#castle evermore

[cultpastorkevin]

Cult Tips for AFTG writers

notes from the resident ex-cult pastor

If you’re in the cult, there is nothing bizarre abt what’s happening and in fact the normal stuff that happens outside of it is what’s bizarre to you. Target? Weird. McDonald’s? Even weirder. I can like guarantee Jean and Kevin never had McDonald’s until they left the Nest.

When you leave, you’re gonna be paranoid as fuck. All the time. Ngl at least for weeks but sometimes for years. Nightmares and insomnia 24/7. Hallucinations too lmao Riko is in every corner of empty rooms and you can hear his voice echo in the confines of the lockers.

I see a lot of Jean wanting to go back to the Nest, but not a lot of Kevin wanting to go back. He definitely struggled, 100%. In fact when he was in the pits of agony from his broken hand, was when he probably wanted to go back the most. Cult is home, cult is safe. Four walls you’ve always known and while it’s a cage at least it’s dependable. They hurt you but by god it always works out and the reward of pushing through this tragic incident is greater than the terror it caused in the first place. It’s a gift, actually. A gift from Riko. He saved Kevin. Cults save you. Cults make you wanna return to them like damn homing pigeons bruh. Give me more shattered hand Kevin screaming at Wymack to let him go back home and having a breakdown when he’s denied fics thanks

Piggybacking off the last one: cults are saviors; you’re nothing without them and they make sure you truly believe that; that everything that is done to you is for you and you’re blessed for it to be happening. You’re lucky even, to be allowed in it. Everything is as it’s supposed to be and order must never be challenged, because it works, and you’re the Edgar Allan Ravens, and this is the most honorable place you could be. All the pain you go through is you earning the right to be saved and to prove your worth every day on court. Only the worthy are honored.

You justify everything that happened and you will start fights and get angry with people who try to correct you and tell you it was wrong what went on.

On the other hand, you blame yourself for everything ever that happened there whether you were at fault or not. Hurting others, hurting yourself, gaslighting the fuck out of yourself over things maybe you could’ve prevented and over things you never could’ve stopped. The guilt is crippling and it eats you alive and haunts you.

There’s a lot of shame too. I see more guilt written than shame but shame is a huge portion of emotions that cult survivors have. Shits embarassing dude like “god how did I end up thinking this wack ass shit was normal” 😐 Shame comes later in the healing process usually, it’s after you have come to terms with shit that’s happened and you understand it. Looking back, you go “Jesus fucking Christ that was a red flag what the hell. Should’ve left then, or then, or then, or then” and then you’re just plain fuckin embarrassed.

Please look up how hive minds and brainwashing are created and work; also Stockholm Syndrome; understanding these would be incredibly helpful tbfh.

Diets are big; everyone eats the same thing; food is used as a reward and a punishment.

Hype hype hype. They whip up a frenzy of one singular emotion and use that to push you into a blind hysteria because you’re more suspectible to their influence when you’re out of your mind.

Drugs. Depends on the cult. But yeah these little bitches can be a huge factor for shit and can help with the brainwashing and hysteria and stockholm. Sometimes you don’t even know you’re being drugged or poisoned until you leave.

OH I ALMOST FORGOT. Dehumanization and then being treated like a person again can be traumatic as fuck yall!! Holy shit! Sometimes it feels worse than being dehumanized!

EDIT AGAIN: you don’t know what mental illness is !! Cults don’t fucking tell you these things lmao. if you show symptoms it’s your fault. Kevin being depressed his mom died was gonna get blamed on him and he was never going to be told grief is normal and it’s okay to be insanely sad. Jean also never got told his anger was correct or his trauma responses to being raped were realistic! They just got blamed for any reactions ever that weren’t neurotypical !! that is all; do with that what you will.

Idk if I think of anything else I’ll write another one but that’s all for now; I haven’t slept much lmao 🫡

#aftg #all for the game #edgar allan ravens #jean moreau #kevin day #riko moriyama #riko was a cult victim too yall #smh keep seeing people forget this #tetsuji moriyama #cult stuff #psycho analysis of aftg #kinda #it’s close enough #castle evermore #aftg fanfic #cultpastorkevin

[exyandcigarettesmoke]

“Jean knew the heart of it was Riko’s complicated father complex.”

Glad we’re discussing Riko’s intricate and endless daddy issues finally.

#aftg #all for the game #andreil #exy #kevin day #neil josten #the foxhole court #aaron minyard #andrew minyard #coach wymack #abby winfield #the ravens #castle evermore #riko moriyama #jean moreau #the sunshine court #nora sakavic #tsc #tscspoilers #spoilers

[bisexualchaosdemon]

Do you think Jean took one last look at the sky as he lead Neil into Evermore?

