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"Neil reached behind Andrew and popped Kevin in the back of the head to shut him up. Matt choked on a laugh and tried unsuccessfully to pass it off as a cough. Kevin froze for a startled second, then sent Neil a scathing look.
"No one wants to hear that right now," Neil said. "If you hit me again," Kevin started. Andrew cut in with a casual, "You'll what?"
-Nora Sakavic, The King's Men, page 218
#not Andrew being biased as fuck#like the way he puts neil above even kevin is just *chefs kiss#all for the game#aftg quotes#neil josten#nora sakavic#aftg#andrew minyard#tfc#the foxhole court#andreil#underrated moment tbh#especially when u compare itvto how andrew acted when anyone else hurt kevin#also how neil was jealous that kevin had someone like Andrew in his corner at the start#like Andrew is so in love with neil#like remember neils deal with andrew is supposedly about protecting andrew#which is such bs andrew just wanted an excuse to protect Neil
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Top ten SFTH character couples
(in my biased opinion)
Okay, first of all I’m so sorry to anyone who followed me for anything other than Shoot from the Hip content; I swear I’ll put in more variety. Someday. (Also go check out Shoot from the Hip.) Second of all, I did not join Tumblr with the intention of making a bunch of lists, but they’re fun to write and people seem to enjoy them, so here goes.
10. Justin x the Beetroots MC (headcanon)
Listen, I do NOT condone the whole “if they’re bullying you, that means they like you” bullshit. That being said, years and years later, after both of them have grown as people, I think they could have a really sweet relationship, at least after they work through everything.
9. André Beetroot x Xavier (canon, somehow)
I kind of ship this in a joking way, but also kind of not? They make sense together in a really weird, fucked-up way, and I’m so here for it. (I cannot believe that they’ve canonically hooked up. Multiple times. I love AJ so much for giving us this.)
8. Andrew x Nigel (headcanon)
It’s so toxic. It’s so toxic, and I know that, and it would never be okay in real life, but some dark part of me is really fascinated by the possibilities. (I cannot emphasise enough how much I am intrigued by this in FICTION ONLY.)
7. Jack and Jackie (canon)
Complete turnaround from the last two, but these two are genuinely so sweet. I honestly don’t even have much to say about them, but I love them. So much.
6. François x Mimi (canon)
They are so toxic. They’re horrible people, and they only make each other worse. And I love it. (You know, making this list did make me worry about my mental health slightly. Just slightly.)
5. Toby x the meth wife (canon)
First of all, this is the gayest straight-presenting relationship I’ve ever seen, and I love it. (I totally headcanon them both as bi/pan/queer/etc., but that’s not the point of this post.) And honestly, they’re so supportive of each other. They’re, like, genuinely a healthy couple (in a SFTH play? Can you imagine?). They have so much love for each other, and I could talk about them all day, but I’m fairly sure no one needs that, so I’ll stop.
4. Andrews x Betruva (headcanon)
Listen, I might be a little biased because they’re new, but they kind of have everything I look for in a ship. They have millennia of history, which is always a good start. They’re ancient nemeses. They founded a church named after them both???? Honestly how much more gay can you get?
3. Esmerelda x the vampire slayer (canon)
I like to imagine that Esmeralda survived, and they fall in love, and they have to work through the trauma of the slayer (I think I saw the fanon name Samantha? But I’m not sure) trying to kill Esmeralda. There’s just so much angst potential, and oh, now I want to write a fanfic.
2. Bubba x Jeramiah (canon)
They’re a fucking classic, okay, and they’re a classic for a reason. They are the best gay cowboys, and I love them so much. I know I should have more to say, but I feel like it would just be incoherent screaming.
1. Derek x Titch (canon)
Listen, who else could it be? They are so fundamentally amazing. It’s a classic case of “he fell first, he fell harder” (even if we don’t get to see a lot of the “he fell harder” part, I believe it with all my heart). I love Titch working though his issues and learning to open up, and I love Derek being so helplessly in love with him. I love them so much, and they deserve the top spot.
#again I realise that some of these are problematic ships#and I like them in FICTION and that’s it#I just want to make that very very clear#but yeah#I love making lists#so much#shoot from the hip#sfth
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Nicky: yeah he slept with a chair in his room and a knife nearby so we think he’s just insane
Neil: ……
No but rlly, no matter how you feel about Nicky, on one hand I am an outside observer so reading this exchange I’m like “oh ffs obviously that’s not why! That makes no sense!” But then I think about it more and it’s actually probably really realistic? Nicky doesn’t know what andrew went through, he probably didn’t think his life in foster care was that bad, that kind of abuse just isn’t on his radar bc he’s had different experiences and exposures, so the possibility of anything else just doesn’t cross his mind, plus he’s already biased to think andrew is just naturally “like that” bc that’s the assumption he’s already been operating under, plus the natural inclination of ppl to not want to see awful things. It makes sense for him and Aaron that that’s the conclusion they come to, and that makes me so mad at the world for reasons I can’t quite articulate
Sorry for hitting you with this out of nowhere I actually meant to say something else but idr what bc I clicked the ask button and this is what came out instead xD
Oh 100%. I GET it. I understand why everyone has this perception of Andrew that he’s, in their own words, a monster. That he’s a loveless, emotionless sociopath. Imagine Aaron, excited to meet the twin he didn’t even know he had, and the first thing he says to you is fuck off, fuck you, leave me the fuck alone?
Imagine you meet the cousin you didn’t even know you had, and for some reason you don’t know about, he’s been in your house for how long? He’s been there for how long before he’s made an enemy out of your father, out of your aunt, he won’t talk to the cousin you did know about, he’s angry and depressed and he keeps knives under these arm bands he refuses to take off? He’s like Aaron in a different shade, like the dark version of a person already dark and destroyed. But he won’t talk to you. Why won’t you talk to us, Andrew? And all you get in response is a knife, or a blank stare, or a fuck off, fuck you, leave me the fuck alone?
Then your aunt is dead, and he’s alive, and the cousin you did know about is grieving and angry, and you, Nicky, who has fought so hard to keep the peace in your household, are now surrounded by negativity, and anger, and past problems that nobody fucking wants to deal with?
I get it.
Then they’re at Eden’s, and he hears it over his shoulder, the shouted slur. And then Andrew, who barely even talks to him anyway when they’re out drinking is on top of this stranger in a flash. And there’s blood, and the stranger stops fighting back. But Andrew’s fists keep coming back, and keep coming back, and keep coming back.
He nearly kills him. He nearly kills him. He nearly kills him. For you. Because you don’t know that he’s gay. You don’t know the weight of the word shouted your way. He’s protecting you. He’s protecting you.
You’re scared of him. He gets locked up. Whatever the timeline is pre-tfc. You’re scared of the cousin you didn’t know you had.
I get it.
But imagine being Andrew. They don’t ask what happened. They take the courts word for it when they say you’re a danger to society. They take the courts word for it when they say your depressive episodes are a danger to yourself. You tried. You tried to tell someone, but it’s a misunderstanding, and god’s intention, and your fault. So why bother trying again?
You spend all this time on this medication that makes you feel worse than anything you’ve ever been on - you spend years of your life in this haze, a mixture derealisation and constant and unending mania. You’re sick without it. You’re sick on it. You don’t remember who you are without it. You don’t want to know who you will be without it.
