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gaslight gatekeep girlboss? nah. godspeed godbless godforbid

The thought of Andrew being so h*rny and aware of his own boundaries that he got in the shower fully clothed lives rent free in my head, a truly incredible move

neil, book one: anything romotely sketchy happens and i’m fucking out of here

neil, book three: kevin stop being a little bitch and tell the mafia boss to fuck off

If y’all are gonna take the time to complain about stranger things please take the time to also talk about the filming in a literal nazi prison camp that they are turning into an AirBNB I have not seen nearly enough conversation on it and that’s not great. They filmed in a nazi camp in Lithuania which is a country already known for erasing their history with the holocaust having turned nazi camps into things like fucking wedding venues in the past. If you want something to be upset about here’s something to really be upset about.

You know what broke me down?

When eleven was stuck with vecna and mike was trying to find the words to say to her so she could come back to him, he obviously was about to give up but Will Byers went and told him 'don't stop, you are the heart' and mike found the words to say to her.

Mike found the words because he believes that eleven thinks he's the heart. He found the words because he believes that eleven created that painting for him and that Wills words were hers.

But Will Byers is a fucking hero. He saw that mike needed something to hold on to eleven and Will pushed on through and instead of admitting that he created the painting for mike, that he is the one that believes Mike is the heart, that he is the one afraid of losing Mike because he needs him, he decided to chip away more of himself and told mike that it was eleven.

And because Will decided to put his best friends and sisters feelings above himself, he gave mike the words that helped eleven who in turn found the strength to continue the fight.

So yeah Will Byers is a true fucking hero.

And that absolutely broke me down. How can a character continue to give and give and give and not feel any resentment for not receiving?

i’m getting so tired of people thinking that everyone is mad at the writers simply because a silly little ship didn’t become canon. no, i’m fucking mad because they literally had will’s character arc revolve around mike and el’s relationship drama and that he was sidelined once again, with barely any plot relevance of his own. it’s the fact that in volume one, it seemed like mike and will’s friendship was finally going to start getting better again (”friends, best friends”), but instead, mike regressed right back to where he was and treated will like trash in volume two. it’s the fact that will’s narrative with his unrequited love was essentially pointless, except for how it helped further mike and el’s relationship, because even without his feelings for mike, a lot of us already knew will was gay. it’s how they took will’s moment in the van, his beautiful monologue about his feelings for mike, and then had mike’s monologue to el be eerily similar to what will said instead of having mike discover for himself what he should say to el on his own. it’s the fact that will has been suffering over and over again, and having nothing narratively come out of it. so no, i really don’t give a shit about byler and if it’s canon or not. i give a shit about will byers and how his character has been sidelined, treated like garbage, and only used to further the development of other characters and their relationships instead being treated like the main character he’s supposed to be, by being plot relevant and having character growth for himself, and only himself. that’s why i’m angry.

a relationship between a 5′ tall blonde goalie from a made up sport and a mouthy 5′3 runaway with a murderous father is something that can actually be so personal…

001 was right. Every day we wake up, eat, work, get queerbaited, die

congrats to elmax for being literally the only gay ship in stranger things that managed to thrive in vol. 2

andrew acts as like a mentor/guide npc for neil lmao. neil asks him what's up with matt, andrew tells him to ask matt himself, neil does, he gets the columbia story. neil asks andrew why he isn't with renee, andrew tells him to go ask renee, neil does, he finds out andrew is gay. this bitch is sending him on side quests

Get up girls we have another day of obsessing over fictional characters to cope with reality ahead of us

There is no slut shaming in this house, only slut encouragement

Nora Sakavic must have put crack onto whatever writing device she used when writing aftg because I don’t have any other explanation as to why this book has stayed in my life for years. This book has been in my mind since the first time I’ve read it and no matter how many books I read I always come back to it. I reread it every few months to try and find new meanings in it and I always go back to her blog after to read about things that happen in the future or what could’ve become. I compare every new book I read with it knowing it’ll never be the same. I read fanfiction about it when I have nothing better to do with my time. This book has corrupted my mind in the best and worst way possible. I get so annoyed when I see the same words everytime I open the books like somehow it’s going to be different after the 500th time reading it. No other fandom has stayed with me this long the way aftg has and no other fandom compares to the pure insanity that’s in the books.

