#not just for like Jean and Kevin either

[mapbottakeamap]

I'm pretty sure consistently not getting a good amount of sleep can like, actually be damaging to your heath. I know Tetsuiji wanted to maximize time on the court but I'm pretty sure having all of this athletes sleep deprived constantly is actually going to make his entire team worse.

[kevindavidday]

so re: your kevjean thoughts - do you think Kevin holds all the power? or is there some level where it's Jean calling the shots?

i think there's a lot of levels where jean calls the shots, like it's his instinct to submit but it's not his nature? iykwim? at least he knows that kevin understands his situation best, but with someone like jeremy for e.g. he would hesitate to exercise power. kevin is bossy tho like properly, but i think he'd be open to doing things jean's way from time to time. i like that. adds flavor.

[crazy-fangirl2524]

Seeing people reacting to tsc and them getting shock over things I thought was obvious and I was getting annoyed until I realised maybe not everyone reread aftg like a million times and have read most of the analytical posts and yeah maybe I am the problem instead

[tiny-planet-13]

you know what's absolutely fucked (besides my inability to say a single sentence without cursing) is that I think that somehow, however improbable or disgusting this truth is, riko's abuse is at least half the reason why jean is still alive right now. (please bear with me) and I mean still alive as in the reason why he hasn't killed himself yet rather than someone else doing it.

idk quite how to explain but like, we can acknowledge that the nest and the ravens was a cult, right? and it's quite obvious that the ravens have been essentially brainwashed in their own ways into believing that the whole situation is normal and that's just how life has to be for them to achieve their goals and dreams in the future. but they don't know about the extent of the abuse that riko was inflicting on Kevin and jean and also Neil for his brief stay. (whether they had suspicions is besides the point because I suppose if it didn't affect their futures then there was no reason to care)

so the fact that a lot of the ravens end up killing themselves after the nest has been dismantled in tsc is almost entirely because of the brainwashing and the reliance they had on that awful structure.

however

as we see in tsc jean is also battling with trying to adjust to normality again, but the fact that he is actively trying says everything. sure, he's angry at everyone and makes empty threats and all the rest of it, but the fact remains that he is still willing to embrace change and learn and reluctantly heal. especially once he's with the Trojans, we don't really see jean deliberately working against what is being offered to him. sure, he makes mistakes and he gets angry and he struggles to cope BUT!! I don't think he's doing any of that intentionally because of course he's going to slip up on occasion. you don't just live in a hideous abusive situation for 5 years and then magically escape from it unscathed.

(I promise I'm actually getting to my point soon I'm sorry)

the reason he can go on and try and understand that killing himself isn't an option is because he knew that what happened to him in the nest was wrong and bad and evil. and whilst he still says things like he deserved it, I don't think that overshadows his understanding that it was still wrong. so whilst the other ravens had all accepted that this cult was the correct way for them to get what they wanted, horrifically enough I think riko's abuse is what kept jean aware that it wasn't normal.

so in some backhanded absolutely twisted and sick way I think the difference between jean and the rest of the ravens (particularly those who killed themselves) is that the abuse was so real and tangible to jean that it shattered any reliance he could ever truly have on the nest and is at least in part the reason why him killing himself on the phone to Kevin would never be as plausible as him finally clinging to an opportunity and trying to heal..

[s4pphoiduser]

in a world with an aftg show (because it Has to be a show, not a movie) seth would have a Pretty Guy actor playing him who looked even prettier when he was sneering or scowling and people would make edits of him with the velocity + slo-mo effects and be like "i can fix him"

[weed-hotel]

rereading all for the game makes it even funnier to see kevaarons fandom popularity like i could swear they dont even talk in canon. and yeah its just a way to make kevandrew happen without disrupting andreil (even though the twins are nothing alike and fandom makes them like yandere stoic types when theyre NOT. i mean andrew a little but i digress) but still. hilarious

[foxstens]

unpopular opinion ig but i still don't think the 'it'll be easier if he remains heterosexual' line was about jean

[lesbiansfor-blackbeard]

because wymack is the one you call when you're just lost and you don't know what else to do

we know neil calls from the airport but he also calls from the mall, when teammates have dragged him out after andrew has graduated and there are too many people and he just wants to go home

kevin calls many times his first year out of school, alone, standing in the liquor aisle of the grocery store and just needing to hear that he still matters

seth would have called after he found out his wife was pregnant and he runs out the door. he calls wymack from his car in some parking lot and gets an earful and a game plan

maybe jean calls when he can't get a hold of kevin and hes spiraling. wymack doesn't let him hang up until jeremy is sitting next to jean and wymack has found kevin

dan calls after her aunt shows up. she has a spine she built herself, and wymack reminds of her of that. he reminds her that yes, she has a soft spot and wants to help, but that he wouldn't have made her captain if he didn't have faith in her ability to stand up for the foxes. and he reminds her that she is a fox as well.

