Neil Josten has the same constant stress level as that fuck ass squirrel from Ice Age
Rewatching Psychopath Diary and Strangers from Hell really makes me wonder if someone was working on both sets at the same time because the amount of things in common...
A. GENERAL STUFF
1- both came out in 2019
2- contain a song by The Rose (or its lead singer, Kim Woo-sung)
3- similar themes (murderers) (although that's about 99% of k-dramas)
B. YOON JONGWOO AND YOOK DONGSIK
1- both writers
2- work an office job
3- annoying coworker/sort of friend called Jae-ho
4- their superior hate them
5- fantasize about murder (like, a lot)
6- (threaten to) beat up one of their colleagues with weird objects
7- one parent that works in the food industry, the other that is nowhere to be seen
8- speak to their evil reflection in the mirror
9- no one takes them seriously
10- keep being dragged into work dinners
11- interest in 'dark' media (crime/horror)
12- one of their neighbour decided to befriend them even after they acted very weirdly
C. SEO MOONJO AND SEO INWOO
1- look very polite and nice to most people
2- same family name!
3- odd relationship to their parental figure (they want to kill them)
4- like to collect things from their victims!
5- really really want to convince a random guy to commit murder
6- tactics to convince someone to commit murder includes saying vague stuff like 'we're so alike'
7- please refer to this post for more details
D- SO JUNGHWA AND SHIM BOKYUNG
1- cops. That one's pretty simple
2- dad was also a cop (and a famous one)
3- only cop to do any work whatsoever in the whole city
4- on more or less good terms with both the actual serial killer (moonjo/inwoo) and the wannabe serial killer (jongwoo/dongsik)
5- gets kidnapped by one of the killers at some point
6- work based on their instincts
Thank you to @softneomiro for pointing out some resemblances I hadn't seen before!
"the copycat killer sent an invitation to meet the real killer"
"to do what?" omg look a little less excited i dare you
(not a dog person so I am going purely by looks/vibes)
Labradoodle (or any poodle mix, really, but size mini or standard, with short hair of course + poodles can be very energetic)
Cocker Spaniel (a gun dog; intelligent and alert, traditionally a working dog that was used during hunting)
Dobermann (shiny and well-groomed, with cropped ears and docked tail, because that's exactly what his father would do)
Shiba Inu (self-explanatory, they just look funny and derpy)
Rottweiler (because they only look intimidating but are generally chill and cuddly, and very loyal)
Miniature Pinscher (with natural ears and tail, because favouritism from dad + it's just a mini and less serious dobermann)
French Bulldog (idk why, it might just be the vibes I'm getting)
Long-Haired Collie (it's just so pretty, and it kind of looks like it would be perfect for the role of secretary/assistant/manager in dog movies)
Bullmastiff (you cannot convince me otherwise)
Dalmatian (looks like a rich kid + I can see it having beef with a mini-sized labradoodle and then complaining about it to a dobermann lol)
Inwoo trying to teach how to cook to Dongsik
I wanted to try a reference
joan of exy x chappell roan ⚔️
Do u guys think the destiel meme would have been used in the aftg exy world if it was set in current years . Like do u think this is how ppl found out about Kevin:
first forever partner friday of 2025? (comm for @ajmprnt through the @aftg4palestine fund!!)
So in sports, it's possible for particularly skilled players to pull off unprecedented moves such that the entire sport's rulebook has to be updated to accommodate.
A player pulls some ridiculous move and everyone is in a flurry of "is this allowed?? Does this count?? Should we make this an illegal move??? Should it be a legal move??? What do we do about this, hurry before other players try to copy him!"
I'm aware of it happening once for basketball (though I don't recall the specific game changing event).
Anyway, Andrew Joseph Minyard is the first goalie to score a point for his team. Someone tries to score on him and he shoots that shit all the way into the other goalies zone and that shit lights up red. The game practically stops moving, the crowd is quiet for all of two heart beats before everyone fucking loses their shit. The stadium is shaking so hard might as well register as a small earthquake. Rulebook gets consulted expeditiously. Due to it not being referenced at all as a possibility, it's not technically an illegal move. Andrew's point stands.
They make that shit illegal thereafter, though. Making Andrew not only the first goalie to score a point across the field, but the last.
It puts him in the hall of fame.
It also gets him laid.
"Let's put Neil on press duty!" the Foxes said with joys. They were then shot 57 times.
spider neil c0mm for @/kindfluffkinz for the @aftg4palestine project!!
fellas is it gay to exchange saliva with another man
It's still wild to me that Ichirou brought Neil to watch him shoot Riko and ask him if he's happy with the result. Like we could unpack so much from this scene.
It is obviously a mirror of when Riko brought Neil and Kevin to watch Neil's father cut up a man in that very same tower.