#i think he probably took a second to look everything he had to return to the nest #jean my poor baby #jean moreau #castle evermore #aftg #all for the game #neil josten #i made myself sad

[lovefromremus]

tw - mentions of SA, r4pe and torture.

so i saw a post that mentioned this topic but didn't expand upon so i am, let's talk about the nest, and the fact neil gets more sympathy for being there for two/three(the times fucked me up too) weeks even though kevin and jean were there for years. exhibit a) people treat kevin so horribly in this fandom and do not take in the fact he was not a pussy, didn't give up andrew selfishly when it came to his trauma he was literally just expressing fear of his abuser. exhibit b) a lot of people don't realise that alcohol is a coping mechanism, not his entire personality. and a lot of people in this fandom yell about how the other characters aren't just their trauma but don't acknowledge kevin.

another issue i see is with jean. now let me address something first i know some people in the fandom believe that neil went through some form of sexual trauma with riko considering the fact he was held down and what we know about jean's experience. im talking about SA by the way not r4pe. because as we see with kevin, riko could not harm in a way that the public would notice without an explanation. i do see a lot of this in raven! neil fics or even fics where neil confronts his trauma of the nest.

i don't necessarily think this happened, but i can see the implications so let's keep that in mind that yes jean did hold him down but jean's trauma was awful. he was r4ped by multiple men, he was waterboarded, forced to break his own fingers etc. for years. disgusting, easily the worst things in the books in my opinion.

and yet people hate jean for holding neil down? he did not have a choice, and with all that trauma i completely understand why he complied.

it just does not make sense to me.

now let's go back to the whole neil vs them situation. obviously neil's trauma isn't any better/worse than them, no trauma should be considered worse than each other. however, coming from the fandom and the foxes themselves. i just don't think, at all, kevin's trauma is spoke about.

like, that's awful. and most of the foxes take the piss out of him for it and honestly infuriates me. i totally see why the foxes and the fandom are closer to neil and so obviously they are able to sympathise with his trauma more than kevin and jean but the nest is the most prominent event i can think of and trauma that they all share.

i just think sometimes this fandom needs a little reminder.

#the nest #castle evermore #kevin day appreciation #kevin day #jean moreau #all for the game #aftg #andrew minyard #psu foxes #andreil #palmetto state university #neil josten #the foxhole court #aaron minyard #the raven king

[foxy-rocky]

The numbers were based on the assumption that Mary Hartford never ran away.

#nathaniel wesninski #riko moriyama #kevin day #andrew minyard #jean moreau #the perfect court #castle evermore #edgar allen ravens

[sprnklersplashes]

It's hilarious when people are like "taylor swift's songs are engineered to be as generically relatable as possible" because then you actually listen to the songs in question and she's just like

"I am a SELF-DESTRUCTIVE MONSTER who ruins everything I touch, I MANIPULATED everyone into liking me, my potential has been WASTED due to circumstances of MY OWN CREATION, I go back to an EMPTY HOUSE because everyone in my life has moved on, I am a BLEEDING OPEN WOUND, all my kindness is really just NARCISSISM IN DISGUISE, I will BREAK MYSELF FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT, I STARVED MYSELF in order to be saved by an idealised romance, I can go ANYWHERE except for THE PLACE I CALLED HOME, I will SPIRAL UNCONTROLLABLY if left to my own devices, I AM THE INSTRUMENT OF MY OWN DESTRUCTION, THIS WAS INEVITABLE"

#taylor swift #castles crumbling #the archer #this is me trying #mirrorball taylor swift #anti hero #folklore taylor swift #evermore taylor swift #midnights

[andichoseyou]

Eras Tour surprise songs parallels

7/28/23—Santa Clara, California: right where you left me / Castles Crumbling

#taylor swift #taylurking #my edit #tswiftedit #candy swift #ts edit #tsedit #tswiftlyrics #ts lyrics #lyric edit #lyrics #lyric parallels #right where you left me #evermore #castles crumbling #speak now (taylor’s version) #eras tour surprise songs #the eras tour #tstheerastour

[emry-stars-art]

I don’t know if you know this but I love a good royal au just as much if not more than a mer au… so when someone mentioned it at the beginning of May and i went for the thematic mermay instead I vowed I would come come back to the subject. Sketch dump time

Enter young king Aaron and prince Andrew, who recently were assigned new personal guards but Andrew is starting to realize every other word out of Abram’s mouth is only a half-truth if not an outright lie… what could he possibly have to hide

#Things We’ve Decided: #1) Aaron and Katelyn’s marriage was arranged but they’re both very happy and love each other #2) Andrew takes one look at Abram’s ball/festivity uniform while on duty and says absolutely not #put this man in a corset #3) abram only pretends he knows how to use a sword #in reality he’s much more comfortable with daggers and other small weapons he can conceal easily #for reasons obviously #4) Kevin ran away from evermore kingdom/castle and is now the twin’s advisor in training #under wymack’s tutelage #5) lady dan wilds is Aaron’s guard #beyond that is either heavy spoilers or outright undecided/not thought about at all #who am I kidding it’s an au #spoilers only exist in a quantum state #BUT IF YOURE CURIOUS AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT #MY DMS ARE OPEN ALL THE TIME #uhhhhh yeah #sketch dump #aftg #fan art #neil josten #andrew minyard #aaron minyard #royal au #all for the game #my art

[sowlmates]

It's just infinitely amusing to me that in the end, Kevin, Jean and Neil end up with a hot exy pro player bf/gf while Riko ends up six feet under. The perfect court will be out there living their best life except for Riko. He could have chosen to not be an abusive asshole at any point in his life but he didn't and all it got him was an early grave (and no hot exy pro player partner.)