Reblog to have something lgbt happen to you this summer

I have a clear image in my mind that Remus and Sirius would be dancing in the living room at midnight to this song while the kids were asleep in their rooms. They'd have the song playing on Remus's Record player while the fire crackles in the fire place. At that moment, nothing else in the world would matter to them other than each other.

Rick Riordan took the "kill the gays" trope to whole new level with Magnus and Alex being already dead, Nico being the son of the God of the underworld and Will being the son of the God of Healing who has a brother that has a cure to bring people back from the dead.

I love that kind of commitment to the gays.

Hi!

I'm looking for very long dancing AU recs. Thank you in advance!

I'm in love with your recs

Looks like there’s only one VERY long dance au, but there are a few others that are at least not short lol. To give you a bit more choice, we’ve also included some vixen!Neil fics here and in our previous recs. Hope you’ll find something you like! - S

Also see…

dance aus or canon dancing here

ballet aus here

vixen!Neil here

vixen!Neil 2 here

vixen!Neil 3 here

new dancer/vixen!Neil fics here

Neil dances at Eden’s here

Foxes working at a strip club here

club dancer neil here

‘Blinding Lights’, ‘Take My Hand’ and ‘Hear our hearts speak’ here

‘Venom & Vlogs’ here

Shut Up and Dance (With Me) by OfficialStarsandGutters [Rated E, 168160 words, complete, 2021]

Dance AU.

Neil Josten just wants to dance, but being on the run leaves little time for frivolous hobbies. He has no idea what one night of risk will lead to when he first steps into Eden’s Twilight.

Andrew Minyard dances alone. Everyone knows this. Until a wide eyed, desperate rabbit of a boy stumbles into his path, and he breaks his self imposed rule.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: torture, tw: suicidal thoughts, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: anxiety, tw: depression, tw: panic attacks, tw: implied/referenced drug abuse, tw: explicit sexual content, tw: implied/referenced eating disorder, tw: vomit, tw: injuries

Dancing With the Devil by BakaDoll [Rated E, 168559 words, incomplete, last updated March 2021]

Neil goes to the US to join the PSU Vixens. Joining Palmetto's cheer squad gives him the opportunity to mess with the people he can't stand the most, all the while doing what he loves to do: dancing.

He's here to wreak havoc and that's what he will do - though maybe there will be some things that he didn't plan to go the way they go, and maybe he won't even mind some of them happening all that much.

tw: drug use; tw: nonconsensual drug use; tw: violence; tw: kidnapping; tw: child abuse; tw: attempted rape/noncon

Dance in the Dark by FightMeImSmall [Rated M, 42127 words, incomplete, last updated Feb 2022]

A slight jolt of excitement thrummed through Neil as he entered the lounge of the Foxhole Court. It wasn’t his first time here, but this was the first time he entered to find the exy team assembled there. Coach Wymack paused in whatever speech he was giving as he entered. Andrew caught Neil’s attention straight away, but Neil only allowed himself a moment to look at him.

“Who the fuck are you?” A boy with dirty blond hair curled a lip at him as he entered.

Coach Wymack flicked the guy a look and held up a finger to silence him, “Gordon.”

Neil drew his eyes away from Andrew. “Hey Coach Wymack, Coach Griffiths says the Vixens are stuck across the county and asked the dance team to step in for tonight. I need the spare key to the Vixen’s changing room.”

OR

Dancer!Neil seduces entire exy team with his moves and discovers the found family trope.

You Spin Me Right 'Round by bringmeapipedream [Rated M, 25378 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2022]

Renee convinces Andrew to do an introductory pole dancing class with her and realizes too late that the teacher is his favorite dancer from the strip club he frequents.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: sexual harassment, tw: scars

En Pointe by toads_in_corduroy [Not Rated, 13515 words, incomplete, last updated Oct 2021]

Andrew watched him dance. Even among the large crowd he was easy to spot. He called the attention of everyone in the room with the sway of his hips. He smiled and laughed, blue eyes bright even in the low light, and his deep sinful auburn curls bounced along with him.

Blue eyes found gold, and Andrew was immediately and unequivocally transfixed. Oh, he was so fucked.

or

Nathaniel Wesninski, Neil for short, is on the dance team at Palmetto State University. After an encounter with a certain EXY goalie, his world begins to change. For the better.

tw: violence, tw: domestic violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: homophobia, tw: implied/referenced drug use

Art

Ballet au by @iMINYARDi on Twitter

Andreil ballet au by @nuitmarche [tumblr, 2021]

Ballet au part 2 by @nuitmarche [tumblr, 2021]

dance dance by @mistykaru [tumblr, 2020]

Neil in dance class by @tigerjawed [tumblr, 2019]

ballet bois by @buzztimez [tumblr, 2018]

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Hi guys. Today one incredibly fucking brainless man said Ukraine literally shouldn't exist.

