#neil x andrew
Andrew carrying Neil’s bag after an away game because Neil’s legs wint stop shaking from how fast he ran
Do you think Neil associates stuff with Andrew? Like.. the most random things ever.
The moon was shining brightly on the night sky and the way it reflected on Andrew’s hair seemed ridiculous and perfect in a way Neil was now used to.
He wondered once more if somehow he was dreaming and was now part of some delusional reality were he and Andrew were free men, not bound to any crowns or kingdoms.
But then again, Andrew’s eyes seemed too beautiful in moonlight to ever wonder if it was a delusion.
“Staring”
Andrew said, as if sensing Neil on his periphery. Neil only hummed in agreement but didn’t even bother to try and look anywhere else. Andrew was simply to breathtaking.
“You’re gonna injure yourself if you keep thinking so hard”
Andrew mused.
“Yeah that’s about right”
Neil commented while moving his gaze upwards and trying to count the stars to compare them with Andrew’s freckles.
Who would have thought that Prince Andrew of Palmetto, someone known to be as cold and sharp as ice, was a man with endless freckles on his face if you looked close enough? No one actually, so Neil happily kept looking for constellations and thinking about how would they look on Andrew’s face.
“What are you thinking about?”
“What?”
Neil snapped from his thoughts just in time to see Andrew’s unamused face looking at him.
“What are you thinking about that has you making that stupid face, Oh Revered, Prince Neil of Baltimore.”
Andrew said it with a solemn air, as if thinking he was funny when he said things like that, as if Neil didn’t hate his title enough.
“Oh your highness, I plead of you to bear in mind my weak heart against your incredible sense of humor.”
Neil said snidely, but it looked like Andrew was not taking his elusiveness.
“Neil cut the bullshit, I know you’re worried about something, spit it out.”
Well, there went Neil’s plan of not bearing his heart out tonight but with Andrew he shouldn’t have expected anything else.
“It’s nothing… I just, I’ve been imagining things, even when you haven’t asked me to. I imagined that I ran away and met you here on Palmetto, the best fighter of the Royal guard, and I’m not yours but I make you so happy anyway, isn’t that ridiculous? Tell me to stop.”
Neil was rambling, he knew this and he was also aware of the shaking of his hands, it was a stupid thing to say. What was he thinking? , he couldn’t just say this to Andrew and expect something back, it was unfair, and now Andrew probably hated him and didn’t want to see him anymore.
Andrew was probably so enraged he wanted to declare war to Baltimore judging by the way he hadn’t said anything yet, so not only Neil has fucked up everything between them , but he also singlehandedly managed a war in less that 4 minutes. Oh god this was going to be awfu-
“Don’t stop”
Andrew said in a whisper. Neil freezed.
“Neil, don’t ever stop.”
And then Andrew was slowly bringing up his hand to cup Neil’s face in it, he touched his face like it was something fragile and precious. He made soft circles on the skin of his cheek until he reached his mouth, were he touched gently Neil’s bottom lip with his thumb and Neil felt.
Neil felt like fire was eating him up from the inside, he felt like in his stomach their two enemy kingdoms were at war and Neil was the battlefield. He felt like starstruck Icarus looking at the sun up close from the first time knowing it would be the death of him.
“Neil”
Andrew said patiently, and Neil finally broke away from his thoughts to look at him. To look at Andrew who somehow reflected everything Neil was feeling at that very moment.
“Yes or no?”
Andrew whispered it like a secret , so close to Neil’s face he felt Andrew’s breath of his lips.
“Yes”
And with a gentle hand, Andrew grabbed Neil by the back of his head, hand in his hair, and kissed him.
AndOh it was everything he ever dreamed it would be like but better. Andrew kissed like his life was on the line, like treaties and wars didn’t even matter when kissing Neil could be the last thing he would ever do in his life. He kissed like he’d been famished his whole life and Neil was the only food he would ever have.
And Neil responded to this need and want appropriately. He was surprised himself with the fever want that rose through his body at the thought of having Andrew so close. He felt like they could never be apart, like they were fusing with each other leaving no space for either of their kingdoms in between. It was just the two of them. Neil felt like he could defeat armies and take down kingdoms as long as he had Andrew by his side.
They broke apart with a sigh, and Neil looked up to hazel eyes that were already looking at him.
“Stay”
“Here? In Palmetto?”
