#all for the game headcanon

[allforthe-gays]

kevin is chronically online but in a reddit user way so when he has interviews where he reads thirst tweets he is always traumatized by them because people keep calling him mommy and he does not understand

after the interview is posted kevin day stans notice a twitter account that keeps replying to thirst tweets chastising them for saying kevin has “mommy milkers” because this user seems to personally know kevin’s chest routine and thinks that simplifying his hard work is disrespectful

this account makes things worse and stan accounts have started tagging “kevindaynormalfan” in their thirst tweets and without fail this account that is definitely not kevin day replies with a “👎” or an in depth thread about how just because he said he was the queen of the court one time it does not mean he is mommy

[hatfordheadquarters]

i love seeing art of the foxes using KT tape, because let me tell you, that shit is a BITCH to get off.

i have chronic muscle problems, so my docs often use it on me.

if it’s applied properly, you can’t just rip it off, because it’ll take your hair with it lol, and it will obviously irritate the skin.

in my experience, showering isn’t enough either, you need to lather the adhesive area in oil.

so i just imagine the foxes all having an excessive amount of baby oil and coconut oil in their dorms.

every grocery run includes a huge amount of oils, and while on the bench or in team meetings, there is always someone distracted as they try and pick off excess adhesive off their body.

they aren’t even called on it because it is a shared annoyance they can all relate to.

additionally, i think it would be funny if abby had fox print KT tape ordered for the team, but also always orders plain black KT tape because andrew absolutely refuses to use it otherwise.

[bimafe]

five-year-old andrew dreamed of having a family. seven-year-old andrew began to dream of having an older brother to protect him. twelve-year-old andrew realized that this would never happen, that no one but himself would ever even think of saving him. sixteen-year-old andrew decided that he would protect those he thought were his by making deals. nineteen-year-old andrew thought he had found his man, someone he could trust. twenty-year-old andrew realized that he could trust no one else and that he would never be happy when he learned that neil had lied to him, that neil nathaniel was now dead.

[allfor-thegames]

neil scratching at his scars so much it drives all the foxes crazy. allison has enough one night and is like "jfc go put lotion on or something," and neil's like "i've never thought of that, do you think it will help?" and she just huffs and finds a lotion that is cooling and soothing and as he rubs it in he's like "woah this is game-changing."

the rest of the foxes are like "you've never used lotion????"

[palmettoshitposts]

Neil’s done a lot of unhinged shit in his life, but the first time he gets absolutely shitfaced at Eden’s, he obtains a pigeon.

On the drive home, Andrew allows himself to think “Okay, no big events tonight. All around a successful evening. No one started any fights, nobody died,” but SOMEHOW between Eden’s and the car which is parked right outside, Neil obtains a pigeon.

It turns out Nicky has a deep-seated fear of pigeons. Andrew has to pull over in a random suburban street, mostly because Nicky's already opened the door and is trying to throw himself out of the car. So, they all scramble out onto the sidewalk. Nicky then turns and in a fit of phobia-induced hysteria, tries to fucking drop kick the pigeon. He misses. The pigeon is unperturbed, hopping around them curiously.

Meanwhile, Aaron is waffling about how the pigeon is a government spy and they're being surveyed for mafia-related crimes. This just freaks Nicky out even more.

Neil begins muttering about child abuse and being arrested for kidnap and assault of a minor. He convinces Aaron they're going to jail.

Andrew, watching silently the entire time, is smoking out the driver-side door, and filming on his phone. He may or may not send it to Allison immediately after, accompanied by the words "You owe me."

Meanwhile, Kevin is laying starfished on the tarmac. He tells them he simply does not believe in pigeons and says no more the entire interaction.

[purpleshadow-star]

Hc that the monsters all go to the dentist and everyone expects Andrew to have a bunch of cavities bc of his sugary diet, but when he comes out he blandly informs them all that the dentist said he had the cleanest teeth she had seen all day. Meanwhile, Kevin somehow has two cavities, so they have to wait around for him to get them filled. Kevin thinks he's fine bc surely Andrew has more cavities than him, but alas, he is wrong. When he finds out just how wrong he is, he straight up doesn't talk to Andrew for five hours.

