#it's all so much and I love them so much

[almondpiglet]

ppl were drawing mikus from all over so heres habesha miku and her lil twin sibs rin and len!!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[advluv4life]

Neil being Neil is a great way to describe him.

I kind of read what other people say about him and just take the little bits and pieces that I agree with but overall I kind of choose not to 100% believe people saying they think he's legitimately unhinged. I think it's more of an affectionate joke playing into just how much confidence he has in the face of murder and the mafia. He's fiercely loyal and protective, he would do anything for those he cares about and I think reading from the receiving end of that relationship is what is skewing perceptions but we saw him do very similar things from his own perspective in the first three books so at least to me it makes it very clear how his mind works throughout The Sunshine Court.

I think the descriptions of his actions coming from Jean is what has thrown off the interpretations a bit. Like, overall I feel like we've all kind of accepted that sometimes Neil does stuff that's a little out of pocket even though we understand why he did it but to the characters in-universe it definitely just feels out of pocket. Jean is one of those characters and he doesn't expect this kind of treatment, he really doesn't know what to expect from Neil because he was trained to behave a certain way in the Nest, so when Neil walks around talking back and fighting back it comes off as unhinged and crazy to him (and, by extension, the audience). Jean had his fight beaten out of him and Neil still has it so, especially in the first three books, when Neil would talk back to Riko, lash out at the press, befriend the team 'sociopath' (I'm sorry, Andrew, I know you're not really), force Andrew and Aaron to reconcile, etc everyone thought his actions made no sense (Matt, Dan, Allison, Nicky, etc). As readers we had a front row seat to Neil's thought process and it made complete sense to us but from Jean's point of view it is kind of crazy and weird because he doesn't know how to do that. Not only that but he doesn't understand why somebody would defend/protect him or care about him because he has been taught to believe he's not worthy of that, so everything Neil does just goes against everything Jean was taught. I feel as though some people just kind of ran with that. We all accept that Neil is an unreliable narrator (or at least he's not consistent/objective, which is not a crime in a 'first person-ish' story, aka you can definitely tell the books are from his point of view because there are some important things (Andrew/Exy) and some not important things (anything else) lol) but Jean is also an unreliable narrator. We can't trust everything Jean believes, expresses, or has opinions on because at the end of the book Neil tells Jean he is wrong and we agree with Neil. Jean is still not a perfect, omniscient narrator. Not even in comparison to Neil. His views are still very subjective and based on how he has survived throughout his life, same as Neil.

And just the state for the record (even though no one has implied or suggested this), I'm not condemning any povs, they're all wonderful. I love that Neil, Jean, and Jeremy all have unique personalities and viewpoints to see the story from. They're all so distinct, it's truly impressive that the gray area of objectivity hasn't taken over throughout any of them.

That was actually a way longer response than I thought it was going to be 😅 I promise I'm not trying to make general statements about other people's thoughts or beliefs in regards to Neil or Jean or The All for the Game books. That's just how I've interpreted people's posts and just the general vibe of the fandom right now. I don't intend for this to come off as offensive or anything. I could definitely be wrong.

confession time. lowkey i don't see what everyone else see's when they describe neil as being like some scary unhinged wild animal in tsc. like to me he's just neil being neil. insufferably blunt and honest, annoyingly snarky and incredibly perceptive to people around him. if anything i think it's more surprising how much more caring he seems. with regards to jean who he claims he can't stand. yet he promises they'll beat the ravens, doesn't say a word after jean trashes their room, is hesitant to leave the hospital room after he confirms riko is dead, asks after jean when jeremy calls kevin late at night, takes all of a couple minutes to decide to put a stop to jean's abuser, was ready to blow off the fbi and make a run for it from the thai restaurant when it seemed like jean wouldn't be able to contain his grief, told wymack he had him, told jean to find his own reasons to not wanna let go of life instead of holding on because he was told he had to, didn't touch jean until he absolutely had to and even then it was to remind him he was worth saving and he should believe it himself. like sure, him putting out a hit is a little unhinged maybe. but i have no doubts he wouldn't have done the same with drake if he'd been able to contact stuart at the time and things did not occur the way they did. again. it's just neil being neil. he's an instigator. and he even said it himself he was great at starting fights knowing he couldn't win them but doing it anyway.

[kookydoodleky]

A Happy Ending✨

[bigolialragu]

dungeon meshi as my favorite new girl scenes (and i change drawing process halfway through sshhh dont be scared its normal i swear)

[kuni-kuun]

and another mundane day

[1alchemistart]

dont got much to offer for The Holiday but have these sillies!

happy valentines day :D

[bluebelleisabelle]

It’s so cute that they’re all just spending time with each other 😭

[knox-knocks]

Can’t get over the trojans expecting jean to be a big scary raven and getting a scared, sweet kid instead vs the foxes expecting a quiet and unassuming neil and getting a loud mouth mafia nepo baby (affectionate)

[egophiliac]

everyone out of the way, this is the only thing I'm going to be thinking about from now on.

(okay, there is one more thing)

[walrus-tusk-615bc]

“Sidlink” this, “Zelink” that—

THEY ALL HAVE TWO HANDS

[akanemnon]

I don't like this place. It's turning everyone edgy and sad.

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MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)

[lotus-pear]

charm stat at debonair ‼️‼️

[princeoxca]

game night

[nessieartss]

Another sibling au featuring megumi (they finally met and sukuna already made yuuji cringed)

Also happy new year!

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[theirondragonrants]

I love you all, but you have the wrong parallel. We love Rhaenyra asking Alicent to fly across the narrow sea and eat only cake, but it's Rhaenyra and this Alicent that mirror each other. It's the smiles, and that halting breath.