I would love to see the conversation Andrew and Aaron have that forces Andrew to give up Aaron in order to keep Neil! I wanna know what goes through Andrews head when he knows he has to let Aaron have katelyn so he can keep Neil! Idk if this is a good prompt or not but I love your writing !

simonspear:

so al @reneewvlkers had a very similar prompt so we decided to collab on it together. it’s not the most serious response but it does cover the scene!

it is a sunny wednesday afternoon. birds are singing, bees are drinking hot cocoa, and andrew and aaron are trying their hand at actually communicating

bee asks if they have anything they want to talk about

hoo boy does aaron

he is ready

aaron wants to #expose andrew for his double standards in making deals

he had been planning this for quite a while, ever since he saw how andrew reacted to neil returning from baltimore, and now was the time to act

so he explains all about their deal – andrew will protect him from people (he doesn’t specify girls bc he’s a dumb) and in return neither of them get ~involved~

andrew is just like yeah whatever he hates this deal not my problem, he shouldn’t have agreed to it in the first place if he was just going to bitch about it

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ok so i don’t remember where this is from or if someone already made a post about it but- what if reporters n ppl were all up in neil (or andrew’s) business about if they were dating someone due to suspiciously cute tweets or w/e and the foxes did that thing where all of them say that they’re dating neil and then andrew joins in so the reporters don’t know who to believe and give up

littlespooneven:

i think you might be referring to my hc post about neil’s twitter?

but dsjfhjsdhgjs all the foxes combating the scrutiny by confusing the reporters i’m yelling

matt’s the first one to do it

he’s with neil when he starts getting harassed abt the quote tweets again

and matt just slings an arm over neil’s shoulder and is like “yeah i mean it’s early days for us but i think we’re cute, don’t u?”

and the reporters are so baffled like “wait yOU’RE who neil’s talking about on twitter?????”

and matt just laughs and rolls his eyes exaggeratedly, giving neil a fake exasperated look.

“haha someone doesn’t know how to keep a secret, but what can you do, amirite Tracy?”

neil is So Confused

he’s just staring at matt in bewilderment

he doesn’t even correct him he’s too much in shock

andrew threatens to skin matt alive when they return to the locker room but matt’s just like “whatever bro i just saved ur ass don’t come for me”

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veilless:

🚬🔑small observations andreil make on each other & keep to themselves:

andrew has a ticklish spot behind his ear that makes him shiver and grab at neil’s shoulders/hair every time neil so much as breathes around it. neil’s lips are helplessly attracted to that spot, he lives for kissing and biting down on it because he loves how breathless and weak andrew’s already half-assed threats get. also, that one time he got andrew speechless and panting when he dared to nuzzle into it? so worth it.

neil – unconsciously or otherwise – tends to draw fox paws onto random surfaces when he’s in thought. andrew used to notice them doodled onto notebook pages but thought they were just bored doodles, exclusive to study time only. but after baltimore, neil takes a liking to tracing fox paws into andrew’s skin when they are close. nowadays andrew likes to think that it might have never been a habit of boredom but neil feeling safe and calm. (sometimes andrew traces them back into neil’s skin too.)

andrew can name constellations on a night sky. neil discovered this while they were up on the roof, talking late into the night. he can’t stop being enthralled by it ever since, by how andrew’s mind works like a clockwork, wondering about when and why he learned them to start with. whenever neil points at the sky and looks at andrew with prompting, curious eyes, andrew answers him like someone who can’t fathom just what’s so interesting about a bunch of stars. he hasn’t yet figured it out that the stars aren’t at all what neil is fascinated by or has his eyes on. not yet.

neil is fond of long baths. it’s something he’s eased into gradually and only after his dad’s death, after he got used to the fact that now he has all the time in the world to just enjoy a lot of things he couldn’t before. things he had to give up on, or couldn’t do because there was simply no time. like a long, hot bath without any kind of hurry, till the water loses warmth and his fingers get pruny and andrew stands in the doorway with a towel acting like he wouldn’t care if neil gets a cold even though he’s frowning.

