the monsters – Page 7 – Nothing but My Aching Soul

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ravencourtmemories:

You know what I find so interesting on this second read through? How Andrew has this established pecking order and the others just…. Automatically know it??

Like I’m only on chapter 4 of t*k and Neil is pointing out how strange it is that he has become A Part Of Them. How he tries to NOT let them drag him into their little make shift family.

And it’s always the same order: Andrew, Kevin, Neil, Nicky and Aaron. Like why does Neil get such a high rank? Is it because he has a deal with Andrew? But if it’s based on deals would Aaron be at least second place?

Like it’s just so interesting that once Neil is accepts Andrew’s offer they all just rework the order. Like when they moved the furniture at the court so they stayed together. When Neil tried to sit alone, Aaron was like?? Ha no. You sit next to Andrew. Or how they leave a space empty for him on the bus in their exact order.

And I’m just thinking about how it SHIFTS in the next book because of blatant favoritism. Or more like increase in loyalty. The point being Kevin gets bumped to third place and I find it endlessly hilarious and also think it’s sweet that Andrew is so gone on this kid.

#you what also makes this interesting??#is that aaron is at the end right #he doesn’t get a say in ANYTHING #BUT!!!!#he jumps to Andrews number 1 priority in life threatening situations #I.e. the drake incident and Allison hitting him #he even tell neil that if he’s asking him to chose #between his deal with Neil and Aaron in general #it’s always going to be Aaron #WHICH IS WHY I CRIED WHEN THE MOVING SCENE HAPPENED

I think aaron’s position speaks of the constant tension between them. I often had the impression that they couldn’t stand each other – bordering on hate -, but deep down they love the other fiercily, but they also don’t want to think about it or admit it out loud. andrew is understandably mad at aaron for picking sides and forgetting what their promise implied; aaron is mad at andrew for falling into his life and distroying it (be it tilda, be it her abuse starting after andrew enters the picture, be it because andrew is such a piece of shit, be it because now he’s bound to him and can’t get free – though he doesn’t want to but he wants but he doesn’t want), so everything in their outer appearance makes aaron and andrew stay at opposite sides of the ranks. but if a life-threatening even happens, andrew will stay true to his promise. thing is: when aaron jumps from last to second place during emergencies, is it because of the promise, or because andrew’s self-denied feelings?

I’m a firm believer that Aaron has his first place, given that Andrew was giving up everything he had with Cas incl.Drake™. Like he could easily have pretended not to know what Drake had in mind, pretend not to know/hear/see anything, and stay with them.
Andrew didnt kill for Neil. Neil didnt kill for Andrew. That devotion also lies between the twins. So yeah, Aaron wins imo.

#interesting #but also if you think neil/andrew wouldn’t kill for each other idk what series u were reading lmao #aaron has a sort of socially hierarchically removed role in the monsters like andrew’s never gonna spend a day chilling w him #neil has this privileged position particularly in tkm #where he is the ONLY one andrew SPEAKS to. like at all #he’s at andrew’s right hand bc he proved himself and bc andrew wants him there #aaron is probs andrew’s number one priority but he’s not his most pressing focus #he’s not someone andrew even trusts really #he loves him and wants to protect him just like he loves and protects kev and nicky and neil but that’s not what the hierarchy is #the hierarchy is who he can stand to be involved with #it’s a concoction of deals and interest #it’s andrew at his most transparent #when neil gets second place andrew is unapologetically rearranging his life around him #like????