I'm Ukrainian born in Donbass and risen there, now living in another Ukrainian city even closer to the R*ssian borders. My family stood still. In the exact same houses they spent their lifes in - in Donetsk where the war is about to continue with new strength.

I'm scared of literally everything, and I can't believe that after EIGHT YEARS of straggling for safe and sound life it gets worse. I hate it here. Not because of my motherland. But because somebody who thinks to be a mother giving birth to my country.

For someone's sake make it fucking stop

Hi, guys!

As you may know, I am Ukrainian. I live in Kyiv. I have lived here since I was born and I love my country with my whole heart.

I see a lot of misinformation under the tag "Ukraine". Most of it comes from American people, who try to explain the conflict in their own words. They can't. It's impossible to explain if you haven't lived here. There are too many influences on this conflict. You keep looking from an american perspective, which is not crucial in understanding the conflict.

For example, have you ever had you language forbidden? Like straight up forbidden by the law? It happened to Ukrainian language a lot of times thought our history. And who did it? The Russian Empire. And it's not the end of it. The genocides, the assimilation, the deportation. Have you even researched Ukrainian history?

You do not uplift Ukrainian voices enough. And you should if you care about what's happening. If you don’t do it, you're just doing a performance of your support and activism.

Lucky for you, I am a Ukrainian person! And I am DYING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. I scored 191/200 points on my graduation exam in history, so you can suppose I know something about Ukrainian history.

If you stand for Ukraine, uplift Ukrainian voices. Educate yourself. Learn Ukrainian history. Ask Ukrainian people

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hi! I wanted to ask for canon compliant fics that are set after the books where neil and andrew are not trying to actively hide their relationship but the press still believes they hate each other, thank youuuuu

Most Minyard-Josten rivalry fics feature Neil or, occasionally, Andrew as the instigator, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy at least some of the fics mentioned here.  The following tags may also yield more results: secret relationship, minyard-josten rivalry,* coming out. - S

*NB: this tag is not working. We are puzzling it out and don’t want to hold up this answer any longer. We’ll edit the link in here when we fix it.

Also see …

‘no going back now’, ‘All Eyes On Us’ and ‘rottweiler smile’ here

‘That Isn't Nothing’ here (now complete)

‘Neil’s second year in the pros’ here

‘Space In-Between’ here

‘coin toss universe’ series and ‘Andreil: Into The Future’ series here

Secrets and Honesty by fullyvisible [Rated T, 42780 words, complete, 2021]

Neil and Andrew aren't on the same professional teams, but that doesn't mean they're any less together. When a photograph gets taken out of context, they decide to go with it, as long as they're both having fun. And they are. Right?

heart shaped hatred by WICKEDP0WERS [Rated G, 4780 words, complete, 2021]

The Minyard VS Josten Rivalry continues once more in the latest Ducks VS Pythons Regional game. Held on February 14th, the two teams will face off after a grueling season filled with defeats and victories. These two high ranked Exy teams will battle it out on the court, filling fans of the game with excitement seeing as these two talented teams are going to give everyone a run for their money.

Josten, Starting Striker for the Colorado Ducks was asked about his thoughts on his upcoming rematch with long time rival and ex-teammate from the PSU Foxes, Andrew Minyard. “It’s not really a face off between me and Andrew. The Pythons are a great team and I could say that the Ducks are as well,” Josten said. “I would say it isn’t personal but I can’t wait to beat Andrew Minyard for the next game. I’ve got a score to settle with that angry midget. I can’t wait to see him on the court.”

Minyard-Josten Rivalry by Rory_writes [Rated M, 194879 words, incomplete, last updated  Aug 2021]

My take on the Minyard-Josten Rivalry/Pro Andreil!

A long collection of sequential scenes throughout Andrew and Neil's lives, post books.

Including, but not limited to, my interpretation of the Minyard-Josten Rivalry, the old Foxes playing with kittens for a YouTube video, so much soft and sweet Andreil you will get cavities, and headcanons I have been thinking about all year.