But why did Ichirou even invite him to see this, its not like when Riko did it as a message of intimidation to Kevin and Neil, Ichirou was aware that Neil would actually enjoy this. Nora confirmed that this is one of Neils happiest moments in the series until this point. Ichirou could have sent someone to let Neil know Riko was dead but he wanted Neil to see. And then to ask him if he's satified
"Ichirou stopped in front of Neil. "You have cost the Ravens their coach and their captain. Are you satisfied?" It made no sense at first, because Tetsuji was still alive. When Neil caught on he stopped breathing. Tetsuji Moriyama was stepping down—not necessarily because Neil had asked for it, but because Ichirou had been here firsthand to see what the Ravens had become under Tetsuji's guidance. Stuart had said Ichirou was cutting his losses. The Ravens' reckless violence and fraying sanity made them a glaring liability. Ichirou wanted nothing to do with Edgar Allan's tarnished reputation. Neil was suddenly wide awake. "Your people are safe, as are mine. Yes, I'm satisfied."
Ichirou's smile was cold and fleeting. "Let them call you by whatever name they like. You will always be a Wesninski at heart."
I love that Neil is such a brat that he was like : but Tetsuji is still alive 😟 oh wait he's ruined forever? OK then this is the best day ever 😊 yay ❤️
Like this whole thing man. Mafia kids are on their own level when it comes to making friends I guess.
Ichirou to Neil being all : wanna be friends? I'll kill this guy that's been bothering you
Neil to Jean being all: wanna be friends? I'll kill this guy that's been bothering you
Seriously they are like cats
Neil and Andrew are like geese. Loud and mean and violent but with undying adoration for their mate. I once knew this goose who very much did not like me but one day his goose wife decided I was chill and that she wanted to hang out with me. Goose husband, of course, did not want to be away from his goose wife because he followed her everywhere, and since his wife followed me everywhere that meant he had to deal with me but instead of attacking me like he used to he would just kinda goose mutter-hiss at me from a couple feet away because although he didn’t fuck with me his wife did so he agreed to let me metaphorically come clubbing with them for Halloween
Along with this, geese also have a lack of regard for the government and a lust for crime
turns out that friday wasn't 2 bad after all 💐
all credits to the original artist @DiwiPion on X
I don't need Neil to act crazy in the rest of the series anymore. I just need him to be mildly respectful of the trojans because he thinks they're cool and he wants to make a good impression. And I want Jean and Kevin to be frothing at the mouth irate because where the fuck was this energy until now.
FIRST UP- MATCH MADE IN HELL
Hell is other people - calls him darling, protects him from *evil* people, keeps him company, makes him a custom bracelet. Need I say more. his girlfriend and him had 0 chemistry. because all the chemistry was between him and the *weird dentist who seems to be too much in me*. and *weird dentist* was not afraid to show his love outwards. if only we could them being reciprocated. but he loved him. so much so that he turns into him. would have been a perfect murder couple.
Psychopath diary- another attempt at trying to turn his boyfriend into him. even does all of the preparations . but his boyfriend is too dumb. always love the part where he shows off his special interest in his boyfriend. CEO!?!?!! with a measly employee. and the way he gets jealous when his boyfriend has other plans. would have been the psychopath and his cute boyfriend. but only some people know what kind of a person he can be *wink wink*.
The merciless- unlike the previous ones. this one did not need to MAKE his boy. he already came with the preparations. he just needed to tame him. but went too far with a brat and paid the price. (seems like im siwan has a thing for gay-coded roles. and unlike the others the direction of this film did say that the characters were written as having a romantic relationship but changed it in the end to avoid criticism. F*ck homophobes.)
Beyond evil- (haven't seen but know its gay) seems like all my favorite boys are gay-coded. not that i'm complaining. If Hollywood was brave enough and artsy enough during those buddy cop movies we would get something like this.
The devil judge- (haven't seen but know its gay) f*ck world. I just wanna be a malewife to the dictator in a dystopian world.
psychopath diary is so tomarry coded, I just can't. it's so funny
Don't FUCKING argue with me. "Neil Josten let his cigarette burn to the filter without taking a drag. He didn't want the nicotine; he wanted the acrid smoke that reminded him of his mother." Is a fucking dynamite intro!! Is it edgy as fuck? Yeah. So? Is it hella melodramatic? Probably. So? Is it bad writing? Motherfucking NO! It's damn near expert level execution of several writing principles!
Who is the story about? First two words, next question.
Catch the reader's attention as soon as possible? "Why the fuck is he wasting a cigarette?" Intrigue successfully demanded, next question.
Raise questions that will keep the reader hanging long enough to have answered? "Why the fuck does acrid smoke trigger his mommy issues?" + "Wait it's because he burned her corpse??" Many many more questions raised + blind sided reader via preconceived expectations being subverted, next question.
Character establishing moment? What other characters use for physical and emotional regulation, he uses to fucking reminisce and wallow in his feelings, next question.
Set the tone for the rest of the story? Edgy, melodramatic, and emotionally gut wrenching, NEXT. FUCKING. QUESTION!