[high-queen-of-the-court]

i know i'm in the minority with this, but i think kevin falling in love with a girl who has no exy knowledge is just so funny. i'm talking a short, super girly-girl who wears pink and is pretty much all sunshine and rainbows.

when they meet, kevin is absolutely appalled when she says, "exy? yeah, i think my dad watches that?" but they just have amazing conversations and keep running into each other. THEN she learns all the exy rules, teams, and drama for him and kevin is absolutely infatuated.

since she gets along with a fox, she has to have another side to her. she shows up to all of kevin's games and screams about the refs' calls being wrong and is ready to bust someone's butt the second they slightly knock into kevin. he has no idea what to do. like, what do those ribbons in your hair mean if you're about to commit murder over a sport? (that's super rich coming from him.)

neil definitely thinks this is hilarious. andrew, on the other hand, is just confused because he doesn't understand why anyone would like kevin. (he's also just a bit possessive of the queen)

[ravenexy]

something about neil and aaron always "hating' each other but kinda learning to care about each other means so much to me i cant even???

just imagine it's the middle of the night or something, and neil is being an idiot and somehow manages to hurt himself and he can't reach the injury so he needs help. he doesn't go to andrew. he goes to aaron. yes, aaron will give him a lot of shit about it jokingly, but he'd use the most gentle hands, stay with neil for a few minutes after to make sure he's okay and he doesn't have any other injuries. insults will never seize to flow off of his tongue, but his mannerisms will still be full of care

now i'm thinking of an au where they might've become best friends someone stop me

[stick-ball]

No one asked, but im gonna throw up some of my Laila Dermott hcs bcs I want them to see the light of day, before TSC abolishes their possiblity.

Laila is:

- from the East Coast, some big town with the vibe of NJ or Detroit.

- jewish, bcs I said so

- orphaned at 10 in some accident or other, probably car crash but im not sure if her parents were in a car or pedestrians.

- had a much older sister, 16 years older or so, that her mom had really, really young - who ran away from home and OD'd when Laila was about 5.

- had a big, although eccentric, family, so she was taken in by an aunt and uncle after her parents death. They had 3 sons. The uncle was Laila's mother's brother, and his wife was italian.

- had massive anxiety bcs of trauma processing, so doctor said to find her an outlet.

- started doing martial arts and was really good, but while her anxiety got better in terms of physical symptoms, her anger issues started showing more and more in sparring

- so, she stepped back from MA and tried out for Exy instead. One of her cousins was already training, so they kept each other motivated through the almost-sibling rivalry.

- all her cousins and she also had private swimming lessons once a week growing up, so she's really good at swimming.

- she's the most minimalist elegance aesthetic jock to ever exist.

- introverted but very opinionated, the kind that people she's in class with think is a bitch just by the resting bitch face alone, even thought they never spoke to her.

- reads DCU comic books like they're Torah.

- she and Catalina call each other Cat and Bat (Laila means Night, so Batman really fits, fight me) as pet names jokingly because of that

- their mutual crush is so evident it's painful to watch

- majoring in sports management because she's nothing if not a control freak (affectionate) who has her whole career planned out 5 years ahead in case she doesn't make it as a pro athlete.

- still does martial and swimming recreationally as part of endurance training.

- allergic to soy and cocoa.

- surprisingly not a night owl in the slightest.

