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Shhhhh the blorbos are sleepy
the more REFINED version, just a tad
I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SATURATION
doodle of john all for the game or whatever his name is
genuinely the most heartbreaking part in aftg like out of the whole series is at the end of the kings men when neil snaps and starts begging for his life
like his “please, just let me go, just let me go i’m not—” LIKE UGHHHH
to me it really emphasizes just how young he is…like he’s literally only 19 he’s a teenager!!! begging for his life!!!! (after trying so hard to save face in front of lola in the car it didn’t even matter in the end bc fuck i’m about to die)
and also just the parallel with andrew and his hatred in the word, that he also said please and it didn’t work
(and the fact that he probably also came to a point where he knew it wouldn’t work but he had to try and beg anyways bc there’s no way out he has no other options he has nothing to gain but nothing to lose either just please let me go—)
People that complain about Aftg being corny for being “too dramatic” drive me nuts. Would you rather be bored? “It’s not realistic” no shit! It’s a book! It’s ridiculous and I love it! Would it be such a crazy thing? Is that not compelling? It’s not an exercise in reality. Do you get mad when food is seasoned? Why read it if you hate such a big portion of the story? Why read anything even slightly unrealistic if it makes you want to eat nails? Step in a puddle in your socks, you cantankerous donkey
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"Every time he blinked, he saw Neil broken and still on the floor" — That part is insane because Neil is never still. He is always running his mouth, always ready to bolt. Even after his father caught him, he fought back and still had something to say to the FBI. But now, he is curled up on the floor, an agonized, unmoving ball
(Andrew's eidetic memory is going to have a field day with this)
Absolutely hilarious that Kevin showed Jean the articles about Jeremy’s freshman year as warning about being gay in Exy and still all Jean got out of it was Jeremy is Pretty
if you ever think about settling for less than you deserve just remember that andrew minyard quit smoking in fear his lungs wouldn't allow him to be fast enough to save the man he loves in case he needs it
The more I think about the differences between how the Trojans show affection vs how the Foxes do, the more I come to the conclusion that they unwittingly created the perfect environment for Jean and Neil’s arcs respectively.
Take for example the way Cat and Laila show Jean affection. The forehead kisses, the hugs, the endless reassurance and compassion. It may go without saying but Neil would’ve hated it if he ended up in that situation. He would’ve booked it faster than you can say Wesninski. But Jean? I mean sure he was baffled at first, but the way he grows to lean into it? The way he shows affection the same way back? Jean needed that brand of affection in a way Neil won’t ever. He needed to learn that he was deserving of such love; that there are people out there now who cared about him as deeply as he does them.
Neil on the other hand needed to learn a whole different set of lessons. The Foxes showing him that they care was less such obvious displays of love and more about patience in the face of his complications. More about their willingness to stick by him when the fabricated life he clung so hard to unraveled at the seams. Jean wouldn’t have flourished as much in that environment because he didn’t need understanding as much as he needed love. He didn’t need someone to help piece his life back together as much as he needed someone to love what was already there.
Neil is like an innocent looking stray cat that the foxes still kept even when they got bit; while Jean is like an abused show dog that the Trojans nurse back to health. And good lord do I love them both for it.
Andrew is proof that Nora Sakavic is a brilliant writer
I will probably make more posts about this because it is something I feel so strongly about. I have seen SO many people wishing we'd had Andrew's POV but I am so glad we didn't. As a writer, I am ashamed at how long it took me to understand the GENIUS of Andrew's character. When writing a story, there are precisely THREE ways to relay what your characters are thinking and feeling to the reader: 1. Dialogue 2. Internal Monologue 3. Descriptions of Expression/Body Language And you need to do all three really well to make it real, natural, and believable. You have to trust your reader to understand what you're trying to say without outright saying it. This task is made all the more difficult when you don't have #2, the internal monologue. Secondary characters are ONLY understood through what they say and what emotions they show on their face and in their body language. To write a character that BARELY speaks and is INFAMOUS for having an expressionless face is the greatest show of RESTRAINT I have ever seen in a writer and it worked SO beautifully. The number of times we desperately want to know what Andrew is thinking and feeling and I BET Sakavic was twice as desperate to show us, to tell us straight out "ANDREW IS INFATUATED!" But she didn't. She stuck so perfectly to Andrew's character and GAVE US NOTHING and TRUSTED us to read between the lines to find truth. That's not even to mention the entire time Andrew was on his meds. As a writer, we want nothing more than for our readers to KNOW our characters the way we do. I can only imagine how infuriating (but also delightfully challenging) it was for Sakavic to write Andrew knowing most of what he was doing and saying was because of the meds and his promises. I could scream this from the rooftops. Sakavic deserves so much praise for this alone. I won't EVEN get into Neil's character and the relationship dynamics between every single character and every other character too. Andrew is literary genius, imo.
jeremy really was like "I hate both of my last names :) can we give our dog yours" and jean caved in like zero seconds. loser didn't stand a chance.
THE GOLDEN RAVEN SPOILERS
”Crawling back to you”.
Not the andreil content I was expecting…
9 times out of 10 when i procrastinate i doodle them
WAIT who out of the AFTG characters do we think can sing??? My immediate response is Renee, Jeremy, and Andrew. Hear me out:
Renee has a very soft voice. To me, she sounds similar to artists like AURORA, Adrienne Lenker, Faye Webster, etc. I think she writes her own little songs and can play either the guitar or piano. It’s a skill the rest of her team knows of but only because she hums and sings under her breath during practices.
Jeremy has a booming voice, and it’s raspy and powerful (cue Jean swooning in the background). He sounds like Caleb Followill from Kings of Leon, maybe a bit like Bruno Mars, or Scott Stapp. He sings whenever he gets the chance; at karaoke when the team goes out after games, when he’s a bit too drunk, when he’s out with friends and is feeling chirpy.
Now. Andrew. No one knows Andrew can sing. Neil himself has only ever heard Andrew hum while he does different tasks around the apartment. But if Andrew cared for it, he could seriously bust out some pretty good 2000’s punk rock. He sounds like Chester Bennington. But no one knows this, and no one will ever find out.
I love the headcanon that Jean thinks Andrew is kinda spooky like a blank-eyed child in a horror movie or something.
"Ninety-nine percent" they make me wanna implode
(Tfc)
Dan: Welcome, fellow idiots
Neil: Hi, Dan
Dan: No, no, not you, you're not an idiot
Neil: You underestimate me
andrew in tgr is like: gaydar x1000, silently clocking jeremy and telling renee about it. witness in a murder trial. realizing his bf put a hit out on someone (again) ("typical"). cracking jokes with renee. nearly killing someone for hurting neil. having surgery to fix his broken clavicle. letting aaron drive the mas. quitting smoking so he can be fast enough to save neil next time someone comes for him. like you don't understand this man is barely in the book and he is slaying tremendously the whole entire time
what a PERFECT one-sentence description for jeremy
"bright as a broken bulb" oh he makes me ILL
valedictorian is insane jeremy fr an academic weapon
WHAT DO YOU MEANNNN jean actually WAS more interested in staring at jeremy's photos TO THE POINT where he fr has NO CLUE anything the articles about him said GODDDD jerejean nation how we feeling
