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So I made a playlist out of all the songs (that I could find) Nora shared that reminded her of the AFTG or TSC characters. I'll be adding to it as she shares more. If anyone wants to see the specific characters the songs are about, I can share my notes.

barkbark sleep paralysis demon

TGR SPOILERS : Andrew and Jean

We all thought Andrew didn't care about Jean in TSC and I think we were right, but after TGR? Where does Jean fit into Andrew's scheme? Because I think his position has changed radically here.

 In their encounter in TGR, Jean subtly makes it clear that he and Andrew share trauma, but I don't think that appeals to Andrew. The important thing here is that there was a rapist near Neil in The Nest, and somehow, he didn't touch Neil while he did touch Jean. 

The important thing is that Jean states that he wouldn't have given Neil up so easily if he knew Andrew would neglect him, making clear a kind of "protective feeling". Here Jean admits that he did help Neil at The Nest to the extent he could, or at least he subconsciously admits it (and he really did, in the form of ongoing support and aftercare, which we know Jean didn't have, but he made sure Neil did have that while he was with him. What's more... Jean used French with Neil at The Nest. He used it despite what had happened with Kevin and what was done to him, in order to try to help Neil more effectively.)

The important thing here is that Jean recognized Andrew as Neil's protector and told him that if he didn't take care of himself, he wouldn't be able to protect him properly.

 And Andrew knew Jean was right and quit smoking because of it (even though Andrew couldn't really have done anything to stop the attack, whether he smoked or not, but he listened. He knew Jean had a point).

 Let's not forget that Andrew was also around to see Jean kick Bryson out of the house to protect his friends.

 That being said... What does Andrew think of Jean now?

 To me...I think Andrew has respect. 

Andrew has seen Jean protect him own. Andrew is also aware now that Jean cares for Neil and looked out for him at The Nest. He looked out for him...knowing there was a predator around who had torn Jean apart. He looked out for Neil and watched over him despite Riko, and Andrew knows what state Riko left Kevin in.

 I think Andrew has a lot of respect for Jean right now.

 I also think he may have Jean in a frame of mind of "people he'd leave Neil with if Neil needed protecting and he wasn't around." In fact, I think I might be the first person he'd think of if this were the case, or at least the second.

 What do you think?

At school

He: *staring at mo*

Jian: hey the girls asked me to ask you if there’s a girl you like!

He: mo guan shan

Jian: bu-

He: Mo. Guan. Shan.

Jian: he-

He: MO GUAN SHAN

Mo: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?

He: you *winky face*

Mo: ಠ_ಠ (fuck im so gay)

Kaladin youre very good at this

I will never EVER get over this!!!

Andrew: you’re an unattainable hope

Neil:

Andrew, sighing: I’d suck your dick

Neil: :o

Guys, this isn’t even a joke. Do it. It’s what your ult would want. Think about who attended that funeral…. do it.

I graduated high school in 99.

There was a student at our school named Wayne.

Wayne was gay. It was obvious. He was unable to stay in the closet even if he wanted to. To make matters worse, he was also Black. From a bullying standpoint, that was not a great combo. Both Black and white students made fun of him relentlessly. He was ostracized from the only community that may have given him protection. Only us theater kids stuck up for him, but not to significant effect.

Wayne was bullied so much that at one point he finally snapped and attacked his bullies with a lunch tray. I was actually seated in perfect line of sight and just sat there chewing my soggy fries in stunned silence. It didn't even seem real as I was witnessing it. The image of him wailing on his main bully as the food on his tray flew off is permanently logged into my long term memory.

The bully he attacked had blood all over his face and went straight to the nurse. Other than superficial cuts, he was not injured.

Before the attack, Wayne went to teachers for help. He went to guidance counselors for help. He went to the principals for help.

He did all of the things you were supposed to do. No one helped him. They wagged a finger at the bullies and warned them to stop.

Wayne's lunch tray melee was the only thing that worked. His bullies stayed far away from him. But a week later Wayne was expelled and the bullies were given no punishment.

So... no.

No one in my school talked about being trans.

Because the only way to survive being openly queer was to bash people with a lunch tray.

See now...I know this is Armand...but in my brain I went "Ceaseless Watcher-!"

Throws another drawing of Armand looking at you like this and runs away

random iwtv memes because 👍