#history major kevin day

[detectivebambam]

i need a fic of Kevin Day falling in love with a guy from his history class (bonus points if he knows fuck all about exy)

#aftg #all for the game #exy #the foxhole court #nora sakavic #kevin day #aftg kevin #history major kevin day

[daisiesandviscaria]

no thoughts just kevin being such a little nerd that he went out of his way and convinced riko to be a history major with him

#partially this is in my head because it’s fucking hilarious #but also it lends more importance to kevin’s major #like he genuinely has a passion for something outside of exy #enough that he actually pursued it even though it caused extra work for him that could have been focused on exy #idk this started with me cracking up of riko scourge-of-the-masses-king-of-exy being a fucking history major #but now i’m emotional about 17 year old kevin finding a way to have a life outside of the sport even if he still had riko with him #like he actually wanted something besides exy #idk why this is important to me but it is #all for the game #aftg #tsc #the sunshine court #tsc spoilers #the sunshine court spoilers #kevin day

[someone-else-reading13]

i’m writing my final essay for ancient history class and all i can think of is that if Kevin Day could read it, he would roast the shit out of it. tbh that’s like a thousand times more motivating to keep improving my arguments than whatever my professor would say lmao.

#kevin day #i really like history but i would be lying if i said that Kevin wasn’t one of the reasons i took the class in the first place #like my major has nothing to do with anciento Greece and Rome bro #but it’s some much fun going to class and imagine what Kevin would think about Julius Caesar #i bet he thinks Octavian is a brat #and he has so much respect for Cleopatra #aftg #tfc #speaking into the void #i just love kevin day so much

[kevindavidday]

someone asked me if i was a history major and i thought of kevin immediately...like girl...am i a history major??? sometimes yes

#i'm an economics major for anyone wondering but all my electives are based on politics and history #its fun :') i understand why ppl like history #but also why they dont ﾉ⁠(⁠°⁠ ⁠-⁠°⁠ﾉ⁠) #aftg #kevin day

[dayurno]

the fact that riko agreed to let kevin major in history and also majored in it himself on the condition that kevin did all his homework,,,, and kevin did,,,,, The things this adds to their relationship im gonna be sick

they really are that post thats like 'my brother is a horrible man and i am his favorite'....... obsessed........ obsessed!!!!!!!!! the idea that riko could be reasoned with, that he clearly had some Complex about kevin that went beyond jealousy and morphed into something murkier and laced with obsession..... WE KNEW THIS BEFORE but it was seriously soooooo delicious to me. oh riko! your psychosexual obsession with kevin day will lead you to places you shouldn't even go with a gun. this person has never had sex with anyone he has not accidentally called kevin in bed. pseudo incest georg

#kevin stays the heart of the world........... center of the universe.......... #we are forced to stan #asks #kevin #kevriko #riko

[sophiemars]

Something about Kevin Exy-is-life Day *begging* to be allowed to major in History instead of Business (like all the Ravens are fprced to) really has me feeling things. He is so obsessed with this sport at every single level but this is something he doesn't want to give up

#the sunshine court #kevin day #tsc #aftg

[surra-de-bunda]

Mariah Carey & Keisha Epps of Total with Wanya Morris of Boys II Men photographed by Kevin Mazur during Camp Mariah & Mariah Carey's Platinum Party for 'Daydream' (July 1996). 'Daydream' is the fifth studio album by  Mariah Carey, released on September 26, 1995, by Columbia Records. 'Daydream' received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the album's production, its sonic quality, and Carey's musical progression. It became Carey's best reviewed album up to that point and garnered six nominations at the 38th Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year. It was later included on the List of 200 Definitive Albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 'Daydream' became a global success, topping the charts in nine countries, and reaching the top five in almost every major music market. It was Carey's second album to be certified Diamond by the RIAA. As of 2019, 'Daydream' has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Six singles were released from the album. Its lead single "Fantasy" became the first single by a female artist to debut at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and went on to top the chart for eight weeks, and became the second best-selling single of 1995 in the country. The second single "One Sweet Day" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for sixteen weeks and became the longest-running number-one single in Billboard's history, holding the record for 23 years. The album's next single "Always Be My Baby" reached number one as well. Jointly, the singles from Daydream spent a combined six months at the top of the Hot 100. To promote the album, Carey embarked on the short but successful, Daydream World Tour, visiting Japan and Europe.

