Tag: aaron minyard

two peas (in a pandemonium)

This is my gift for @dancyon​ as part of the @aftgexchange​ with the prompt “the twins bonding.” I had fun writing the scene with the twins before I realized that I needed to include some context, hence the super silly and kind of extraneous part with the Monsters + Matt in the beginning. I really hope you enjoy this – I haven’t written a lot about the twins before, so I’m kind of nervous about posting the fic,,,, I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s! 

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Like many other mishaps in Aaron’s life, this one starts with Nicky exclaiming an “Oh!” like he’s received an epiphany.

Aaron doesn’t look up from his laptop. Matt does.

“How about we play something instead of watching a movie?”

“You mean like video games?” Matt asks.

“I mean like something we don’t normally do,” Nicky says, “like rock-climbing, or paintball.”

“You don’t like rock-climbing,” Aaron reminds him without tearing his gaze away from the physiology article he’s reading, “or anything that requires physical exertion.”

“Aaron Michael,” Nicky says, scandalized, “need I remind you that I am a collegiate athlete.”

“We played paintball last year, before the girls left,” Matt recalls, fondness coloring his voice and wistfulness filling his eyes, “it was a lot of fun.”

“Yeah, it was,” Nicky agrees. “Well, minus the part where Neil single-handedly shot and eliminated most of us. Remind me to never give the kid a real gun.”

“Any other ideas?” Matt asks, slurping on his can of beer.

Aaron groans. “Why are you encouraging him?”

“How about bowling? We did that a couple of times before.”

“You know I hate bowling,” Aaron asserts, unable to help himself.

“How about laser tag?” Matt suggests.

Nicky grimaces. “Let’s not play anything that requires shooting. Neil is going to kick all of our asses.”

“Why is he suddenly included in our plans?” Aaron asks, lips twisted like he ate something bad.

“Don’t be a spoilsport,” Matt chides, playfully kicking Aaron’s shin, “it’ll be fun to have all of us if we decide to do something.”

“Even Kevin and my brother?” Aaron asks dryly.

Matt winces.

Nicky sits up straighter, legs folded underneath him on the couch, his excitement rising. “How about roller blading?”

“I still have bruises from when we went last time,” Matt says sadly.

“Miniature golf?” Nicky tries.

“We’re banned from all three mini golf courses in the city,” Aaron states bluntly.

Nicky inhales sharply, like he just realized something.

“Oh no,” Aaron says.

“What is it?” Matt inquires, sitting sideways on his chair at the desk to look at Nicky.

“Don’t,” Aaron whispers.

“Badminton,” Nicky exhales.

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foxes-evermore:

Neil has probably picked up like a ton of unconventional but effective medical techniques and information and whatnot, and like ,, he and Aaron don’t get along great but Neil really loves correcting Aaron and he finds a way to channel that into helping the boy with his doctor homework. Like there’s gotta be at least 9 separate occasions where Aaron is like “No, there’s no way someone could take any critical damage to this area and survive,” and Neil just rolls his eyes and goes “ok but i actually got shot there, so who do you think knows more, me or the textbook? Lol”

And Aaron tries so hard to tune Neil out most of the time, but the kid’s sarcastic remarks bleed into his work, and he ends up getting extra credit on all his assignments for having the most fucked up but weirdly practical answers on tests and whatnot thanks to Neil.

exyfordays:

frostandcoal:

look say what you will about Aaron Minyard but he joined that Fox-pile sleepover when the Foxes get back from Baltimore. Like he slept on the floor with all his teammates for NEIL and as far as i recall having read this series at least 8K times he never makes a single noise of protest about it. 

I’M JUST SAYING. 

#I’m crying#you’re fucking right though#Aaron seriously does not like neil#but his family and his friend were hurting#the foxes needed that night just as much as Neil did#they needed to know 100% that Neil wasn’t going anywhere#not again#after watching Andrew start to fray like an unraveled string#aaron#angry hateful spiteful aaron#knows that Andrew needs to be with Neil until he knew the danger had passed#until the ghost of fear and desperation and uselessness was gone from his body and mind#but Aaron also knows that yes the foxes needed the physical comfort of sleeping next to one another but andrew?#Andrew isn’t going to sleep on this night#not after the genuine undiluted unobscured fear broke down his emotional dam and drown him until he could only gasp out#Andrew doesn’t need the physical comfort#he needs the visual confirmation that everyone he cares about is right there#right with in grabbing range#he needs to know that he is in complete control again#that Aaron and Kevin and nicky and neil are there and Andrew is their leader#that Andrew is their protector and he can and does do his job every second of every day to the best of his abilities#Aaron might hate Neil but oh lord does he love his brother#he’ll sleep with the fucking foxes on the god damn floor if it means giving Andrew back some stability and control#some comfort (via @daddymemeyard) 

