#Tfc

[joejhang]

once again thinking about how andreil is actually the perfect relationship because of how deeply they both understand each other and how they are the only ones to do so. thinking about the first time neil opens up to anyone and it's to andrew in tfc and the look in andrew's eyes is "perfect understanding". and the same look in his eyes right before he kisses neil for the first time when neil is at the end of his rope, and andrew understands because he's been there too. neil knowing when to push andrew and when to leave him be. neil understanding that andrew is primarily self-destructive and more of a harm to himself than to anyone else and asking him "how have you survived this long when you're so violently self-destructive?". neil being the only one who actually wants andrew off his drugs for his own good, not for exy or out of curiosity. neil never forcing or coercing andrew into doing anything he doesn't want to do, he gets what he wants simply by asking, and that's enough. andrew's interest in neil turning into understanding turning into care turning into love, against his will. their hours-long conversation on the bus in tkm where they literally just yap about their lives without any transactions or deals involved. them learning to talk to each other without the exchange of truths. their first ever proper conversation back in tfc when neil thinks he's talking to aaron, showing how they can actually talk and communicate and have a good conversation. neil always taking andrew at face value rather than making assumptions based on his past or his attitude. the trust they have in each other even before they ever get together. them genuinely enjoying each other's company, the way no one else does. nora sakavic you invented love actually.

[berryhatfingers]

Ichirou and Jean both seeing Neil as still a Wesninski at heart, the former in the manner of an intriguing asset, the latter as someone to consider.

Neil is too intelligent to miss what Ichirou did, to not consider his uncle’s words before the game. It’s barely any time later when TSC ends and Neil demonstrates a presence in matters both with the Hartfords and Moriyamas, not much, but a lot when you look considering that he first met Ichirou and his uncle maybe 3 months prior, and championships were max a month prior.

Neil chose exy, but he didn’t swear off the criminal underbelly in the process. He (presumably) isn’t actively part either adjoined criminal web (Moriyama or Hatford); but he also still uses his intelligence to manipulate others, such as the FBI; he still commits illegal and violent acts, such as removing an antagonist. Neil is still a boy raised criminally, with a sharp and brilliant mind.

It's still wild to me that Ichirou brought Neil to watch him shoot Riko and ask him if he's happy with the result. Like we could unpack so much from this scene.

It is obviously a mirror of when Riko brought Neil and Kevin to watch Neil's father cut up a man in that very same tower.

But why did Ichirou even invite him to see this, its not like when Riko did it as a message of intimidation to Kevin and Neil, Ichirou was aware that Neil would actually enjoy this. Nora confirmed that this is one of Neils happiest moments in the series until this point. Ichirou could have sent someone to let Neil know Riko was dead but he wanted Neil to see. And then to ask him if he's satified

"Ichirou stopped in front of Neil. "You have cost the Ravens their coach and their captain. Are you satisfied?" It made no sense at first, because Tetsuji was still alive. When Neil caught on he stopped breathing. Tetsuji Moriyama was stepping down—not necessarily because Neil had asked for it, but because Ichirou had been here firsthand to see what the Ravens had become under Tetsuji's guidance. Stuart had said Ichirou was cutting his losses. The Ravens' reckless violence and fraying sanity made them a glaring liability. Ichirou wanted nothing to do with Edgar Allan's tarnished reputation. Neil was suddenly wide awake. "Your people are safe, as are mine. Yes, I'm satisfied."

Ichirou's smile was cold and fleeting. "Let them call you by whatever name they like. You will always be a Wesninski at heart."

I love that Neil is such a brat that he was like : but Tetsuji is still alive 😟 oh wait he's ruined forever? OK then this is the best day ever 😊 yay ❤️

Like this whole thing man. Mafia kids are on their own level when it comes to making friends I guess.

Ichirou to Neil being all : wanna be friends? I'll kill this guy that's been bothering you

Neil to Jean being all: wanna be friends? I'll kill this guy that's been bothering you

Seriously they are like cats

[nothatsmi]

Foxes women!

And again in b&w:

I'll do the other foxes to have a full lineup.

I think that sometimes we collectively forget that aftg is set in the mid 2000s. So please, let's bring back the leggings, tunics, belts, wide collars, low waisted jeans and half-short sleeves we all oh so missed.

[nyaar0n]

renee & neil but they're trans

[kev-noah]

He will know that this was also something that was taught wrong to him. He will realize how his loved ones' life is easier because of their partners. And he will heal this part of his mind as well.

