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[neiljostensracooninstinct]

AFTG musical: Update

So, this is where the project stands so far:

1. I outlinesd the whole story/songs (the foxhole court, the raven king and the king's men)

2. It will have a 3-act structure, one for each book (not the usual 2act structure of musical theatres)

3. Lil odd thing: act one (tfc) has the most songs as per this exact moment. -> the number of songs per act might change, depending on the writing

4. I have started choosing inspos for the vibes I want each song to have, no actual serious writing has been done yet -> Also, I've decided to follow my instinct on the vibes the songs have, and I will not follow the technically 2000's music style accuracy.

5. I love reprises and callbacks -> there will be A LOT, because yes, I'm that kind of musical/theatre/music nerd

6. I think i pinned down the vocal ranges for each character, I'm now working on the instrumental motifs

7. As of rn, i have no idea if i'll manage to actually write it. Feedback will always be appreciated (my experience is limited to music theory, acting and directing theatre, and writing a musical story for kids)

8. Finals are coming up for me. So for the next few months... nothing will be done, probably -> what i can do is share the ideas I wrote down for some of the songs... lmk if that interests anyone

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

Jack: I'd take a bullet for you

Robby: You would anyway, it doesn't count

[protectdrusillablackthorn]

kevins books scare me because if theres even a hint that kevjean was requited im gonna do something drastic

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

Percy Jackson did a 10years journey in a week,

I can study 1 entire subject (2 semesters) in 12 hours well enough to pass

[shotsinthesummer]

I have a math exam tomorrow and I'm genuinely done wtf is logarithms Neil Josten pls possess me tmr I won't put you through the horrors anymore

[solflowers-and-solace]

Aaron HAS to have the same memory as Andrew cause there ain’t no way he had any free time to play games and go to edens and shit when he was in pre-med on an exy scholarship ANY OTHER WAY

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

That makes so much sense

[puckwanger]

— dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

I was like: "why is he wearing the Trojans jersey?"

What's wrong with me?

[romantichopelessly]

no because. on kevjean orpheus/eurydice. you know kevin knows that myth. you know when it comes up in his ancient greek history class he just stares at the passages. and you know that he doesn’t think he’s orpheus. because he thinks he didn’t love jean enough to go back for him, when we know the only reason jean lived is because he didn’t.

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

Well, shit. I just had the angst-iest idea for a kevjean fic ever

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

Why couldn't I start a degree in History? The mental image of Kevin Day telling me to lock the fuck in would have been so much more efficient then an imaginary Aaron Minyard crying with me while studying organic chemistry

[petalsblooming]

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

“For tonight’s home game against the Breckenridge Jackal’s, the 9 Foxes who broke Exy history are sporting mic’s, to showcase the inner workings of the infamous champions.”

The text fades, then new words are on the screen.

“Here’s how that went.”

The black screen fades out and onto the bright orange of the Foxhole Court.

– or –

The Foxes get mic’d up for a game, and chaos obviously ensues.

[neiljostensmediatrainer]

Imagining in the future when Kevin is on a pro team (with a bunch of players who obviously aren’t up to his standards, because who is) and he is absolutely laying into them all the time and is always bringing up

“Neil Josten would come to the court every single night and practice these drills and you can’t even do them for fifteen minutes”

“Neil Josten once fired shots with Andrew Minyard in goal for a whole night and blew out his arms just because he was stubborn and you can’t even handle shooting on (insert goalie’s name)?”

“Neil Josten played better than you while he was actively running from the Mafia. You think you have other things on your mind?”

Bonus if after a year or two of dealing with this Kevin’s team finally meets Neil at an exy banquet and tattle on him. And Neil is just “??? You literally texted me two weeks ago just to tell me my passes are dogshit? My team hadn’t even played a game or anything, you had just remembered and felt like bringing it up?”

[samsincerely]

EVERYONE get in the tags rn and tell me your favorite cheese

[realmothchu]

i have a fic idea rolling around in my head where several years into his pro exy career, neil's injuries start catching up to him.... specifically his hands.

he gets really bad trigger finger, hand cramping, sometime jolts of phantom pain, sometimes he can't feel anything at all. it starts to affect his playing and yea if he doesn't play well the moriyamas might kill him but more than anything he's afraid of early retirement and having to give up exy forever.

he's very stubborn and irritable about it, starts up with his "im fine" bs again which just pissed andrew off. he has to practically drag neil to the doctor who tells him he has one or two more years playing at the level he's at. devastating news for neil obviously but he does the hand exercises and andrew massages his hands every night. idk just andrew taking care of neil... <3

i think eventually neil gets surgery for the trigger finger and he gets to play for a few more years but for a few months he really had to think about what he’d do without exy and andrew had to convince him they’ll be okay bc they have each other

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

i just saw your post about the instrumental motifs for characters and i had an idea that maybe neil could also have a little bit of strings for his instruments because of his mother but idk how go it would sound

also maybe andrew could be saxophone and depending on who he's with it could be soprano/alto/tenor/baritone sax

these ideas might be stupid sorry (⁠〒⁠﹏⁠〒⁠)

Never stop sharing ideas!! Ideas are never stupid!!

And you should really see my notebook and all the little things I wrote there. I swear the fact of having a saxophone for Andrew is written somewhere :))

But again, I'm in the middle of finals so the project has been pushed aside for now

But if you have questions or so, just ask and I'll answer with what I have for now :)

[neiljostensracooninstinct]

AFTG MUSICAL: music motifs

So, I didn't pinn down every single character with instruments and so on, but I have more like options/sets that depend off the others.

Also, some characters will probably have a sequence motif, rather than an instrument.

For example, Kevin will likely have a small melody throughout the whole musical (i was thinking piano, but again, not sure yet), and then switch to another instrument towards the end. (He'll reclaima Riko's/the Ravens' instrumets -> either a strong guitar or heavy brass?)

-> also, Jean will later on separate from the Ravens and i will associate to him a "softer" instrument.

Neil: I was thinking like Oboe or Trumpet (sounds kinda weird, but I do hear/see the vision, stay with me here) -> in opposition to Nathan (who will be smt lower, either Bassoon or Trombone)

Mary will ONLY have an instrumental sequence, and will not be a singing character. Probably assoscoated with strings -> can either have the soft effect of a memory, or the sharp feeling of trauma)

For Andrew I honestly have so many options that could work, that i'll decide probably while writing

[oidingus]

Loved the last episode of the second season with Carter missing his own graduation to keep his little liver transplant patient company.

She is so animated because i choose to believe this is after the transplant shenanigans😌 (Also added med school Jack because i could) #JohnCarter #ER #JackkAbbot