renee just calls to talk. she calls because she worries about wymack as he gets older. she calls after her mom passes away. she calls just to keep in touch.

allison rarely calls. she sees him on holidays and misses him but she finds it hard to keep in touch. one morning a scandal breaks: a gossip site has found allison with her girlfriend. it's too soon, she didn't want everyone to know. and that's the face she puts on publicly, but the morning it breaks she calls wymack just to sit, and to remember the family she was and is a part of that will always have her back

andrew calls because he misses wymack but her never admits it. like neil, wymack was the first man who let him be safe, who listened as he crashed through his meds and let him be himself one night a week and believed in him. andrew calls to say nothing, but that's okay because wymack doesn't know what to say either.

it takes aaron a while to call. he liked wymack, sure, but he always knew his brother was the first choice. it's actually wymack that calls first after aaron graduates medical school with a "congratulations" and an "I knew you could do it" aaron starts sending pictures and videos of his daughters and he even tries to get the original foxes organized for a meet up once a year

nicky calls just to say hi, much like renee. but many years after they've all graduated he calls, and thanks wymack for gluing his family together when he was coming apart at the seams to keep his cousins from drifting.

matt calls after his first kid is born. "I don't want to be like my father" and wymack is a little taken aback because he has a hard time seeing how matt and his father are even related and eventually matt says "I want to be you." and wymacks heart heals a little when he hears that because he is so unlike his own father that one of his foxes wants to be like him

this got a little off topic but I love post-uni foxes

[adamsrcnan]

you know there's something really heartbreaking in the way jean deep down just really really wants to be loved. like he wanted kevin to look back at him, to see him over the court. even when he knew to stop wishing for it he still mentioned it because it still means something to him. he lets us know kevin could make him do anything and he knew it. he doesn't allow himself to call renee beautiful but he takes her picture with him to california anyway. and he adds her to his list of reasons to live. he could have said nothing when kengo died and riko was about to unleash his grief on him but he still texted renee. he knows he shouldn't bother looking at jeremy like that but he still does. and he doesn't even hide it either. because he wants it. he almost spits it out "why didn't they love me?" when he learns of elodie's death. because deep down inside it hurts so badly that nobody has ever really loved him. he goes around pretending nothing bothers him in relation to being loved. wears a mask so well that he doesn't need anyone. but he wants someone, anyone, to see him and want him back and that just fucking KILLS ME

[feelingthedisaster]

random aftg headcanons

dan gets a video camara and starts filming the foxes. years later, she founds all the tapes and makes a compilation

matt gives the freshman a brooklyn 99 style introduction of everyone

kevin chews gum, like, a lot. gum 24/7. its either mint or watermelon flavoured

the foxes give wymack a "n1 coach" mug for father's day one year. he pretends he is annoyed but he uses it everyday

jean likes to draw

kevin starts getting grey hairs at like 28 (wymack's genes)

renee knows how to tatto and she is actually pretty good, but doesnt do them often.

+she gave allison a butterfly tattoo on her shoulder

later in life, aaron gets a lot of people asking him for autographs thinking he is andrew. he just says "sorry, wrong twin" except when it's a little kid asking, only then he pretends he is andrew, he even learnt his signature

cat goes full gay panic when laila calls her catalina or cata, laila knows it so she does it on purpose

even though kevin prefers and mostly plays left-handed, sometimes he will just switch hands mid-games. like, "you thought you could mark me? sorry pal" and changes hands. it drives his opponements insane. they get used to him playing right-handed, he just switches back to his left. every defense player and coach hates him for that.

king mirrors andrew and sir mirrors neil

andrew and king have staring contents. king sits in the kitchen counter and andrew has to cook but doesnt want to move her so they stare at each other for entire minutes in complete silence. (king loses and leaves on her own to the couch). this happens more often than one would think

the cats LOVE neil's lap, specially sir. neil cant sit without getting a cat on his lap almost inmediately

pt2

[starlonging]

You know I waited and waited and waited for Jean to break down, to cry, to finally let it all out the entire time I was reading tsc but he didn't. Not when his mind flashed back to the Nest, not when he thought of "the Master", not when he thought of Riko. He could live with all that had been done to him by telling himself he deserved it but what finally broke him, ripped him open like the fraying edge of a tattered cloth was the realisation or perhaps the acceptance that his parents hadn't cared for either of them - him or his sister.

