#betsy dobson

[otdiaftg]

The King's Men - Epilogue

Day: Saturday, April 27th / 28th* Time: 3:10 AM EST

Neil waits off to one side while the others file out, knowing Andrew will be the last to leave. Wymack knows better than to stick around and follows his Foxes down the hall. Andrew brings Neil's duffel to him. Neil takes it but drops it off to one side. Andrew studies it for a moment, then shrugs out of his own bag and puts a hand to the wall near Neil's head. "Your close calls are getting old," Andrew says. "I thought you knew how to run." Neil affects confusion. "I thought you told me to stop running." "Survival tip: no one likes a smart mouth." "Except you," Neil reminds him. A year ago Neil had been a scared nobody, hating himself for signing the Foxes' contract and counting down days until he moved in with Wymack. Tonight he is the starting striker for the first-ranked team in the NCAA. In two years he'll be captain, and in four he'll graduate from Palmetto State. Neil will find a professional team first and then fight tooth and nail to make the cut for Court. Neil can already imagine the weight of an Olympics medal around his neck. He doesn't even care what color it is so long as it is his. Better than that bright future is what he already has: a court that will always be home, a family who'll never give up on him, and Andrew, who for once hasn't wasted their time denying that this thing between them might actually mean something to both of them. Neil didn't even notice the silence at first, too distracted by his dizzying thoughts. Now he can't help but smile and pull Andrew in. This is everything he wanted, everything he needed, and Neil is never letting go.

END OF ALL FOR THE GAME SERIES.

Art commissioned and used with permission by the incredible @hamrikaa!

*Due to the Leap Year, I have opted to highlight the day rather than the date to keep the events in occurrence to the 2007 year. I will continue to mark both days accordingly.

[neroholik]

Betsy 💕💕

[stromerisms]

the foxhole court is a comedy

[deklo]

my interpretation of adoptive bee :’)

pls don’t repost!

[yes-i-exist-shutup]

Andrew: So I started seeing someone

Bee: As in hallucinations or dating?

Andrew: I wish I knew

[adnrewminyard]

aftg fic where everything is the same but the story is just told through bee’s therapy notes. just imagine the jump between sessions.

session 36: andrew is doing well this week, spending time with family and kevin, feeling needed. slight paranoia regarding new recruit, spoke about coping mechanisms when feeling as if loved ones are threatened. discussed the upcoming school year.

session 37: andrew has drugged the new recruit and interrogated him. tells me they’ve come to an understanding. no signs of remorse. discussed possible legal consequences of actions and how we could have addressed that more healthily. scheduling in for extra sessions to work on impulse control.

[booksydaisy]

Jean: I don't believe in therapy and some random shrink lady isn't gonna help.

*a few moments later after he remembers that Betsy is therapist to Neil, Kevin and Andrew*

Jean: well I still don't believe in therapy but I low key respect her because no one else can deal with those difficult personalities and not go insane

[hmmm-shesucks]

Once the foxes become more comfortable with each other, they begin to nag. Mostly little things, usually humorous things. They nag on Nicky for being too forward sometimes. They nag on Neil for his horrible life habits. They nag on Dan for her mother henning. They nag on Kevin for everything. It's fun, it's what families do. They all just pick on each other for fun.

It takes a little longer for them to feel comfortable nagging Andrew though, which, is understandable, but one of the first things they start picking on him for is his lack of communication in general. He NEVER talks. They just want him to participate sometimes.

Renee and Neil find this funny because Andrew talks A LOT just not around the foxes. He's not comfortable.

See, Andrew is fucking weird. Everyone knows this, but the foxes think he's weird in a “mysterious, murder you in your sleep, was totally the kid everyone thought was going to shoot up the school” kind of weird.

Andrew is not that kind of weird. He's a different breed entirely. He plans out how he'd survive the apocalypse, any of them. He is constantly fighting back the most wild intrusive thoughts. He is 24/7 existential crisis. His head is a wild fucking place.

But he is trying. Making progress. Trying to be more open and approachable, as Bee says. So he talks. Out Loud.

And the foxes hate him.

In the most monotonous voice ever

“Do you ever feel like your bones are dirty? Like, I could totally strip my meat suit and just give my ribs a good bleaching.”

“If that light fell out of the ceiling it would kill at least three of you and seriously injure the rest of us.”

“Nothing is stopping me from buying five ice cream flavors at once, but I'm learning self-control and Bee would be disappointed.”

“Currently having a manic episode. Should I A.) call Bee, tell her I'm not doing too great, and talk about my symptoms and how to best cope? B.) find the nearest mall and spend every dime I have in less than thirty minutes. Or C.) go apeshit and try to fight anyone and everyone who looks at me in a less-than-kind way. Children included.

*stage whisper* there's a secret fourth option but I'm saving it for later ;) (pronounced Semicolon left facing open parentheses. Yes he says this out loud)”

disappears for less than five minutes and comes back with three furrbies and a corndog, one that is obviously not from the mall's food court.