#Mariah Carey #Total #Keisha Epps #Wanya Morris #1996 #xo

[plutoslvr]

Okay so in my last Kevin post, I mentioned I have analysis' on how Kevin isn't a coward and how his trauma still affects him and you guys wanted to read it so here!

Why Kevin Day Isn’t a Coward: 

Essentially this comes down to 3 specific points in the fandom and even in the books since people are very adamant about the whole coward thing. The two things that people (in book and fandom-wise) use to argue that Kevin is a coward are: 

Kevin is still afraid/ doesn’t stand up to Riko 

That he left Jean behind in the nest.

Starting off with the first point. Kevin is still afraid and doesn’t stand up to Riko for the majority of the books. Firstly, we need to understand that Kevin has been abused from an extremely young age in the Nest and was conditioned into thinking that kind of behaviour was normal. And by that I mean specifically Riko’s abuse but before that, it was Coach Moriyama that abused both of them. 

He was stuck in the Nest for over a decade where his only role was “property” the entire time. That was all he would ever be to them and additionally to that, he wasn’t even allowed to be better than Riko. His entire life from the very start has been about exy but it was only after his mothers death where it became life or death. 

During tfc when Neil finds out how Kevin’s hand really broke Wymack says “But the day Kevin stops playing forever is the day he dies. He has nothing else. He wasn't raised to have anything else. Do you understand? We cannot lose to the Ravens this year. Kevin won't survive it."

He wasn’t raised to have anything else, exy is quite literally his everything, and without it, he has nothing and nobody. In this same scene, Wymack says, “Kevin doesn't talk about his time at Evermore, but I could tell it wasn't the first time Riko or Moriyama laid a hand on him. It was just the first time Kevin was smart enough to pack his bags and walk away.”

We never find out in detail what exactly happened to Kevin in the Nest but in TRK when Neil goes there we can see how deluded and obsessed Riko is with Kevin.

Neil moved up alongside him and regretted it almost immediately. Postcards of faraway cities both foreign and domestic were taped to the walls. Beneath each one were scraps of paper. Kevin's now-familiar scrawl listed dates and explanations for the travels. Most of them were games. Some indicated photo shoots and interviews. Books lined the shelves built into the headboard and Neil knew from skimming the spines they were Kevin's. Kevin was majoring in history for reasons Neil couldn't understand; these dry titles were the sorts of things he would find fascinating. It gave Neil chills to see his space preserved like this. It was like Kevin had gone out on an errand, not that he'd transferred to another team entirely.

Riko is so sure that Kevin is going to come back to him because he’s instituted such fear into him, he doesn’t think Kevin has the strength to stand up to him. Which he does, but people don’t seem to realise you can’t undo over a decade's worth of trauma overnight. 

Anyway, during Neil’s time in the Nest, he’s treated very similarly to how Kevin would be considering he was in his place but also not as harsh because they had to send Neil back to the Foxes inevitably.

"I am going to love hurting you," Riko said, "like I loved hurting Kevin."

What follows this is Riko tying Neil down and torturing him with a switchblade. By the time Neil leaves the Nest he doesn’t remember anything from the experience- he was so traumatised by it that he doesn’t remember it at all. (It also kinda sucks how Neil gets more sympathy for being in the nest for 2 weeks than Kev did for being there for over a decade.)

Putting this into perspective, Kevin went through that for so much longer and doesn’t get nearly enough of the same sympathy Neil did. Neil returned and Kevin got punched for letting him go even though he tried persuading Neil not to. Kevin has always had Neil’s best interest at heart. 

Kevin shook his head and bulled on when Neil started to argue. "The master wants to salvage you. He's going to sign you to the Raven lineup in spring. So long as you keep quiet and keep your head down he won't tell the main family he's found you." "I'm not a Raven," Neil said. "I never will be." "Then run," Kevin insisted, low and frantic. "It's the only way you'll survive."

