oh, another popular tragic mlm ship? look me in the eye and tell me they’re not just another achilles and patroclus. another merlin and arthur. another sirius and remus. another neil and todd. tell me it’s not just another golden boy and his seemingly mundane best friend. look me in the eye-
since everyone seems to be falling into the blackhole of anderperry teacher au’s with me (as they should) i humbly offer more
this is actually something i thought of while talking to @aedan-mills on my first teachers au
but anderperry teaching au “rivals” to lovers except they weren’t rivals theyre married
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everyone knows that mr. anderson, the english teacher and mr. perry, the drama teacher cant stand each other,,, it’s speculated it’s because of the overlap in their syllabus but none the less the two are rivals or something
like, for example, one time during a school assembly mr. perry had been decked up in a nice fitting suit and leading the ceremony, but mr. anderson had taken one look at him and left. He had come back but he had stuck to the back (”warn me, babe, the next time ur going to show up looking so fucking hot”)
it was a weirdly antagonistic behavior from the usually sweet teacher
and once, mr perry had seen mr anderson in a sweater and had snorted and said “nice sweater” in a mocking tone. (”todd please i’m running out of clothes” “didn’t u vow that what was yours was mine at our wedding? was it a lie?” “todd baby, please, i can’t go to school naked” “why not”)
and who could forget the time mr anderson had taken mr perry’s lunch straight from his hands and mr perry had to go get another one (”thanks for bringing me lunch, honey, i didn’t have time to get up with all this grading” “don’t worry about it, love, lemme just go grab mine too and then i can help”)
and of course the snaps at each other
like the vaguely threatening ones
“meet me in the parking lot after your meeting” (”sorry for rushing you, but i needed to get home to get some work done and i didn’t want you to have to ask someone for a ride”)
the vaguely weird ones
“i don’t know what id do if i wasn’t a teacher” “you could manage the worlds first flying desk set” no one knew what that meant but it sounded rude. what the hell was a flying desk set anyway
and then the obvious ones like when mr perry was absent for a few days and mr. anderson was talking to a man around his age
“mr. perry is such a fucking asshole, why can’t he just for once in his miserable life” the rest had been too quiet for anyone to hear (”i just don’t like it charlie, why can’t he just be happy for neil?” “i know todd”)
it’s a big situation so it feels like there would be a big conclusion, but no.
one day before class had started but after the bell in mr. perry’s room, mr. anderson came in. everyone was at the edge of their seat wondering if they were finally just going to throw fists but no
“neil, i accidently grabbed your lesson plans”
“oh my god im sorry and thank you so much !” mr perry gave him an almost identical folder in exchange for the one mr. anderson was holding. then mr anderson left
but not before mr. perry leaned over and gave him a soft kiss in gratitude
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in the end mr. perry didn’t need the lesson plans cuz he spent the hour calming his class down
(”WAIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU THOUGHT I HATED TODD??? WHO THE FUCK COULD HATE TODD”
“..we’re sorry mr. perry”
“JUST LOOK AT HIM WHO COULD LOOT AT THAT FACE AND HATE IT?”
“…mr perry…”
“ESPECIALLY AFTER GETTING TO KNOW HIM WITH HIS PERFECT PERSONALI–”
I haven’t written one of these in forever so here goes:
Is this it? Is this what Neil has been looking for all this time? That feeling he was searching for in acting, in Dead Poet Meetings, in defying his Father, in defying Welton… This, however, it was a different feeling than any of those combined…
Neil was, for the first time in his entire existence, alive. Silly, he thought acting was what made him feel truly alive, then again it was just the byproduct of finally freeing himself from the grasp of his Father and Welton. But this? This was different.
Okay so I know that this is a liiiiiiiittle off topic from what I normally post but I wanted to advertise a Dead Poets Society server!!! Pretty new, super duper friendly, we simp for all the characters, and have lots of fun roles lol.
