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old timey lesbians!!

(comm for Abigail <3)

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So funny that Andrew attempted to side-step emotions by boiling it down to ‘I would blow you’, only to find that Neil doesn’t understand sexual feelings without emotions attached lmao he sees right through it immediately

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Chillin’ on the Bridge

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Jeremy pretends he only wants to ride a bike

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book 3, chapter 1

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Butcher's smile

stills for better quality

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fox in a cage.

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Goose

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Acrylic gouache foxes There are so many extra frustrations with traditional media such as, there's limit to how much I can mess it up and photographing this was not fun But... there is some joy of discovery which digital doesn't do for me, may there be more discoveries in the future.

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in the chillest possible way,

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Lil rough Neil Josten with a camera. What do you think he's taking a photo of?

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Listen, I know we talk a lot about Ronan's obsession with Adam’s hands (rightfully so), but can we also take a second to appreciate his mentions of Adam’s RIBS?! Forgive me if I'm late here but I never caught this detail until my last reread and I am floored

TRK page 283:

CDTH page 35:

Adam’s r i b s Adam’s riiiiibs, people!! As in, the thing that created Eve, that gave her life. The thing that makes Adam and Eve the same, connected, soulmates, however you wanna look at it.

So you're telling me Adam sees Ronan as a god (two gods in this church)... And Ronan worships Adam (objects of worship)... And Adam idolizes Ronan (couldn't tell if he was letting himself idolize this place or Ronan)... And Ronan created Adam (maybe I dreamt you)... And Adam brought Ronan to life the moment he kissed him back (Adam's ribs under Ronan's hands)...

Tamquam alter idem. Do you understand

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I still think about the fact that according to Nora, the man Neil and Kevin watched the Butcher murder in the East tower when they were kids was an assassin who came to murder Riko. And Riko MADE Kevin and Neil watch to send them a message. Especially Neil (you're dad works for ME and I can make him kill you too).

Then at the end of TKM Neil watches with satisfaction as Riko is murdered by his own brother who Neil manipulated into killing him.

Also Tetsuji who tried to force Neil to bow was forced to bow his own head while his protégé was killed beside him and his exy career and legacy forever diminished.

Neil didn't just beat these guys at Exy is what I'm saying. Then he goes back to his team with a big grin on his face

When Jean thinks this about Neil RIGHT before the game where this all goes down:

"The smile that curved Nathaniel’s mouth was slow and hungry and hateful. It twitched a bit as Nathaniel tried to force it away, but he finally had to use the side of his hand to smooth it off his face. The look he turned on Jean was almost serene, but Jean still saw the madness in his eyes.”

I mean the layers to this are so good, I'm obsessed with the Neil/Nathaniel dynamic that goes on inside Neil

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Phenomenon #48, Angela Lane, 2020

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Nora!