#otp forever
andrew talking about himself:
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andrew talking about neil:
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free fall
ok but why is the bus scene so underrated?? like… neil knew andrew probably wouldn’t mind sitting alone, but it bothered neil anyways so he went to sit with him. and andrew and neil deadass talked for 3 hours straight without realizing it!! andrew “never once took his eyes off Neil’s face or looked like he was mentally tuning out of the conversation.” and not only did neil open up, andrew did too!! and then they were able to share a kiss before getting off the bus to join their teammates wow catch me cryin over them 24/7.
to be entirely honest, the idea of Neil hugging / holding / carelessly touching Andrew at basically any time save years and years down the road after intensive therapy and a lot of trust building makes me extremely uncomfortable. I mean canon Andrew tenses under Neil’s (non-sexual, over the clothes, middle of the chest) touch even when it was Andrew himself who knowingly put Neil’s hand there. Neil refers to pressing two fingers to Andrew’s chest later on as crossing a line.
Andrew is extremely touch repulsed, and Neil is aware of that. Neil is careful. That’s literally a (if not the) fundamental basis of their relationship. Neil understands that even Andrew guiding his hand to some place on Andrew’s body isn’t consent until Andrew verbally confirms it. That’s why Andrew feels safe enough to be close to Neil. It’s such an important piece of their relationship? Neil is hyperaware of Andrew’s lines and boundaries, and he is careful about them all the time. He keeps himself off Andrew’s body even when he is on top. He asks questions and actively wants to know where Andrew’s boundaries lie so he doesn’t cross them. This is so important?! I don’t understand wanting to blur that.
Andrew touching Neil, though? Now that’s a different story. Cause Andrew is fine when he’s the one touching & our desperately touch-starved Neil? I mean honestly? Give me more moments when Neil gets stuck in his head, but then Andrew’s hand is on his back & that grounding him. Give me Andrew tracing Neil’s scars, and Neil marveling at how it never makes him feel like a spectacle or dirty or broken, but rather like he was finally being understood as a whole person. Give me Andrew’s passing, totally platonic touches. Talk about Neil’s panic attacks and Andrew’s hand on his back. Give me the small, fleeting moments when Neil is watching Andrew and thinking he’s gorgeous and perfect & instead of protesting, Andrew takes Neil’s face in his hand, for just a moment.
Give me Neil and Andrew understanding each other in the ways no one else really does, and doing everything they can to give each other what they need.
Captain Swan
“True love stories
never have endings.”
❤️
Captain Swan Supremacy ❤️
Preach!!!