There are so many things he loves about Andrew falling asleep with him, Neil muses drowsily. The warm, solid chest against his back is one of the best feelings he’s ever had, topped at a slim margin by the arm under his pillow. It makes Neil feel safer than any gun he’s ever kept there.
The other arm is usually wrapped snugly around Neil’s waist on the nights they fall asleep together, and Neil fights not to chuckle to himself as he remembers the way that, when he falls to old habits and starts to hug himself to sleep, Andrew will immediately smack Neil’s arm away and slide his own possessively into its place.
And, God, Andrew’s biceps. Andrew’s hugs are one of the best things that’s ever happened to him. How could he possibly think about his Mom’s perfunctory holds anymore when he wakes up to those biceps wrapped around him? It’s been months since the first time and sometimes he still wakes up feeling disoriented at the sensation of being completely comfortable and safe.
Andrew never meant to rely on Neil like this, never meant to seek out Neil for anything. Andrew was not a child in need of comfort and he’d been living with himself long enough to know how to deal when his mind decided to mutiny against him.
Still, it’s stupidly easy to fall into Neil. A few months and Andrew finds more stability in having Neil next to him then he’s comfortable admitting. And if he wakes from nightmares some nights and traces the constellations of freckles on Neil’s back in the darkness to keep himself grounded, it’s his knowledge to hold.
Neil wakes though one night to the feeling of Andrew’s finger on his back. He hums sleepily and smiles. “Staring.”
Andrew pushes his face away, but lets his lips brush Neil’s shoulder in a kiss.
random ass hc: andrew jsut has random stacks of books all over his dorm/apartment and uses them as coffee tables, coat racks, weapons, etc whenever convenient.
So I’ve been wanting to do my own twist on the Kathy Interview for YEARS, and I finally did it. Also did you guys know that Kevin turned down the choice to wear suspenders and I am upset.
can we all agree that andrew and matt share a secret blood brother pact but for neil?? Like they’d literally send update of neil’s location to each other straight up just his current location with no context given??
beacuse i’m stuck in quarantine due to catching covid-
quarantine aftg au where neil and andrew are forced to room together for quarantine?? can u just imagien the amount of snide remarks and issues about trust being brought up??
Quarantine’s got me thinking about the Foxes again
[ID: A digital painting of Andrew Minyard from the chest up against a plain background. He is light skinned, with Hazel eyes and short blond hair that is longer at the top. He is wearing a dark gray pea coat over a black shirt and is staring at the viewer with a vacant, tired expression. END ID:]
