#ex/exi

[aftg-rot]

Andrew Minyard and Obsession ~

I have been having some thoughts about Andrew and his unhealthily intense protective nature over Kevin, and then Neil. His compulsive desire to be the keepers of Aaron and Nicky can be characterised - not entirely, but mostly - by the hyperfixation on finding family after being in the foster system for so long, but the possessiveness to the point of obsession with Kevin, and ultimately with Neil, is different. As Neil says when he was assigned to look after Kevin while Andrew was away, it is possible to do so without becoming his shadow. Neil was realistically achieving the same goals as Andrew, without being with Kevin 24/7.

Because Andrew himself does not seem to have any hobbies, creative outlets or interests that are notable, I like the idea that the intensity in which he follows Kevin and Neil around is his way out of his version of the mundane. Their intense dedication towards many things is enough to break his apathy towards everything. It could be a coincidence that for both Kevin and Neil, and in turn Andrew, it is Exy. In another time and space, it could have been two different things for the two boys. Possibly, in reality Kevin and Neil are right and there is no way that Andrew can be that good at something without having some form of fascination with the sport he "does not care about." But the main factor is that both of them WANT something. They have a deep and contagious passion, they have an underlying drive for their feelings and actions, something Andrew does not have. 

Andrew, whether it is a lingering result of the medication, a trauma response, or simply who he is as a person, feels he cannot connect on any level with anyone else. The only connection he has with Aaron and Nicky is their family relationship, and shared history, but aside from that there is no emotional bond or healthy attachment. Andrew has latched onto Kevin and Neil's want and drive because it was a nice reprieve from the indifference, or a subtle lesson in what wanting and needing feels like. 

Falling for Neil and "wanting" him was probably the first developed emotional connection that Andrew had felt in a long time, with only Kevin's obsessive drive for Exy being a suitable substitute. Andrew's insulting of Neil every time he shows his true single mindedness towards Exy is very rarely said with malice, because deep down, Andrew either appreciates Neil's skill to remain driven during times of trauma, or is envious of both Neil and Kevin's ability to have such a force in their lives that makes it worth something.

It is mentioned that Neil offers Andrew his obsession to hold Andrew over until he finds one of his own, but I really think that is what happens. But not just his obsession with Exy, but both Kevin and Neil's ability to persevere and connect with other people, in both positive and negative ways despite what has happened to them. Andrew's codependent way of interacting with specific people is his way of attempting to fit in with the world around him emotionally, and co-opting his closest relationships' interests and obsessions is a method of connecting in an interpersonal way.

[chanelburnsblog]

Heyy tumbrl you got a new barbie🍆💧💦👄💋

[enderparty101]

Scarecrow.

[southernjoy213]

Peaches 🍑 and cream 👅💦

[jdrawsshit]

EVIL XITTIES-

[lifeinpoetry]

the poets i read are dying like the kelp. i say they are dying because their ghosts live in the trees, and the men are cutting them down with model xxx axes, in order to build a country.

if you kill a ghost, you kill poetry. (the witches say i’m right.) if you kill 2 ghosts, you kill poetry.

this word is plural.

—

los poetas que leo se están muriendo como el alga marina. digo que se están muriendo porque sus fantasmas viven en los árboles, y los hombres están cortándolos con hachas modelo xxx para construir un país.

si matas un fantasma, matas la poesía. (las brujas dicen que tengo razón.) si matas 2 fantasmas, matas la poesía.

esta palabra es plural.

— Raquel Salas Rivera, from “a door that won’t close because the wood has expanded/una puerta que no cierra porque se expandió la madera,” x/ex/exis

[hella1975]

hella do you think you could dumb bitchify aftg 🥺

(your making me want to get it but idk yet)

NO. GET HELP

[transfemzedaph]

for the headcanons ask game, maybe a evil xisuma ^-^

it/its pronouns for evil x

knitted itself a wm jumper bc x was rude and only let it get one peice of the (FREE) wm merch

enjoys doing loads of different crafty things & likes making things as gifts for its friends (but then does the ugh i made u this thing but whatever when it gives the gifts to people)

doesnt like thunderstorms bc of the thunder but loves the lightning

is deaf & knows sign language

lives with worm man and they both have their own rooms and they have a room for them to both do all their hobbies in together

the armour/outfit whole Thing helps ex to control its lightning powers

has all of xisumas memories from before they were cloned

has a like old ratty endermite cuddly toy that it Refuses to get rid of even though its kinda falling apart completely bc it was the first gift it ever got from anyone ever (and it was from x)

can see really well in the dark

[lotsodick]

You fucks ain’t ready for the Supremo Slammo. That item was taken off the Denny’s menu for a reason.

[enderparty101]

O°O can I have DJ's autograph please he my favorite! As a fan I say we need to see him and all his glory more!

Ask Tethertale #100

[lifeinpoetry]

catholicism told me guilt would save me, but queerness led me to a forgiveness without precedent, sequoias and ceibas forgiving each other in the earth.

—

el catolicismo me dijo que la culpa me salvaría, pero lo cuir me condujo hacia un perdón sin precedente, sequoias y ceibas perdonándose en la tierra.

— Raquel Salas Rivera, from “rotten giants/gigantes podridos,” x/ex/exis

[lild00dlething]

Don’t talk to me round 3 was canceled 😔