Wymack fought to keep Kevin safe even when he knew the risks and was oblivious to Kevin's parentage. He was willing to go to such great extents for someone who was essentially a stranger if not for some long lost short-lived association with his mother. He took on the mafia for Kevin and yet Jean's parents, his flesh and blood, couldn't be bothered to even keep his sister, just 12 years old - innocent to the world and its ways - alive, not even safe just alive.

It wasn't pain, mental or physical, that broke Jean it was betrayal.

(I'm so so glad that he has Jeremy, Cat and Laila at his back now who are willing to listen and wait until he's ready to tell and share his burdens. I'm glad he has Kevin who keeps him alive even as it is with some twisted promise and that he has Neil who will sit in the front of the FBI, lie through his teeth and order a hit on someone who hurt Jean as if he was ordering water at a diner)

[mcmeasle]

seeing how mostly normal, mostly well adjusted people react to the reality of the aftg universe is just such a goddamn gift

like the foxes truly just rolled with the punches. blood pouring out of Neil’s locker? sure. Neil actually has auburn hair and blue eyes? welp. what are you gonna do. still hot. Kevin has mafia ties? I guess that’s fine, he can stay. trying to fight the literal fbi to get your friend back? all in a normal day.

then we finally get to see from the Trojans some absolute GEMS.

“literally the most awkward way you could’ve worded it” at the way kevin says things as facts but really just sound like weird dialogue out of a b-movie thriller sometimes

Jean’s teammates being absolutely outwardly thrown by the scars on his body, screaming “what the fuck”

The “you know that’s not okay, or normal right”s

I love seeing the new perspective on the universe we’ve accepted as truth in these books

We live with the foxes for three books and they have all been so beaten down and lived in dark worlds that they’ve all learned to roll with the punches and punch back. Learning the new layer of how fucked up the world can be isn’t shocking to them, just an adjustment

The Trojans are gonna ask why you need to throw that punch or tell you that you shouldn’t have to take a punch either. And it’s not really a cult, right? No one could turn these kids into monsters for a sport, could they? I can only imagine what’s going to happen when they learn that jean was literally sold to a separate mafia family to pay off his own mafia family’s debts. that he was given to Riko like a pet.

The foxes have always watched the shadows across the room and waited for the ways they’ll change shape.

The Trojans are learning that the monsters under the bed are real and closer than they ever thought

[mini-minish]

nathaniel wesninski & andrew doe au i picked up from a 2021 sketch 🪓🖤🔪

notes under the read more!

• andrew doe gets adopted into the wesninski family when he's just a little older than nathaniel, who hasnt been sent to edgar allen tryouts yet, and andrew doe is trained to be his bodyguard since childhood

• mary doesn't like it, he becomes a weakness for her son and when she leaves she refuses to take andrew with them, so nathaniel stays, and in that mary never really gets to leave

• on the same day she fails at running away and nathan finds them, nathaniel loses his eye lolastyle

• one time when he's a little older, andrew receives a letter, from a boy who claims to be his twin. andrew minyard doe throws it to the fire, and nathaniel picks it up while he's turned, before it burns completelly

• from the day nathaniel gets injured because he refused to leave andrew behind, they go from annoyed acquaintances to inseparable friends

• he calls andrew "drew" and andrew pretends to hate it. later when theyre older the name "nathaniel" starts to weight, starts to sound weird, so he asks andrew to call him something else, and andrew calls him alex, stefan, adam, until they get to neil

• but he only calls him neil when theyre alone, when its a secret, when nathan cant hear them

• "nathaniel" takes up the axe. he's as good a hitman as the little devil of baltimore has to be. he hates it, hates the color red, the color of his hair

• one of andrew's first memories at the house is of nathan cutting a man to pieces and making him watch, making him learn not to flinch, but red is the color of neil's hair, soft, safe, soothing

• before that, though, theres little league. theres learning andrew is talented at exy, theres kevin day, and riko moriyama, and theres jean moreau

• i want jean and andrew to be funny about each other just for some levity here ok

• the reynolds are a renowed fashion brand, far from them to refuse big mafia money, so they work on suits, on silk shirts, on tailored pants, and allison reynolds is always joined by her friend renee when she goes with her parents for fittings

• renee walker meets andrew doe, and andrew thinks shes silly enough to keep in touch.

