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*in a foxes group chat*

Neil: lol im dying send help

Matt: oof same

Aaron: me af

Dan: rip, what's up man?

Andrew: Good.

Neil: no like im legit dying

Neil: some guy stabbed me in a mcdonald's parking lol

Neil: the lol is habit

Neil: *sends a blurry picture of himself dabbing in the ambulance*

SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING...

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Another reason Aaron despises Neil is that he probably thought that they were becoming "friendly"

Due to his and Andrew's deal, Aaron could only have family, no friends. That was Andrew and Nicky, then expanded to include Kevin, and then the next year included Neil (even added to the family phone plan).

Neil hangs out with the monsters; sits with them, goes shopping with them, goes to Eden's with them, etc. Aaron got a list of single Vixen's for Neil to try to help this odd kid out socially. They looked out for Andrew together; Neil kicked down the door and Aaron killed Drake. Neil didn't tell Andrew about Katelyn like Aaron asked. They bonded a little over not telling Dobson anything.

Aaron, who had a lifetime of bad friends who used him to then no friends only family, thought he and Neil were becoming buddies or something.

And then Neil used him. He meddled with Aaron's relationship with Katelyn for his own gain. Yes, Neil's meddling got Andrew and Aaron in therapy together and started talking to each other, but Neil still used him.

That betrayal had to hurt.

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Work’s finally chilled out a bit!

POV: Nicky is taking pictures of the team arriving for another match 🤭

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the man is so hot that even the lesbians notice

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Guys wait has anyone talked about this yet??

Nora named a bunch of her characters after saints and it HURTS. Here are the ones I came up with and found online. (The ones that actually seemed intentional. I doubt she named matt after the patron saint of taxes)

Saint yves of brittany — patron saint of abandoned children

Saint john the apostle — patron saint of love, loyalty, and friendship

Saint kevin of glendalough — patron saint of dublin and ravens

Saint nathanael the apostle — patron saint of butchers

Saints alexander, stephen, and christopher — martyrs

Saint alodia of huesca — a child martyr; possibly patron saint of child abuse victims and martyrs, but I can't get a straight answer

Saint nicholas of myra — patron saint of children; known for his generosity and kindness; brought children back to life

Saint andrew avellino — patron saint against sudden death (this one may be a stretch)

But, like, have there been any discussions about this yet?? Bc I haven't seen any. I've just been letting the yves+kevin ones eat away at my mind, but then I realized a BUNCH of them fit. Pretty please, if this has been talked about before, point me in the direction of those posts🙏 and if you have anything to add, any corrections, or any other saints you think fit(or religious imagery in general. I'm foaming at the mouth thinking about how neil's mom was literally named mary), I would LOVE to talk abt this w someone

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“Stained glass. English continues to be a hideous invention. Stained glass.” He flicked his fingers, trying to erase it from his memory, but said, “That is what the Ravens are: sharp-edged and shattered, and fused together into a new whole. You cannot take them apart again.”

Stained glass based on The Golden Raven

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always funny how the entire foxes team is getting bullied into submission by andrew midget minyard

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thinking about how Jean kissed Cat’s head without thinking, like a reflex because that boy is hardwired for affection and when jerejean start dating I could definitely see him outing them on accident because he thoughtlessly kisses Jeremy

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clean version bc the paper warping in the previous post bothers me

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Do you think that when Thea shows up at Palmetto after the assault, Andrew looks at her, then looks at Kevin, then thinks about Jean and Jeremy in California, and just says...?

"You're an idiot, Kevin."

And then he finds out Jean has a motorcycle. And Andrew shakes his head and sighs.

And then he finds out Jean cooks and bakes pies (Renee tells him), and he thinks, "We could have pies here, Kevin."

And one day, Kevin becomes especially unbearable on the court, and Andrew tries to strangle him again because... "He was French, Kevin, we could have French pies here, you worthless piece of shit!"

And Nicky joins in the killing spree.

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Pretty sure Jean has Jeremy’s hair on his list of things worth living for 👀

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thinking abt jeremy desperately wanting to adopt a dog for YEARS and choosing the dog that jean liked. and then giving him jean’s last name. insane work

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While some people are afraid of "monsters" under the bed, someone is taming them.🐾

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Imagining in the future when Kevin is on a pro team (with a bunch of players who obviously aren’t up to his standards, because who is) and he is absolutely laying into them all the time and is always bringing up

“Neil Josten would come to the court every single night and practice these drills and you can’t even do them for fifteen minutes”

“Neil Josten once fired shots with Andrew Minyard in goal for a whole night and blew out his arms just because he was stubborn and you can’t even handle shooting on (insert goalie’s name)?”

“Neil Josten played better than you while he was actively running from the Mafia. You think you have other things on your mind?”

Bonus if after a year or two of dealing with this Kevin’s team finally meets Neil at an exy banquet and tattle on him. And Neil is just “??? You literally texted me two weeks ago just to tell me my passes are dogshit? My team hadn’t even played a game or anything, you had just remembered and felt like bringing it up?”

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>>> the perfect court the foxhole court the raven king the king's men the sunshine court the golden raven the broken cage >>> the queen's game

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We have a title?!?!

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It's all fun and games with Neil 'I'd rather be free than safe' Josten vs. Kevin 'I'd rather be safe than free' Day - until you whip out Jean 'Please just kill me' Moreau