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Hey y’all just so you know the server is popping we all gave ourselves unofficial DPS names based on characters everyone thinks we are like and the interactions are just… *chef’s kiss*
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todd anderson going home in all his sulky emo wannabe glory only to lay on the living room couch near the phone , swinging his legs in the air and giggling into the phone while talking to his boyfriend
anderperry but due to a series of misunderstandings neil thinks they both have agreed to date and todd is clueless and confused as to why neil just greeted him with a kiss
I haven’t written one of these in forever so here goes:
Is this it? Is this what Neil has been looking for all this time? That feeling he was searching for in acting, in Dead Poet Meetings, in defying his Father, in defying Welton… This, however, it was a different feeling than any of those combined…
Neil was, for the first time in his entire existence, alive. Silly, he thought acting was what made him feel truly alive, then again it was just the byproduct of finally freeing himself from the grasp of his Father and Welton. But this? This was different.
Todd, when they first met, never really made his tummy rumble and his chest rattle, not like it did a few months ago. Todd was a slow, tender, variable to the feeling Neil would soon acknowledge as the best emotion of his life. Todd’s warmth crept up to him in moments he didn’t even think could use warmth. Neil had thought just the ambition and drive to do what he wants was enough to call ‘living’. But with Todd… it’s like… he didn’t have a choice, his body, his mind, they couldn’t help but feel even more real when they were with Todd. Neil never knew his heart could literally skip a beat, he never knew he could sweat outside of sports or hot weather, he never even knew he was into blondes (or guys for that matter). Todd was like an inevitable force in Neil’s life that he was finally able to encounter once he was able to act. Being free from his father’s judgement made him freer to think, and because of that, Neil stopped worrying about his sexuality or what he expected in a partner, all he knew was that Todd made him feel alive.
It was no surprise to Charlie either, that Neil would succumb to his teenaged whims and ask him how to ask Todd out. With a scoff, his best friend agreed but in the condition that Neil switched seats with Cameron at lunch (long story). Neil was more than elated when Todd said 'Yes’, all because Todd said it so softly and so sweetly to him. To Todds defense, when a guy who’s accidentally covered in pollen, running from bees, and holding a bunch of roses spelling out your name, you’d want to be gentle.
Their date was very much like the two of them when they were alone in their dorms or out in the campus. They visited a quiant Museum up north, some antique broadway props place Charlie recommended, the two had endless comments on every display there. They then arrived at a small bookstore nearby, it sold second hand books for a buck each and you can bet Todd lost his week’s allowance in that place. (Neil wasn’t lucky either when they happened upon an antique Shakespearean Playbook). It started to rain after that so they scurried over to a small diner and ate garbage plates of fries, gravy, mashed potatoes, and menacingly delicious pork baby back ribs. It wasn’t the most elegant of dates, but Neil had never felt so happy just spending more time with Todd.
Every word that came out of Todd’s mouth was golden. His anecdotes, his cheap shots at Neil’s sauce covered grin, his soft compliments, his even softer way of saying 'I’m happy you like me back’. Neil could die here, salt and sauce covered, and he wouldn’t mind. The milkshakes helped clean up their pallettes and their napkins cleaned their exteriors from smelling like 10 dollar diner dishes.
When the rain subsided, the two managed to walk out into a secluded park and spend their last few date hours there. Todd’s brother was going to pick him up around that town for a family trip the next day so Neil had to go back to Welton alone. The brief disappointment was cut short when Todd’s face was about a few centimeters away from Neil’s.
“I really enjoyed our date.” Todd’s voice was so beautiful. “I hope you’ll ask me out again with less pollen in your hair.”
“I’ll try,” Neil chuckled, his sugary breath matching Todd’s ever-nearing ones. “I can’t promise I won’t ask again soon, though”
“I hope you do.”
Neil’s first kiss with Todd was like the whole world stopping just for him to feel this exact moment. The world stopped to let Neil feel his heart beat, his senses emerge, his skin heat up, his lips melt at the touch of Todd’s equally nervous ones. In a split second, Neil was reborn, like a lightning bolt from the sky reanimated him and brought him back to life.