• kevin day leaves them, and neil realises he doesnt have to be kept either. kevin day gets to get out and nathaniel wesninski gets quieter.

• neil finds his uncle's contact among some of the things his mother left behind. from stuart he gets to ichirou. from ichirou he starts to make a plan

• riko moriyama is going to make a big announcement soon, something about the perfect court, something that will finally brand the rest of them as his, and well, andrew has always told neil how much he hates that the pen's ink makes the skin of his face break out

• and neil still has the address of a boy who claims to be his andrew's twin

• for whatever reason the moriyamas and the wesninskis have one of those rich people dinners planned. neil gets kevin to show up, nathaniel gets andrew to leave, kicking and punching and a promise broken

• later in the night, a little after the first course is served and they begin the socializations, neil gets kevin to leave, leave, run as far as possible, *now*.

• he sees jean, grabs his wrist, and takes him outside. theyre walking fast before neil starts running, and then the explosion comes from inside the house, from the basement, and knocks both of them out before they turn the corner. the hathford's men long gone from the scene.

• all renee walker and andrew doe see from where he's been waiting for the little voice at the back of his mind to make sense, is the house bursting on fire, believing that it does so with what he's supposed to protect still inside

• but since i can't bring myself to do this to them, andrew finds him, finds jean, and at the hospital finds stuart, who takes his nephew in

• he gets contacted by a man called david wymack, who was convinced by kevin day to offer them a place among his foxes :)

[chryseiswriting-blog]

No but I think the next TSC book is either going to be THICK, like GOT-level-chunky, thicker than the atmosphere big, or two books instead of one.

There’s just still so much content to cover, like:

- Jeremy’s background

- Jeremy’s trauma and crimes

- Jean’s sister

- Jeremy learning the full extent of Jean’s trauma and what Riko put him through in the Nest (I really want to see him learn the true reason Jean is scared of water).

- the culmination of their sexual tension and, at long last, a kiss 😌

- who wins in the championships (I know in the EC it is the Trojans, and that Nora said this book won’t be about Exy and the championships, but she also said that she wouldn’t be following the EC and there would be changes so I am curious to know if this changes.)

- Kevin and Jeans interview

- Jean and Neil’s interview / announcement of his true identity

- the fallout of Jean’s identity and how the Trojans react. Will Jean have to fight to stay like how Neil had to fight to stay?

- the Trial of Jeans parents

- Jean seeing his parents again

- the “big event” that is necessary in book plots, like with the reveal of Jeans sister and Neil’s spontaneous visit to LA in TSC, like will the next book be more about Jeremy since we got Jean in B1 or will it be still Jean focused? Or am I right and we will see TWO more TSC books (fuck I hope so)

Anyway, there’s more but I just woke up so there’s my theories thus far.

[daisyvisions]

[2:36AM] Wrapped Around Your Finger (k.s)

Warnings: Smut (18+, minors DNI),  jealous / possessive sunwoo, established relationship, shower sex, fingering, teasing, mentions of drinking, pet name (babe) Word count: 0.9K

A/N: After an eternity, I finally got to write for this ask that was sent in over a year ago 😭 tried my best to follow the request (though I feel like it’s not huhu) but enjoy nonetheless! Proofread once. Tagging @deoboyznet @snowflakewhispers @winterchimez @aimeecarreros

Sunwoo was seething the entire night. If you looked closely, you might even spot the steam coming out of his ears.

As much as he enjoyed seeing you have fun and drink to your heart's content, the one thing he didn’t appreciate was how out of control you could get with too much alcohol in your system.

From spilling a little too much information about your sex life with him to standing on a table and twerking your ass off with Kevin for everyone to see, he was slowly losing his own self-control.

Of course, he would never change the way you are, no matter how crazy you could get when it came to drinking. But seeing you dancing like that made him incredibly horny but also upset at the same time.

The way you swayed your hips to the rhythm of the music, the way you would flirtatiously look in his direction and call his attention with just your eyes alone, it was enough to get his cock stirring beneath his jeans. He wanted to whisk you away from everyone and just have you all to himself.

But the very image of you like this, especially when others can see you and probably have the same reaction as he did, that was making his jaw clench. If he had to take a shot for every whistle made at you or a pair of eyes that would gawk in your direction, he’d be shitfaced by now.

Only he can look at you like that and think about you in the most lustful ways possible, no one else.