He's so fucking weird. Like, weirder than Neil, and it's awful (so good dude, the foxes eat it up)

And it's not the manic Andrew on meds. It's just Andrew. He's still Andrew. He's still quiet most of the time and he is still grumpy and apathetic, but he's also comfortable enoughto just blurt random shit out and have fun watching everyone figure out how to respond. He's found safety in his new family and he can openly be who he is without fear of judgment or rejection. He's happy in a way he's never felt nor ever thought he'd get to experience. He's just Andrew.

[emry-stars-art]

for the mistletoe kiss, 2 for bee and andrew would be v cute and v wholesome

Anon how does it feel to be immediately in the running for sweetest request ever

Requests are open until the end of Dec ‘23

[knox-knocks]

Do you think the adults ever looked at neil and andrew and just remarked about how young they look? 18 and 19 at the beginning of the books. they’re like Babies compared to them.

Like imagine betsy listening to andrew tell her about how he feels responsible for the safety of his family. and he’s just. so so young to have this much weight on his shoulders.

And abby tracking neil’s scars with her eyes. sure she’s seen a lot while working with the foxes, but this… not to mention wymack picking neil up from the airport and noticing how small he is when he’s cradling his broken body in his arms. how he has more scars and bruises than unblemished skin

[llstarcasterll]

Mom and Dad and Mom

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[otdiaftg]

Thank you

Dear AFTG Fandom, Friends, and Family:

To say that it has been a tremendous honor would be an understatement. I am immeasurably proud of what this account has become and it’s due to every single one of you. Your passion for this account was the driving force at the end and I can’t thank this fandom enough for being a rock in the storm of all of this.

I began this account as both a love letter to a story that has consumed me since I was first introduced to it, but it was also created to prove that I could sustain something for this long and this intensely immersive. During this past year alone I have been dealt hands that were not always the best, but this account kept me above water, even through the many sleepless nights. It energized and empowered me through all of your retweets/re-blogs, likes, and comments.

I also want to highlight and thank all 40 artists that gave me permission to share their incredible work. The scenes came alive due to their immense talent and exceptional hard work. Every artist was kind and considerate, incredibly understanding and just as invested in this project as I was. I truly can’t thank them enough for their trust and support.

Thanks also need to be delivered to my wife and best friend who, without their constant push and patience, none of this would have happened. They were my first followers, my biggest fans, and were Abandoned so many times during the course of this and yet encouraged me to keep going. Maybe now we’ll finally have time to play all those games we’ve downloaded over the last year :).

I also want to thank Nora for…. so many things. For the creation of this story, for the encouragement when this account became so big YOU even saw it, and for becoming a dear friend in the process. You’ve been an inspiration throughout this in more ways than I can say.

And finally, I want to once again, thank all of YOU. The followers, the commenters, the re-posters, the veteran fans, the new fans, the obsessed fans, and the casual ones. Fandom can be such an intrinsic and beautiful thing. Pulling people together and bringing a life to these characters through our own individual experiences. We are all our own Foxes in a way, tied together with the understanding that second chances are immeasurable and the family we make are the best ones of all.

You gave this account a shot. And for that I am eternally grateful.

you were amazing.

🦊 🧡- Kelysium

[fd5800]

I'm sorry but the comedic potential of Betsy not knowing Exy really needs to be explored like:

Neil, talking his teammates and what they are working on instead of himself: Kevin keeps rebounding to himself to show me that I need to step up my game but-

Betsy, who didn't even know there was a step limit, let alone that you could bypass it by rebounding the ball off to yourself: yes, of course, go on.

[imperfectcourt]

OK I had this in the tags of a different post but it needs its own

Andrew and Wymack get tipsy together on Wymack's lumpy couch. They do this once in awhile to commiserate on Neil and Kevin and life in general. It's cathartic and they're assholes to each other and about the foxes and complain a lot and if feels kinda like the opposite of therapy but is surprisingly helpful for both of them.

And one time, Wymack confesses that one time he, Abby, and Betsy got drunk together and got a little Silly. Something that you can't do too often after a certain age but the rarity of it makes it all the better. We're talking ordering deliver from two different places by accident. Bad karaoke into Abby's TV remote. Using an entire box of bandaids on each other because why??. And Wymack, wobbling a little and smiling in a way he doesn't often but is infectious in their inebriated state, shows Andrew a shaky cellphone video of Betsy with 6 bandaids on her face, holding her phone close up to her face slurring out "did- did'jyou know... you c'n adopt an adult in south crarolinna? I'm gonna.... I'm gonna adopt that little blonde punk"

Andrew chokes on his next sip and is so so lucky to still be in the euphoric stage of drinking bc if he were in any other mindset that would have cracked him in two

[detectivebambam]

The Foxes' Moms

Andrew: Bee

Neil: Abby

Kevin: Abby and Andrew

Nicky: Abby

Matt: Randy

Aaron: Randy

Renee: Stephanie

Alison: Abby

Dan: Abby and Randy

Foxes' Dads

Andrew: Wymack

Neil: Wymack

Kevin: Wymack

Nicky: Wymack

Matt: Wymack

Aaron: Wymack

Renee: Wymack

Alison: Wymack

Dan: Wymack

[lovefromremus]

Andrew: you're coming to therapy with me

Neil: why?

Andrew: Bee thinks I'm making you up