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High Tops by Del Water Gap is an andreil song

Andrew’s perspective, obviously. I just KNOW that Neil has a pair of really worn out bright orange converse high tops that he wears with his jorts and it makes Andrew think “I cannot believe I’m attracted to this idiot.”

"it's all in your head" correct! unfortunately I am also in there

The Raven Boys as Marauders - Gansey is James, Ronan is Sirius, Adam is Remus and Noah is Peter.

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.

Because he's been meme-ified a lot over the years, I feel the need to point out how smart he is. I mean, yes, he comes across as this feral, impulsive sort of character (and he has a lot of dumb energy, lol), but he's also really logical and precise. I love how complex and multilayered his character is. Nora did such a fabulous job writing him.

my favorite scene in all of literature is when Neil Josten wakes up in Columbia after being drugged, hurls an alarm clock at Aaron, dumps his water on the floor and throws the cup at Aaron, stuff his clothes down the toilet and squeezes out through the window, has the foresight to call Matt from a pay phone to protect his shit, hitch hikes back to campus, eyes back to brown?? shows up on Wymack’s door like 😜 and reveals he could speak German the whole time?? CHARACTER OF ALL TIME, that is a protagonist who knows how MOVE THE MFING PLOT ALONG

I did not know how much I needed to see this

please please please don't prove I'm right

you know what one really underrated but heartbreaking scene in tda is? that scene in lady midnight after mark comes back, when he lets the kids eat whatever they want for breakfast and makes a mess of the kitchen. everyone’s having fun but then julian comes and sees it and kind of just malfunctions and breaks down.

because julian can never be the fun one. he can never be the one who lets them eat syrup for breakfast, he’s too busy making sure they have actual food to eat for each meal of the day. julian can’t make a mess everywhere and leave it to clean later, he’s too busy running the institute and making sure the kids keep up with their studies and have clothes to wear and are as put together as they can be.

julian never gets to be the fun older brother, because he’s the parent. julian doesn’t get to take things lightly because he’s too busy holding everyone up. julian is serious because he stopped being a child when he lost his last parent aged twelve. julian is serious because the only person in the world he can open up to and share some of his burden with is the one person he can’t have without losing everything. cristina sums it up when she says to mark: he is envious because he loves them but cannot be their brother. he must be their father. in his mind, they dread him and adore you.

julian could never be the fun older brother. because he was too busy being the only parent the blackthorn siblings had left.

i love that cat took a look at jean (tortured 6’2 huge strong bisexual frenchman sad grey eyes elite athlete tragic homoerotic situationship victim) and said i will make him even hotter. get on this motorcycle.

i believe jeremy can bond over with every og fox. dan? both captains. matt? ex-drug addict with daddy issues. allison? rich fucked up family forcing their kids to be certain way. aaron? ex-drug addict with serious brother & mommy issues. nicky? being gay in a homophobic family. andrew? gay & blonde & likes smoking & in love with a pretty boy who’s owned by mafia. renee? bad person trying very hard to be a good person. neil? smartmouths who make people listen to them, who can unite and lead people. very good at telling half-truths.

and well kevin already worships him