I wonder what Kevin "it's easier to remain heterosexual" Day will do when he realizes that none of his most admired Exy players are straight

[itsriverdark]

I was rereading The Foxhole Court this Christmas and I just realized that Kayleigh is Irish canonically, like fr, just imagine Kevin being bullied by the Ravens and the Foxes because of his Irish dialect/accent (it appears when his mad, pretty often)

[luxuki-1]

I love these two sillies

Credits in yt video

[faithless-hoaxx]

Girl math this, boy math that, what about the math where you pay a bouncer 100 bucks to knock you out so you don't end up spilling your secrets to your teammate only to end up telling him anyway, only to end up paying thousands for his new car because that's the price of your new life, one you don't need anymore because of him, and then you end up paying even more to hire a hit on a rapist, because how fucking dare he

All this, and you own roughly a dozen shirts and refuse to get more

[andrew-03-minyard]

i wonder if other things imploded during the books but neil idgaf about anyone but andrew and exy josten just didn’t tell us. and we find out from the trojans like

cat: didn’t two floors of your dorm get set on fire and everyone had to evacuate?

neil: no I don’t remember that wdym

nicky: we stayed with abby for two weeks???

neil: but practice wasn’t disrupted 😕

[millionancientbees]

Kevin already died. So did Jean and Neil. They gave up something that was their everything and their entire way of being and started a new life.

She doesn’t need to kill any of them. She already did.

“she’s gonna kill kevin that’s why it’s being released on his birth-” no 🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺

[joejhang]

neil and half-sober andrew actually have some of the best interactions ever. after they hear about seth's death and andrew shares his theories and then tells neil to go to bed and that they'll worry about it when they get home. "here's some honesty: i don't like you, and i don't trust you." "it's mutual." iconic actually. andrew dragging neil to the bar with him constantly. the phone conversation in the change room. real ones know the chemistry was there from the beginning

[pink-hydrangea]

Foxes socmed AU!

(Part 1 with links to all parts)

[thegayexyagenda]

just a little look at how i imagine the foxes twitter profiles would look like :))

[ionlydrinkhotwater]

Omg OP you are so right 🤣

Adding in this classic overbearing present mom moment to the pile from Chapter 12 of The Kings Men

"Kevin tried to call him back with an annoyed, "Get back here." Neil didn't look at him or slow. "No." The seat cushion creaked and Kevin's shoe hit the floor with a too-heavy thud. Neil knew Kevin was coming after him, sick of Neil's distractions and back-talking, but a half-second later Kevin snapped at someone to let go of him. Neil knew neither Aaron nor Nicky would have thought to intervene. Matt was the likeliest defender, but Neil didn't care enough to look back and confirm it. Kevin settled for fussing at Neil in French: "Remember that you gave me your game. You don't have the right to walk away from me when I am trying to teach you." "I gave my game to you so we could get to finals," Neil sent back, "but you said yesterday you don't expect us to make it there. You've given up on us, so I'm taking my game back. I don't owe you anything anymore." "Stop acting like a spoiled child. Tonight's game rides on how well you and I perform. You need to hear this more than anyone does." "I've heard it all before," Neil said. "Leave me alone." Neil claimed Kevin's abandoned seat, second from the back and right in front of Andrew's. Dan only waited a couple seconds to see if anything else was forthcoming before prodding Kevin's attention back to their aborted conversation. It took a few tries before Kevin stopped fuming long enough to cooperate. Neil waited until they started speaking before pulling his phone out of his pocket."

Kevin Day is a pageant mom.

I'm sorry if someone has pointed this out before but I just noticed! Kevin Day is (lovingly) Neil's evil pageant mom.

I was re-reading The Foxhole Court and on pg 51 Kevin says this:

And out of the very serious context it sounds so cliche!!

And I immediately thought of so many more examples.

The way he didn't consult Neil about his tv appearance and just expected him to do it. It reminded me of the TLC pageant moms whose children are on the brink of a panic attack but the force them to perform anyway.

He goes so far as to emotionally manipulate him into doing it. The whole scene feels toxic-pageant-mom-coded.

And then he freaking picks out Neil's clothes! And again Kavin throws in the pressure to make a good impression.

Then in The Raven King, we have this infamous scene:

And just a few pages later, he once again doesn't approve of Neil's outfits and makes him buy new ones.

And then there's Kevin harping on Nicky and Andrew's sugar intake. I'm sure there are more examples. But anyway, in another universe, Kevin is a pageant mom and that is canon to me.

[twohiddenhalves]

the postcards from kevi oh….🧎

[leroiestmortvivelareine]

"No, you're just an unreliable reader."

- Neil to all of us at one point or another