The Muses asked Nora to roll for Hook and she rolled a nat 20 five times in a row in 30 words or less. Hook, Line, and motherfucking Sinker bitches
Some of y'all need to stop ragging on AFTG's writing and start using it as a fucking case study cus this shit has the addiction capacity of heroine and god help the goddamn saltine cracker throwing stones
after the big game, Allison says that Neil's feet look fucked-up. they've got a decent break before training begins for the next year (or in Neil's case with Kevin, pre-year training), so Neil agrees to go the spa with Allison after his injuries finish healing. he hates it. he can't get comfortable with so many strangers around him, let alone with these people touching his body. and a massage is completely out of the question, what do you mean he has to let someone touch him from behind while he remains in a defenseless position?
the spa trip was a bust. but Allison isn't one to accept defeat so easily. now, don't get confused about this. Allison is never one to claim altruism. if Dan or Renee were to ask, she'd simply say that she can't have such a high-profile member of her inner circle remain in such a sorry state of unkemptliness. Kevin would unironically agree with her
she spends a day with Neil. Allison personally gives him a manicure. after he gets a better understanding of the process and gets a more used to her touch, he allows her to give him a pedicure. then she gives him another haircut. they move on to face masks, which she made specifically to help soften his skin and prevent itchiness/tightening along his scars. eventually she'll tackle the massage problem, especially considering he is a professional athlete who handles more stress than anyone else she knows, and he absolutely needs to release tension in his muscles. in the meantime, she gets him into yoga
Allison and Neil are not friends, and they will maintain this to anyone who asks. the rest of the Foxes aren't so sure how true that statement is, but they don't push because they don't want to risk ruining whatever kind of relationship seems to have been forged between the two. one time during a movie night, Neil fell asleep with head against Allison's shoulder. if Allison got a little emotional about, she'd explain that the film they were watching had impacted her a lot. so what if they were watching an action-comedy?
the Foxes go to Eden's. some guy starts harassing Allison, and Neil takes his cues from her. if she wants him to intervene, he'll intervene. if she wants to handle it herself, he'll step aside. Allison handles it herself. a bystander calls tells Neil that "beautiful women are to be feared" and Neil responds with "she's not scary because she's pretty, she's scary because she's resilient", which Allison overhears. she's not used to being respected for her accomplishments, and the closest she's ever gotten was with Wymack. against her will, she starts to feel a familial bond begin to bloom between herself and Neil. it's weird for her, she had given up on having a sibling who cared about her years ago
from the outside looking in, no one understands the Reynolds-Josten duo. she has earned special permission to brush the hair out of his face, and he has earned special permission to steal sips of her green tea. if anyone talks shit about his scars, they deal psychological damage via Allison. if someone talks shit about Allison's body, they deal with psychological damage via Neil. one time they went to the mall together and a random old lady asked them if they were twins after hearing them banter for ten minutes straight. both Neil and Allison were highly offended, but they responded with a polite no. they refused to talk to each other for the rest of the shopping trip on principle
"help me." "let me."
So Lu Guang was actually really and for real “happy” he got shot and almost died because in his mind it was always supposed to be him taking the bullet and not Cheng Xiaoshi.
Because Cheng Xiaoshi used his powers to protect him. So the bullet wasn’t truly meant for him, right?
So when Lu Guang was bleeding out on the sofa, he really thought to himself “finally I’ve fixed the timeline. Finally I took the bullet that was always meant for me”
And then he woke up in the hospital.
And sees Cheng Xiaoshi get shot for him. Again.
Okay!
Izuku: You know there are 42 different ways that Chargebolt can be killed in battle if he didn’t practice long-distance attacks?
Bakugo, just woke up and eating cereal:
Bakugo: I thank God everyday you didn’t decide to take the villain path.
happy birthday! And happy new year!
SAVE MEEEEEE
happy new year
It'd be really funny if we ever get a greek trojan. I imagine they have a thick accent and avoid calling Jean by his surname. And at some point maybe Jeremy notices, and greek trojan just goes red and is like "dude, my accent is thick, I can't call him that, it feels weird." And everyone is like "????" And greek trojan explains "bro his surname. It sounds like the greek word for 'baby', I just feel weird calling him Baby". Cat is immediately feral about this, Laila is like "so if we just call him babe, we're technically saying his surname in greek?" Jean exasperated "I'm french", "don't be like that Baby" , queue almost everyone calling him some variation of babe or baby instead of Moreau at some point "Has anyone seen Baby?" "Is Baby coming with you?" "Damn, Baby got moves on the court" Etc. A coach calls him by his surname once and "Coach, he's just Baby". Jeremy's eye twitching every time.
I finally finished this stupid drawing lol all of these four are drawn at separate times but are colored recently so ignore my art style changing four times
It’s a running gag in the AFTGF AU that Neil can’t hold a job for long. The only job that he’s kept is working at the diner but it’s because everyone in town excuses his horrible customer service since he’s very attractive and mysterious