And imagine being Andrew, and it takes being violated in your cousins childhood bedroom, or just a room in his childhood home, for them to finally get it? Your autonomy stolen from you. Your secrets exposed without permission, again. Your consent is never your own choice. It never has been.
Oh and then let’s think about Nicky. And all that’s in his head is ANDREW IS WORSE WITHOUT HIS MEDS.
Maybe he hears the laugh from the bottom of the stairs. Maybe he only hears Neil talking about it. ANDREW WAS LAUGHING. HE WAS LAUGHING. HE WAS VIOLATED AND DESTROYED AND COVERED IN BLOOD AND HE WAS LAUGHING.
And this has happened before?
And Drake was not the only one?
Does it make sense now?
Is he a sociopath or was he made to be that way? Is he crazy or was this someone else’s fault? Does he protect his family because nobody protected him?
Why didn’t he tell me? Why did this happen under the roof of my family home?
In theory I hate how they don’t know what Andrew is really like. How they’re afraid of him off his meds. But it makes sense why. I get it. Why the fuck would they not think that?
But I think they understand how wrong they were eventually. I think they see how he might not smile anymore - but he is much happier now.
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┃Deadpool & Wolverine vs. The Boys┃
parings: various actors' x teen!actress!fem!reader
warnings: none, fluff :)
summary: y/n l/n attends the premiere of 'deadpool and wolverine' & san diego: comic con!!
✧.* author's note: head to my blog to view my masterlist of my fics and also upcoming work :)) - ava ❤ *.✧
(gwendolyn or gwen is the name of y/n's character, 'mindstorm' is her other alias)
face claim: dafne keen
// SLIGHT-ISH SPOILERS FOR SEASON FOUR OF 'THE BOYS' & DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE- YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED //
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(yourusername) what a night! and what a movie (i promise i'm not biased). these three gentlemen are about to blow your minds!! ❤️💛@deadpoolmovie
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thehughjackman nice to see ya again tonight, kiddo! had a blast ❤️
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vancityreynolds 3 of the most amazing, considerate, and loving people i've ever known, and then there's hugh
(y/n)fan1 LMAOOO
thehughjackman i'm telling blake 😠
(y/n)fan3 NOT RYAN BEING UNRESPONSIVE
(y/n)fan4 MOTHER
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karlurban lets.fucking.go ❤️👊💛
karenfukuhara so excited to go see it!! you look amazing my love 💞
toni.starr YOU BETRAYED US
(yourusername) AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL NEVER FEEL SORRY
(y/n)fan2 FOR THE WAY I HURT
(yourusername) i have the best fucking fans 💀
blakelively MY UNOFFICAL FIFTH CHILD 😍😍
(yourusername) I LOVE YOU MOMMA 💗
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(yourusername) 'deapool and wolverine' is OUT NOW ❤️💛 !! i was so happy to be able to work with hughie (aka: @thehughjackman) again after six long years! thank you to this amazing cast and crew for every ounce of support you have given me while working on this outstanding, thrilling project! NOW, get your lazy assess up and go have a great fucking time at the theaters while watching @deadpoolmovie 🎥🍿🎬
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thehughjackman the pleasure was all mine, kiddo! it was so much fun being able to work with you again, especially as wolvie 😂😂
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jensenackles kid, what did we talk about? you can't just leave us like that and join marvel without a good-bye 🙄
(yourusername) sorry jen, but i got to meet captain america 🥺
jensenackles *plays ✨ 'my tears ricochet' ✨*
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(yourusername) THANK YOU DARLING 💟 AND YES we will set something up. very soon.💛
(y/n)fan10 MAN I NEED A FRIENDSHIP LIKE THEIRS ASAP 💀
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(yourusername) thank you for your warm welcome comic con!! being able to watch the movie with you guys was so special! but now i gotta go show my love to my other very special project who is here at this convention 🤯 🤯 so for now, LFG!!! ❤️⚔💛
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(y/n)fan11 OH MY GOD- WAIT- TIME OUT- IS SHE TALKING ABOUT ‘THE BOYS’?!?
jessietusher OH YEAH!! LFG! ❤️💛
karlurban 👀👀
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jack_quaid YOU PLAYED THE WHOLE MOVIE?!? WITHOUT ME?!? 😡😡
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(yourusername) i wish i knew, marvel jesus 😔
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tomercapone congrats, ma poupée!! so excited to go see it with karen later this weekend :) NOW COME GIVE US SOME LOVE TOO 🥺
[ma poupée = my doll]
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(yourusername) OH WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK BABY!! 💪💪 i'm so happy to be back with these crazy motherfuckers 😭 it is never a dull moment when hanging out with these guys! i'm so grateful to be back, playing gwendolyn blake is always so much fun (especially when she is such a badass 🙂). season five is going to be phenomenal and i can't wait to begin working with these silly guys again- peace out goofballs 🖖 @theboystv_ @primevideo_
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vancityreynolds SOMEWHERE IN THE HAZE GOT A SENSE I'D BEEN BETRAYED 😒
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karlurban good to have you back, kid 👏👏
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Sorry if you've already seen it. I've never cared either for kataang or zutara. If anything, I prefer harutara and taang. My dislike for zutara has nothing to do with me thinking aang "deserve" katara, I just hate the superiority complex that zutarians have, the beliefs that preferring one fictional relationship over the other say something about you as a person. Zutarians toot themselves as women savior while calling any women that like aang "boy mom" or "pick me". They act like katara is a real person who was forced into a loveless marriage with her abuser instead of a well written female character from a children show involved in a generic "main girl x main guy" romance. They sucked all the fun from something that's supposed to be an harmless hobby.
Some zutara shippers claim to have been victim of rape and misogyny. If you're dealing with trauma and project it on a fictional character as a coping mechanism, that's fine and harmless. What isn't fine is putting down and insulting anyone that doesn't agree with your very biased point of view.
It's really disgusting how zutarians use misogyny and all kinds of traumas as shields from criticism. No, sweety, you being a woman doesn't make everything you like "feminist" or a representation of universal experiences for women.
Also I can HEAR the Radfem ideology behind all the nonsense these so called "feminists" spew out and I fucking hate it. Radfems deserve as much hate as all those creepy men that keep simping for Andrew Tate
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hey so is there anyone in the aftg fandom that read blue lock or vice versa ? am i insane or a combination au for aftg and blue lock would go so hard? i think blue lock lacks a bit of seriousness in its premise (or im biased bc of aftg) because if you don't care much about football when you take a step back their intenseness seems a bit silly. but if you put blue lock in a world where the nest and the moriyamas and the whole shebang happened (with a really generous timeline and ignoring of plotholes) suddenly you get really interesting interactions. imagine itoshi sae turning really cold and mean to rin bc he met riko and got involved with the mafia. noel noah being on a payroll from the moreus. ego being buddy buddy with tetsuji (because why the fuck is blue lock presented as a good idea and we're supposed to root for it😭😭) neil having a face off with chigiri. nagi and andrew just chilling. the blue lock team getting therapy. female characters other than just anri👀 and with personalities to boot. idk im losing my mind here
#having two hyperfixations at the same time is really weird#its both the best and the worst thing ever#please please please#someone that likes both of these find it and talk to me im going insane#also i didnt finish blue lock yet so maybe there is mafia stuff later on!!!#aftg#blue lock#neil josten#riko moriyama#andrew minyard#tetsuji moriyama#itoshi sae#itoshi rin#ego jinpachi#chigiri hyoma#nagi seishiro#anri teieri#i dont normally tag this hard sorry#i am just very desperate for someone to find this
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The Foxes and their Dungeons and Dragons classes (Part 1?)