“In Palmetto, in the forest beyond this castle, on the other side of the sea, I don’t care. Just stay.”
Andrew speaks in whispers as if afraid that saying it louder would trigger something and Neil would disappear into thin air.
- Andrew I would burn the world for you, I would leave my title and linege in a heartbeat. As long as you let stay there’s no other place I would rather be.
Andrew brings their faces together so their foreheads are resting on one another and takes a deep breath.
Neil takes Andrew’s hand and squeezes tightly. Their hands shake with the weight of the meaning this moment has, the weight of their kingdoms and expectations that take a toll on their bodies with the slightest gaze or brush of skin they share that feels forbidden.
“Neil, yes or no?”
Neil knew what the question was meant for. It meant fighting, it meant fighting for them, for their future and the hopeful future of their kingdoms . It meant the possibility of waking up with Andrew by his side every day for the rest of his life. It was too good to let go.
Neil brought his face back pressed a kiss on Andrew’s cheek.
- Yes, Andrew, it’s always yes with you.
Random reunion
A: B!? Hey! I’m-
B: A. I know. I remember.
A: huh. Didn’t expect that.
B: What ? Why wouldn’t I remember you?
A: Oh, nothing. You’re just not exactly known for caring about people you don’t like, or think are stupid, or get on your nerves etc. So yeah… figured you wouldn’t remember me.
B: What is THAT supposed to mean, huh?! Don’t you remember we did that thing together!?
A: I remember YOU constantly criticising my every move, YEAH! OF COURSE I REMEMBER ?! But not YOU ever CARING ABOUT ME?!?
B: THAT’S LITERALLY WHAT I SAID?!?
A:NO, IT’S NOT?!
B: WHY WOULD I GIVE SOMEONE ADVICE TO DO BETTER IF I DONT CARE ABOUT THEM , HUH?!?
A: SO WHAT: YOU CARE ABOUT ME?!?
B: OF COURSE I DO, YOU IDIOT?!?
C: Um … guys… this is a coffee shop ?
the foxes in high school if they were not traumatized au
part 2 (ft. everyone being oblivious)
when andreil starts dating no one really notices, even though andrew and neil will mention their relationship but people sort of just think it’s a weird inside joke. this is because of many reasons, but here’s a few of them:
- kevin knows they’re together and will tell them to stop flirting whenever he is in their presence, but neil will always go “ew cooties” while andrew just looks offended, and people assume it’s becuase he’s been accused of flirting and not because his bf just said he has cooties
- most people think andrew is straight even though he regularly makes gay jokes, because they think it’s his weird way of supporting nicky (even if a lot of the jokes feel vaguely homophobic), and that him and neil just have a weird jock bromance going on
- whenever neil wants to hold andrew’s hand he very dramatically goes “give me your hand” in a weird voice and then andrew (very reluctantly) will put out his hand, and then once they are walking neil very dramatically swings their hands back and forth until andrew tells him to calm down
- when they are sitting on sofas andrew sits at one end while neil sits side ways with his legs on top of andrew’s lap, taking up the entire couch. everyone thinks they are just being assholes who are unwilling to share a couch (which yeah, they definitely are) but it’s actually just that cuddling is very awkward when other people are on the same couch as you, so they’re improvising.
- andrew and neil will sometimes take kevin with them on their dates. kevin is horrifically bisexual and obsessed with aaron, so andrew says it’s because he wants to keep an eye on him. neil says it’s because kevin doesn’t trust them to not do something dumb that ends with them kicked off the exy team. the rest of the school thinks that they are just the ultimate friendship trio. when kevin starts dating aaron people are like “omg but what about neil?” and kevin’s just kind of like “he has andrew?” and people are like “but you’re dating andrew, right?” and kevin is very eager to list of all the reasons he would never date andrew, and why aaron is husband material.
i love how the first time most of us read aftg we thought kevin was going to be the love interest but then BAM! next thing you know the short blonde guy with anger issues is telling us that he would blow neil
and then you reread the series for the first time and realize that this series is the ultimate slow burn that you didnt even know you needed, and you spot all sorts of gay shit you missed the first time around
andrew *turning left in the maserati*: that man better fucking brake for us otherwise we’ll die
neil: i would be the only one dead. he would hit my side of the car and then i would be smushed to bits all over your car
andrew: ew, let’s avoid that. i don’t want your bloody remains in my car, that’d be a pain to clean out.
