I Kid You Not, I Literally Fell On The Floor Watching This. Criminally Accurate *chef's Kiss* Absolute

Reading the Raven Boys as an aftg fan, and can I just say, Ronan is Andrew, Gansey is Kevin, and Adam is Neil. I repeat, Ronan is Andrew-

wake up babe it's thinking about jeanneil hours. thinking about them being "misplaced forever partners". thinking about neil being jean's "broken promise". thinking about those miserable two weeks in evermore and jean dragging neil back to his feet every time he fell. thinking about jean having to hold neil down and witness neil go through the same traumas he had all these years. thinking about jean losing control which was maybe why riko didn't actually kill neil that night. thinking about jean working dye into a half-conscious neil's hair. thinking about jean telling neil "you shouldn't have come here". thinking about what jean suffered after neil got inked with his rightful number. thinking about the "unexpected rush of anger" neil felt when he saw what riko had done to jean. thinking about "of course it'd be you, you tedious malcontent" and "good morning to you too". thinking about jean watching riko take a swing for neil on tv and just thinking, run. thinking about neil and jean being the same "property" in riko's eyes. thinking about "pop and he was gone. how easily these monsters die in the end". thinking about jean reaching blindly and catching hold of the hem of neil's jeans. thinking about "neil. it was a good game" and the smile that jean could hear when neil replied, "yes. it was, wasn't it?". thinking about the narration change from nathaniel to neil. thinking about jean noticing andreil immediately but never mentioning it because "nathaniel was his broken promise; neil's life was none of his business". thinking about neil connecting the dots about grayson. thinking about neil parking the car and saying with urgency, "jean. i'm sorry." when jean finds out his family is going to take the heat. thinking about neil ordering a hit on grayson and telling jean, "lock your door tonight if it will help, but grayson will never bother you again". thinking about neil taking the phone from jean and saying, "i've got him, coach". thinking about neil asking jean what he needs and planning an escape route so he can grieve in private. thinking about them murmuring to each other in french in the back of the police car. thinking about "chances of them understanding french?" "none. they're american." "hey." "you barely count. don't waste your time feigning offence". thinking about "jean's french. he brings out the violence in people every time he opens his mouth". thinking about neil encouraging jean to exercise his freedom and live his own life. thinking about "so was elodie". thinking about jean echoing neil's words after grayson's death. thinking about "you do not have to trust him. i do." and then ten seconds later, "that ill-bred child is not my friend". thinking about jean trying to snatch the cigarettes out of andrew's hand and saying, "you were barely fast enough to save him last time. the next time someone takes a swing at him, you and your brisket lungs will have to watch him die. i wouldn’t have GIVEN HIM TO YOU if i’d known you would just throw him away so carelessly." thinking about jean calling neil and neil actually picking up. thinking about neil saying bringing up jean's broken ribs in an interview and jean calling him a "rancid menace". thinking about jean watching neil take a hit and holding his own ribs because he remembers how it felt. thinking about jean with his hands to the tv screen as he watched neil on the floor. thinking about neil's voice in jean's head at the end of the book, "the rules have changed".

Can we appreciate the fact that Neil answers to Jean calls? Like, Jean is one of the few people that has the privilege to get Neil to pick up his calls

Neil choosing Andrew means everything to me. No one ever chose Andrew for who he is. His own mother gave him away and kept his brother. His whole life, Andrew had to bargain with promises and violence just to keep people close.

And then there’s Neil Josten with his stupid big Bambi eyes and a heartbeat like a rabbit in a trap. And he isn’t interested in anyone but Andrew. Just Andrew.

It’s like the universe is trying to apologize, awkwardly patting Andrew on the back and tying a bow around Neil’s head like some kind of peace offering.

I’m screaming. I’m in agony. I have so many feelings about them I'm about to throw up.

Adam Parrish in a brown leather jacket…ronan lynch in a black leather jacket… the couple everyone’s afraid of…cunt4cunt

REAL

oh jean ☺️

Matthias calling Kaz a demon and Jean calling Neil an abominable cockroach (or literally any one of his nicknames for Neil. There are several, take your pick.) has the same energy. The dynamic is the same - exasperated, broody foreigner refuses to be associated with their insane, scheming friend who is severely fucked in the head.

my boy by Billie Eilish is low-key andreil coded

they make me violently ill. i love them, your honour.

This is absolute comedic GOLD

Nora Sakavic put down the sarcastic British boy and picked up a rude Frenchman and made them both hit rock bottom and fall in love with a blond guy.