I Think Some People Need To Understand That Saying A Character Is An Objectively Terrible Person Is Not

i think some people need to understand that saying a character is an objectively terrible person is not robbing a character of nuance.

andrew "told my friends i hate you but i love you just the same" minyard and neil "pick your poison babe, i'm poison either way" josten

idk why people seem to think neil is like unaware of like slang and trends and certain jokes/innuendos like??? yes he never stayed in one place for a long time and his only consistent company was his mother ok??? he still went to school, got an education and did spend time with other people his age? he watched tv and the news and given how much he travelled, is probably actually very worldly and aware of what's happening around him. he didn't have any long-term friends that doesn't mean he didn't talk to other people his age and listen to their conversations just cos he's not chronically online doesn't mean he doesn't get dirty jokes and obvious references. sm of his and his mother's goal was for him to blend in so obviously he would've been in with all the people his age?? idk this fandom has to stop babying him i swear to god he is an adult.

i just think from an outsider pov andreil is insane because you have neil abram josten, the prettiest boy you've ever met, insane colouring because he has auburn hair and electric blue eyes, son of one of the most infamous serial killers in america, connections to the mafia, was part of the reason the worst team in the nation won championships, mouths off to the press, and then you have andrew, who, for all intents and purposes, is just Some Guy™.

after reading several of the popular aftg fanfics i am convinced: no one writes andreil better than nora sakavic herself

right so i think about this every fucking day