It's time to combine the two things I obsess over the most right now. Aftg and DND. This is a self-indulgent list, but even if you know nothing about DND, this might still be entertaining:)
So, each character gets two classes; the one they would play as, if they were people who simply played the game, and one they would be if they were in the world of Dungeons and Dragons.
Neil: Play as -> Neil would probably enjoy the fun and chaos that comes with being a (wild magic) sorcerer since it has the magic system that's quite fun, and also the chaos and the offence gameplay.
Be -> Neil in the world of Dungeons and Dragons would be a rogue (assassin), plain and simple. Sneaky, lethal, a glass canon, more dexterous than physically strong.
Andrew: Play as -> I think Andrew would not bother learning all the rules for the very complicated classes (even though he can easily memorise them), so he'd probably enjoy simply smashing things as a Barbarian.
Be -> Andrew would also be a rogue, the meme kind who caries daggers all over his body. He also has quite high Intelligence and/or Wisdomn stats, so he would probably work well as an Inquisitive, to read people and root out secrets.
Kevin: Play as -> I think Kevin, being a more tactical and strategic person, would enjoy the Battlemaster Fighter, with all the thinking he would have to do to plan out a successful combat on his part. He'd be hesitant to try a spellcaster, but I can also see him eventually enjoying Wizard, for the combination of utility and damage.
Be -> Maybe I'm biased because I love them, but I think Kevin would be a Paladin. I'm thinking a Paladin forced to swear an Oath to whatever tenets the Moriyamas force him to abide by, and then becoming an Oathbreaker. Eventually, he'd find the right Oath for him. Paladins are the big damage dealers and have enough features they need to be wary of to also make them good strategists.
Aaron: Play as -> Aaron at firsts probably considers DND to be a very stupid nerdy game and absolutely refuses to play as a spell caster. He opts for something like Champion Fighter Human, the most basic of classes. But eventually, he gets so hooked that he starts experimenting and ends up wanting to try all the classes.
Be: He'd be a Cleric, the type that people would expect to do all the healing but who actually prefers to just fuck shit up and wait until half of his companions are unconscious before finally 'wasting' his spell slots to heal them, calling them incompetent for relying on him.
Okay, that's it for now, if I see that people enjoy this part, I might come back to it with the rest of the foxes:3
#all for the game#aftg#the foxhole court#kevin day#neil josten#the raven king#the kings men#andrew minyard#aaron minyard#aftg headcanons#aftg au
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chapter two: being the extra | blackout
warning : sfw | none !
pairing : Andrew x Neil x oc! Male character
beta read / editor : @shawol-lisa-lee9
summary : Abraxas gets picked up from the airport !
a/n : existing
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Abraxas hates crowds. He hates the noise. He hates the people in airports who always seem to be in a rush and never slow down. It reminds him how fast life is. Maybe he's biased; he has a bad relationship with airports after all.
Well, at least he’s on the ground again now. He’s waiting for Neil's flight to land. A quick check on the premises reveals that Andrew hasn't arrived either. He taps his foot as someone announces that Neil's flight has landed.
For a moment, Abraxas wants to go in the other direction, away from Neil. Even though days have passed and he has graduated, this doesn't feel any more real than it did yesterday. He notices Neil's downright offensive clothing before he even recognizes the boy.
Abraxas calls him over with a shout.
“Neil! Here, buddy!”
He smiles as he sees Neil notice him. The black-haired boy has a frown on his face. Abraxas realizes it's his fault: now several people are staring at him because of his loud voice. He forgot for a second that Neil Josten doesn't like attention.
“Let's go,” he says.
Abraxas has a suitcase at hand and a duffle bag slung on his shoulder. The only personal item he’s going to bring to university other than his clothes are his books, which will be arriving soon. Abraxas follows Neil as they both walk towards the exit.
He doesn't mind that Neil doesn't start up any conversation. It’s to be expected. Abraxas knows he has to earn his trust first. Plus, he had been a member from a rival team that won against his’; Abraxas was sure he was going to be a bit disappointed, at least.
Abraxas finds Andrew's gaze. The blonde is looking at Neil. Again, it’s something to be expected. He knows better than to take it to heart that he isn't receiving any attention.
Abraxas doesn't feel deserving of Andrew's gaze anyway. He knows Andrew’s interest is much more valuable than he is worth.Instead, Abraxas feels excited to talk to Andrew for the first time. He can feel his heart in his ribcage; it’s beating so fast that he can hear the rhythm much more clearly than ever. He wants to make a good impression. As good as you can hope to get with the monsters, which isn't much, but, hey, it's worth a try!
“Hi Andrew!” He can't help but let out a cheerful voice.
He freezes, realizing his mistake.
Abraxas has royally fucked up.
In the books, not even Neil knew which twin it was until much later. The fact that Abraxas greeted him so surely has to be surprising. And… suspicious. Abraxas wants to curse at himself. Of course he would do something so stupid. It's expected of him. Why did he think he could do any better?
Andrew raises his eyebrows. Despite the fact that Abraxas is taller, he feels crushed under Andrew's stare. “Lucky guess.” Abraxas tries to laugh it off, but he knows in his mind it might have not worked.
Even Neil is looking at him.
"Neil," Andrew says in lieu of hello, and he points. "Baggage claim."
"Just this." Neil taps the strap of the duffel.
Andrew accepts that without another comment. He doesn't even acknowledge Abraxas. Abraxas fists his hand until he can feel the nails digging into his skin. It's fine. It's fine. He doesn't need acknowledgement.
Andrew starts smoking midway as they are walking towards the car. Neil opens his mouth to ask, “How did you know?”
“Lucky guess,” Abraxas insists again.
Neil's eyes call him a liar.
Abraxas doesn't say anything further.
A sleek black car is parked six rows back in the short-term parking garage. Abraxas knows it’s expensive. Andrew unlocks it with a button on his key chain.
"Bags in the trunk," he says, opening the driver's door and sitting sideways in the seat to smoke.
Both Abraxas and Neil obey. With his suitcase and Neil's duffle bag, there’s not enough space to put his duffle bag, so Abraxas decides to place it on the back seat and climbs in. Neil climbs into the passenger seat.
Andrew waits until his cigarette is halfway finished. He flicks the butt onto the concrete at his feet and tugs the door closed. A twist of the key in the ignition gets the engine humming, and Andrew glances at Neil before glancing at Abraxas through the looking glass.
Abraxas meets his gaze but is the first to look away. He turns his head toward the window instead. The ride is quiet, but it wasn't supposed to be so in the book. Abraxas realizes Andrew won't interact with Neil as long as he's between earshot, so he takes out his headphones and starts playing music.
Abraxas has the volume down to the lowest possible so he can hear their conversation. One of their very first. He knows that he’s slightly intruding, but he needs to hear them interact himself. Even if it is just to satisfy his fanboy heart.
"Neil Josten," Andrew says, as if testing the way it sounds. "Staying the summer, hm?” His voice is mocking, sounding as if implying Neil wouldn't last an hour.
“Yes,” Neil replies.
Andrew cranks the air conditioner up as high as it can go. "That makes five of us, but word is you're going to stay with Coach.”
“The both of us are,” Neil says. Neil briefly flicks his eyes at the looking glass; Abraxas keeps his eyes strictly on the street view.
