Tag: andreil

andrewjmnyrd:

the days are not as painful anymore. neil doesn’t wake up with the itch in his legs telling him to move, that this is too good to be true, that he’s stalling and that somehow, his past will catch up to him. 

andrew no longer opens his eyes expecting pain, and fearing finding a mess bigger than he left it the night before. when he wakes up, it’s to neil’s unruly hair and weary eyes, and a hoarse ‘yes or no?’. 

the days are not as painful anymore. some days, andrew will completely shut neil out, but they both know he’ll eventually come back around. some days, neil still finds himself looking for the nearest exits and escape routes, but they both know if neil ever feels the need to run again, he’ll run to andrew.

rory:

okay so remember how andrew is like the first person to figure out neil wears contacts and as someone who wears contacts a lot of people never notice unless i tell them or they are really looking hard into your eyes

that means from day one andrew was looking into neil’s eyes all the time without neil even noticing he looking into them enough to see the small ring around his eyes that contacts leave while you wear them

lastaled:

You guys probably want me to shut up at this point but I live to annoy:

  • so imagine that when the press finds out about Neil and Andrew, they get pretty excited
  • now it’s canon that these two don’t as much care about being openly gay as much as they are annoyed that this is going to incite a lot heat that they’re going to have to respond to
  • they recognize that every team, athlete, and tv host in the country (and likely all over the world) is going to drag them through the mud just to fill in their time slot
  • so what do they do?
  • they give them nothing to work with
  • nothing
  • at all
  • if a reporter asks about their home life, they walk away from the interview, even if it’s the very first question
  • they do it post-games, they do it at panels, they do it on live TV
  • their message is clear: we will respect you as reporters when you respect us as athletes, anything less won’t slide
  • and when someone is intentionally disrespectful? Well, it doesn’t take long for some teams to learn that there is no greater career killer than Neil’s powerhouse personality with the backing of the entire LGBT community. More than one player lost an offer to play pro because they went tried to go against Neil.
  • eventually they learn to just let it be and that they’ll probably never get anything good
  • except they do
  • because it’s not that Neil and Andrew are actively avoiding mentioning their relationship, they’re just naturally very private
  • they don’t actually give a shit what people find out as long as it’s not intrusive
  • so every once in a while they just do something that sends the press into a tailspin while they both appear as the epitome of indifference
  • most notably, one game during their 3rd season on the same team, they walked onto the court wearing brand new jerseys that read “Josten-Minyard” above their respective numbers
  • all game commentary is derailed for ten minutes
  • they were Josten and Minyard respectively in last week’s game what happened
  • later they swarm Neil
  • “Neil, when did you and Andrew get married?”
  • “…um, Monday I think?”
  • “You think?”
  • “or Tuesday. Which one was the 15th?”
  • “Tuesday”
  • “Tuesday then.”
  • “…okay then, who attended? Wouldn’t have been a big thing, if we only hear about it now, eh? Decided to make it a bit more intimate?”
  • “thing? I’ve been dating Andrew for over a decade. Trust me, this doesn’t really mean anything new for us.”
  • “then why get married now?”
  • “credit”
  • “credit?”

  • “our bank was running this promo for joint accounts but it only applies for married couples so we figured why not”
  • “you got married to improve your bank credit…and that’s it”
  • “yup”
  • they corner Kevin the next day and ask him for his opinion on the…unconventionality of Neil and Andrew’s relationship
  • he thinks for a moment, then
  • “you know, every so often, there are days where those two are all that keeps me up and running, and I feel like I would do anything for them”
  • pause for dramatic effect
  • “and then there are days like today, where I regret having ever associated with those idiots”
  • at which point he leaves, muttering about midgets and vodka
  • fucking rude, Kevin
  • this is why you weren’t invited to the wedding
  • oh yeah did I mention this is now Neil’s favorite insult to use against the Foxes
  • Nicky is being a nuisance? Allison is trying to pry information? Aaron is breathing in the general vicinity? “This is why we didn’t invite you to the wedding”

dogelevator:

prettyjosten:

sk8rghost:

‘You were supposed to be a side effect of the drugs’ is probably the most heartbreaking thing I’ve read in a long time tbh.

