can i just say — ik im still only halfway through TSC but i'm really liking the kevin we're seeing??? don't get me wrong, i always liked him, but it's really put into perspective how much neil views kevin as being kind of a spineless bitch lol, as compared to jean
bc while jean doesn't always describe kevin in a favorable light (kevin abandoned him in the nest, kevin's an idiot for thinking he can separate himself from the ravens, etc) jean still always seems to describe kevin in this almost untouchable light? like through his pov kevin is shown to be kind, confident, and full of empathy. idk, it really stood out to me
neil's kevin is exy obsessed but detrimentally scared. jean's kevin is exy obsessed, but also someone who yearns for the good in people (his high esteem of the trojans as well as his unfaltering determination for jean to escape the ravens and come out on top even when jean himself doesn't believe in it)
neil's kevin is an unstable alcoholic, jean's kevin is a rock that he refuses to rely on, but who is there nonetheless
neil thinks kevin is too overtly cautious. jean thinks kevin is too foolishly & idiotically brave
i know they're both biased narrators, and that neither of them have all the facts on kevin (and lord knows they both have their own shit going on that makes them not pay full attention) but it's really interesting. i'm rotating them in my microwave
