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Truthfully, I don't think the fact that Neil is a math mayor is talked about enough.

As a math major, I am simply enchanted by the idea of Neil Josten, Math Major. Please enjoy this collection of headcanons I came up with to cope with studying mathematics.

Neil is a pure math guy. There are two big camps of mathematics: pure and applied. Applied math is about applying math to other fields (physics, engineering, finance, etc.), while pure math is like math for the sake of doing math (read: a lot less employable). Neil picking the math major because he's good at math and kind of likes it is a very Pure Math thing to do.

Neil has a whiteboard, possibly multiple whiteboards. Whiteboards are the ultimate tool of mathematics. Sometimes Neil gets stuck on a problem for hours; hunched over his mini whiteboard, working through it over and over again. His fingers get covered in the expo marker residue and it leaves a black mark when he scratches his nose. Andrew huffs that he looks like a chimney sweep and rubs it off with his sleeve (he absolutely does NOT find it adorable, shut up, Nicky). Also, around exams Neil will drag Andrew to the library so he can do his practice problems on the Big Whiteboards. The other people in the library stare at them because this little ginger is filling multiple whiteboards with weird symbols and greek letters; Neil doesn't notice because he's oblivious, Andrew notices and it makes him a smug bf.

One time one of the Foxes asks him for help with their statistics homework and he gives it a shot, because how different could it be? They both quickly find out that he knows absolutely nothing about statistics. "What IS that?" "That's a matrix, it has the variances in it." "Well then why does it have an apostrophe by it?" "That means you flip it around." "That's TRANSPOSING and you notate it with a T" "Aren't you supposed to be some kind of math genius? Shouldn't you know how to do this?" "This isn't math, this is blasphemy."

Aaron has to take calculus for the MCAT and puts it off for as long as possible because he hates math. His TA for the course sucks and he struggles through it for weeks before Katelyn manages to convince him to ask Neil for help. Neil pretends to be annoyed, but he's secretly kind of looking forward to it because calculus is fun and it's nice to do math you already know for a change. When you're an upperclassman in a math degree, though, your brain gets warped by all the theoretical math, and it's hard to get into the mindset to teach something like Calc I. This leads to semiregular hostile tutoring sessions in the dorm, we're talking real Dad Trying to Help You With Your Math Homework at the Kitchen Table type energy. "BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW TO DO THAT?!" "It's a vector space, Aaron, I don't see what you're not understanding here." "A vector WHAT" Andrew chain smokes through these. He has to start leaving the dorm because he's pretty sure the calculus is going to drive him to lung cancer.

The statistics incident gives Neil a totally reasonable grudge against statistics. He eventually gives it up, but only so he can take an elective about sports statistics, because he has exy brain worms.

#aftg #neil josten

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I sure hope so

Do you think aziraphale has ever read a book on snake care and tried to apply the principles to human shaped crowley

#good omens

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The comment about the impossibility of a worse Thanksgiving...

Screaming crying begging math nerd

4-24-24 WIP Wednesday | Math Nerd AU

"You're adopted." Andrew throws the barb at Aaron as he stalks his way back inside.

"Like you aren't?" Aaron wheezes not bothering to pick himself up from the ground.

Andrew stomps through the house ignoring as Nicky comments that he's tracking dirt in and climbs into his GS. This is the worst Thanksgiving break of his entire life, he literally cannot fathom one that could be worse than this.

And it's all Neil Josten's fault.

#aftg #Math Nerd AU #andrew minyard

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I've been looking for this illustration since forever!

I love It so much

It feel like a religious experience

Neil looks like Jesus Christ crucified

Now that I know It's actually based on Saint Sebastian i'm obsessed on a whole new level

Martyr

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Inspired by “Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian” by Guido Reni. I always wanted to draw something based on an old painting. Sorry, this one is really rough. I wanted to do something fast and not very detailed. Maybe one day I’ll come back to it and render it properly.

#aftg #neil josten

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I'm just saying (as far as I know) that it's never been confirmed if Atsushi's parents are dead.

They abandoned him, threw him away in a bin.

But no ones said they aren't alive somewhere.

#that's so funny #even if they probable wouldn't be sure it was him #bsd

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I'm just saying (as far as I know) that it's never been confirmed if Atsushi's parents are dead.

They abandoned him, threw him away in a bin.

But no ones said they aren't alive somewhere.

#now wait a damn second #bsd #atsushi nakajima

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Awhile back, I was doing some research that led me to Neil Gaiman's online journal. But as I was looking through old posts for it, I got very distracted by an entry from 2008.

https://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/02/102-pages-so-far.html

I’m going to need you all to scroll down to the bottom of that entry. Please.

#Not at all what i was expecting #And so much better #neil gaiman #david tennant

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will never stand for matthias hate, how do you hate the guy? “he was racist” HE WAS UNEDUCATED BECAUSE HE GREW UP IN A PREJUDICED SOCIETY AND HE GREW OUT OF IT. Y’all are chronically online and need to touch some grass if you think one cannot learn to outgrow prejudices. They are learnt. Everything that is learnt can be unlearned.

That’s literally Matthias’ main character arc.

#This has been said many times #And it needs to be said more #soc #matthias helvar

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About to go read The Sunshine Court, nobody talk to me for the forseeable future.

Thanks you, Nora. I love you.

#the sunshine court #tsc #jean moreau #aftg #nora sakavic

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Literally

how do the monsters have money. nicky owns a house. none of them have jobs. none of them have parents. they're all broke (except for neil but that man isn't touching his quarter mil) yet they can afford to go clubbing and buy drugs and groceries and clothes. where is their money coming from

#literally #like what do you mean nicky started suporting himself and two minors with a waiter salary? #and everytime they mentón having to fly home #like plane tickets cost something #and i highly doubt the moriyamas let kevin see any of the money

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IN-UNIVERSE CONSPIRACY THEORY

Premises:

-PSU has a new striker sub, Neil Josten, who seems to care a lot about the game.

-PSU's starting striker Seth Gordon, dies shortly after Josten joining the team.

-Josten turns out to be the son of a serial killer with mafia affiliations.

Conclusion?

What if Josten got rid of Gordon to be starting striker?

#I love in-universe discourse #aftg #neil josten #seth gordon

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i don't blame neil for being paranoid all the time bc. fair.

i blame him for not being paranoid when an UNKNOWN NUMBER starts sending him a fucking COUNTDOWN the same day someone who KNOWS his SECRET IDENTITY puts BLOOD in his LOCKER

#tbf it wasn't really that he didn't find it weird #he just thought it was still riko #and riko could only try and scare him #aftg

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some Neil Josten and little kitty :D

#is that a gojo cat?

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"The daffodil symbolises rebirth and new beginnings. It's one of the first flowers to bloom at the end of winter, announcing the beginning of spring and signifying the end of the cold, dark days." —some random blog

#I'm totally not sobbing #I love jean #He deserves everything good in the world #😭 #jean moreau #the sunshine court #aftg

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#aftg

#can't take the imatge of riko watching tiktoks of himself out of my head #i've been introduced to the truth

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my coping mechanism fr

#So true #What would I do without them? #aftg

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mr neil I Must Know do you like fish because I had a dream that you picked up a fish, held it in your hand for a second, then let it go. Oddly inspiring dream to be honest so I need to know if you like fish please

I like fishes.

#Say thanks to your 8yo #Very useful fact