so. the sunshine court. amirite

IT'S AARON MINYARD'S BIRTHDAY WHO CHEERED

nothing will come close to reading this series for the first time but rereading this comes pretty close

aftg is like a soap opera but also sports but also mafia but also sleeper romance and all of it is narrated by a mean girl who just wants to play a sport but people keep wanting to kill him and that is why it is so good

i know she probably just pretended she didnt so jean would talk to her but im fucking dying at the idea no one ever actually explained the game to her. it could almost be true

(raven neil au) im having so many thoughts about them all the time

more tsc ✨

For the last time Neil is not oblivious he's just so busy playing 5d chess with everyone he meets that the concept of regular chess baffles and bores him. Matt what do you mean I should hook up with a cheerleader can't you see I'm busy waging psychological warfare on a Frenchman.

— the foxhole court (2013)

— the sunshine court (2024)

we're so back, aftg nation, let's gooo

Beneath the clothes were his few personal possessions: namely, postcards and magnets Kevin had bought him while on the road with Riko for press events.

Jean’s favorite, a small wooden bear with a red beret […]

jerejean is not golden retriever black cat HOWWWWWWW did you miss all the dog motif. nora sakavic did not write “jean was a starving dog on a short chain who’d learned years ago not to bite back” for this

These two lines of dialog have altered my brain chemistry

you know I don't hate thea we just don't know enough about her for me to form a concrete opinion on her but I did dislike the thea extra content where nora says she's wholeheartedly devoted to the ravens even KNOWING that riko broke kevin's left hand and abused him his entire life. ALSO. the whole "no harm no foul" thing because in the end Kevin ended up playing with his left hand again is absolutely batshit insane like I'm sorry I do think Kevin deserves a character arc that actually acknowledges his trauma instead of continuously disregarding it whether that's with a romantic love interest or not but I going off that extra content answer specifically I can't see Thea as being conducive to Kevin's healing but I rlly hope tsc proves me wrong somehow

it’s neil realizing what he has and that he doesn’t want to lose it and he never wanted to die but now it’s more than just his life that would be taken away but he is always, always grieving it already and then when he’s sure he’s facing death he still leaves!! because that’s his family!!! and i am screaming into my hands and i will never ever stop!!!!!

Coffee shop shenanigans from my own version of the trope 😌