kevin *sitting in the back, being ignored*: i like how your first thought was “neil’s death would inconvenience me.” and not “omg that’d be awful, neil would be dead!”
no confession scene will ever have the same impact that the fucking ‘doesn’t mean i wouldn’t blow you’ scene had
the foxes in high school if they were not traumatized au
part 1 (ft. andreil being absolutely horrible)
nicky is the president of the gsa club and tries to get andrew and neil to join. it goes about as well as you would expect. for some reason nicky thought asking them in a public place would go better, but instead it ends with andrew and neil getting sent to the office.
because apparently loudly announcing that you and your boyfriend would not join the gsa because you ‘hate gay people’ is not an inclusive school appropriate response.
neil then made it worse becuase when the principal asked him why they would say that when they are involved in a homosexual arrangment, neil informed wymack that he isn’t gay, and that he would never touch another man. when wymack gives him a Look, he then turns to andrew and goes
“oh shit babe, you’re a guy? well this is awkward”
and mr. wymack is not paid enough for this
and then becuase andrew is a great boyfriend who values communication and lives to cause problems goes
“ok so am i your boyfriend or not?”
and neil, with his two brain cells replies
“we can’t be boyfriends. becuase im not gay. but you can be my super smash bro :)”
“ok, sick dude”
and then they kiss and dear god wymack wants to retire so badly but he has had a teachers salary for the past 25 years and he has not been principal long enough to have a good retirement, but maybe McDonald’s is hiring
nicky: neil, your boyfriend messed up my boba order
andrew: this joke wasnt funny the first time you told it
nicky:i took a sip of it and knew something was wrong becuase there were no balls in my mouth
andrew: and then he would take a sip of mine and swallow the liquid and then take a sip of his to eat with the boba
neil: nicky’s so innovative
*andreil coffee shop au*
andrew: your total is $4.50. your nails look nice~
neil:oh thanks! my friend painted them for me!
andrew: could i have your number?
neil: i dont think my order had a number?
andrew:
andrew: here’s your drink. have a nice day.
neil, 10 minutes later, thinking about the hot barista: oh shit he was flirting with me
the real reason andrew went through neil’s bag was to figure out his clothing size so he could pick out a Hot outfit for neil when they dragged him to eden’s
thinking about andrew and neil sitting together on long bus rides
neil sleeping on andrew’s shoulder and andrew resting his head on top of neil’s
andrew sharing a pair of ear bud’s with neil, listening to playlists andrew put way too much time into
neil bringing a backpack full of snacks and energy drinks. andrew tells him the only reason he deals with him is because they are trail mix compatible. andrew gets all the raisins and chocolate, while neil gets all the nuts
Roses are red,
I wanna scream;
Sugar is sweet
„You are a pipe dream.”
Neil: Looking good, Minyard.
Andrew: We’ve been together for 3 years and you still call me by my surname?
Neil: Oh, I was talking about myself.
Andrew:
Neil:
Andrew: Oh.
Andrew: I’ll destroy everything you love.
Neil: What if I love you?
Andrew, doing finger guns: Joke’s on you, I’ve been self destructive my entire life.
There is one particular ship dynamic that never fails to wreck me, and I’ll call it Soulmates, But Not Like That. Not in a “some higher power has decided that we are destined to be together” way, but something that is almost the opposite of that. It’s that character who has been alone for a long time, and has maybe convinced themselves that they will be alone forever, and who has a lot of barriers to intimacy with most of the people around them, for whatever the relevant narrative reasons are. And then they just happen to cross paths with this ONE FUCKING PERSON who works for them, through some very specific combination of personality and circumstance and life experience and mutually compatible damage. And there is always the shock of what are the fucking odds, and underneath everything the terror of what if this doesn’t last. what if there’s no one else. I would just go back to being alone. I don’t know if I could do that after knowing this. Because when you finally let down that wall of emotional self-sufficiency the thought of having to put it back up again is painful. And in real life I don’t at all believe that there is only One Designated Person for anyone, but in fiction I do tend to gravitate toward characters who believe themselves to be The Only One in some way, and I will always be emotionally compromised by that dawning sense of oh. You are like me.
This is exactly how I’d describe Andreil from aftg and I’m so happy I found this post no one touch me.
All for the game fanart i did as a donation exchange for a project!
