#kevin day is queer

[neilsracquet]

He blinked at her in confusion, blinked again when it clicked, and said a little too loudly, "Oh. Then Andrew and Kevin—"

everyday I think about neil just assuming kevin was gay IMMEDIATELY. this man is so oblivious and has no social skills at all but looked at kevin and was like

[allforthegayphase]

TW: rape

Something I really appreciated about The Sunshine Court was its nauseatingly realistic depiction of rape culture.

Jean’s (repeated, violent) sexual assault isn’t treated as something horrific; in the toxic environment of The Nest, it’s normalized. The real story — Riko ordering 5 male players to rape Jean as a sadistic way to ‘break him in’ — is quickly twisted by his abusers; Jean is seen as a calculating vixen who slept his way to the top, for a Perfect Court number:

They continuously mock and taunt Jean with senseless jokes about it. There is an element of jealousy at play; Jean is a prodigy player, and, as he says himself at some point in the book, his older teammates didn’t enjoy being shown up by a child. They certainly enjoyed knocking him down a peg, though, by humiliating him and creating an illusion that he only got his spot on the team for sleeping around, not his talent:

Even one of his rapists, Grayson, continues this false narrative despite knowing the truth (or maybe he even convinced himself this narrative is the truth; that Jean ‘seduced’ him for a spot on the starting lineup):

Other ravens who don’t know the truth seem to quickly believe the narrative that a 16 yo chose to sleep with a bunch of his superiors for a personal gain; that is certainly easier than entertaining the thought that your teammates (friends?) are capable of something this horrific. Or maybe they simply don’t question it too hard; after all, Jean can’t tell his side of the story.

The rumors eventually spread outside the Nest. Jean’s reputation is tarnished to the point that this is one of the first things strangers on the internet learn about him:

The most heartbreaking detail about it all is Jean’s age. He was a 16 boy on the college team, the youngest player on the lineup; a foreigner who couldn’t even speak English when he arrived; an outsider. Despite the fact that his young age is something that even the ravens find particularly scandalous about the whole situation, Jean’s agency is never questioned. He’s not seen as a minor who was taken advantage of by older, superior men — and most of them are quite significantly older, having already graduated by the time Jean’s 19; Grayson seems to be the youngest of them and he’s at least three years older than Jean.

As many victims of SA, Jean had no choice but to continue living with his abusers side by side, pretending like nothing happened. Knowing there’s absolutely nothing he can do.

The first time someone voices concern over the questionable circumstances surrounding the whole situation happens in this conversation with Jeremy (to be fair, it seems like Jean's age isn't public knowledge but the ravens obviously know):

And as many victims, Jean internalized his experience as something he deserved on some level:

TLDR: Sexual assault is, unfortunately, a very big part of our culture; it’s not just something that happens in the dark alleys; rapists aren't just scary strangers. They're also your friends, peers, teammates. The way the Nest (and the general public as a whole) turns a blind eye at best and mocks and humiliates the victim at worst is a microcosm of how SA is largely treated in real life. It was genuinely fascinating to see it depicted so realistically, even though it made for a heavy read at several points. I hope Nora keeps up the good work, and we'll see further exploration of the topic and Jean dealing with his trauma in the next book.

[noeofark]

Jeremy would wear the kenough tshirt and you can pry that headcanon from my cold dead hands

[owlarchimedes]

Happy pride here's my aftg queer headcanons as well as canon stuff for the foxes and friends!

- Neil: demiromantic demisexual, I also love transmasc Neil Josten

- Andrew: a gay man, is on the aromantic spectrum but doesn't look into it too hard

- Kevin: bi bi bisexual boy, aromantic but moreso than Andrew

- Renee: pansexual but with a preference for women, hypersexual due to ✨️trauma✨️

- Allison: a lesbian with severe comphet (I do think she loved Seth tho)

- Aaron: polyamorous, bi-curious that turns bisexual

- Nicky: gay gay homosexual, has never once thought about his gender, probably never will, lives solely off vibes

- Matt: bi wife energy, bisexual (his bromance with Neil is heavy on the romance)

- Dan: bi, usually has a preference for women or enbies but would date anyone who's competent, has she/they pronouns in her bio

- Jean: bisexual usually with a preference for men but that's mostly because of his options his whole life, I don't think he knows what transgender is so that's totally not on his radar (sheltered, raised in an abusive cult)

- Jeremy: gay, transmasc, usually t4t

- Cat: a lesbian, uses she/they pronouns

- Laila: pansexual (Jeremy bought her one of those 'I ❤️ dishware' t shirts and she hates ((loves)) it)

A little bonus!

