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Kevin after TKM - Thea, Jean, Foxes, and Rico

what happens to kevin after atkm?to his relationship with the team,jean and thea?how does he react to riko's death?

Riko & the Foxes

Kevin does not react well to Riko's death at all, and this is a problem for a while considering what Riko's done to the Foxes. But Kevin & Riko have a long and complicated history that will be covered in another Ask–I started working on it, but it's kind of a mess right now, so it was easier to just turn to this one first. Sorry!

The news of Riko's "suicide" gets out before the Foxes get on the road south, and Wymack has to send the rest of the team back to South Carolina with Abby. Kevin is too numb to be moved yet. Wymack stays with him in West Virginia, and they end up staying through the funeral and the announcement that Tetsuji will be retiring from Exy for good. ((Wymacks rents a car afterward to get him and Kevin home))

It's a problem for a while because the Foxes' knee-jerk reaction to his devastated reaction is ugly. It'll take time for them to try and understand where he's coming from. Even Aaron has an awful opinion on the matter since he knows Riko was behind Drake. Renee attempts to play peacekeeper, but Wymack is the one who has to break his rule to stay out of their personal lives so he can try and fix things. He, Abby, and Betsy bring the Foxes to Abby's place two & three at a time to let them react and tirade in private. It's not enough, but it's a start.

((It helps that Andrew doesn't give a shit–not about Kevin's conflicted grief, not about the Foxes' outrage. Maybe Riko brought Drake to South Carolina, but Luther arranged the meet when he should have known better, Drake did what Andrew knew he would do, and Proust wouldn't have done what he did if it wasn't already in his nature to do such terrible things. With Riko dead, everything was squared away. Kevin's two-faced issues were a problem Andrew was used to working around.))

Luckily they were coming up on summer vacation, and although the Foxes had a shortened break because of summer practices, they were guaranteed a few weeks apart to try and calm down.

By the time they meet up again in the fall, the Foxes have attempted to forgive him his issues, because they understand from a logical standpoint that it's conditioned devotion.

Jean

After Jean transferred to USC, Jean & Kevin had nothing more to say to each other for the better part of a year. They had too much to recover from, and their newfound freedom was too unexpected and bewildering to heal those cracks. As Kevin warned Neil–Jean always bore the worst of things, because Jean was property whereas Kevin was inner circle. Kevin had been a friend to Jean in some respects, but he'd never stood between Riko's cruelty and Jean. He simply didn't know how to defy Riko on another person's behalf.

They spoke for the first time when both USC & the Foxes met for championships the following year. USC & PSU drew straws again, and the Trojans met the Foxes on their same terms, matching subs for subs across the board. This time the Trojans won, disqualifying the Foxes in the second death match. Kevin & Jean had a few moments to speak while exchanging handshakes after the game, but their real conversation came after–when Kevin called Jean and they finally talked about Riko's death.

Their friendship never fully recovered, in part because too much had been broken, but at least they parted on neutral terms.

Thea

Kevin & Thea started seeing each other more often after Riko's death & Tetsuji's resignation. It didn't take the press long to catch on, and finally they were an official thing. The manager for Thea's professional team thought that meant he could offer Kevin a discount rate to sign with them, assuming emotional attachment would make up the difference in dollars. Kevin refused to go for less than what he was worth, though, and Thea supported his decision 100%.

Thea & Kevin ended up on different professional teams, but they kept three apartments: one in West Virginia, since the US Court used Castle Evermore as a home court, and one in the home cities for their pro teams. They traveled between the three as necessary, and although they didn't go out of their way to see each other like Neil & Andrew would, it didn't mean they cared less for each other.

They married and had one child together, Amalia, who they raised from the get-go to play. Amalia in her teenage years was an emotional nightmare for them, because she rebelled against being forced into this life, but she'd live up to their dreams. She had her mother's temperament, which made her a critical addition to anyone's defense team, and she and Grandpa Wymack got on famously.

Onward

Kevin Day goes on to be hailed the best player in the sport, the striker all future generations are compared to. The Jackie Robinson, the Wayne Gretsky, the bend it like Beckham. When the ERC constructs a Hall of Fame, Kevin Day is the first player to be honored.

((Riko is second))

((Riko will always be second))