Pulling away was like exhaling too long, he needed to breathe him in again. It wasn’t a problem though, Todd saw the look in his eyes and gave him another kiss. This time longer, giving their lips time to match up and lock. Weirdly matching each other’s lips perfectly.
As they finally stop, right before Jeff had pulled over to the corner of the street, Todd smiles and discretely squeezes Neil’s hand. “I’ll see you when I get back on Sunday. Thank you for today.”
Needless to say, Neil’s walk back to Welton was filled with butterflies his his stomach and they where carrying him all the way there.
OKAY, Warning for this one, it’s VERY ANGSTY and has mentions of Suic*de and a serious mental disorder, etc. I don’t wanna mention any specifics so as not to spoil anything but just know this fic is ANGST!
Word on the street is that there’s a rogue pirate kidnapping handsome princes! So the knights assigned Neil Perry (their Golden Knight) to watch over Todd Anderson!
One night, the rogue pirate (Charlie) scaled a room on the side of the castle successfully and spots a sleeping young man on his bed. He’s immediately in love with his pale skin, sleeping face, and red copper hair. Before the sleeping man could wake up, Charlie puts a sack over his head and carries him out of the room.
“Did you here that?” Todd asks Neil, whose armor was scattered across Todd’s floor.
“Huh? No?” Neil said from Todd’s chest, still in the middle of kissing him.
“It sounded like it came from Cameron’s room. We should check.”
“Your nanny? I’m sure he’s fine, we’re not done here–”
“Neil, he’s my advisor and we’re going to check on him. There’s a pirate on the loose remember?”
Neil groans and helps them get dressed.
“Wake up, Prince.” Charlie patted Cameron’s cheek. They were in the caves beside a shore where Charlie’s row boat waded, the moonlight still shining on Cameron’s skin, making Charlie a bit flustered.
Cameron gathered himself, trying to wipe his face but his hands were tied behind his back. “Prince? Oh– You’re that pirate who kidnaps princes!!” He notices Charlie’s flowy shirt and eyepatch before he noticed the earrings and the sword on him. The man had taste.
“Okay Prince Todd, I don’t normally kidnap princes this far out but I heard you were the most beautiful in the land. I’d say they were right on that end so I’ve decided to keep you for myself.” Charlie winked.
“W-what? I’m not the–”
“Stop right there!” Neil shouted from the other side of the cave.
“You! Perry!” Charlie stood up, drawing his sword.
“We meet again, you scoundrel!” Neil laughed as he pointed his sword at Charlie.
“Oh please, just because I left knight training to be a pirate doesn’t mean I’m a scoundrel! I’m a dignified adventurer!” Charlie rebutted. Neil scoffs at his former classmate.
“Unhand our friend right now!” Todd yelled from behind Neil.
“Sorry, but the beautiful Prince Todd will be coming with me!” Charlie hoisted Cameron over his shoulder.
“Let me go! I’m not Todd!”
“Yeah!” Todd added, “I’m Todd!”
“Yeah, and Todd’s mine!” Neil piped in.
“… Huh? Then… Who–”
“I’m Richard Cameron? The advisor and right hand man to the Prince? You didn’t actually think I was the most beautiful prince in the land, right?”
Charlie puts Cameron down again. “I–” He stutters a bit.
“Y-you… You actually think I’m as beautiful as how they describe Todd? Even if you got the wrong room??”
“How could you think Cameron’s more– Ow!” Neil’s rant was cut off by Todd pinching him to keep quiet.
“I… Yeah– I thought you were really pretty and–” Charlie hid his face in his pirate sleeves. “I– I just thought–”
“… Y'know… now that we’re all out here… Do you all just wanna runaway?” Todd suggested. “We’ve got Neil to protect us, I’ve got my best advisor, I hate this kingdom and my parents, we should just go!”