- Wymack: bi-curious, only had one true love his whole life and never truly moved on from her

- Coach Rhemann: gay homosexual gay 🏳️‍🌈

- Bee: on the aroace spectrum

- Abby: 100% ally lmao

[matchihachi]

NEIL JOSTEN, #10.

ummmm yeah i can draw backgrounds! uh trust me! no i dont want to talk about it ever!!

[stressedoatmeal]

To everyone to kept recommending me These Violent Delights by Micha Nemerever bc it’s ‘hehe queers comitting crimes’ I’m gonna get you. (Mostly applies to the book talk ppl but some on here as well.) This is not the foxhole court or summer sons or the raven cycle. This is fucked up. These are two CHILDREN in a highly codependent (I know we love to use that word but it’s not a cute lil adjective to describe a friendship) and ABUSIVE relationship. I am at 33% and you guys cannot be doing this. Either you knowingly described it like that for shits and giggles or I have genuine concerns on what grade level you last graduated. (Coming from someone who dropped out junior year and got her GED at 20) do not get me wrong. This book is beautiful. It is gut wrenching and sad and an interesting look at truly codependent relationships. (We keep forgetting that codependency, by definition, is abuse) I am not dogging on this novel. I highly recommend it!! And I’m only 33% into it. But this is not ‘you are nothing.’ ‘You’ve always said you want nothing.’ This is so much more upsetting and triggering than aftg or summer sons. If anyone needs trigger warnings lmk and I’ll make a list. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk. I’m gonna fuckin get u booktok girlies. Andrew Minyard and Jean Moreau would be so disappointed in you, genuinely.

[that-vampire-loser]

As it’s (still) pride month, here’s aftg queer headcanons with little to no explanation

Dan is the token straight lol

Kevin: bisexual and gender fluid (they’re bi, duh. But, come on, QUEEN. They don’t tell most people, because it’s better to remain heterosexual obviously)

Andrew: gay (canon) and trans man he/him (I have reasons but I won’t get into them) and demiromantic (he and neil are both demi one way or the other—suck on that)

Matt: honestly, I think he’s a little bit bisexual, and he kinda just thinks it’s normal

Aaron: trans man he/him (he and andrew are identical twins, both afab) asexual (asexual aaron is important to me ok)

Seth: I bet you didn’t expect his name on here, but he’s trans he/they/it and pansexual. Also if he had survived, he would be in a poly relationship with allison and renee

Allison: bi and poly

Nicky: not a headcanon but he’s gay so he’s being included

Renee: she/they lesbian

Neil: trans and demisexual

Now for our token Trojans

Jean: bi (canon) and demiboy he/they

Jeremy: trans he/they and gay (canon)

Laila: lesbian (canon—I think—do we know if she’s a lesbian or some other wlw)

Cat: lesbian (once again: I think it’s canon??) and idk I sense a touch of enby or genderfluid

[highwaystars]

youre in his dms i'm on his nerves. im pissing him off im ruining his day

[aaron-minyard]

happy pride month to the fruitiest team in all of collegiate exy

[shorlinesorrows]

qpr jean and neil. that's all i'm gonna say.

do you see my vision?

[no-context-just-quotes]

@incorrectaftg

[kevindavidday]

can't believe i made kevin, riko and jean watch naruto at the nest 'cause they wouldn't air anything else

[noeofark]

"Jean describes only hot characters" ok name one Trojan who isn't hot

[margareturtle]

Oh are we not supposed to recommend aftg to friends??

Whoopsies 🤭

No but like hear me out…

I’m not gonna rec aftg to any random friend who wants a book rec

BUT

If you’re my friend in any or all of these three fandoms: The Raven Cycle, Six of Crows, and/or Marauders…

Then you best believe I’m getting you to read AFTG!!

You can’t escape it !!

[dayurno]

#4? :0

#4 - a story idea you haven’t written yet

AH so many truly so so many but let me tell you the most recent. with the whole jean’s bi awakening being kevin thing i was thinking like. ok so how did he get to that conclusion though. what caused jean to realize it. and then i thought. i absolutely Need a fic where k/j are talking to each other in post-canon (post tsc canon?) and they somehow end up on the topic of sexuality. i’m thinking jean tells kevin albeit reluctantly that kevin was the reason he realized he was bi at all and kevin asking him how did that happen. then i want those conversations to derail into borderline phone sex. like i’m thinking very kevin asking jean what were his turning points/what kinds of thoughts and fantasies he had and the two of them falling down a slippery slope that goes straight to third base. the tl;dr is kevjean phone sex with extra steps LOL

[moonlovesskunks]

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The song is about rejecting romance.