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Neil likes math bc of functions...

F(x) notation? No.

f o. x

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Literally him

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Aftg is fun cause all the characters are living in different genres like neil is in a mafia thriller while andrew is in some a24 drama film. Kevin is the horse girl in a horse girl movie and dan is in an underdogs sports story. Poor aaron is trying to have a normal slice of life forbidden romance type beat but then he has to go and kill a guy.

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i love that neil spends majority of aftg being like omg they cannot find out that there is something wrong with me i have to be normal. and everyone who interacts with him is like Bro what the fuck is wrong with you

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actually Andrew is a quite well adjusted regular guy for a 20 yo who was dealt a shitty hand at life and made some bad choices as a teen bc of it but he consistently goes to therapy, forms support networks and surrounds himself with kind people, and actively wants to get better, so its crazy how ppl think Neil the godfather Josten who was taken out of a crime tv show, sleeps facing the wall to put on colored contacts, makes up a new persona every time he goes grocery shopping and thinks therapists are out to get him is the normal one in that relationship

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im obsessed with andreil winning every fucking queer tournament in existence this niche book not only seems to have a huge fansebase but also the main couple hits like coke and has everyone on a leash nora could dominate the whole world

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Lmao my bad

Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard - All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

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love how neil is always up to something. a little scheme. a little plan. maybe giving a crazy statement in front of a camera. he'll probably give it in writing too if you ask him. he survived so much what's a little public beef going to do to him? perhaps even committing some murder. fixing some relationships. teaching some people that they're worth saving. antagonizing some fbi agents. iconic

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Ok wait but can we talk about how awkward Wymack probably felt during the Andreil scene in the hotel room??? Like nora had our man CHAINED TO ANDREW while they had THE Andreil moment and he was just like ‘yup, handcuffed to one of the problem children while he confesses his love to my other arguably more problematic problem child mhm just a day in the life’

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"kevin day doesnt see more than the exy court" is such a blatant lie. kevin day i saw ur emo ass crying in the middle of the court telling neil to run away so he wouldnt be hurt. i saw u telling jeremy knox to be careful with jean moreau. i saw ur ass keeping the letter that said wymack was ur father. faker! u care! and u see so much and everyone writes u off as some psycho athlete but ur a lover boy! i see u, kevin day!

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It just occurred to me that Andrew didn't just agree to dinner with the Hemmicks because Neil made compelling arguments or because he's soft on Neil. He agreed because Neil offered to come along. He agreed because Neil offered to have his back if he went. It's the same deal that Andrew's been making Neil the entire time: go do this thing that scares you because I've got your back.

Which makes Andrew forgiving Neil really quickly after just a few harsh words make so much sense. Because despite the outcome of that dinner and Neil's role in making it happen, he did have Andrew's back. He got to Andrew before anyone else even knew something was wrong, he brought a weapon, he hid Andrew's knives without question, he did everything Andrew needed him to do. It was a shit situation that they walked into like idiots but Neil still had his back every step of the way. Neil didn't break any promises and that counts for more in Andrew's books than any fuck-up Neil could make.

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Propaganda:

I think one of the reasons Andrew & Neil live in my head RENT FREE is that there are hard boundaries. For instance, if Neil had grabbed Andrew at the wrong time/in the wrong place he absolutely would leave Neil. It would destroy his healing, but he would.

Only Neil doesn't. He never even considered it, it's not something he would ever do.

Neil *hates* being pitied. He doesn't understand it and it's not helpful. And Andrew never once coddles him or treats him differently because of his trauma/scars. It's not something he would ever do.

Neil and Andrew built trust on purpose. They take chances on each other on purpose. But they are each individual people who happen to find the one other person who respects them for who they are. There's no destiny or soul mates. They are two damaged people independently clawing their way into the light and bump into each other on the way and think "The light is so much brighter than I imagined"

Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard - All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

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Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard - All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

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aftg is so funny because u can’t even say ‘they should’ve been at the club.’ they literally were .

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one of the most tender andreil scenes is when neil and andrew fall asleep on beanbag chairs and they both wake up randomly and look at each other w sleepy eyes AND neil takes it as permission to be lazy and sleep MORE.

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Holy shit the vitriol in that poll my god

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misplaced forever partners will always be the most painful part of neil and jean's dynamic to me. like What do you mean they were always going to be together, be matched with each other, in every way that mattered, in every universe except the one where jean survived.