(Not complete, but still being written)

tw: transphobia, tw: racism, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: homophobic language

Catch Me If You Can by cleopatras [Rated T, 2683 words, complete, 2020]

Months ahead of joining Andrew's team after graduation, Neil accidentally lets an insult slip on the Kathy Ferdinand show. Thus, the Minyard-Josten Rivalry was born, but in all honesty, that couldn't be less accurate.

The Crooked Kind by youreyestheyglow [Rated G, 10512 words, complete, 2020]

Neil went pro a year ago--and not on Andrew's team. The problem: they're private people, and when the press takes their declarations of hate at face value, Andrew and Neil find themselves unwilling to end the rumors.

tw: mentions of canon typical violence

Reputation by lemonicee [Rated M, 7729 words, complete, 2020]

The rise and fall of the Minyard-Josten Rivalry.

Usually when Neil starts shit in a post-game press interview, he does it on purpose. This time, he really just meant for it to be a joke.

“How do you feel about the possibility of ending up on a team with a former Fox teammate?” is the next question.

“Great,” Neil answers, sincere. “I would love to play with Matt or Kevin again.”

“What about Minyard? Would you sign with Atlanta?”

Neil says, “Andrew? He’s a nightmare.”

He knows it’s a joke. His team knows it’s a joke. Andrew will know it’s a joke.

The press does not seem to know that it’s a joke.

Minyard vs Josten ;) by introvertedtiger [Rated G, 2102 words, complete 2019]

ever since Neil and Andrew had gone pro and started playing AGAINST each other, the media thought they hated each other. in reality they’ve been married for two years and Neil’s getting bored of the rivalry and is finally ready to change the name on his jersey.

tw: homophobia

minyard-josten rivalry by @butallmystars [tumblr, 2021]

here; this is just for you. my brain is currently mooning over the minyard-josten rivalry troupe so I offer you this….

Andreil coming out to the public by @kevindayslefthand [tumblr, 2020]

Okay so I think the way it happens is that rumours are going around about them dating and loads of those celebrity gossip shows are talking about it because a) their cats look identical and b) the minyard josten rivalry us looking more and more like suppressed sexual tension rather than hate

Rivalry?? by @itsstickball [tumblr, 2019]

(pt. 2, pt.3)

It starts, like most things these days, with Neil’s Instagram.

Neil Josten is Cheating by @wilsherejack [tumblr, 2018]

Neil Josten wears a gold band around his left ring finger and is absolutely cheating on his partner.

the name game by @permets [tumblr, 2016]

what happens when neil and andrew change the names on their jerseys

tw: implied/referenced abuse

Hi !

I’m looking for very graphic fics of Neil killing and torturing Nathan if you can find any

Thank you !!

Neil kills Nathan here with varying degrees of violence and gore. Some fics don’t draw out Nathan’s death to the degree you want, but I think you will still find satisfaction. -A

Also see:

‘Die Free or Die a Failure’ and ‘Night is the Raven, Day is the Fox’ here (on hiatus)

‘what it takes to survive’ here

‘Neil Josten’s Vendetta,’ ‘You Don't Even Know Me (It's Only A Feeling),’ and ‘The Nameless Monster’ (also below) here

‘Shinigami’* and ‘Shake My Tomb’ here (*abandoned, see author’s note on chapter 3) 

‘tokyo drifting’ here

‘Bad News From A Bad Friend’ here

‘lucid prayers’ here

‘The Real Folk Blues’ here

‘Sent to Drain’ here

‘Desperate and Broken (The Sound of a Fight)’ here

‘Iron and Ember’ here

Andrew kills Nathan:

‘Comeback’ here

‘Martyrs, Monsters, and Madness’ here (updated)

‘Andrew Joseph’ here

‘The Martyr Card’ here

‘It seems you've set it running free’ here

‘running with the wolves’ here

‘Armies’ here

Red Right Hand by hazey_sloths [Rated T (we say M), 11392 Words, Incomplete, Updated July 2019]

Nathaniel Wesninski has been trained to follow in his father's footsteps as the next Butcher of Baltimore. When leadership changes hands, Ichirou Moriyama orders a clean house and forces Nathaniel to help him. In the weeks that follow, it is discovered that Riko Moriyama's pet has run away to Palmetto State University.