Cameron was about to scold Todd for even saying he hated this kingdom but he sighed instead. “You know what? Sure. I’m gonna get fired if I do or don’t agree with you anyway.” Both Charlie and Todd beamed in happiness.
“Wait… does this mean we have to share a boat– a room with other people tonight?” Neil groaned.
“Honey, we can continue in this cave if you want.” Cameron looked at Todd in disappointment.
“What? No!” Neil and Cameron said in unison.
“Hey man, if you guys wanna live the pirate life, you gotta be okay with sharing the space with other horny pirates.” Charlie shrugged before looking at Cameron again.
“Please don’t tell me that while I’m still tied up.”
And so, Charlie “kidnapped” Todd, Cameron, and Neil in one night. They met up with Charlie’s crew: Knox the translator, Pitts the navigator, and Meeks the weapons smith. (Yes, they were all former princes who ran away with Charlie.)
(it’s been a while since I made a drabble so here it is; I’m not dead, just burntout from work and social media hahah)
Todd’s palms were sweating, trembling even. He hasn’t seen his friend, Neil, recently and he’s getting worried.
They were from two different colleges and it’s possible Neil was just sick or busy or something– That’s why he hasn’t seen him by the park fountain in a while.
Or… Was it because Todd blew it?
The month prior, Todd had confessed to Neil about his attraction. They’ve only known each other for less than a semester and already he felt like he could over come the crushing weight of the education system he’s forced to participate in. But maybe it was a mistake.
What was Todd thinking?! Confessing to a guy he met randomly at a park and who’s also a med student! He wouldn’t have time to even date Todd– let alone have the time to fall in love in the first place. Neil was a scholar, from some fancy school in Vermont while Todd barely got into his English Major because his parents were adamant about his decision (thank God for Jeff for saving him the effort).
Anyway, it wouldn’t make sense to date Neil since they were in completely different courses and colleges… But Todd didn’t have and excuse. He confessed to Neil, as sober and as aware and as dumb as he could be at that moment, he told Neil he liked him a lot.
After classes, Todd sat by the same fountain they liked to meet up at, ritually hoping for Neil to pop in and tell him he’s sorry– at least turn him down. Not seeing him hurt more than heartbreak, not being around him hurt more than not being with him. Todd could bear the image of Neil dating someone who’d be a future doctor too, but Todd couldn’t bear not knowing how–
“Boo!”
Todd shrieked as he leaned backward into the fountain, falling into the shallow, penny-filled water.
“FUCK! Todd! I’m sorry– I didn’t mean to–” Neil hurried tried to fish Todd out of the water, rolling his sleeves up to grab Todd’s arms.
“N-Neil? W-where’ve you been?” Todd was shivering, his teeth chattering from the cold water.
“I was supposed to surprise you– well I did but– I didn’t mean to do it like this-”
Todd stood up, sopping wet and flustered. He tried his best not to smile at the site of Neil.
“What… What happened to you? How come I haven’t heard from you in a while?”
“Okay… Uhm– I hope you won’t think I’m crazy or irrational for doing this, and I know by saying that I probably am already sounding like I am and–”
“Neil.”
“Okay… I uhh… Transferred colleges. To be… here. With you. Uh.. Yeah.”
Todd’s face muscles fought hard to stop a smile from forming. “W-what? How? Why?!”
“Well… Y'know when you confessed? And all I did was kiss you and ran away?”
Todd remembered that clear as day. He just thought Neil gave him a pity kiss and ran as fast as he could. “Yeah…?”
“Well, I’ve been in love with you for months too and I was just hoping you’d reciprocate my feelings. I do admit, I handled your confession poorly, but it did lead me to transferring.”
“B-but– your career and–”
“No no! Don’t worry! I’ve been wanting a reason to leave Medicine!” Neil chuckled. “I’ve been interested in another course– conveniently also provided in this school, and I just needed one last push to tell my father off and go here. That and I had a rich friend help me out with a lot of the papers, that’s why it only took a month. I wanted to surprise you while you were in the university itself but you looked so cute waiting for me here, I just had to come over.”