Kevin was willing to sacrifice the only chance he had to prove his autonomy to the Moriyamas if it meant Neil would be safe. Without Neil, they wouldn’t have enough players to qualify and they wouldn’t be able to play at all. (Again: “But the day Kevin stops playing forever is the day he dies. He has nothing else. He wasn't raised to have anything else. Do you understand? We cannot lose to the Ravens this year. Kevin won't survive it.")

Not to mention the whole “Kevin was silent for an endless minute, then said, "You should be Court." It was barely a whisper, but it cut Neil to the bone. It was a resentful goodbye to the bright future Kevin had wanted for Neil. Kevin recruited Neil because he believed in Neil's potential. He brought him to the Foxes intending to make a star athlete out of him. Despite his condescending attitude and his dismissals of Neil's best efforts Kevin honestly expected Neil to make the national team after graduation.

And even after that, he promised to teach Neil, because at the end of the day, Neil was still Neil and he never gave up on him once.

And Neil understood that being on the run for 8 years was more preferable to the Nest. 

“But all Neil had to do was look at Kevin to know he would have hated that life 

too.”

Sorry I kinda went off track there anyway we can also see how much Riko’s presence still affects Kevin especially in scenes like the Kathy Ferdinand show. 

“Any animosity Neil felt toward Kevin for forcing him onto this show evaporated. He couldn't be angry when Riko was here, not when Riko was to Kevin what Neil's father was to him. Petty anger had nothing on this full-fledged terror.”

Obviously, we all know what a dickhead Neil’s dad was to him so Neil comparing the fear of his father being similar to Kevin’s fear of Riko is so important because it just puts into perspective how afraid Kevin is here face-to-face with his abuser the first time since said abuser permanently disabled him.

But what I don’t think is that Kevin has been standing upto Riko since the start because right after this when they were backstage, Kevin physically stopped Riko from hurting Neil even if it meant getting hurt by Riko again.

A black look twisted Riko's expression into something ugly and unrecognizable. He reached for Neil, but Kevin caught his arm to stop him. Riko slammed his elbow back into Kevin's face without missing a beat.

This scene is probably the best to describe how downright afraid Kevin is of Riko but there are others when Kevin has multiple panic attacks at just the thought of Riko or being in the same vicinity as him and rightfully so! Riko abused him, manipulated him and then took away the only thing he had. And Kevin was just forced to think this was okay. 

And a lot of characters and fans see his fear as cowardice instead of a normal trauma response. This is also because Neil tends to speak out more against Riko than Kevin (You know I get it…) but unlike Neil, Kevin has had direct repercussions towards him for the “mistake” of talking back to Riko which of course makes him hesitant. 

He knows the Moriyamas could drag him back at any moment and he's terrified of that happening.

Which leads to the second bit of “Kevin doesn’t stand up to Riko.” when many times, he has.

The most prominent example is in TRK, just after the foxes lost their first match to the ravens.

“You have fallen so far, Kevin. You should have stayed down and saved us the trouble of forcing you back to your knees." "I'm satisfied," Kevin said. It was the last response any of the Foxes expected from him. They forgot about Riko in favor of gaping at Kevin. "Not with their score or performance, but with their spirit. I was right. There's more than enough here for me to work with."

Kevin chose the foxes over the ravens- over Riko. He doesn’t allow their loss to become something Riko can use against him but instead something to affirm his current standing with them. This is also the first game Andrew played without his meds meaning he’s crashed by the end of it.

Kevin distracted the Ravens from Andrew's unsteadiness by facing them.

Kevin willingly turned to talk to his ex-abuser and his team if it meant Andrew wouldn’t be under fire. Most people only see Kevin and Andrew as Andrew protecting Kevin but Kevin protected Andrew just as much.

And of course we have the whole tattoo removal and the last exy match against the foxes but I need everyone to understand that those are so so so important. Kevin spent the entire series save the last quarter of the last book viewing himself as Riko’s property. Riko refers to him as such and even without Riko near him, his control is still strong over Kevin.

So Kevin removing his tattoo and replacing it with something with a higher hierarchical structure than Riko’s status as king is so detrimental, it’s a turning point for him because he’s viewing himself as his own person now. And Kevin scoring the winning goal brings us full circle because the last time he did that with Riko, he ended up disabled and shunned.

