allyasavedtheday:

okokok so yesterday me and @happyminyards started talking abt the foxes sneaking pictures of andreil to put up on the wall at the court and it becomes a Thing. like they start a competition to get the Ultimate photo but no one knows who’s taking what pics because they always put them up when no one else is around and anyway let’s go

• so like, andrew and neil right
• they’re not exactly what you’d call affectionate
• especially in front of other people
• but they have these Moments sometimes
• where they seem to forget they’re not alone and the foxes get a glimpse of the Tender Touches
• like after a particularly rough game where neil is sporting a fresh black eye and is maybe possibly concussed and andrew’s world seems to narrow to neil and he barely acknowledges the other foxes’ existence
• bc neil is leaning against his locker, looking tiny in all his gear and his head is lolling like he’s about to collapse at any moment
• and andrew just storms over to him, blustering through everyone else and not stopping until the tips of his shoes are touching neil’s and he cradles neil’s face in his hands, turning it slightly to inspect the bruise forming on neil’s cheekbone and around his eye
• while neil just watches him blearily, one hand absently lifting up to lock around andrew’s wrist
• and andrew’s face is still carefully blank but neil can see the concern there even if the other’s can’t. 
• andrew whispers, “okay?” in german and neil nods his head slightly, not wanting to dislodge andrew’s hands
• and eventually andrew just sighs, tipping his head forward until their foreheads press together
• and it’s only a second, just so they can catch their breath, but nicky catches it
• the picture is a little blurry around the edges but andrew and neil are both in focus, eyes closed in a rare moment of vulnerability
• it appears on the wall the next morning

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