NO I HAVEN’T YET
- “neil are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable” “a fruit” “WHY” “because I don’t like vegetables but I like tomatoes”
- aaron is speechless for the next hour bc he has to process that he and neil agree on tomato characterization (though aaron’s reasoning is biology-based)
- triple-knots his shoelaces. can’t have an untied lace tripping you when you’re running for your life : )
- okay so idk how many of y’all remember, but Propel water used to be a big thing (or maybe that was just me) but anyway neil is a SUPPORTER
- it’s not that sweet but it is a bit of flavor
- Electrolytes™
- takes an entire sixpack of propel bottles for himself to every game
- when he starts drinking socially he tries to use Propel as a mixer and andrew’s like……….the fuck
- when he graduates, the currently-at-PSU foxes give him artsy framed photos of the Foxhole Court as a graduation/bye-captain gift. neil doesn’t feel moved in to an apartment until they’re hung up
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Neil and Andrew are boyfriends who are always proud of each other for literally everything.
-one of the best memories Andrew has is the first time Neil walked into a room and instead of looking for all the exits in the room and potential threats, he just looked at Andrew
-Neil still remembers the feeling in his chest the first time Andrew spooned with while they slept, both of their backs to the room.
-Andrew remembers Neil truly allow himself to laugh in pure joy for the first time in probably his whole life, he uses that memory to help calm him down when he’s missing him
-The first time Andrew lets someone other than Neil touch him (its a hand on the shoulder from Nicky) Neil’s smile lit up the room for the next three days
-the first time Neil went swimming with the foxes and wasn’t once self conscious about his scars Andrew kissed him so hard that night, trying to show just how proud he was of his boy
-the first time Andrew smiled properly was the day Neil thought he finally knew what heaven looked like.
They have So many memories together far more than just these six, Andrew’s memory keeping them all safe forever and Neil’s memory holding on to everything to do with Andrew because Andrew is even more of his world than Exy (Kevin finds this to be blasphemy). Every time one of them improves and becomes healthier the other feels a content-ness down to their bones. Each of them getting softer with each other every day.
I had to make a Neil version of this post. So,
Things Neil has said about his relationship with Andrew to the press:
- “Oh, we’re nothing”
- “He’s my bodyguard.”
- “It’s cheaper to share rent.”
- “That’s classified.”
- “He hates me.”
- “It’s part of a bet”
- “I’m his beard.”
- In his British accent: “We got married so I wouldn’t get deported.”
- “I wanted to be the taller one in the relationship”
- “He only kisses me to shut me up. No ulterior motive whatsoever. If he were here I bet he’d kiss me right now just to get me to stop talking.”
- *places his wedding ring on his middle finger and flips off the interviewer*
How would you rate the foxes on a scale from the most dog person to the most cat person?
fFUCK um. listen these are off the top of my head but this was fun to think about!!
–Most Dog –
- Matt (catch him in the back yard covered in mud playing tug-of-war with the frisbee with the big ol’ dog he and Dan have and Dan’s like….I see no difference)
- Allison (just tell me she wouldn’t have one of those little tiny dogs à la Paris Hilton)
- Abby (likes taking a dog out on morning walks!! probably fosters Guiding Eye dogs)
- Dan (very seriously, while rubbing the dog’s belly: the patriarchy is an invasive and harmful establishment. are you listening, Socks? I need you in the fight to tear it down)
- Wymack (you’d think he’d be closer to the top for how much he complains about cats but shhh he’s a softie) (dogs will always have his heart though bc he had a dog as a kid and they were…his only friend, especially at home, for a while)
- Aaron (doesn’t super care but won’t be on the same side as Andrew) (did want a dog growing up tho haha u can guess how that idea went over)
- Nicky (he’ll love any animal that will let him pet them)
- Kevin (on the one hand: dogs can play catch. On the other hand: you don’t have to pick up cat poop from the side of the road. Also, with his schedule, a cat would be easier)
- Bee (cats are quieter and cleaner. she’s got a rescue cat already, the cat is very skittish and Andrew, Wymack, and Matt are the only Foxes besides her who the cat will come out for)
- Renee (though she says she likes them equally, of course. Secretly likes rabbits and iguanas better than both but tries to love all animals the same)
Seth(he and Allison fought about it, naturally) (this was not something Seth could admit to his father. Quick question why are men….like that,)- Neil (Immediately tries to adopt every stray cat he sees) (definitely is that cat parent who gets the fancy scratching post and the fancy wet food) (he’s never had another creature to take care of in quite this way and he’s nervous but he loves them)
- Andrew (yeah even MORE than Neil, though you didn’t hear that from me)
–Most Cat–
Andreil + Instagram Shenanigans.