This brings me to my second point about Kevin running away from the nest. Alot of people see Kevin escpaing from the nest and leaving behind Jean as an act of cowardice. This bit gets a bit complicated because in no way shape or form am I trying to compare trauma’s or anything like that.

But to continue on. The ravens had a very strict policy that we got to see during Neil's experience one of which being that no matter how injured they were, they were still expected to show up to practice. The more mistakes they made the more punishment they'd find themselves in. Not showing was practically a death wish.

Now Kevin having his hand fucking broken would mean thay either he doesn't practise and get punished or practise with his fucked up hand and further damage it. If he stayed I wholeheartedly believe he would've died.

He ran away to save his life and that will never be cowardice not once. He didn't go to Wymack immediately when he found out because he knew what kind of target he'd paint on Wymacks back.

"He was trying to protect him," Neil said. "If Coach knew Kevin was his son, he'd have tried to take him from Edgar Allan." Nicky grimaced. "They'd have never let Kevin go." 

He only left when he had no other option. He had nothing left, the one thing he did have was taken away from him, he had no purpose and for once Riko didn't care enough about him to pay attention. And he used that to run.

Leaving Jean behind was something he always regretted, but it was a game of survival. Jean was a gift to the Moriyamas, he was also property to them and couldn't leave. And if the roles were reversed I strongly believe Jean would've done the same thing.

Also Kevin finds a place for him layer with the trojans because he knew that being a fox wouldn't be good for him.

"He isn't safe with us," Kevin said. "I won't give him false hope."

Staying in the nest would've been suicide for Kevin. He's one of the biggest victims in the series but nobody talks about it enough I fear and there's so much to learn about him via context clues etc.

And the saddest thing in my opinion is that Kevin knew was it was like to be loved, he was raised by his mother for a few years before going to the Moriyamas. 

ANYWAY to conclude, I suck at essays and I hope I've worded everything well and what I'm trying to say gets across. Kevin is not a coward, never has been a coward and never will be. He's survived through such a damaging and abusive environment only to get moved to a separate environment where everyone just ridicules his defense tactics and he has no real sense of support. 

His reasons for what he does always stems from the fact the he doesn't want to go back to being under Riko and Coach Moriyamas "care" and that he's afraid. And most of the time it's things he can't shake from the nest.

Like when he pushes the foxes its so they're always at their best and so none of them get hurt or punished for mistakes. He pushed himself the hardest because he doesn't want to directly affect his teammates. 

Or the celebrity persona he was forced to develop.

Or how he makes sure everyone is staying healthy and that they don't force themselves to play when sick or injured because he knows what it's like to be forced to play like that day after day. 

AND IVE GONE OFF COURSE AGAIN yeah I kinda mashed together both analysis' of how Kevin's trauma from the nest affects him and how he's not a coward into one thing AND THIS IS SUPER LONG so if ur still here thank you very much for reading I really hope this makes sense

#kevin days defense lawyer right here #this is the longest thing ive ever posted on tumblr #aftg #kevin day #aftg kevin #neil josten #aftg neil #andrew minyard #matt boyd #aftg series #aftg andrew #andriel #kandreil #kevneil #kandrew #david wymack #riko moriyama #FUCK HIM #jean moreau

[scholliski]

when I’m crying over an essay I have due then I remember that it’s actually Kevin Day history major college student coded and suddenly everything’s fine again

#I might even go for a run and drink some green smoothie afterwards #(no I won’t) #guys I have a 2000 word essay due in 2 hours #aftg #all for the game #andrew minyard #neil josten #the foxhole court #tfc #andreil #all for the gay #aftg shitpost #shitpost #Kevin day #kevin day supremacy

[tiredlostwriter]

My toxic trait is being a student athlete absolutely obssessed with my sport, with a chronic pain on my dominant side due to a major injury, majoring in history, and being a general pain in the ass for my teammates due to too high standards.