[quintessential-candles]

Aftg Valentine’s Day headcanons because I’m losing my mind again

- Matt and Dan exchange flowers. I promise. This is very important to me. I <3 them

- Andrew thinks Valentines Day is stupid. Despite this, Neil still grabs him a box of chocolates and he doesn’t complain

- Renee throws together valentines for all the foxes and nobody has ever complained

- Allison buys a bunch of Valentine’s Day stuff for herself, Dan, and Renee. Matt can have some if he asks very nicely

- Kevin buys Valentine’s Day stuff after it goes on sale

- Dan and Matt also have a Valentine’s Day dinner if they aren’t busy

[potentialpedant-main]

People that can and can’t tell the Minyard Twins apart

Can

Nicky

Obviously, he was their guardian for years, he’s their cousin, he can always always always tell them apart.

The foxes ask him once how exactly he tells them apart, and the only way he can describe it is "Andrew's like this," (holding his hands out, palms flat and facing forward), "and Aaron is..." (he twists his hands into claws) "Yeah."

Neil

It actually takes Neil a while to truly be able to reliably tell them apart. However, once things start up with Andrew, the differences are undeniable to him.

Ultimately he cares about all of the foxes, but he also can't help the mild disgust he automatically feels in Aaron's presence.

Matt

Everyone is surprised, but Matt can perfectly tell them apart very early on. He relies on minute differences in their eyes, their expressions, their gait, and posture - things even Andrew and Aaron couldn't point out.

Renee

It's honestly more a matter of being able to recognize Andrew, and then through process of elimination identifying Aaron. It helps that their reactions to seeing her are completely different, and sometimes she can see evidence of their sparring on Andrew.

Can't

Dan

Dan's incredibly embarrassed that she cannot tell them apart without the armbands or labelled jerseys. As captain, she feels it's important she know her teammates well enough for something as simple as telling the twins apart, but she can't crack it. She's asked everyone to tell her their tricks, but she might as well be guessing with her success rate.

Allison

Allison truthfully never cared enough to tell the difference. She can mostly get it right, whether for the armbands or general differences in demeanor, but she doesn't sweat it if she switches them up.

Kevin

Kevin does get better as time goes on, but his brain doesn't have space for frivolous things like identifying his friends compared to Exy.

[allforthe-gays]

jean realizes his childhood and training experience wasn’t normal so whenever realizes he said or did something weird he starts going

“oh im sorry, i was homeschooled”

don’t understand how self checkout works? sorry he was homeschooled, his family grew their own produce :(

didn’t realize the moon has phases? sorry, he was homeschooled, he didn’t know the moon was real :(

doesn’t understand pop culture? sorry, he was homeschooled, his parents thought spongebob was making kids gay :(

doesn’t know basic dating etiquette? sorry, he was homeschooled, he was only allowed to court his arranged partner with a chaperone :(

didn’t know what doritos are? sorry, he was homeschooled, his family said red 40 was created by satan to give them cancer :(

[hatfordheadquarters]

listen y’all, personally I have never liked Kevin/Andrew/Neil or Kevin/Jeremy/Jean 🙃🙃 I am neutral on Kevin/Aaron and Kevin/Thea, and honestly I am very intrigued with Kevin/Allison.

In saying all this, I really really vibe with aroace Kevin.

I feel like every time I bring this up though people are like, “oh you’re only saying that because you think he only cares about exy.”

No, I don’t think he only cares about exy.

I think he is one of the most passionate characters in the whole series. I think he cares deeply about everyone and everything to his own detriment.

I think the idea that he is uninterested in nonplatonic dynamics doesn’t undervalue his relationships. Neither does it change that the people in his life care deeply for him.

I think aroace Kevin is honestly kinda perfect.

[bimafe]

as a child, when riko was told he had a brother, he dreamed every moment that his brother would come and rescue him from his nightmare. when he grew up, he realized that it wouldn't happen, there was no such thing as a miracle. but in the end? in the end, the miracle happened, just not quite right, not quite in time, but before he died, riko was happy that his brother had saved him from his nightmare.

[allfor-thegames]

panic attack andrew dissociates. when he comes back, he tucks his knees up to his chest and digs the heels of his palms into his eyes until he feels vaguely steady enough to look at the world again.

[palmettoshitposts]