Kyla youre both wonderful and right, these tags are beautiful 

cigarettesmokeandexyracquets:

  • I want to talk more about Aaron and Neil
    developing an accidental friendship
  • Things are really rocky between them for the
    first year. Aaron is still pissed that Neil tried to use Katelyn against him,
    Neil just hates Aaron’s attitude.
  • But it’s the end of Neil’s sophomore year during
    Spring Championships, and they’ve just beaten the Ravens again, knocking them
    out of the Semi-Finals and keeping the Ravens from advancing to Championships
    for the first time
  • And Andrew is still in the goal on the other
    side of the court, too far away when a Raven Backliner swings his racquet at
    Neil in anger
  • But it’s Aaron that charges forward, blocking
    the blow with his own racquet before throwing a punch at the Backliner and it
    becomes an all-out brawl
  • The Foxes make it out with minimal bruising and
    Neil tries to thank Aaron later from saving him from a broken rib, but Aaron
    just glares at him
  • Aaron and Neil antagonize each other but Aaron
    protects Neil on the court because “Neil is too stupid to recognize that he’s
    in danger”
  • What Aaron doesn’t say is he knows Andrew is
    happy, Neil makes Andrew happy, and Aaron will do anything to protect that.
  • As the years progress and more Foxes get added
    to the line, Aaron starts helping Abby more
  • Neil still ends up in the training room too
    often and Aaron hates it
  • Neil is always somehow getting into fights or
    accidents
  • Getting hit by a cyclist while running
  • Tripping over a crack in the concrete and
    falling face first onto gravel
  • Picking a fight with a drunk at Eden’s and
    getting a bottle smashed across his back
  • It pisses Aaron off
  • Neil seriously what the fuck how have you lived
    this long?
  • How does Andrew ever leave you alone?
  • You need a leash
  • Anyway
  • Andrew hates running so Aaron starts going with
    him in the mornings
  • And they always end their run at a café where
    they get coffee and muffins and Neil brings back a muffin for Andrew
  • Aaron threatens to push Neil into traffic a lot
    but when they’re running at 5am and a drunk driver runs up onto the sidewalk
    Aaron jerks Neil out of the way
  • (Neil stop trying to die please we’re begging
    you)
  • And eventually one of the Foxes mentions it
    because “what the fuck since when are Aaron and Neil friends?”
  • And Aaron and Neil are like “???? We hate each
    other.”
  • And the Foxes just give them a look because okay
    boys you look out for each other on the court and you go running together in
    the mornings and get coffee and muffins and they DANCED TOGETHER AT EDEN’S ONE
    NIGHT
  • And it’s so weird but that’s just them
  • They’re constantly arguing and fighting but they
    protect each other viciously and if it weren’t for Andrew’s arm bands they
    literally wouldn’t be able to tell the twins apart around Neil
  • Andrew doesn’t mention it either but sometimes
    Aaron and Neil will be playing video games in the living room and Andrew will sit
    down on the bean bag chair with Neil
  • And it’s not weird. They don’t say anything to
    each other and that’s almost a miracle. Aaron doesn’t glare at the way Neil
    leans back into Andrew’s chest.
  • And Andrew feels comfortable enough that he
    presses a kiss to the side of Neil’s head.
  • It’s all so soft and calm
  • Neil and Aaron’s friendship is so strong they
    just protect each other and hang out and make fun of each other but they’re so
    fiercely protective of each other it’s amazing

i wanna believe one of aaron minyard’s biggest struggles in life is still getting kid menus at restaurants bc he’s so dang smol.

littlespooneven:

asdjhfkjdsagha them only ever eating ice cream at sweeties just became a whole lot more hilarious fukc

  • see i bet andrew wouldn’t care
  • the kids menu usually consists of fries and chicken nuggets and pizza 
  • that’s way better than the normal menu as far as he’s concerned
  • also he likes watching kevin almost have a conniption every time he sees andrew order from it
  • but aaron 
  • aaron on any given day is usually 70% pissed off about something
  • so when he goes to a restaurant – liKE AN ADULT – and gets handed a kids menu…man does he get pissed
  • nicky thinks it’s hilarious and is always like “can i get two kids menus for my cousins here? i’m treating them to a fun day out, i’m the best big cousin in the world, right guys?”
  • andrew ignores him
  • aaron is honestly considering homicide
  • at least the first time he takes katelyn on a date they hand him the grown up menu
  • (it’s bc he got all dressed up bc he wanted to impress her)
  • (also he spent ten days trying to grow out his stubble)
  • (it only kind of worked)