"Kevin stays on campus?" he asks.
"Where the court is, Kevin is. He can't exist without it," Andrew says derisively.
"I didn't think it was the court Kevin was staying for," Neil says.
Andrew doesn't answer.
Andrew pulls at the wheel, sliding the car from one lane to the other without bothering to check the traffic around him. Horns blare behind them. Neil watches in the rearview mirror as cars swerve to avoid hitting them.
"It's too nice of a car to wreck," he says pointedly.
"Don't be so afraid to die," Andrew says as the car keeps gliding across the four-lane road to an exit ramp. "If you are, you have no place on our court."
"We're talking about a sport, not a death match."
"Same difference," Andrew says. "You're playing for a Class I team with Kevin on your line. People are always willing to bleed for him. You've seen the news, I assume."
"I've seen it," Neil says.
Abraxas slips his headphones off. Both Neil and Andrew notice the movement, yet they don't stop talking. “It’s a reaction to be expected,” Neil says.
“They're extreme,” Abraxas butts in. “They cross the limit.”
Neil and Andrew stay quiet, as if in agreement.
The apartment complex where Wymack lives is a twenty-minute drive from the airport. The parking lot is mostly empty since it's mid-afternoon on a workday, but there are three people waiting on the sidewalk.
Aaron, Kevin, and Nicky.
Nicky, aka Nicholas Hemmick, is the only one genuinely smiling at the pair. Abraxas is glad for the lukewarm welcome. Nicholas walks up to them. Abraxas smiles back at him.
“Hey!” Nicky says. “Welcome to South Carolina. Flight go okay?”
“It was fine,” Neil and Abraxas answer at the same time. They look at each other, and Abraxas grin gets wider while Neil frowns.
“I am Nicky,” he introduces himself. "Andrew and Aaron's cousin, backliner extraordinaire.”
Abraxas already knows they are cousins by blood, but Neil doesn't. Neil bluntly asks, “By blood?”
Nicky laughs. "Don't look it, right? Take care of my mom. Dad 'rescued' her from Mexico during some la-di-dah ministry trip." He makes a show of rolling his eyes, then jerks a thumb at the others.
"You already met them, right? Aaron, Andrew, Kevin? Coach was supposed to be here to let you in, but he had to head up to the stadium real quick. The ERC called him, probably with more BS about how we haven't publicized our subs yet. In the meantime, you're stuck with us, but we've got Coach's keys. More suitcases in the trunk?”
Abraxas and Neil reply at the same time,
“Just this."
“Y'all pack light,” Nicky remarks, and sighs, “Wish I could do that too.”
The rest of the interaction goes the same way. Neil finds out the car is from the insurance money of Andrew and Aaron's mom. And they ride up to the 7th elevator. Wymack's apartment is number 724. They get in; Neil doesn’t. Instead, he has a haunted look in his eyes, but when he realizes Andrew is looking at him, he gets in as well.
Abraxas is going to stay with Neil, crashing on Wymack's bean-like chair while Neil takes the couch.
The couch and chair Wymack had referenced are cleared off and even have sticky notes tacked to them saying that the blankets are in the coffee table drawer. That is the only clean surface in the room. Everything else is covered in paperwork and empty coffee mugs. Overflowing ashtrays are in unhealthy abundance as well.
Abraxas is halfway across the room with Neil when Nicky's voice rises up. “What the hell was that about?” Abraxas freezes; they were supposed to be speaking German now. But it sounded like English in his head, like the words were getting translated. Neil has frozen as well, trying to do the math to see if they know or not.
They don't.
"Maybe he was savoring the moment," Aaron says.
"No," Nicky says. "That was pure fight or flight. What the hell did you say to Neil, Andrew?”
“How about a tour?” Abraxas interrupts them before the conversation goes any longer. “What language was that, by the way?”
“That's German,” Nicky says. “I can always teach you if you want!”
Abraxas nods.
There isn't much to look at. A bathroom and kitchen sit opposite each other, and the bedrooms are at the end of the hall. Wymack has converted the second bedroom into an office. The office makes up for the bare living room walls, covered with newspaper articles, team photos, outdated calendars, and miscellaneous certificates. Two bookshelves line the wall, one full of Exy books, the other a mishmash of everything from travel guides to classic literature. Wymack's desk is buried in paperwork, not an inch of wood visible, and Abraxas’s file is on top. Holding down one corner is a hefty prescription bottle. Nicky scoops the bottle up with a triumphant sound and twists the lid off.
"That's not yours," Neil says.
"Painkillers," Nicky says, ignoring that implicit accusation. "Coach shattered his hip a few years ago, you know? That's how he met Abby. She was his therapist, and he got her the job here. The team's still split fifty-fifty on whether or not they're boning. Andrew refuses to vote, which means you both can be the tiebreaker. Let us know ASAP. I've got money riding on it."
He shakes a couple pills into his hand, screws the lid on, and puts the bottle back. Neil looks to see what the others thought of this, but Andrew and Kevin have vanished. Only Aaron remains, and he doesn't look at all concerned.
"You'll meet Abby tonight at dinner," Nicky says, stuffing the pills into his pocket. "We've got a couple hours to kill before then, so maybe we can take you by the court and let you gawk at it. We've got the perfect number for scrimmages now. Kevin's probably pissing himself off in excitement."
"I doubt that," Neil says, probably thinking of Kevin's dispassionate expression downstairs.
"Isn't it difficult playing with him?" he asks, changing what he'd been about to say. "I mean, with him being a champion."
"Technically, we haven't played with him yet," Nicky says. "He just started getting into drills with us last month. If he's anything on the line like he is as an assistant coach, you are going to have the most awful year ever." Despite his ominous words, Nicky sounds amused. "But he's worth it."
“That I suppose he is,” Abraxas replies, but he can't help but look at Neil as he says that.
Andrew appears in the doorway with a bottle of whiskey in one hand and Kevin at his back. "Success."
"Ready, Neil?" Nicky asks. "We should probably beat it before Coach shows up."
"Why?" Neil points at the liquor. "Is this a robbery in progress?"
"Maybe it is. Will you tell Coach about us?" Andrew asks, sounding entertained by the notion. "So much for being a team player. I guess you really are a fox."
"No," Neil says, "but I would ask him why you're not medicated."
There is a heartbeat of startled silence. The only one who doesn't react is Andrew; even Kevin looks surprised.
Neil turns to Abraxas, and in an accusing tone, he says, “And you knew.”
“I didn’t, it was a lucky guess,” Abraxas repeats as all the heads turn to him.
Nicky is the first to find his tongue, but he reverts to German to ask Aaron, "Am I crazy? Did I just see that happen?"
"Don't look at me," Aaron says.
"I'd prefer an answer in English," Neil says.
Andrew puts a thumb in the corner of his mouth and drags it along his lips to erase his smile. "That sounds like an accusation, but I didn't lie to you."
“You didn't have to; it was rather obvious,” Abraxas says, all attention returning to him.
“How so?” Andrew asks, raising an eyebrow.
Abraxas doesn't know what to say; just in time, Coach Wymack walks in. Thank God for small mercies.
"Hi Coach," Andrew calls over his shoulder.
"Do you have any idea how much I hate coming home and finding you in my apartment?" Wymack demands from out of sight.
Andrew holds up his empty hands in an innocent gesture that no one believes and steps into the hallway. Aaron and Kevin go after him, presumably with the alcohol tucked between their bodies, and leave Nicky and Neil in the office.
