#I love Neil josten

[skinnylorax]

when jean compared grayson to drake neil’s first thought was “yeah this dude’s gotta die”

[idkimtiredanddumb]

No because Neil is SUCH. An unreliable narrator but he’s also so convincing and also like confused and missing all these social cues and clues but like I am too??? It’s so easy to get swept up in his head The first time I read aftg I was just nodding along how does he make every decision he makes (most of which are insane) ??? so??? convincingly??? rational??? AND THEN (embarrassingly) the “doesn’t mean I wouldn’t blow you” blew BOTH OF OUR MINDS like upon rereading I was like … that was so terribly obvious and yet. And yet.

[koldefingre]

(Trying out the whole simplification thing, and I fvck with it hard)

Also what’s with the people who draw Neil with teeny tiny paper cut scars? My man was mutilated. Don’t undermine his physical trauma cause you think he looks cuter “smooth”.

[juveneil]

"since my aftg obsession is back with the new book announcement-" what..? where'd it go?? it's been years and it won't leave me. i am it's mom the way i care for it with gentle hands and give it my hourly attention. trust that i've told the other moms at the book club about my son

[neil-minyard-josten]

in my I Love Andrew Minyard era once again

[sunshinegirlwhossleeping]

Neil let his cigarette burn to the filter without taking a drag. Let’s talk about it

[scornedethnographer]

Me cosplaying as Neil Josten when I ignore my school work

[neil-jostenminyard]

terms that jean uses for neil in the sunshine court:

tiny bastard

tedious malcontent

abominable cockroach

wayward child

rabid little Fox

wretched little runaway

ignorant child

miserable wretch

[0310foxy]

During Neil's time in Evermore ik it was bad and traumatic but the idea of a disgruntled Jean with l'oreal box of hair dye and a death wish and no fucking clue how to even begin is funny.

Jean, muttering : these instructions are in english and french and I still have no idea what I'm supposed to do with the second bottle.

Neil : fucking drink it you french bastard.

[dawnatlas]

by the way dear, we're alive, and it hurts 'cause we survived

[ionlydrinkhotwater]

See one of the unrealized beautiful things about Jean and Neil's friendship is that the more they hang out, the more their boyfriends have to hang out, too. Andrew and Jeremy actually have a lot of potential as friends, Andrew actually likes nice people, i think Jeremy is capable of getting Andrew to talk with him, they are both blonde Californians with dark taste in partners, they hate cops, they have weird relationships with their siblings, but they take mental health seriously, and they dont make Exy their whole personality. While Jean and Neil are having a complicated crime filled lovehate, "we are brothers from the same messed up family" friendship. Jeremy and Andrew could actually develop a really nice, uncomplicated friendship where they babysit the others' bf when they are in town.

[adamsrcnan]

i didn't even realise that neil grabs jean's sleeve before he leaves the car when he tells him grayson won't bother him again. his sleeve !!! because he knows not to touch him without warning. the same way he does for andrew. i'm literally about to cry on the train. neil josten the boundary-respecting consent king you are !!!

[idkimtiredanddumb]

Random hc that Neil definitely definitely goes through every language he knows when he swears in like a list like - fuck shit putain bordel de merde schize etc - except that cause he speaks so many and swears are like the first thing you learn it goes on for agessss

[inadvisablebutinevitable]

the way that Andrew and Neil and Jean all have this incredibly intense codependent relationship with Kevin that’s based off of mutual trauma or binding promises, and then there’s just Jeremy who’s like… “Kevin is my buddy! 😁 We text! 🤗 Kevin you crazy fool! 😜

[joejhang]

neil josten is UNREAL oh my god

[wickedwitchofthewesninski]

Matt, a bit tipsy: Omg are you a criminal?

Neil: yeah

Matt: ... I was going to say "because it should be illegal to be that cute" but now I'm curious

Neil: identity theft, assault and battery, arson...

Matt: wait wha-

Neil: ...first degree murder, second degree murder, framing...

Matt: how do you even-

Neil: ...illegal crossing of diplomatic borders, lying under oath, assault with deathly weapon...

Matt, in tears: I'm begging you to stop