/CRIES A RIVER – Nothing but My Aching Soul

oppositeoflonesome:

okay but what if stuart showed up too late

what if nathan cut all of the tendons in neil’s knees and ankles like he’d said

and the neil that gets collected by the cops is a neil who will never walk without assistance again let alone run

neil with a physical disability and chronic pain along with his scars and his ptsd and all the other shit he has to deal with

neil who used to be the fastest of the foxes taking twice as long to do everything because his legs are a painful mess of scars and feel like deadweight most days

neil who has to use a wheelchair for long distances and on bad days because they did every surgery they could but there is no coming back from the hack job nathan did

neil using forearm crutches to get around the dorm and andrew losing his shit on anyone who leaves stuff lying on the ground because it’ll trip neil up

neil in near constant pain still telling everyone he’s fine, but the rest of the foxes know him too well for that

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