I m basically a less alcoholic, less traumatised Kevin Day and I hate it 😂

#aftg #aftg fandom #all for the game #the foxhole court #nora sakavic #kevin day #send help please #traumatised athlete unite #chronic pain

[detectivebambam]

so sad Kevin Day had to spend his whole life at the Nest. he would have loved APUSH

#kevin day #history major kevin day #aftg kevin #apush #ap us history #aftg #nora sakavic #all for the game #the foxhole court #edgar allan ravens #the nest

[morally-gray101]

Can we talk about how unbelievably normal Kevin would've been if he wasn't the Son Of Exy? I mean seriously, even with that he's a history major. A history major. His mother died in a car crash, he was abused for over half his life, he ran away to live with his illegitimate father and yet he is still tries so hard to be normal. When Andrew gets at him for having no spine, it makes me so unspeakably mad because yes! of course he's scared! His abuser is chasing him across the country to his safe space and is torturing and killing his friends!

Kevin pretty much grew up in a cult and his response is to avoid confrontation with them because opening his mouth has always meant incurring Riko's wrath; it's better for everyone to take the path of least resistance- sit down, shut up and don't cause any problems. Kevin is pretty much the fawn response to Andrew's fight and Neil's flight and it's so annoying how critical of Kevin everyone was. He was trying his goddamn best and when Wymack literally had to tackle Kevin in his apartment to calm him down showed us how much pain and fear he was in, how much he had always been in.

He grew up in a cage and he never got the outlet Neil had when he ran, or when Andrew lashed out and got shipped somewhere else. Kevin Day deserved the life he was owed and he finally got it when he went to Palmetto. He finally got to play exy on his own terms, went pro, made the US Court AND got a family- Wymack, Abby, and Thea. Not only them, but the Foxes too. Neil and Andrew, Nicky, Aaron, Dan, Matt, Allison and Renee. He got everything he deserved in the end and yes that is the success story we all needed for him.

#im in my kevin feels rn #on my first read of aftg i didnt even like him that much... #blasphemy #ive seen people bashing his name for being normal asf #and like it's not that i have a problem with #kevin actually suits him #but kayleigh was irish #and i live in ireland #and let me tell you #no way in any hell would anyone here name their offspring anything with 'leigh' in it #that is the most american thing ever and i have never seen it here #because we're not freaks #aftg #all for the game #kevin day #andrew minyard #neil josten #aaron minyard #nicky hemmick #matt boyd #dan wilds #renee walker #allison reynolds #david wymack #abby winfield #tw riko #cw abuse

[i-wear-sunglasses-inside]

Since I finished tsc a few days ago it has been living in my head rent free. And there are definitely a lot of major plot and character points that are included in that, but also: Kevin Day and his history major.

Like we don’t really get to know much about it because neither Neil or Jean thought anything about it other than “this weirdo really likes history for some reason”, but I have so many questions about this.

He really, truly begged Riko, the primary source of misery in his life, to take this major with him, even though he had to know that it was never going to be something he used outside of the court since Ravens were, by design, never meant to have a future outside of Exy. How much did he have to love this thing that was just his in order for him to agree to do two people’s worth of work and to push for what he wanted enough for it to stick out so clearly in Jean’s memory? When and why did he learn to care so much about it?

#aftg #tsc #all for the game #Kevin day tell me your secrets #kevin day

[drdemonprince]

The red ribbon awareness campaign started in the spring of 1991 when costume designer Marc Happel attended a Manhattan meeting of the Visual AIDS artist caucus. He had an idea for an awareness symbol they’d been searching for. He proposed the red-ribbon design you see above. He said he took inspiration from yellow ribbons he’d seen tied around trees to honor servicemen. The artist caucus loved Happel’s idea and ran with it. Local businesses donated supplies. Cutting, folding, and pinning soon went into overdrive at “ribbon bees” — like quilting bees, only designed to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. Within a few weeks, the ribbons were often spotted on NYC streets, though few people knew what they meant.