When Nathaniel is sent to investiage what happened, he thinks he's just being sent to collect Kevin Day. He doesn't realize he'll have to deal with Kevin's guard dog.

tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: torture, tw: murder, tw: canonical character death

Appendages by autisticandrewminyard [Rated M, 37496 Words, Complete, 2017]

Nathaniel Wesninski grapples with his life as the heir to a criminal empire, as the vice captain to the Edgar Allan Ravens, and as the person he wants to be seen as.

tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: murder, tw: canonical character death, tw: drug use, tw: alcohol, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: implied/referenced abuse

Shrike by Leteel6 [Rated E, 13870 Words, Complete, 2021]

Neil never ends up going back to Baltimore. Instead, his father comes to Palmetto.

tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: dissociation, tw: gun violence, tw: knife violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: referenced animal torture, tw: murder, tw: corpse desecration, tw: canonical character death

The Nameless Monster by kanekicure [Rated M, 108199 Words, Complete, 2020]

Part 1 of the The Nameless series, part 2 here

Nathaniel Wesninski wants nothing more than to see his father dead and buried. But when his father promises him the title of The Butcher, Nathaniel quickly realizes that his destiny of following in his father's footsteps is closer than ever before.

So of course, when he gets forced to go undercover for the Baltimore police, he start's seeing what living could truly be.

tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: violence, tw: ptsd, tw: murder, tw: canonical character death

WIPs to watch

The Moriyama's Dog by JellyTits_Hoe [Rated E, 22655 Words, Incomplete, Updated August 2021]

Nathaniel can’t move a muscle and he doesn't even know if he would if he could. He’s in such a petrified state that he could barely even hear his father's words. All he can hear and feel is his heart beating in his chest. Lola giggles so loud Nathaniel knows she did it so he could hear her loud and clear. The screaming stopped a while ago. Nathaniel can’t really point out when. Perhaps it was when he started to go numb all over.

-

In which Nathaniel Wesninski never escaped and instead became Ichirou Moriyama's personal dog.

tw: dark, tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: referenced gang rape, tw: graphic torture, tw: maiming, tw: murder, tw: gun violence, tw: trained killer dogs, tw: knife violence, tw: abuse, tw: child abuse, tw: implied/referenced csa, tw: depression, tw: hallucinations, tw: homophobia, tw: drugs

Retribution by hausofcloud [Rated M, 11023 Words, Incomplete, Updated Jan 2022]

Exploring the "what if" after Mary's death. Instead of continuing on to Arizona, Nathaniel makes his way back to Stuart and in his grief, trains to exact his revenge on Nathan and his inner circle.

tw: graphic depiction of violence, tw: canonical character death, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: knife violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: murder, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

in consequence by sheskyripa [Not Rated, ​​3383 Words, Incomplete, Updated Jan 2021]

Part 2 of the in secret series, part 1 here

Ichirou gave Nathaniel a choice: become the new Butcher or continue play Exy. He chooses Exy, but for that, he has to eliminate his father.

Or Andrew and Nathaniel plan Nathan's death

tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: internalized homophobia

Fractures by JayJFox [Rated M, 15902 Words, Incomplete, Updated May 2021]

Neil never planned to break Andrew's heart.

But Nathan Wesninski is alive and breathing down their necks, and Neil will do anything to keep Andrew safe from him even if it means pushing him away.

tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: blood, tw: abuse, tw: alcohol abuse, tw: urge to self harm

trivial questions about a triple murder (with answers) by Leocante [Rated T, 20690 Words, Incomplete, Updated Jan 2022]

Nathan Wesninsky was dead. And so was Lola Malcolm. Romero Malcolm. They were all dead, their bodies scattered over the floors tainted with blood, with the prospect of peace. Baltimore could start healing.

Nathan Wesninsky was dead, but his killer was smiling, and Andrew couldn't shake off the feeling that it wasn't the end of anything. The city thrived off crime, and the crime itself was so much bigger than a triple murder. So much more important in the bright white of the interrogation room.

The killer was smiling. Andrew sat into a chair across him.