"I didn't break anything this time," Andrew says.
"I'll believe that after I've checked everything I own." The door slams down the hall, and it’s not long before Coach steps into his office doorway. Clad in jean shorts and a faded tee, Wymack looks more like a garage band rocker than a university coach.
“Glad to see you survived Nicky's driving.”
“Both of us have survived worse,” Abraxas replies.
Nicky butted in, “Let's go.”
It turns out they wanted to take them both to court, but Abraxas is too mentally tired. Not only has he found out he understands German, he also has no way to explain how he knew it was Andrew that picked them, and that he wasn't medicated. He could chalk it all up to luck. But he knows the two most important people wouldn't believe that.
“I'll stay here,” Abraxas says.
No one tries to convince him otherwise.
After all, he isn't needed for the story to continue.
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Coach Wymack and Abigail - their team nurse - are already in the kitchen when the group arrives. Wymack is grumbling as he digs through the silverware drawer, and Abigail ignores him in favor of stirring something at the stove. Coach spots the Foxes first and stabs a finger at Nicky.
"Hemmick, get over here and be useful for once in your mangy life. The table needs setting."
"Aww, Coach," Nicky complains as Abigail turns. "Why do you always have to pick on me? You have already started it. Can't you finish?"
"Shut your face and get to work."
"Can't you two behave when we've got guests?" Abigail asks, setting aside her spoon and going to greet them.
Wymack rakes the group with a look. "I don't see any guests. They're foxes now. They're not going to get any special treatment just because it's their first day. I don't want them thinking this team is anything but dysfunctional, or June will be a rude wake-up call.”
Abraxas watches them interact in the corner. Abby tries to grab Andrew's whiskey but fails. Abby calls out Nicky. All the scenes play out exactly as he imagined. It fills his heart with warmth. He smiles as he leans on the wall.
Nicky sees him and smiles back.
He chuckles softly as Neil finds out about the therapist. Neil's hateful reaction was always a bit funny to him. “Oh, if only a therapist could fix us,” Abraxas lets out sarcastically, “the world would be rainbows and sunshine.”
Abby frowns. “Therapists are meant to help people heal.”
"Yeah, right,” Abraxas mutters underneath his breath. It’s not surprising that Abraxas hates therapists. After the incident, they always forced him to talk about it. Again and again, they made him relive the memory as if that could heal him. As if that would make him feel like his life hadn't ended, no matter what anyone said. They were quick to rip up healed wounds and let them bleed.
Abby frowns harder but doesn't say anything back.
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They are in the apartment now. As much as Abraxas wants to take one of the classic literature books from Wymack's shelf, he barely stops himself. He wants Neil to talk to him more, and what better topic than Exy?
Neil is talking to Wymack, and Abraxas overhear Wymack saying something about repeating six outfits. Abraxas opens his suitcase and takes out the brand new, completely casual—the type that won't attract any attention—clothes and goes towards them.
“I.. uh..” he begins, “I couldn't help but overhear—but anyways,” he hands Neil the pile of clothes before he can protest. Abraxas says, “I bought them yesterday, but I accidentally bought the wrong size. It should fit you.”
“I don't need your pity,” Neil's snap, his voice ice.
“It's not pity,” Abraxas frowns, not sure how to convince Neil to take these. He takes a small breath and changes his expression to nonchalant. “Listen, I can't refund these. And I'll forget to donate them so they will rot in my cupboard.” Saying the next words hurts. “Take them or not," please do. “I don't care.” I do.
This seems to do the trick, and Neil quickly glances at the outfits, quickly deciding they weren't too flashy. He nods, and looks physically pained as he said, “I will pay back for these”
A small smile blooms on Abraxas face. “Sure.”
After this, Neil goes running while Wymack is in the office going through paperwork. Abraxas sits on his chair, a blanket on his lap. He decides to watch the movie airing. An hour goes by like that, and when he hears the door opening, he changes the movie to an exy sports channel. A match is being replayed.
Abraxas frowns like the players are doing something wrong—he has no idea if they are—but he assumes that's how he would get Neil to react.
“Damn it,” he says. “They're playing so badly.”
Neil, who has dragged his body to the couch, focuses his attention on the TV. “No, they aren't,” he lets out, breathless.
“They are,” Abraxas says. He spews out reasons that are completely bullshit, and Neil shoots down each of them. The back and forth continues until Abraxas fills himself and relaxes onto the couch. His head is spinning too fast to keep up. His mind is getting blurry, and the noise of the TV is softening.
Abraxas yawns, “Good night.”
A beat later, he hears, “Night.”
Abraxas falls asleep with a smile on his face.
This is how their first night ends.
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omg…quarry and aftg brainworms. me too. been picturing the aftg characters in the quarry and giggling to myself. thoughts?
i have a lot of thoughts omg. whether i can put them into coherent sentences?? up for debate
but i am so willing to try.
(heads up the trojans won't be talked about in this for rn because i'm still rereading tsc and am trying to get a grasp of the characters and their personalities etc etc. i'll probably add to this in the future.)
first and foremost- majority of the aftg characters would probably survive. at least, that's what i think. some of them would survive accidentally, others on purpose, and some you are left wondering how they survived at all.
neil survives because that's what he's done all his life- survive. he knows how to stay alive. sort of. andrew is also partially to thank for neil surviving.
andrew keeps kevin alive, too.
and andrew being the man he is (affectionate) would survive no problem.
i think aaron would manage to survive by sheer luck and the exy racket that he spawned with. he would beat the werewolves to death.
matt is a fucking tank. he'd body those werewolves.
renee would survive without a doubt, she could fist fight the werewolves and win. whether she does that or not is up for debate, but she has dan and allison at her side. that trio would make it out alive.
dan would keep them all in line, though, and make sure they handled this together. she's captain for a reason and is damn good at her job and i think that would apply here as well.
the foxes are resourceful and they are very capable.
they got this.
PERHAPS i am being too generous with their skills and perhaps i am heavily biased wanting them to live because i love them so much.
but they are also a team of wild, traumatized kids that play exy. they would survive.
i'll probably come back to this at some point when i am capable of forming coherent sentences and can go into more depth about why i think they'd all live. if i remember. ✨
#aftg would survive the quarry but the quarry wouldn't survive aftg#the quarry#aftg#all for the game#i love these characters#they mean so much to me#thank you for this ask bc it gave me something to think about#the brainrot is brainrotting#i fucking love these fools#radios asks
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Sorry this is gonna be a bit of a rant since it’s something I’ve had strong feelings about since joining the AG/TASM fanfic part of the internet, and you’ve provided me a great opportunity to talk about it.
As a trans person, I am BEGGING fanfic writers to stop writing Marauders stuff. I’ve seen so many people defend it with “separate art from the artist” but like it or not they are still supporting JKR. Separating art from the artist only really works when the artist can’t profit from it. She has done SO MUCH harm to trans people and particularly trans youth in the UK and it’s so fucking disheartening and gives me such an ick when I see TASM writers also write for Marauders because it truly comes across as “I love and support the trans community except when it comes to this because I like it.”.
