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at first i was a bit skeptical about this whole mental illness idea but now im kinda thinking i might have one or two of my own

#maybe my therapist is actually right #nah totally can’t be that #everyone knows mental illness isn’t real

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remember when “looks like you’ve managed to completely embarrass yourself in both languages” and when “aaron said it was the worst day of his life” and when “aaron was faster […] he brought neil’s racquet up and around in an underhanded swing so hard and fast that air whistled through the right strings” and “he held onto andrew like he thought andrew would disappear if he let go” and when “‘get out of here,’ he said, and when luther didn’t move fast enough, he screamed, ‘get out of here!’” and when “i don’t care if andrew never speaks to me again. if i could bring him back from the dead and kill him again, i would” and when he said “i’m walking away and pretending i don’t know you” and remember when “you wouldn’t even look at me. you wouldn’t say a word to me unless i said something first. i’m not psychic, how was i supposed to know?” and “he shoved his racquet at nicky and dropped his helmet and gloves on the way to the cheerleaders” and when

#Aaron has his flaws just like the rest of these fuckers #all y’all are just scared to admit he’s human too #this man holds my gd HEART #Aaron minyard holds so much love and care in his heart just like the rest of them #he will die for any of them and no one can tell me otherwise #aftg #aaron minyard #twinyards

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Things I’m learning about All For the Game fans: a lot of y’all didn’t grow up with a cheese drawer in your fridge and it shows

#of course I had and still have a cheese drawer #why WOULDNT someone have a cheese drawer #where do you put all your cheese?! #aftg #tsc spoilers #tsc

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obsessed with jean’s colorful insults/descriptions so here’s a compiled list of them in order

you arrogant fool (abby)

you imbecile (kevin)

your ball-battered brain (kevin)

you feckless child (kevin)

those clowns (trojans)

pet goalkeeper (andrew)

the tiny bastard (neil) [LMFAO]

kevin’s pet monster (andrew)

the sunshine court [derogatory]

wholesome in an unsettling, unhealthy way (the trojans)

unhinged optimist (renee)

some plump shrink (bee)

that creepy little goalkeeper andrew minyard [PLEASE i was fucking DEAD he has no idea how funny he is]

you tedious malcontent (neil) [probably my favorite one]

an abominable cockroach (neil)

the wayward child (neil) [jesus christ he is not taking it easy on neil]

andrew’s twin

worthless trash bags (foxes, past tense)

a rabid little fox (neil) [hey. remember when neil described andrew as a ‘rabid goalkeeper’ ???]

annoyingly easy to look at (jeremy)

strange and misguided (the trojans)

the cruelty of these nonstop temptations (kevin, renee, jeremy)

the sunshine court [less derogatory]

“I was hoping he would bite his tongue off in the fall and save us both some grief in the long run.” (lucas)

wretched beast (gr****n)

your ignorant mouth (lucas)

“Your apologies are as useful as perfume on a frog.” (lucas)

neil, being the person he was,

you ignorant child (neil)

miserable wretch (neil) [giving his everything to neil’s insults]

ok that’s all. unless i missed some. and if i did you have to add them it’s just law

#English might be his third language #but his second has to be sass #… we don’t need to remember it’s Japanese #jean yves moreau #the man that you are #the sunshine court #tsc

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Andrew Minyard being a comedian/sarcastic piece of shit/bastard for 3 books straight:

- “Congratulations are in order, I suppose! Since I have none to give, I will tell the others to respond appropriately.”

- “You are not very bright. Typical of a jock.”

- “How many knives do you carry?” “Enough.”

- “A liar who practices occasional honesty. Clever. Keeps people guessing. Very effective. I would know. I do it myself, you see.”

- “Is your spine the spine of the righteous? Are you trying your best to step on my toes because you’re feeling the tragic weight of the holier than thou?”

- “Hey Pinocchio, time to run. This one’s for you.”

-“Tick tock, says the clock. Get out of my room.”

- “It wasn’t me. Ask my doppelgänger?”

- “You have Joan of Exy over there. Make do without me”

-Wymack looked at Andrew. Andrew looked over his shoulder as if checking for a third goalkeeper.

-Andrew was systematically tugging clothes off their hangers and dropping them on the floor.

- “You have this way of making people want to kill you”

- “Who am I supposed to call?” “Nicky, Coach, the suicide hotline, I don’t care”

- “You could occasionally grow a spine”

- “Hey Jean. Jean Valjean. Hey. Hey. Hello”

- He slug a stripped inmate’s outfit over one shoulder and detoured past Neil on his way to the front of the store.

- “I’m not in trouble. Oh captain, my captain.”

- “Don’t make me hurt you. I don’t want blood in my ice cream.”

- “Neil, you wouldn’t know what to do with a god-fearing minister. You can barely stand to be around Renee. There’s no way you could last a sit-down with Luther. He’d end up exorcising you when you snapped.”

- “A tear for your discomfort” Andrew said, completely unsympathetic. 

- “Is your learning curve a horizontal line?”

- “What about Abby?” “You can’t bandage a zombie and she wouldn’t let us execute the infected”

- Andrew refused on the grounds he wouldn’t wish you on anyone except a mortician.

- “What are your doing with a Maserati?” “Driving it”

- “The only trick is figuring out how to pry Kevin away from the court” “I have knives,” Andrew reminded him.