#andrew & jeremy & thea & kevin in matching 'my significant other survived castle evermore' - t-shirts #thea and kevin's have a 'and so did I' print on the back #neil and jean are slightly amused #the sunshine court #aftg #andreil #jerejean #i don't know thea and kevin's shipname but I'm adding it in spirit

[rhaegalsblog]

castles crumbling

#taylor swift #speak now taylor’s version #sn tv #taylor swift eras #taylor swift edits #taylor nation #taylorswift #red taylor’s version #castles crumbling #the vault #timeless #when emma falls in love #folklore #evermore #lyrics #tswiftedit #lockscreen #wallpaper #taylurking #tsedit #ts edits #ts creators #ts #tscreators #taylornation #hayley williams #ts edit #taylor's version #ts creativity #taytay

[torturedpxet]

#taylor swift #eras tour #the eras tour #swiftie #swifties #taylor nation #speak now tv #evermore #speak now #sntv #sn tv #electric touch #castles crumbling #when emma falls in love #foolish one #timeless #i can see you

[chalamet-hl]

✨

#timothée chamalet #timothee chamalet #timmy chalamet #timothee edit #love of my life #timothée chalamet #taylor swift #little women #evermore #folklore #edit pictures #spotify #dune 2023 #dune part two #dunrobin castle #dune part 2 #dune movie #dune #wonka posting #willy wonka #wonka movie #wonka

[exyandcigarettesmoke]

Renee(Right person)Walker.

Jean(Wrong time)Moreau.

#renee walker #jean moreau #jerejean #aftg #all for the game #exy #kevin day #the foxhole court #andreil #andrew minyard #coach wymack #neil josten #aaron minyard #jeremy knox #Renee Walker has my heart #give me one Raven or I will take them all #right person wrong time #jean Moreau deserves the world #the ravens #the sunshine court #the trojans #castle evermore #riko moriyama

[bisexualchaosdemon]

I think @otdiaftg timeline on twitter rn is a prefect visual illustration of how maddening being in the Nest would be

#like jfc this is only from Riko's call at Christmas #all for the game #neil josten #the ravens #castle evermore #the nest #aftg

[crazy-fangirl2524]

And what if I say castle crumbling by Taylor Swift is a riko Moriyama song??

#listen listen listen #in rikos pov he is the king he is the king of the castle evermore castle and people love him his fans adore him #but after everything after Neil josten his perfect court is gone #his castle literally crumbled and is dismantled because of Neil #and people who use to love him (Kevin ) (ik it’s not actual love but Kevin himslef grieves riko and anyways) #Kevin used to love and adore him and now he hates him and left him and riko is so angry #they use to chant my name but now they hate me #never wanted you to hate me #riko never wanted to lose Kevin he needs Kevin just as much as Kevin needs him #I hate riko moriyama #but just think about it omg #aftg #all for the game #tfc #the foxhole court #aftg series #aftg fandom #aftg incorrect quotes #Kevin day #riko moriyama #jean moreau #the sunshine court #nora sakavic #aftg shitpost #aftg thoughts #aftg textpost #aftg reread #aftg kevin #aftg riko #incorrect tfc

[jtl-fics]

they’re all just so good

ily

so also dealers choice to wrap it up

WIP Wednesday 8/23/23 Closed | Math Nerd AU

"Coach Moriyama." Neil greets and Andrew can tell that it isn't what is expected based on how Riko and Jean flinch. "Here to see Jean and I off? How kind." he says and steps forward so that he was between Tetsuji and the rest.

Tetsuji's eyes narrow. "Someone has made off with something very personally important to me." Tetsuji says, "Based on some footage it would appear that you may have... accidentally gone into my office and stolen it." he extends his hand, "Return it to me." he says.

Andrew can only see the back of Neil's head but can see him look down at Tetsuji's extended hand. Still, Andrew can more than imagine the expression on Neil's face by his rebuttal, "My apologies Coach Moriyama, but the only thing that I took were things that my teammate left behind." Neil says voice saccharine sweet.

"He did not leave it behind, they are mine." A muscle in Tetsuji's cheek twitched. "Now give it back before-

"Oh, will you call the cops?"Neil interrupts head tilted, "I suppose you can get me charged with a crime. I'll say publicly what it was exactly that I stole, admit to my wrongdoings and-"

Andrew isn't fast enough to get between Neil and Tetsuji's fist, only fast enough to move past Riko and catch Neil before he was splayed out on the ground.

#Math Nerd AU #AFTG #AFTG AU #Andreil #Riko Moriyama #Tetsuji Moriyama #Math Nerd - Leaving Castle Evermore - 03 #WIP Wednesday Ask Game #8-23-23 WIP Wednesday #WIP Wednesday Catch-up #9/9 #24