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they holdin hands....

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i love their friendship so much i just had to draw them

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The comparison between Zane (Jean's temporary partner) not protecting Jean from Grayson when it was needed the most versus Neil (Jean’s “misplaced forever partner”) immediately getting rid of Grayson the second he finds out he hurt Jean.

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my brain demands more tsc nonsense

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Didn't realise that if I zoomed close, Jean and Neil look like they are plotting murder together (best friend shit ya know)

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Exy Fans on Twitter (Nathaniel Wesninski edition)

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I was thinking about Jean's complicated feelings about Neil, about the promise of their partnership that never would come to fruition.

I think a part of why Jean seems both wistful and resentful when he thinks about Neil is because he knows, deep down, that Neil would never have betrayed him and abandoned him the way Zane did. Neil would have been his partner in the true sense of the word - he'd have watched Jean's back, on and off the court.

Deep down, I think Jean knows that Neil would have done everything in his power to make sure Grayson and the others could never lay a hand on Jean. If Neil had been a Raven, back then, he wouldn't have just shielded Jean. He'd have eliminated Grayson as a threat entirely.

But because he wasn't there, Jean was left to the wolves.

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i love the idea of math and science based Neil and Aaron struggling through their required English and history classes together.

bonus points for English - history duo Andrew and Kevin mocking them about it but then also dying in their required science and math classes together.

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The Sunshine Court Spoilers

You know that after the trial the press is gonna get a hold of the lie that Jean and Neil were "childhood friends" and "besties"

Imagine the questions they will be asked about each other and the unhinged answers they give (Neil starts the trend) they drag in Kevin too of course

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(The Sunshine Court, ch.17)

Jeremy, probably:

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im thinking about that one scene in tsc where lucas is like "unsurprising the ravens would recruit a gangsters son" (referring to neil) and cody quickly reminds him no one knew who neil was when he went to evermore so SURELY the ravens didn't know.

and jean is out there whistling unsuspiciously in the background BUT THEN IT'S GONNA BE REVEALED SOON JEAN WAS A GANGSTER'S SON TOO. what the hell are they gonna think 😭 "i'd have two nickels but it's weird that it happened twice" energy... god help jean

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Omg thank you Nora ily

flyby updates: - very promising progress with regards to audiobooks & translations, but still locking a few things in. ty for your patience & sorry for the wait <3 - got the first paperback proof but the formatting was weirdly off, so made some updates and am waiting for the next proof to arrive in the mail (should be here Tuesday) - have one last round of updates for the ebooks that I haven't pushed through yet - don't remember if there was a fourth note, if I remember it I'll come back and update this post

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The Sunshine Court Spoilers

Fanart of Neil, Jean and Kevin as Ravens during a Fall banquet

Neil and Jean are talking shit to each other and trying to step on each other's feet (they're silly besties) Kevin is being the referee by chiming in with insults to them both.

Neil and Kevin are giving angel and devil on Jean's shoulder energy

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After reading The Sunshine Court I feel so validated

🗣️: Neil is so sweet and genuinely kind 😍

Canon Neil:

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Jean Moreau be like Neil Josten was supposed to be my best friend and I consider that loss to be one of the worst things that ever happened to me. He's one of the select few who I trust to take me and my problems seriously and make good on his promises to me. Unfortunately he is also the fucking antichrist and everything he does is calibrated to spike my blood pressure.

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Double date with Andriel and Jerejean.

Kevin tags along as third wheel obviously.

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i need more jean and neil acting as siblings fics