He was starting to get incredibly possessive, even almost got up from his seat to drag you out of the bar. But he held back as much as he could because this was the most relaxed and happy he has seen you in a while, and he didn’t want to take that away from you tonight. You’d been so stressed out with work and just trying to balance everything in your life that this was the only time you got to let loose and not think about anything.

So instead of whisking you away right now, he decided to just wait until you were ready to call it a night or one of the boys would signal him that you’ve had enough. Either way, he just couldn’t wait to get home and remind you that he was the only one that could love you in ways that no other guy could.

The whole ride home you couldn’t stop talking about everything that had happened, you were practically yapping Sunwoo’s ear off, but he didn’t mind it at all. Well, to be honest, he wasn’t really listening to half of the things you were saying because he was too distracted with thinking of what he wanted to do with you later.

“And apparently Kevin and Juyeon were flirting with the same person and didn’t know about it! I mean, how could that even happen? They must’ve at least known something was off.” You told Sunwoo as he was helping you out of your outfit.

“Yeah? And what else?” Sunwoo responds nonchalantly as you both enter the shower.

“Mmm… Oh! You wanna know what Changmin told me too?” You turn around and start lathering shampoo in your hair.

“What did he say?” His fingers gently rub your scalp.

“He said that if we didn’t meet that time, he would’ve totally gone for me. Even said you cock-blocked him and all.” You chuckle, not paying attention to the weight of your words.

“Is that so?” Sunwoo can feel his blood boiling, telling Changmin to never say shit like that, especially to you. He quickly shakes off the feeling by grabbing the body wash and lathering it in his hands before soaping your body.

“Yeah! Can you imagine if that- if that….” Your speech starts to slur as you feel Sunwoo’s hands caressing your naked waist. You suddenly become quiet when his hands start inching their way to your chest, his body getting closer to yours as he starts to palm your breasts slowly.

“Mmm…” You lean your back against his chest as he continues to touch you, moaning when his fingers ghost your hardened nipples.

“What’s the matter babe?” Sunwoo leans forward to kiss your shoulder, his hands now moving down as he slips a digit between your folds.

“Sunwoo-” You beg as he starts circling your clit with the pad of his finger, his other hand on your hip as he pulls you closer. You instantly feel his erection pressed up against your ass, making your core throb as you try to keep yourself upright.

You cling onto his arms as he rubs you faster, trying to grind your ass against his manhood. But his grip on you tightens, making you whine from trying to feel him from behind.

“So desperate now, are we?” He tuts as he inserts two fingers inside your sopping cunt without warning. He pumps his fingers in and out of you so fast you don’t even have the time to react but just moan loudly.

“Sunwoo please-” You beg as you try to grab a hold of his hair.

“Please what?” He curls his fingers, hitting that spot that has your walls clenching around his digits.

“Ple- put it in, please. Been wanting your cock the whole night.”

“Yeah? Been thinking about me balls deep inside you?” He smirks, satisfied to know that you were all worked up without him even touching you earlier. You nod in response.

“Good, because only I can make you feel like this. Only I can give you what you want.” He bites your earlobe as he smacks your ass. “Understand?”

“Uh huh-” You turn your head and kiss him desperately. “Only you.”

“That’s my girl.”

[andreilscat]

"Hurry up, French Boy, Kevin is going to kill me if you get sick."

"I am quite literally running, Josten, what else do you expect me to do?" Jean said, trying to shield his face from the rain.

"I don't know," Neil seemed panicked as he fished out the phone from his pocket. "Andrew said he'll be here in five."

"How is he not tired of your shit yet is a mystery to me." Jean panted, running a hand over his face in a failed attempt to dry it.

"Yeah, yeah, you are just saying that. You are not much better than me, you know. It's not like I had to drag you to practice with us, you seemed pretty willing to go."

Jean decided to ignore him as he glanced at the approaching lights, "He's here," he said and went straight for the car, settling himself in the back seat, and pushing the few wet strands out of his eyes.

Andrew didn't look at either of them as he said, "Kevin?"

Neil made himself comfortable next to Andrew, completely drenching the front seat.

"He's with Aaron and Nicky, will be back later."

Jean stared out of the window, calm and tired, as soft music played on radio, and Andrew started the car.

***************************************************

The second they stepped into the house Jean started taking off his clothes, turning back to look at Neil, "Can I get a towel?"

