i finished my ATLA rewatch and ofc my mind went directly into making an atla AU with tfc
so for uhhhhh the story: Neil has been running from the Fire Nation since he found out he was the avatar, and his father has been searching for him ever since. He lost his mother down the road, and his firebending became weaker since he wasn’t allowed to use it. Eventually, he encounters himself with people that think he might be a spy of the Fire Nation and an ally of Riko, but then he’ll gain their trust and they’ll turn out to be his best friends and teachers of the elements he needs to master to face Riko and his father.
I’m gonna write this later but I wanted to toss this into the void.
Neil “jokingly” propose to Andrew in an interview.
He’s doing a TV spot on one of those Late Night shows and the interviewer asks him “if you had to be stuck with one of your teammates forever who would you pick”
Neil promptly responds “Andrew” and the audience and the interviewer kind of laugh thinking he’s joking since it’s just the type of show to make celebs look personable and fun
And they just think Neil has a very dry sense of humor
So Neil is like “yeah Andrew would make a great husband, he’s good with kids and animals too”
Which is not what the interviewer expected but they kind of roll with it like “you put a lot of thought into it”
Which Neil kind of shrugs at and makes some other offhandedly comment before the interview is redirected to another topic
When the episode airs, Neil uses his very official business only social media account
(Twitter?? Instagram?? It doesn’t matter he’s not even sure of the password and has to ask his publicist/manager for it)
Anyway he posts some kind of cutesy photos with Andrew or of Andrew. They’re not too intimate but they’re all way more human than most of the public views him.
(One of him on the couch in his glasses reading a book and a cat on his lap. One of him with Dan and Matt’s kids letting them put fake makeup on him and paint his nails. One of a random blonde tuff of hair burried in blankets vaguely flipping off the camera. And a selfie with Neil who’s only half paying attention to the camera with a huge smile and on his face while Andrew stares at him and ignores the camera entirely.)
The fans are caught between celebrating and wondering if it’s all a joke.
Neil refuses to comment on anything that isn’t exy and Andrew isn’t one to comment on anything.
The buzz dies down for a while until Neil once again decides to revive his dying social media accounts to post a single photo from their wedding reception of Neil feeding Andrew a slice of cake. The caption is just a ring and a heart.
Freelancing in technical theater means you’re on a lot of different email lists. People need a crew, they send out an email, you respond with your availability. Now, most people start these with things like “hey folks” or “hi everyone”. Neal is not most people.
His openers started off innocent enough.
Then, he started to push boundaries.
And as you can see, it has spiraled out of control since then.
Tag yourselves. I’m the anteater in a suit who thinks he can pass.
Andrew is such a disaster gay I just know one day there’s some article about how he’s dating Katelyn and he comes storming into his and Neil’s apartment and almost trips over a cat as he yells that they’re coming out because he refuses to be seen as a heterosexual