500 followers!!! OMG!
- So Andrew and Neil eventually get sat down by there respective PR teams and told to get some sort of social media.
- (except Twitter. theyre under strict instructions to stay away from that.)
- so someone makes them Instagram accounts
- neither of them like the idea of it.
- willingly posting photos of themselves isn’t something either of them are comfortable with.
- so they switch.
- there are two ways this can go down.
Ok so:
- both of their official accounts basically turn into fan accounts for the other.
- Andrews account is filled with photos of Neil with literally no caption.
- Neils is also filled with photos of Andrew but with captions like worlds best goalie.
- people are really confused because why do these two people who hate each other have literally fan accounts of each other.
- Their PR teams are like NO! THIS ISNT WHAT WE MEANT! Why are you posting photos of our rivals star player!
- Other people are more concerned on how the hell Andrew got a photo of Neil Josten in his bed!!
- Seriously, someone call the police!
- Matt comments on every single photo Andrew posts of Neil with something along the line of BFF, I ❤ u.
And then there’s my fav one:
- Neil and Andew each have their own accounts, @Jos10 and @ajm_hates_exy.
- Andrews has photos of Andrew and Niels of Neil as it’s meant to be!
- EXCEPT!!!!!
- They switched accounts.
- Neil controls and posts for Andrew and Andrew for Neil.
- Neil posts a photos of the twins on Andrews account w captions like “I’m the good looking one” or “happy birthday to me and my clone” or “why the fuck does this dickhead have my face?”
- Neils account has a random photo of his nostrils which Andrew captioned “I’m saying I’m fine when infact i have a cold and am keeping my boyfriend awake w my walrus like snoring and he’s going to murder me”.
- Jostens Nostrils trends cause holy fuck Neil has a bf!
- This turns into a total creep shot war and there is literally no rules whatsoever.
- It’s never been said in so many words that its a competition but it definitely is and they’re both ruthless w the captions.
- Andrew doesn’t speak to Neil for a whole weekend when Neil posts a photo of toddler Andrew w the caption “cute as a button”.
- Neil mostly tries to post soft and cute photos that prove to people Andrew is human.
- Neils profile description is “Junkie”.
- Andrews is “I’m actually a super huggable person”.
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- No matter which scenario the foxes love it.
- They’ve lost and won so many bets because of those damn ig accounts.
- and they always get each others permission before posting a photo.
Kevin slips into French all the time on accident Aaron keeps accidentally using the German pronunciation of the months. He also has to take a sec to remember to respond in English. Andrew forgets that not everyone speaks the languages he does and says things to people in fluent German forgetting they don’t speak German. Neil slips into his accents a lot on accident.
I LOVE! This!
For the languages it’s not so much “haha I forgot to switch back” because from what I’ve read that doesn’t really happen, it’s like you’ve said– they’re thinking in a language, or something makes sense in one language more than another….or the forget a word in English and Kevin’s like “the…la bibliothèque. La bibliothèque!!! The place!!! 図書館!! La bibliothèque!
And accents are a weird thing bc they stick around YEAH LIKE THAT at least in my experience??? I always get accent hangover.
Also consider: Aaron and Andrew learned German from an American high school + Nicky’s conversations so they’ve probably got some…unique ways of pronouncing and phrasing things. Erik has to bite his tongue to keep from laughing at them, they’re trying to be so angry and intimidating but their accents are adorable
addition bc i grew up in a bilingual household and i am also bilingual:
andrew’s squad constantly walks into practice and says hello in a different language. sometimes neil and kevin forget that not everyone can understand french so they’ll turn to andrew while they’re arguing and he’s just like ??? neil wakes up and thinks in a different language on his run and then greets matt in it, who drops his coffee every time neil reveals ANOTHER language he speaks.
when neil and andrew start learning russian, they speak it around others just to fuck with them, but eventually they just use it interspersed with english and their teams are just. very confused.
BONUS: one time both neil AND kevin forget how to say a word in english so they text jean who doesn’t respond, and then halfway through practice kevin shouts out “GRAPEFRUIT!”, which makes neil scream/groan in sudden realization, and the freshman scream because they’re suddenly worried that perhaps KEVIN DAY has become unhinged. nicky tries to learn french, but all the articles are screwing with him, and after saying “im horny to see the prostitute” (je suis excité pour voir fille) he gives up.
we all talk about the foxes having social media like twitter or IG because thats like peak celebrity shit but why dont we talk about the foxes with tumblr accounts.