“C-cute?” Todd’s ears pinkened.
“Oh- right! I hope you understand this means I do want to date you, right? Is… Is this all too much?”
Todd’s mind was swimming, not from being drenched in copper water but because he didn’t expect Neil’s approach to be so… sudden and completely the opposite from what he was worried about for the last weeks.
“Uhh… Todd?” Neil waved his hand in front of Todd’s face.
“I– This is a lot to take in–”
“I- I’m sorry- fuck, I knew this was too weird-”
“It’s not! I just… Y'know what? How about I get myself cleaned up and then we grab some coffee?”
Neil sighed in relief. “Coffee sounds great.”
“Good. And since we’re dating, you can help be get cleaned up.”
Todd held a blushing Neil’s hand before they steadily walked to Todd’s dorm.
The End
idk what the hell this was. I’m a bit rusty when it comes to writing fluff lmao
Literally, I won’t stop saying this, my fav HC/AU to write about is Neil and Todd being husbands and having a daughter (and/or a son) with a Golden Retriever named ‘Delilah’ and an orange tabby cat named 'Walt’.
Just the idea of two men coming from awful parents becoming a loving, healthy family is just.. Poetic.
They’ll host all the Thanksgivings, the holidays, Christmas at their place is hectic with the other poets and their families but they love it still.
Thinking about how their first born would be so coddled, they have to learn how to let their kid be independent. Their second kid would have a “Todd Moment” wherein their older sibling seems to have a lot of attention from their dads BUT Todd picks up on this incredibly fast and they all have an arc about it, resulting to their 2nd kid being more confident.
There’s just– with Neil and Todd being able to be better people together, raise two kids better than their own parents did, raise em to have better lives than them… Really warms my heart.
Holding chaos in your palms like you created it yourself Singing the anthem like it was your own triumph Cradling your head in your hands like it does something
You murmur sweet nothings like you’re in love Battling bittersweet thoughts like you can fight Throwing off desk sets like it’s your birthday
Sprinting and halting on to your knees like you’re happy Announcing your part like it’s a good choice You string me along like I had a choice in the first place
Waking up in winter like any other day Quaking through my palms like the Earth’s rumble Running and tumbling down like snow down an avalanche
Holding your chaos in my palms like I created it myself Yelling out your name like it’s my own If only I could cradle your head in my hands so it does something
Todd Mosby saying he only has 45 days to love Neil ahahaha
AHah..ahaha.. ha..
[Context: Todd would be telling the story of how he met Neil and he imagines meeting Neil 45 days before he arrived at Welton or idk he has 45 days of knowing Neil hahaha… angsty.. yes…]
So anyway, Todd saying:
“Hi, I’m Todd Anderson… and exactly 45 days from now… You and I are gonna meet and gonna fall in love. You’re gonna shake my hand and tell me we’re roommates. You’re gonna try to invite me to a study group, and I’ll refuse- but I wish I didn’t. You’re gonna start a ‘Dead Poets Society’ and rope me along with you and you’re gonna make me feel wanted– and I did. You’re gonna tell me about a play that you really wanted to be a part in, I tried to stop you but I wouldn’t be able to because your smile is stronger than any logic I had access to. I wish I tired harder. But I know I wouldn’t stop you from being happy. We’re gonna practice your lines, sometimes out in Welton, by the docks- our favorite spot, other times in private… Where we will share our first kiss. You and I will fall in love and promise to keep making each other happy. All that is 45 days away… But I’m here now… I guess because… I want those extra 45 days… With you I want each one of them…
If I can’t have that, then I’ll take the 45 seconds before your Father shows up and kicks me out… because… I love you. I’m always gonna love you. 'Til the end of my days. You’ll see.”
todd: neil you can’t do this every time I come home
neil, laying in the rose petals he scattered on the bed, illuminated by the candles that are todd’s favourite scent, while the bathwater runs: but I love you