Then Daisy Eagan, the 11-year-old star of The Secret Garden, accepted the show’s first award, best featured actress. And she was wearing a red ribbon! Kevin Spacey also wore a ribbon. So did Penn and Teller. By the end of the show, almost every celebrity who walked onstage had worn a prominent red ribbon, though no one told viewers why — possibly because the network threatened to cut audio if anyone talked about AIDS. That mystery-marketing tactic was probably unintentional, but it couldn’t have been more powerful if professionals had planned it. By the end of the next day, the whole nation was buzzing. Why had all those famous actors worn identical ribbons? Why didn’t they talk about them? What’s going on? Answers came fast as celebrities and AIDS activists gave interviews to local and national media. To paraphrase: “HIV/AIDS is a humanitarian crisis killing our friends and neighbors. We as a nation are not doing nearly enough. We wear the red ribbon to call for greater love and more action. We ask you, all of you watching, to wear the ribbon too.” The nation responded, and not just in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Yes, from the Oscars and People’s Choice Awards to beauty pageants and town halls, red ribbons became de rigueur fashion, but the ribbons weren’t just for celebrities. I flew home to visit family in a conservative state in 1994, surprised to see flight attendants, baggage handlers, bartenders, grocery-store cashiers, and even one cab driver wearing little red ribbons on their chests. I didn’t yet grasp why they were important. Grief had traumatized me. Important activism had focused me. I didn’t look up to see the bigger picture: Americans everywhere were wearing their consciences over their hearts. People who had been members of silent majorities were speaking up in daily public solidarity. Maybe they didn’t know much about HIV/AIDS. Maybe they would never do more than say, “We wear the red ribbon to call for greater love and more action.” But by making that silent daily statement, they normalized support, caring, and hope. They said no to hate and fear.

A wonderful history and a contemporary call to action from my buddy James Finn. Until very recently, I have been cynical about symbolic, sometimes "performative" gestures like these. Like a younger James, I was cynical because I'd seen so many people profess to carry certain values but then not live up to them. That's changing for me now.

[kevin-day-enjoyer]

kevin day

I love Kevin Day so bad

He’s a little bitch— a bastard— and honestly? GOOD! LET HIM BE! HE DESERVES TO BE!

Everything in his life is #2, he’s miserable, he’s coping with alcoholism, and he is babygirl

He is a bad bitch, he is the queen, he is the moment, he is the son and queen of exy

He hates the backseat, he loves exy. He’s not a morning person. He’s a history major. He’s that bitch ™️

#ask! #Kevin Day #Kevin Day My Beloved #aftg #all for the game

[queer-lovebot]

you know...it would be cool if kevin made that video essay channel after he retires. because I feel like after many years into retirement he would finally be able to and have the time to grow some more non-exy related interests and perhaps finally use his history degree

imagine seeing international exy legend kevin day the greatest striker of all time show up on your recommended videos with a 2 hours masterpiece titled something like part 3 of a deep dive into some aspect of the ottoman empire

OP not only would that be super healthy for him but it would ALSO be the funniest thing ever.

I bet nobody knows it’s him at first. The account doesn’t have his name. It’s a new niche video essay. It’s theee hours long. Andrew, who also likes long media, just reccs it one day and that’s how people find it.

Kevin’s face doesn’t show up until halfway through when he has to pull out his (very necessary) conspiracy board but most people do NOT make it all the way through in one watch. It’s long and obscure. But those who do??? Screenshots circulate within MINUTES of the first person finding out and by that point, he’s trending everywhere.

He has his history major degree displayed Proudly in the background and talks about how he’s getting his doctorate. People try to rebut him and he just shows them his 150 pg long research document and his 53 pg script.

Of COURSE there a number of people who come to argue with him. He needs a mod team chosen by the gods bc Kevin’s gotten way too used to telling people to kill themselves if they’re gonna be so stupid (Jean’s influence). They try to do lives where he shows his editing process but his mods got so stressed that he had to swear to never do that again.

Topics Kevin would do essays on are: Historical accuracy of Greek epics, Kafka, whatever niche video games the Cousins introduced him to in college, sports history (how a sport developed and came to fame)(not Exy NEVER Exy), historical accuracy of period dramas, execution methods, Patreon suggestions, and whatever topic one his friends suggests (but only if it’s interesting enough)

#Kevin day your keyboard warriors would be insane #imagine your professor using Kevin Days video essay as class resource #aftg #all for the game #kevin day #asks