humans work. Once we love someone we never stop loving them. Not even when they do horrible horrible things. Not even when they hurt us. We can never let go of the people we've loved. We just have to love them from far away and let the world think we hate them."
When he’d heard Riko had killed himself, he’d wanted to scratch the chess piece off his skin as an apology.
“It’s because you love him, and even though it’s going to kill you, you can’t help it”
“Just because he used you as a substitute condom doesn’t mean he likes you, 15”
“Desperate. You’re desperate Day. To prove yourself, to survive, for relief. Whatever it is you’re desperate for it, I can see it in your eyes. You don’t fool me for a second.”
“Kevin thinks he’s straight?” He asked, making a face. “But what about Jean and Ricky and Jeremy and, uhm, everyone else?” Leo asked, a chuckle bubbling up in his throat.
“I’m kinda worried that Kevin might kill himself if he’s off the court for too long”
One who has never been fed can only know that they were hungry once they discover food.
He didn’t truly hate Allison, they just had a tendency to rub each other raw and then scrub salt in the wounds.
Sorry was never a word that fit right in her mouth — it always sounded wrong and harsh when it was pulled out like teeth.
Chronic anxiety riddled him like maggots in a bird corpse and at the moment he very much wished he was one.
the crew behind the bars: me (Kevin) @andreilslovechild (Aaron, Tetsuji, Tiana), @rikomoriyama01 (Riko), @everyonesadoptivedad (Leo), @the-rabid-dog (Allison), @psychotide (Kitay, Jean, Orion), @hums (Neil)