Nicky’s blog is full of bottom memes and he rants in the tags and keysmashes. Allison’s filled with selfies and screenshots of ppl that thrist followed her and sent her dms and she doesnt even censor their urls. Renee’s all pastel and filled with asks of people asking for life advice because she’s always so nice to everyone. Matt’s one is all about music/sports and selfies with Dan, he reblogs her selfies with an all caps caption most of the time. Dan’s mostly a liveblog of events that happen in the fox tower, she has videos and pics of her teammates no one knew existed until they see it on her blog. Aaron is pretty much like everyone’s, selfies with Katelyn, aesthetic shit, book quotes, but he has a lot of posts (some readmores)… the guy wont stop complaining about everything, then he tags said shit as “dont read”
Kevin barely says a word on his exy-filled blog, he’s a phantom, a reblog machine. He gets asks though, and he gives a fucking long ass reply every time, threatens whoever sent it to read all of it. Neil and Andrew post every once in a while, and they’re the ones that get more anon hate for some reason. Neil replies to every single one with something even more clever, maybe someday he just says “the FBI can give me your IP address and you’ll be doxxed” and he suddenly doesnt get a single anon. Andrew after getting so many he replies to just one. “I know who you are” the messages stop right after that. Does he really know? i dont know, but the anon is terrified
attitudes towards schoolwork: the foxes edition
neil: could care a lot less about his academics. still, he knows that his being a student at psu is what keeps him playing exy. does better in subjects he’s genuinely interested in. tries his best to do his homework in increments. never does all-nighters.
andrew: gets by almost without studying. well, studying that hard. reads book chapters maybe once or twice, then gets Bs, or even the very occasional A, without a sweat. a silent group mate, but gets the work done anyway. will quite possibly ignore teachers when called for recitation.
aaron: has continuously frowned/rolled his eyes because of the loud guy seated beside him in one of his majors. really good at memorization, but also believes that being good at recall isn’t the way to become a doctor. goes on study dates with katelyn. is an index cards and diagrams person.
nicky: has a highlighting system. he’s the only one who understands his color specifications. is the type to have several pictures of lecture slides and blackboard notes in his camera roll. makes studyblrs and gets clout for it. has friends other than the foxes in his classes that are more than glad to help him out.
kevin: sits at the back of the class on purpose, but asks questions more than most of the class. believes he has to excel in academics as much as he needs to in exy. talks to his professors after class and actually engages in conversations with them. A+ or nothing student. faculty members talk about him during their lunch break.
matt: the type to bring his professors food or coffee. genuinely laughs at jokes made in exam questions. always trying to get the foxes together for a study group whenever finals season rolls around. secretly grade-conscious. makes motivational memes, and sends them to the foxes group chat.
dan: people who mess with her binder are dead. has colored sticky notes and several folded pages in her small planner. claps and cheers whenever her professor finishes an awesome lecture. makes themed study playlists, and sends them to the foxes group chat.
renee: has really good handwriting, and therefore really good notes. does the homework, but volunteers to help people with it, not send her answers entirely. carries the bulk of group work whenever she has to, but leaves incompetent group mates out of the final output.
allison: brings her laptop all the time, and types up all her her notes and reviewers. goes to that one starbucks branch every time she has an exam coming up. has one big online drive of study materials, which she shares with the foxes from time to time. has really bad attention span, and needs people to study with her to keep her on track.
seth: goes into class with a ‘fuck it’ attitude, but half the time, he leaves with the feeling of wanting to do better. procrastinates a lot. favorite mode of procrastination is going to the boxing gym. the longest he’s taken to pass an output after a deadline is around two weeks.
Neil gets a broken rib one day after being bulldozed into a plexiglass wall and they take him to hospital and drug him up. Anyway, Andrew is sitting there in the corner and he’s not exactly scowling not exactly pouting but it’s close and Neil has never seen anything quite as beautiful ever in his life. So he beckons Andrew over and of course Andrew comes and he looks Andrew square in the eye and says, ‘can you hold something for me’. Andrew raises an eyebrow at him but plays along and holds out his hand expectantly and Neil just straight up plops his hand right in it and smiles smugly at him like he’s somehow tricked him into liking exy. ‘You’re a fucking dumbass’ Andrew says but he doesn’t let go.
Prompt: andreil and missing each other but trying to deny it
Missing each other but in denial, huh? those poor fools! let’s see…how does this sound:
- Andrew isn’t very happy that he and Neil aren’t in the same state anymore
- They are still on the east coast/mid east(?) however
- Because fuck California
- (what’s that area called?)
- Andrew ends up getting signed to a team based out in Chicago IL
- ~10 hour drive from Palmetto state
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