#Andrew the theater kid that you would have been #an icon truly #aftg

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can we just talk about the only thing cat knowing how to say in French is “do you want to sleep/have sex with me?” and our poor disaster bisexual boy just had to roll with it

#the real question is #wtf did he say back to her?! #like mans went on a tangent and she just 😌 #and then was like yeah he’s not up for talking bye #LET ME KNOW WHAT HE SAID #GIVE ME THIS MANS BRAIN #aftg #the sunshine court #jean moreau

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Do you think when Neil asked Kevin "will you teach me?" that Kevin was thinking of another boy who he asked an equally dangerous question?

#did Jean say every night too? #as he looked at a beautiful boy and couldn’t resist as his heart broke #and then that beautiful boy slit his throat on the way out #did Kevin think he would be doing the same to Neil #tsc spoilers #the sunshine court #god these BOOKS

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my favorite thing about jean’s pov is that the only characters we get real physical descriptions of are the attractive ones

#Jean has his priorities straight #or should I say bi #tsc spoilers #the sunshine court

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okay but i love that there are two separate genres in this book that jean is literally like trying to escape his own personal hells and all the fucked up shit the ravens did to him and meanwhile jeremy has not told us anything about his traumatic past and he's hiding behind rainbows and sunshine and a cardboard dog cutout and they both have to spend time in the other's story being like "bro wtf" like jeremy has no idea the yakuza exists and he plays with yoyos and buys gift cards for unhoused people and jean literally gave his coach a racquet to hit him because he was waterboarded and has never had boba tea or heard the english word "floozy"

#this book is actually a comedy #and Jeremy is the king of repress your trauma apparently #EVEN IN HIS OWN POV WE KNOW NOTHING #can’t wait for tsc2 #tsc #tsc spoilers #aftg #the sunshine court

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Seeing neil from an outside pov actually 100% makes it clear why andrew was as intrigued as he was. Because we as readers could see how stressed neil was 24/7 but seeing him from jean’s perspective really helps to see how absolutely off the rails he seems if you don’t have the insider understanding of his character

#honestly?! yes #because Neil is like I’m just a boy #and then we get jeans pov #and hes sending cryptic messages and taking a hit out in a Thai restaurant #he’s just strollin around town in a rental car and pissing on the moriyamas and the fbi in the same breath #and then is just 😌 be gay do crime Jean idk what else to tell you #the sunshine court #aftg

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reading TSC tumblr's reaction to andrew's cheese drawer makes me think that maybe having a full drawer dedicated to cheese isn't normal? I thought cheese drawers were just commonplace?? WHERE DO YOU GUYS KEEP YOUR CHEESE IF NOT A CHEESE DRAWER

#I too have a cheese drawer #is this… not a thing? #IS THIS NOT A THING?! #WHERE DO YOU STICK YOUR CHEESE IF NOT THE CHEESE DRAWER?! #aftg #tsc #the sunshine court

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TSC MEMES FOR YOUR WELL BEING

*spoilers be warned*

#screaming crying throwing up #I love this book so much #tsc spoilers #the sunshine court

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I don’t think anyone really realizes how close I am to being done and giving up.

#a reminder

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Sassiest TSC lines

See wit, candor and spoilers below. Jean is a sassy one and so is Neil

“Of course it’d be you, you tedious malcontent.” (Jean to Neil)

“You are only here now because you are an abominable cockroach,” (Jean to Neil)

With ten seconds left on the clock, Jean thought maybe he’d apologize to Nathaniel for calling the Foxes worthless trash bags.

“Let them all burn. I hope none of them survive.” (Jean to his roommates about the ravens )

“I assumed the Trojans were idiots,” Jean said. “Now I think you are all insane.” ​

“You’re a good man, Jean Moreau.” ​“

A ridiculous sentiment,” he said. (Jean to Cat)

“I made Jean try my ghost pepper sauce, is all. I knew the French were dramatic children but damn, this guy takes the cake. My theory that the Ravens think salt and pepper are exotic spices is starting to hold water.” (Cat to Jeremy)

“The Trojan obsession with fun has not gotten any easier to tolerate,” Jean said. ​“You could just say ‘no’,” Jeremy said dryly.

“Permission to break his face, Coach?” Jean asked. ​“Denied,” White said.

“Neil Josten,” one said as they both presented their badges. “We’d like a word with you.” ​“Tedious,” Neil said. “I’m trying to eat.”

A black SUV with tinted windows and government plates was parked at the curb out front. Neil, being the person he was, pointed at the fire hydrant adjacent to its front bumper and said, “That’s illegal, just so you know.”

Neil asked in French, “Chances of them understanding French?” ​“None. They’re American,” Jean said.

“Jean’s French,” Neil said. “He brings out violence in people every time he opens his mouth.”

“You’re one to accuse others of intolerable attitudes,” Browning said, and Neil only shrugged indifference.

#I love this gd book so much #tsc spoilers #they’re all such sassy little bitches

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friendly reminder that YOU 🫵 can make even the most relaxing innocuous activities into high stress situations if you’re mentally ill enough. always believe in yourself and your incapacity to conquer catastrophic thinking!

#damn #when did tumblr get a fyp

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never change, neil josten

#I fucking love these little bitches together #mans is just so over everything now that he’s free to be gay and do crime #aftg #the sunshine court spoilers #tsc spoilers #the sunshine court #tsc #neil josten