Neil Would Be Like: Bitch, I Had To Feel It In My Skin (and Under It), Now Yall Have To At Least See

Before ever having sex, they already knew each other in the most intimate away possible. They had seen each other naked of their defenses, both saw what hid on the other side of the protection walls the other had created, and fell in love entirely with what they found

They can read each other like someone reads a book

When Neil was about to be taken to his father, Andrew took one look at him and saw something was wrong. He got close and didnt need to say anything for Neil to understand that he was asking what was wrong. A lot of times they dont need any words, just one look, one touch and thats enough

They make my heart ache

I didn't notice Neil Josten's supposedly sexless narrative because he thinks too much like me and we were both fascinated by Andrew's every move. The most attractive thing a person can do is match your freak, and Neil (Identity Fraud) Josten found the one man who scratches that itch. Physical sex has NOTHING on the intricate mind games these two were playing the whole time.

Jean about Neil and Kevin basically: I am intrinsically linked to them, they are me and I am them in some way, I would trust them with my life and would go to the ends of the earth if they asked me to, our fates and souls are intertwined, they are my Achilles heel and I could and would not exist in a world without them in it.

Also Jean: ew no, they’re not my friends, have you met them? Insufferable and annoying.

he’d forgotten how much he missed that smile.

I always found it very funny Kevin's whole thing with "you should be hetero, it is easier to make Court like that". It just seemed to be one of those moments where he was so absurdly into Exy that he couldnt understand basic human things

This was until TGR, and then I understood that his line of thinking was ingrained in very deep traumas. He saw what happened to Jean when he dared to step a little out of heteronormativeness. He saw all the pain it caused. He saw what Riko did to him and Im sure at this moment he swore to never even try to find out if he could like boys in other ways. So when he saw Nicky giving Neil incentives to explore his sexuality, Im sure all the flashbacks of that time came to him like a punch, and he knew that in US court (at least while Riko was still there) being heterosexual meant survival. Thats why he says that to Nicky.

It is literally his trauma speaking for him, not his obsession with Exy speaking for him

Which also brings me to my theory that Kevin is a deeply repressed bisexual (there aint no way that diva is straight). TGR literally only helped to confirm that

For sure he went about it wrong, but Kevin does truly want to protect them. This is the world he was brought up in as well.

Neil in his POV: Im just a silly boy

Neil in anyone else's POV: a little psycho about to cause some chaos

one of the standout things from tsc and tgr that I’m still thinking about is just everyone highlighting just how Unsettling Neil Josten actually is… Jeremy being unnerved by Neil’s smile, Jean noting the ice in Neil’s stare… incredible, amazing, give me more

So in sports, it's possible for particularly skilled players to pull off unprecedented moves such that the entire sport's rulebook has to be updated to accommodate.

A player pulls some ridiculous move and everyone is in a flurry of "is this allowed?? Does this count?? Should we make this an illegal move??? Should it be a legal move??? What do we do about this, hurry before other players try to copy him!"

I'm aware of it happening once for basketball (though I don't recall the specific game changing event).

Anyway, Andrew Joseph Minyard is the first goalie to score a point for his team. Someone tries to score on him and he shoots that shit all the way into the other goalies zone and that shit lights up red. The game practically stops moving, the crowd is quiet for all of two heart beats before everyone fucking loses their shit. The stadium is shaking so hard might as well register as a small earthquake. Rulebook gets consulted expeditiously. Due to it not being referenced at all as a possibility, it's not technically an illegal move. Andrew's point stands.

They make that shit illegal thereafter, though. Making Andrew not only the first goalie to score a point across the field, but the last.

It puts him in the hall of fame.

It also gets him laid.

aftg is like the sims 4 because every character is assumed bisexual unless otherwise specified

I may legally be an adult but don’t be fooled, I have no idea what the hell im doing

so much love for the “minor” characters in all for the game. i’m talking dan’s sisters who showed up in custom PSU shirts for the finals, ride or dies like stephanie walker, the PSU soccer team who witnessed… a lot of shenanigans in the athletes dorm, “no bullshit on my watch” coach jimenez, the freshman trojan who’s fingers are covered in band aids, the bazonga line showing jean how to be human again. i love this world and ALL its fake people

Hello! I hope you're doing well. I'm planning to start a community here on Tumblr that bridges the gap between writers and readers of fiction (target dem of 13-25 roughly). It's going to be like a bookstore that's run by the authors. Readers can engage directly with the authors of their next favorite reads, get behind the scenes info, and just generally have a unique and interactive experience that I haven't personally seen offered in other places. I'm planning on including different games for both groups too so that things stay fresh, exciting, and most importantly, fun. If this is something you could see yourself enjoying, please let me know! I'll send an invite when it's all ready.

Thata actually seems super cool! I would really enjoy it!