Even if you ignore the transphobia and holocaust denial (YES IM SERIOUS, she’s denied parts of the holocaust at LEAST twice and she literally did it a second time the other day), the original writing is so fucking problematic. Things just off the top of my head being;
The goblins being stereotypes of Jewish people
The fucking racism with characters like Cho Chang and Kingsley Shacklebolt
The last Fantastic Beasts movie’s plot literally being trying to make WW2 and the holocaust happen
This point needs to be taken with a grain of salt since this was some bullshit Joanne said after the books came out, but werewolves in the universe being meant to represent people with aids. Which is so fucking awful considering one of the two werewolves was attacked by the other as a CHILD
The most ironic part of this is that if Andrew is truly the person he presents himself as, he would probably fucking despise being associated with HP, even if it is just a fancast. But yeah all this to say fuck JKR, fuck Marauders fans but also thank you so much Katie for that last anon answer because I genuinely don’t see that enough in this corner of the internet.
Even Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter himself, has spoken out against her and continues to loudly support the LGBTQ+ communities. When your own beloved Harry doesn't even want to stand by your side, you should know you fucked up. Sadly, she does not, and instead leans harder into her bigotry and hatred.
I've always been someone who is very loud and opinionated when I see things that I disagree with, which I know can rub some people the wrong way, but fuck it. I don't like to whisper about my issues on the sidelines, I like to confront the problem head on by being very clear about where I stand and how I feel. I'm not gonna sit around and let someone align me with JKR just because I'm writing a stupid werewolf and Peter Parker fic that exactly 5 people are reading lol. It's not even a popular fic like get out of my asks jfc. Esp when I can tell this person has not read a single sentence of my story and is completely basing their judgements on my header image of AG's face next to a wolf gif.
In this past week I have seen both a Steven Harrington werewolf au and a Daredevil werewolf au cross my dash. Do we think they're getting called out for supporting HP?? No. Because their actors weren't "fan casted" as something years ago. Fan casts don't even mean anything! There was never a movie about them. AG was never casted or played this role. It's literally nothing but a bunch of fans agreeing that they like his look for a fictional character.
Anyway, I'm also ranting back at you haha. You can rant to me anytime. I love a good rant and I agree with you 100%.
Werewolves were not created by JKR. Andrew Garfield has nothing to do with Harry Potter. Don't make make snap judgments about a person's character based on a picture you saw. Support your trans community. Don't be dick.
And, if they actually read my werewolf au, they would see that it's literally about learning to overcome your own hatred and biases of people different from you and learning to love those you were taught to hate. Crazy concept, I know! 🙄😉
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Level 1: Let's-a-go easy with some illuminated Mario!
What I want to explore at least partly over the course of Nintendo-vember is the fact, that Dobson was biased with a capital b when it came to videogames and Nintendo. To be more specific, Dobson not only hated people who played anything but Nintendo, acting like PS3 users are the scum of the earth (which we can see examples of a lot near the end of the month), but he was also very opinionated what counts as “the true and honest” depictions of his favorite Nintendo characters.
Again, something more explored down the line soon, but to give at least one example for how even the slightest “deviation” from Dobson’s own interpretation can result in him getting pissed, only for things to backfire on him in some sense (partly a cosmic one) let me turn back time a bit to the November of 2017.
Almost 6 years ago, it was announced that Illumination, the studio behind the Despicable Me movies and some really shitty Dr. Seuss based works, would head the animation work on Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros movie. And people were pissed.
Many of them believing that the studio would ruin their favorite videogame character and produce something that was of great disservice to him. And that was something people claimed, before even the voice cast was announced and everyone had a mental breakdown over Chris Pratt voicing Mario.
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For your sanity though, don't click on the vidoe of that fat slob from Boston who is more of a disservice to animation than Live Action Disney is currently
Now to be fair, I am myself aware of the quality of Illumination up until the Mario movie came out. The Despicable Me and Minions movies, plus Secret Life of Pets, having been the most successful endeavors of the company, while also creating some rather annoying, though in my opinion funny cartoon slapstick characters. But honestly, I never thought that Illumination doing the Mario movie, could possibly be the worst thing to ever happen. At the very least, even if the company had fucked up royally with Dr. Seuss related content, they actually have some understanding of cartoon slapstick in their work and can in my opinion create some very colorful movies. And let us be real here, Super Mario has never been the most “adult” or deep franchise on the planet. So as long as Nintendo would keep them on the leash (which they did in the end) I doubted the movie would be utter shit. I at least did not expect it to be the Teen Titans Go of Nintendo, dumb like Boss Baby or unfocused and insulting like Wonder Park.
And lo and behold, the movie came out and minor things aside (like using Take on me as a pop song in the background at one moment) it captured the essence of Mario, was very colorful and a smash hit. To the point it was up until Barbie came along still the most successful movie of 2023 and is the third highest crossing animated movie of all time. With the place actually being the second, if the Lion King remake from 2019 wouldn’t be technically considered animated. Heck, you could actually call it the most succesful animated movie of all time currently, if you also decide to look at the list in such a way, that "sequels"/continuations ofalready established IPs don't count.
What I am trying to say is, in hindsight, many people should have just simply tried to be calm and see where things were heading.Give Illumination the benefit of the doubt. Particularly if they decided to first think about what was likely going to happen and analyze the pro and cons of Illumination doing the movie.
But fuck using your brain when your name is Andrew Dobson.
Dobson took genuine offense to the idea of Illumination doing the movie and as such made a “mock art” of what Mario would likely look in their art style.
There was just a tinsy winsy problem with it. The artwork in itself….
Turned out to be better looking, than most things Dobson did at the time.
No, seriously. Considering the lack of a decent art output at the time aside of shitting on nerds via SYAC strips, this, for what is obviously meant to take the piss out on Illumination’s art style reserved for the Minions, actually looks rather decent. Sure, Mario looks like a tic tac, but for a “quick” sketch, it looks nice. Mario looks -unlike Dobbear in 95% of the strips- actually happy by the way he smiles as well as very cartoonish. And considering that the blood and soul of Mario is kinda in the cartoonish nature of the game series -as evident by how ridiculously Mario Wonder is currently- Dobson in my opinion captured here the soul of Mario better than he did in other pics he did way back in the earlier 2000s.
Though to be fair, these pics look decent enough and at least Dobson was experimenting with different styles back then. Perhaps his cartoonish style would have worked best with Nintendo, if he refined it just right.
Which you know, kinda defeats the “purpose” of the picture if you ask me. I mean, it is obvious Dobson just did it to vent and piss on the fact that a company he considered “inferior” to other animation studios, would bring his favorite videogame character on the big screen for the first time since that Bob Hoskins movie. But if he wanted to mock the idea, he failed. Simply because in his sketch he doesn’t really “highlight” why Illumination being behind Mario would be bad. Not helped by the fact Dobson lacked giving more context why in his opinion that was a bad idea. And the few posts he did, painted him just as hating Charles Martinet and believing Charles would be the main voice of the characters in the movie
An as stated earlier, in hindsight, any “criticism” or fear Dobson might have had, proved in my opinion invalid in the end. The movie was not only a success, but it also paid tribute to his “precious” Mario is from Brooklyn background.
Frankly, the only thing I can see in the pic I would criticize is that Dobson a) gave Mario four fingers despite the fact he should know by now he has five (though that may be a cartoony jab at the Minions. Though even that jab is half assed, cause if he wanted to emulate their design, he should have given Mario three instead of four digits) and b) Mario being likely completely bald under that cap. The later just doesn’t fit entirely. Which, considering the Minions are mostly bald, may have been the intention by Dobson, to create an uncanny effect. Unfortunately, the rest of the artwork balances it out mostly, so on average the sketch ends up being visually more pleasing than anything.
