Aftg Keeps Finding New Ways To Ruin(affectionately) Very Simple Things For Me. Like I Can Never Hear

Aftg keeps finding new ways to ruin(affectionately) very simple things for me. Like I can never hear someone start a sentence by saying “You know, I get it…” anymore.

Even someone just saying “I’m fine” makes me think of Neil mf Josten

And don’t even get me STARTED on anytime someone mentions Baltimore…

Can’t wait to read The Sunshine Court so I can add to this list of things <33

“From The Ashes” Chapter 2 is out!!

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(Basically the “Neil finally gets therapy” chapter LMAO)

Here’s a little snippet from the chapter:

I need to find more fics of Neil just being completely unhinged there’s something so cathartic about it.

Especially if the foxes look at him and go “oh man you are a little bit fucked up actually, we still love u tho”

To me, it's fascinating how hell-bent Andrew is about protecting his people; people he didn't even know about for half his life. He gave up Cass - the one good thing he thought he could have - in a second when he found out about Aaron. He moved in with Nicky; a strange, older man who he had never met before, because Nicky could give a home to his brother (tbh I don't think Andrew even thought about himself in that scenario). He took in Kevin, and later on, Neil. And all that for what? For someone to keep near, someone to see him as useful, as important. Someone to give him purpose.

Oh right, this was supposed to be a question. Thoughts?

Oooooo honestly that’s a really great question! My memory of the exact timeline might be a bit all over the place so I could be wrong or misremembering, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it had something to do with Andrew immediately suspecting that their bio mom (Tilda I think her name was?) was abusing Aaron.

I think there’s a possibility that Andrew was able to see parts of himself in Aaron, no matter how much he might deny it.

I think that, for the first time, Andrew met someone who was at least somewhat familiar with the pain he himself had endured and decided that keeping Aaron safe above all else, was more important than his possible future with Cass. The fact that they were brothers probably added to that sentiment, but Andrew would’ve probably made the same decision even if they weren’t.

And from there Andrew attempted to carve out a home for himself surrounded by the people he chose to let in.

Maybe during that time he started to understand that he could have some semblance of a family without Cass, without having to endure what he did in order to keep her. Maybe he was so determined to keep his chosen family that he felt he needed to prove his worth in order to make them stay?

Sorry this got kinda long but I really enjoyed thinking of an answer for this! :DD

I have finally given in and written my first Aftg fic!!

Bit of shameless self plug, but if you wanna read about some hurt/comfort with a side of soft Andreil (and Neil finally getting some therapy) then you’ve come to the right place!

Not sure yet how many chapters it’ll have, but the next one will be posted very soon :DD

Just finished tsc and OMG JEAN MOREAU MY ABSOLUTE BELOVED!!!!

I absolutely loved Cat, Laila, Jeremy and Jean they were so sweet, THE friend group ever.

Also I can feel canon JereJean in my BONES they’re so cute together!!

Also also gotta love the way Neil just like, randomly shows up towards the end of the book, places a hit on one of Jean’s abusers, gets sassy with the FBI, and goes back to Palmetto.

I fucking love Neil Abram Josten he’s my favourite Exy diva <333