Neil's brain lagged a bit as he tried to process what was happening in front of him. Sure, Jean was still in his shorts, but his hoodie and shirt were gone, leaving the bare, bruised skin on full display. His eyes fell to his waist and he imagined how it would feel under his fingers.

Andrew rolled his eyes and went out of the room.

When Neil found his voice again, without looking away he said, "You should take a shower."

"I will, later."

Before Neil could protest, Andrew was back with a towel, and a change of clothes for Jean.

"Abram," Andrew sent him a look, motioning to the bathroom.

***************************************************

The night was quiet, except for the muffled noise that was coming from the movie which served as the only source of light.

Neil walked over to the sofa only to find that Jean had already fallen asleep. They were supposed to finish the movie, and wait for Kevin, but Neil didn't complain, thanks to the sight in front of him.

Jean was sound asleep next to Andrew, holding his hand so tightly, that Andrew's knuckles were white from pressure.

"Nightmares?" Neil asked as he placed the covers over them.

"He was talking in his sleep," Andrew said, holding his other hand out to Neil, then pulling him in for a short kiss.

Neil slid under the covers next to them, and they slowly moved Jean so that his head was on Neil's lap.

Jean jolted awake, feeling his heart beating in his throat, but relaxed the moment he saw the worried look on their faces. He reached for Andrew's hand once again and Andrew let him hold it.

"It's okay, go to sleep, we'll wake you up when Kevin comes back," Andrew whispered, intertwining their fingers together.

Jean relaxed, burying his face in Neil's stomach, his other hand circling his waist.

***************************************************

Kevin unlocked the door trying not to make too much noise, then walked into the kitchen. He found Andrew leaning back against the counter, a cup of tea in his hand.

"He was asking for you."

Kevin walked over, until he was right in front of Andrew, "I left as soon as I could," he said with pleading eyes.

Soon enough, he was being pulled down into a kiss, Andrew's hands finding their way into his hair.

***************************************************

Andrew stopped in the hallway, motioning for Kevin to look at the sofa. Kevin froze in place when he saw them. It was finally happening.

Jean was sleeping almost on top of Neil, who in turn had his arms wrapped tightly around him. Kevin had never seen either of them so calm, especially when they were together.

"He has been waking up a lot, and was very panicked but Neil managed to calm him down."

***************************************************

Jean opened his eyes only to find that his face was buried in dark, auburn locks. He blinked the sleep away and started to get up, afraid of squishing the boy under him, but the second he started to move, Neil spoke.

"Going somewhere?"

"I didn't mean to wake you, sorry."

"You didn't, you can sleep more if you want," Neil said, tapping his shoulder as if to encourage Jean to lie back down.

"Aren't you just using this as an excuse to cuddle?" Jean joked, but without meaning to his gaze dropped to Neil's lips for only a second before he abruptly turned his head and started to get up again. "I think we should find Kevin and Andrew."

"Jean?" Neil called, and it was so quiet that Jean could swear he had imagined it.

"Yeah?"

"Can I kiss you?" Neil blurred out before he had the time to chicken out.

"I don't understand," Jean murmured, looking down at his own hands that were nervously playing with the hem of his hoodie.

Neil reached for them, grasping the sleeves and pulling him closer, until Jean was almost on top of him. "I'd like to kiss you," he whispered, looking up at him.

Jean let their eyes lock for a moment before giving in, he leaned in and pecked his lips softly.

A smile appeared on Neil's face as he pulled away and started prepping Jean's face with kisses. His eyes, cheeks, forehead, jaw, and the side of his mouth, before finally capturing his lips in a proper kiss.

Neil kissed him like he was made out of glass. Like he was the most precious thing in the world. Like the world itself began and ended with his mouth.

Jean pulled away with a gasp, trying to catch his breath, when Neil suddenly started giggling and pulling him into a hug.

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"Well, it was about time," Andrew said, as he approached the bed, with Kevin following closely behind.

Jean was still trying to process what had just happened without even daring to look at Andrew. What exactly did this mean? Was he jumping to conclusions?

The tension in his shoulders eased when Andrew handed him a cup of tea, ruffling his hair as he sat next to them.

"You worry too much," he said, "Neil would never do something Kevin or I were not comfortable with."

"Besides, I was so sure we were obvious enough about our feelings towards you." Kevin added, taking one of Jean's hands into his own.

Jean looked each of them in the eye before pulling on Kevin's hand to get him closer.

"I almost made myself believe that I had imagined it all."

"Well, that just means we'll have to be more convincing," Kevin answered, intertwining their fingers together.