Cameras stayed off.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: murder, tw: homophobia

Art

butcher neil moodboard by @shiggyduster

Neil with knives art by @emry-stars

a butcher neil doodle art by @xeyoaa

Nathan moodboard by @murder-nerd-nina-blog​

hello everyone dont think about jean and jeremy becoming friends and jeremy learning french to surprise jean and especially do not think about jean being terrified at that because to him it feels like something riko wouldve done because ravens arent allowed secrets lol dont think about that scenario setting back their progress lol

neil deadass told us he’s the most observant person and that he knows all the exits in a building and can read people easily but then andrew told him he’d suck his dick and his brain took a screenshot

Cute andreil facts from Nora’s posts that everybody forgets about

They actually do hold hands

When Robin moves to their dorm (during Neil’s fourth, Andrew’s fifth year) Andrew relinquishes his loft and shares with Neil the entire year

Renee was the first one to catch on Andrew’s attraction to Neil, but Kevin was the first one to catch on Neil’s attraction to Andrew

After Aaron outs Andrew and Neil’s relationship to Betsy (during The King’s Men), Betsy sends Andrew a message that says ‘’I’m happy for you’’

Andrew punches their pro team coach when he makes Neil play despite his injury 

They sit on each other’s laps 

Andrew is usually the big spoon

Andrew isn’t actually the top, they switch (by the time Neil becomes the Foxes’ captain, they are comfortable either way)

They go on dates, mostly long drives to nowhere, but also long walks on the beach or even a table for two

They stock coffee in their house in case one of them wakes up in the middle of the night because of nightmares

They don’t say ‘I love you’ because neither of them have ever heard anyone say these words directly to them, but there are times when Neil could’ve said them: during Aaron’s trial, when Betsy had a heart attack, during Nathan Wesninski’s trial, when they finally got their own apartment, when their team beats Kevin’s, when the US Court wins the gold medal

Their ‘I love you’ is in ‘Stay’, ‘Don’t go’, ‘Welcome home’

Neil likes forehead kisses, and Andrew is definitely tall enough to give them

Their first time was stressful for both of them, not only for Neil (we like to paint Andrew as this very experienced dude, and forget that Neil is actually his first too, which is sad)

Andrew discusses his and Neil’s relationship with Renee

Andrew buys Neil a camera when he noticed how much Neil loved the photos in the lounge

Andrew destroys the hems of every single pair of pants he owns because they are too long

One day they both stop asking

One day Andrew will learn to trust Neil with all of himself

Andrew is better with kids than Neil

When it’s nearly time for Aaron’s trial, Neil asks Betsy to be there for Andrew and says that he needs a mother right now

Neil practises picking locks, so he handcuffs himself to a bed

when Andrew finds him, he makes fun of his miserable attempts and leaves him handcuffed to the bed, stating that he did it to himself and now has to deal with the consequences 

The next day Neil handcuffs himself to Andrew, so he won’t leave him again

*So obvioulsy the statement ‘’everybody forgets about’’ is false, but I wanted to write down all of my favourites (even though I’ve probably forgotten about at least half of them)

This post also exists for writers who need some fanfic ideas, etc.

If you feel like adding anything I didn’t include, please go ahead, let this post be even longer it already is

goD like im so fucked up over the idea of andrew and neil giving each other forehead kisses like

neil starts it b/c three inches taller is the perfect height to kiss andrew’s forehead

it starts as just another thing neil does during their iconic makeout sessions

(or like, you know)

(when they’re done)

but then neil starts doing it other times and andrew is just like ?????

neil will give him a forehead kiss before leaving for class in the morning

or right before bed

andrew pretends that he thinks it’s the most annoying thing ever, but he really really secretly loves it and how it slowly just becomes neil’s go-to form of affection

it takes a while for any of the other foxes to notice since it’s a pretty intimate gesture, so there aren’t really that many occasions for them to see it

months after it started, they finally see it when neil goes to ask andrew something during a scrimmage and before he turns to leave he just kisses andrew’s helmet (!!!!!!)

allison makes an unbelievable amount of money

they all think that they will never see andrew return the gesture in a million years 

but one day after a game the press is super nasty to neil and pull up way too much shit from his past

he holds it together until he gets back to the locker room but then he can’t breathe and the room is spinning 

and andrew just shoves him up against the wall to keep neil from collapsing, with one hand on his neck and the other flat against neil’s heart

“neil, stop. fucking listen to me, you’re fine, you’re safe here, it’s okay”

neil does calm down after a minute and just looks exhausted and worn out as he refuses to make eye contact with anyone but andrew

everyone thinks andrew is going to step away now that neil is fine but he doesn’t

he presses himself up on his tiptoes

and grabs neil’s face between his hands to pull it down a little

and kisses his forehead