Honestly though, the picture’s existence does highlight one thing more than anything: That Dobson would rather create something out of spite and hatred, rather than a genuine sense of enjoyment. That and if Ilumination being announced as a company to animate the movie, I wonder how he reacted in light of the casting or other Mario related news. Like can you imagine how livid he must have been when Mario+Rabbids by Ubisoft was announced and became popular?
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Look I'm not a caryler but I watch the show since the beginning and I'm seeing the constant discussion here about Melissa and the spin-off and I'm just giving my unrequested two cents, I think you guys are expecting two much from a dead franchise, we all know the only spin off that will make some noise is the Rick and Michonne one and only because people are curious to know what happened to them, AMC needs to capture a new audience, TWD it's their biggest product right now and they don't want to just please segregated fandoms.
Melissa is a great actress that's for sure, no one will question that but her and Carol were never the face of the franchise like Rick, Daryl and Michonne, so it's easy for them to push her aside and make a Daryl centric show, they see how Daryl was always the most popular one and don't twice to make that happened because Daryl is AMC property, they don't have to pay Robert Kirkman and co to use him.
My opinion on her being back it's because she signed a contract and needs to fulfill that, I don't see nothing changing in terms of her and Daryl relationship, it would make sense to make them canon in the mothership show but I don't see them bothering to pull the trigger in the spin off.
To me they will remain best friends and Daryl will stay single with the constant ship baiting.
Sorry if that's too long or if you find disrespectful.
There's a lot to unpack here. Bear with me.
You're confusing "most popular" with most marketed. Just because Melissa doesn't do as much promotion, which is something she gets a say in I should add, does not mean people find her less appealing or less remarkable. Melissa is the 2nd most lauded actor on the show right after Andy. She was the most respected actor on set along with Andy, and everybody wanted to work with her.
“One of those actors that just makes you better because she has no pretence.”—Josh Hamilton
"I love working with Melissa McBride. She's a remarkable actress. You look at her, then you look at the screen and you go – how is this alchemy happening?" —Andrew Lincoln
“One of the strongest actresses I’ve ever worked with…I got lucky because she makes you look so good when you work with her.”—Norman Reedus
She was not kicked out of her own spinoff to adjust to the market. She was kicked out because no one bothered to do any market research at all. If they had, they would've anticipated the insane amount of backlash they got last year. Expecting the majority of fans to welcome a solo Daryl show with open arms says far more about the people calling the shots than it does about Melissa or Carol. It says they're incompetent, biased, and misogynistic. It says they fucked up big time, and if you pay any attention to how they're marketing the spinoff now compared to last year, you might realize there's a huge focus on Melissa and Carol. Granted, they keep fumbling big time and if they don't get themselves organized right fucking now they're going to ruin everything again, but they wouldn't be dangling Carol like a carrot if they didn't think she was going to be an essential part of the show's success. They wouldn't have brought her back at all.
You say she's in S2 to fulfill her old contract, but that's wrong. She signed a new deal that would cover seasons 2-3. I don't know what's in it, I don't trust AMC not to find new and unusual ways to screw over their female talent, but I am 100% sure it was her choice to come back and she had plenty of power to get things she wanted. The excuses "fans" come up with for her being in her rightful place again are ridiculous and very telling.
You say she's less popular, yet you, other Richonne fans, Bethyl fans, and everyone under the sun spend time visiting a Caryl/Carol/Melissa centric blog. Why? If I can manage not to waltz into the Richonne/Michonne tags to try to invalidate their fans' opinions and feelings, why can't those who strongly suggest they aren't fans of Caryl/Carol offer me the same courtesy? Because popularity isn't pure love. It includes those who "love to hate" also.
You are absolutely right that TOWL will get the most buzz compared to Dead City S1 and Le Spinoff S1 and that's because it promises everything Rick/Michonne/Richonne fans have been waiting a really long time for. I have major doubts that Gimple can do right by anyone everyone, but I still hope fans get what they want. The one thing I can't stand about TWD fandom is the insistence on pitting female characters and actresses against each other, which I suspect is the real intention behind this ask. But Carol and Michonne are friends. Melissa and Danai are friends. There is absolutely no reason we all can't support a black woman leading her own show and a woman over 50 leading her own show at the same time.
I agree the best time to make Caryl canon would've been in the flagship show and that Caryl will always be best friends. But that doesn't mean best friends can't also be romantic partners, or that the spinoff can't right the wrongs that were made in S11 for unprofessional reasons, not creative ones.
AMC will not "capture a new audience" with a knock-off version of TLOU or from borrowing American exceptionalism and white male savior tropes from 80's movies. TWDU accounts for too much of AMC's revenue for it to go anywhere right now like you said, so they need to be mindful of their built-in audience. They chose to create different spinoffs for different characters, which means they have to niche down to audiences who are invested in each character's story. Believe it or not, Caryl's fanbase is huge and definitely worth hanging onto, but in order to do that, the show has to meet their needs. Treating Melissa as if she's less than, refusing to make Caryl canon for, again, unprofessional reasons, and shipbaiting relentlessly will just drive them away. So respectfully, I disagree that we're expecting too much (you don't work for the AMPTP, do you?)
I'm sharing this poll as a reminder to never underestimate Caryl's value (I have no interest in starting a ship war).
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Man.
As someone who didn't like Rosemary because there wasn't a lot going on and they were too stable...
This feels like being tossed into the deep end of a pool of jello while you were asleep.
I don't hate that there is something for them to come into conflict about but, what. what the fuck, what just happened, why did that happen?
The beginning part was that some members of WhatPumpkin had actually hated Rosemary. They like Rose and Kanaya as lesbians, but not together as a couple and were displeased by how the webcomic had them get married. Which is why they had joined things like Epilogues and Homestuck^2, gotten close with Andrew Hussie, to basically have their way to sink that canon ship. If someone's fetish was able to get into the series, then biases of what they like and dislike about canon can be implemented too because they work under Hussie and are part of WP. And considering we have someone who has an NTR fetish in James Roach's crew, they might as well keep it to make him happy because if they don't, he'll probably never give them the panels they needed for the update. People got mad when someone implemented DaveJade into Pesterquest because everyone hated that ship. David Turnbull, who had written Jade's route and the Pesterquest, had been bullied and apologized for letting it in, despite that just like Hiveswap Friendsim, they had no restrictions of what they can put in. After all, Marvus' route had scat fetish and nobody batted an eye on it before and after the release. TL;DR If you can manage to score with working with WhatPumpkin or Homestuck Independent Creative Union, you'll get the chance to put your bias ideas as canon. Of course, it has to be certain kind that the group agrees with. Stuff like DaveJade or addressing the bad writing is a no-no. If it's something like non-binary Eridan gender arc, June Egbert, etc; then that's okay. And you'll be excused not only because you work for the project, but just like how Hussie makes and says things about Homestuck/Hiveswap as a means to say FUCK YOU to the fans, that'll be your reason why no one can criticize you. Because you were "trolling".