#OOOOHH SHIT HERE I GO #can you just #imagine being andrew and you spend all of your days high on court mandated meds #and theres this boy in front of you and you start to fucking ///feel/// things for him #on the meds he just feels highs and lows and manic all of the goddamned time #so when these feelings start he thinks its gotta be the meds #because he cant get a grip on the feelings enough to call them a solid real thing #and why would he try to get a grip anyway feelings are what got him into this mess #but then he leaves and hes taken off the meds #and he goes off the a facility thats supposed to help him #but turns into his own personal hell #and while hes being forced to confront nightmare after nightmare he has to hold on to something #he thought neil and his feelings for neil were just a side effect #but they turn out to be the only thing that gets him through the torture they put him through #him admitting that to neil when he gets back his HUGE and youre damn right its heartbreaking #because he wasnt supposed to hold onto this feeling for neil #it wasnt supposed to be there when he was sober #hes going to get hurt or fucked over and this wasnt supposed to happen #neil was supposed to be a side effect #neil was not supposed to be a reason to get up in the morning#and hes so sure he doesnt get to keep this#you were supposed to be a side effect is the most heartbreaking #im sad now and i have to go to the dmv #yes hello sir register my car sorry im CRYING MY EYES OUT (tags by @cabeswaterlovesthem)

@mnyrds

*whispers* sleepy andrew in the morning walking around in neil’s sweatpants, walking on the hem bc his boyfriend’s legs are too long

littlespooneven:

neil with a whole collection of sweatpants with walked-off hems that he refuses to throw out or stop wearing bc they make him feel loved

friend do u know. this. this is my aesthetic. listen

  • andrew gets rly cold feet ok
  • and bc he likes to be difficult his natural reaction isn’t to put on socks
  • oh no
  • his reaction is: longer pants
  • aka neil’s pants
  • now neil isn’t that much taller than andrew but three inches makes a difference ok
  • just enough to cover andrew’s feet and keep them nice and warm
  • neil doesn’t realise at first bc they share a room and their clothes tend to get mixed up a lot so he doesn’t think andrew is making a conscious decision to wear his clothes
  • except one morning
  • andrew gets up before him and neil is still in bed
  • he wakes up to find andrew at the dresser, his own pants in his hand
  • andrew considers them for a minute before throwing them aside and digging around in the drawer until he finds a pair of neil’s sweatpants instead
  • he freezes when he turns around and realises neil’s caught him
  • “you like wearing my clothes”
  • “shut up neil”
  • “it’s okay i like seeing you wear them”
  • “i don’t like wearing your clothes”
  • “then why’d you put on my sweats instead of yours”
  • cue andrew going silent for approximately forty-five seconds before he eventually admits his feet are cold
  • neil doesn’t tease him but gOD he wants to
  • bc that is so cute
  • his bf is so Cute
  • instead he just grins to himself until andrew hits him with a pillow
  • now neil pays extra attention every time andrew wears his clothes
  • like when they’re both sitting on the couch in columbia watching tv and eating breakfast and he notices andrew’s feet hidden inside the hem of the pants 
  • so he sets his bowl of cereal aside and takes andrew’s ankles and tucks his feet under his own legs to keep them extra warm
  • andrew glares at him but he doesn’t move his feet 
  • and omg
  • imagine poor andrew coming into the kitchen one morning all sleepy and tripping over the hem and almost falling 
  • neil puts his exy reflexes to good use and catches him but omg andrew doesn’t blush but he’s blushing on the inside
  • neil just gives him a crooked smile and says “coffee’s ready”
  • eventually it evolves into more than just the sweatpants stealing
  • whenever neil sees andrew give so much as the tiniest shiver he’s instantly shucking off his hoodie and offering it to andrew
  • andrew kinda feels bad always taking neil’s stuff and he hates owing people 
  • so one day he just comes into the living room and dumps his favourite pair of sweatpants into neil’s lap without a word
  • they’re too short
  • neil still wears them all the time though