#homestuck#homestuck fandom#hs2#homestuck 2#homestuck^2#homestuck2#hs^2#Rose Lalonde#Kanaya Maryam#WhatPumpkin#What Pumpkin#James Roach#Homestuck Independent Creative Union#HICU
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For the last year I've been working at a place that treats me like garbage and is honestly just plain sexist, but every time I bring a problem up I'm told how much I'm supported and valued. I've felt gaslit and publically humiliated on the daily and now I'm being pushed out despite being the most productive and profitable in the shop. Like the data shows I sometimes do double what my coworkers do and yet I'm constantly treated like my advice means nothing, I know nothing, and I'm nothing but a problem. My area is all male other than me, and my manager is the 21 yr old owners son who happily talks about Andrew Tate and criticizes every woman who previously worked there. I've mentioned to upper management that I feel I'm unfairly treated due to the sexist comments and biased treatment and I'm just treated like I'm crazy. HR told me she sees the bosses kid like her own son and he's really just a good guy, so no help there. Honestly even if it fucks me over financially, I'm sure it'll be better to not work there. I just can't believe I ended up in this situation and I don't know what I could have done differently. Sometimes I feel I should have never complained, and sometimes I wish I fought for my dignity harder.
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I went to the Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes exhibit and wanted to share for anyone who has not seen it. I am under the impression that the installation changes from location to location so I wanted to show this snapshot in time. I fully admit to being biased in what I will post so if you want to see a particular character, please let me know! Apologies ahead of time for my crappy photo taking skills.
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Wade Wilson (Deadpool)
Okay, see that picture above? Yeah. That's it. I looked through the whole exhibit and only saw that ONE wall display of Deadpool. Is it possible that I could have missed something? Yes. But do I think I did? Not really.
Which makes me basically think, what the hell man?!?! Where's Deadpool?! If you got space on the wall for freaking Morbius then where is my Merc with a Mouth??? Also his reading material of choice? 👇👇👇
Did @vancityreynolds commission this particular art installation? Because this is exactly the kind of shit he would pull to troll Chris Evans.
The ONLY saving grace from my disappointment was that as I was approaching the wall art of Deadpool, the sweetest and most adorable child voice says: "Look! It's Deadpool!" with happiness and glee. Then his (who I assume is his mother), said: "Oh. My. GOD." with the disgust and disdain reserved for a forgotten box of takeout that got shoved so far to the back of the fridge that it became its own ecosystem and is now declaring independence.
The sheer willpower I had to apply not to burst out laughing was monumental. Knowing that Deadpool is out there corrupting our youth to the horror of their probably sensible parents brought me so much joy. It was just enough to overcome my sadness that this exhibit had no section for Deadpool.
But you know what wasn't going to let me down? That's right, The Gift Shop. Because Deadpool ain't gonna be showcased in the legitimate exhibit space but oh no, capitalism don't care about optics! There's shirts! There's magnets! There's hats! THERE'S COOKBOOKS!
And of course it was going to be a chimichanga recipe! Did we ever have a doubt? I will say this looked better than Captain America's Beef Tongue Terrine recipe that was also in the book. (Sorry Steve...)
Oh and speaking of more Deadpool and Captain America synergy, remember I mentioned hats? Yeah. Just a whole ass display of beanies that only came in two designs. Like...this was a CHOICE, okay? It can't be a fucking coincidence that they only had these two options.
Honestly by the time I was done my 5th lap of the gift shop, I wondered if this is how Cameo Chris Evans felt watching Free Guy and seeing Ryan Reynolds just do whatever the fuck he wants with the shield.
I mean, I know I sound like a whiny punk ass but not even a single comic cover of Deadpool? 😭😭😭 Omg the fangirl tears I would have wept at seeing a Spider-Man/Deadpool cover! Did Ryan and Andrew kissing at the Golden Globes mean nothing to you, Marvel?!?!
Fuck No! I love that museum, okay? They do awesome work. This was obviously an oversight done by the person I blame any time Marvel shits its pants: Kevin Feige. Maybe also the Russo brothers.
Uhh...well I got these.
Look how adorable little Cap is!! 😍😍😍
Shut up, Ted Lasso! It was worth it! I already have a bunch of stuff with your mug on it so I wasn't going to buy more! Now this is me, walking away into the sunset with my precious cargo. Sayonara motherfucker!
(And sending vibes to the next location for the Marvel exhibit to show some damn Deadpool. Don't let me down!)
#deadpool#wade wilson#ryan reynolds#captain america#chris evans#steve rogers#Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes#mcu#marvel#breaking the fourth wall#crack post#how come all the other exhibit posts i made were mostly sane and this one just went off the fucking rails?#oh right cause Deadpool#yup
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why is andrew the best peter but tom the most interesting peter 🤔
im slwepy as fuck rn but i was waiting to answere. this till i was free from the disgusting inhumane clutches of egg and jams ok so see we i may be biased byt look at tjis guy.
yea this is rea footage of me being a simp i dont care he's cutie patootoe baby waby shona janu also like decades older tham me 😀 but anyway now that thats out of the way. we ALL love peter 3. thats a colective thing eveyome agrees on if u don't um ya boring bye
but he issss the best lke?? the way he plays peter the way he literally becomes him im not saying tobey or tom r bad im js saying andrew isbbetter. like . i havent watched tobeys movies so i cant sau that abotu him actually but i hve watched homecoming ffh and nwh amd i promise that andrews peteer is the best the funniest the prettiest peter because in toms peter we get to see a lot df action right?nd we get ro see him interacting with other superheroes and hes got ppl who r superpowered like him who have his back but peter 3 has no one hes alone !!!! he js has his aunt and his gf (she died) <3 but still we see hes so funny like that knife scene? wjen hes like omg noooo knives my only weaknes s :( and stuff he IS SO FUNNY !!!! NO KNE TALKS ABOUT IT. HIS HUMOR IS THE KINDA PATHETIC THAT WILLL MAKE U LAUGH SM CUS ITS PATHETIC and . peter 1 has 3 movies lots of screentime and as i said lots of interaction with other superheroes lots of plot lots of stuff happening to him lots of trauma lots of character development. but still for me at leastz petee 3 js. overshadows him? cus hes got js 2 fucking movies but hes so perfectly funny and traumatised and happy and sad and angry in that limited amount of thing without it feeling extra or obnoxious and like how do u not see jes the best????? like theres a guy who has an assignment of 20 pages and 7 days to do it and thwres another guy with the same assignment with only 2 days to do it but the seconf guys assignment turns out to be better and ppl r shocked when i cal him the best?? im not saying tom isn't thafs why i said hes the most interestign cus as i said He has sm sm sm sm sm character development i love it so mucj like we get to see him with this girl whos lowk weird and he has. crush on another girl but girls fsther tries to kill him send s him to jail and then he starts falling for first girl and he alao haa bsf who is guy . chair and hes in love witb the girl bit its awkward cus suddenly they apparently died for 5 yrs and came back to life then his real dad died and he goes to trip to be happy but thees jealousy jeaosy and random guy with fishbowl helmet and super storong element villains and nick furu is not rea ans hes scared and his love finds out hes spidey and they save the world tgt aND THEY KISS !!!!!!!! also he becomes thor/captain in middle but then later fickingg bald ass jj tells everyone who he is and now hes gotta do smth about it and eveyone almost dies and then there's ppl form diff unieerse and theres Him from diff univers????? and aunty may dies :( and hes sad and angry bit his bros got his back and MJ ALMOST DIES WHAT THEFUCK WAS THAT MARVEL WHY WUD U DO THAT TO MG POOR BABY PETEE 3 and amyway hes murderous but doesnt kill and them self sacrifice and love ob hisblife and bsf forget who he is !!! do u see how much is happening this is all so interesting its sooooo aweome i love him thats why i said whag i said i must stop now thsnk u meow bueyeey
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