andrew has lazy and careless

handwriting; his school notes the kind of mess only he himself sees through, his signature (and later on, his autograph) full of simple flat lines and the rare curve. usually he writes like it’s too much work to hold a pen but whenever it’s something for neil (a message/a note on the fridge/that one time neil got a serious fever and andrew went to his class to take notes for him) it gets noticeably more readable. neil might be imagining things but he likes to think he’s not.

neil likes to kiss andrew after andrew ate something sweet. andrew eats a lot of sweet things so it took him a while till he noticed the pattern, but after he did it wasn’t that hard to see that neil is always going out of his way to kiss him while the sugar still clings to his lips. andrew liked sweets before, now he has a reason to never lose his sweet-tooth. ever.

andrew’s the only person who knows the exact history for every single scar neil has. on the other hand, neil’s the only person who knows the exact number of scars on andrew’s arms.

WRITE ANYTHING ANDREIL! Especially the small gestures they have

i love these boys i would do anything for them but okay so like

they have their own little ways of showing affection that other people don’t really understand.

they have some pda, but you wouldn’t know it was happening if you didn’t know them intimately.

tiny touches; pinkies overlapping, knees knocking together, andrew adjusting neil’s armbands if they ever slip just a little out of place.

the obvious vocal forms of pda; “I hate you”, “yes or no?”, “you’re an idiot”, and the sarcastic and very rare “that’s cute, josten.”

(andrew said the cute thing once around nicky on accident, and still hasn’t lived it down over a year later.)

Andrew will practically stab you in the hand if you try to take food off of his plate, but he lets neil take whatever he wants. even the last bite.

But Neil knows not to try with dessert. That’s all Andrew’s

Andrew wears glasses – but only when he’s alone or just with Neil. Neil thinks they’re stupidly hot… So Andrew will wear them when he wants things to happen.

It’s no secret that Neil’s favorite spot on Andrew is his neck, but as soon as Andrew feels comfortable enough to let him explore more, Neil’s mouth always finds the spot where his hip dips down to his pelvis.

Andrew’s fascinated by Neil’s thighs and butt, fingers always digging in and tongue trailing the freckles that are scattered all over his skin.

If they feel like getting close while sleeping, Neil is always the little spoon. It makes him feel safe and protected, and Andrew hasn’t ever gotten comfortable with someone sleeping behind him. They tried it once, and Neil got a black eye. They then decided never again.

But usually they’ll sleep face to face, knees layered, toes pressing teasing touches against the back of the other’s calves.

Andrew’s feet are always cold though, and Neil can’t stand it. But Andrew pressing them against Neil is the closest he gets to playful teasing, so Neil lets him do it whenever he wants to.

Neil presses kisses to Andrew’s neck and temple whenever he can, and thinks it’s a victory whenever Andrew leans even a fraction of an inch closer to his touch.

(bc that court one healed me) Prompt: Imagine how happy Neil is (and Andrew even tho he wouldn’t show it) when they end up on their first team together after the foxes????

badacts:

okay i’m just:

them moving in together. neil joins andrew’s team and moves into andrew’s apartment, the one that he helped to choose on a long weekend during the hectic process of andrew’s trade. the one where the agent said, “oh, you brought a friend to look with you?” and neil giving her a glare vicious enough to strip paint

neil sells pretty much all the furniture from his old apartment because he doesn’t give a shit about it, but he does bring: a collection of kitchen knives that dan gave him as a ‘welcome-to-graduated-life’ present with the caveat that he didn’t cut himself, a small collection of books given to him by his old neighbour who has a taste for sci-fi and dystopia (he thinks andrew will like them), and a large number of photos from the last several years that he covers half a wall with

(he looks at them one by one as he takes them down to pack them, smiling a little with the fondness and nostalgia they evoke)

andrew picking him up from the airport, meeting him not inside the terminal but out in the parking lot, where they can stand very close and talk for a little while in something that almost feels like a welcome home to neil

andrew doesn’t use all the drawers in his dresser, so neil takes half of them for his stuff. he debates buying a second dresser but writes it off as a waste of time

he returns: a pair of sweatpants, a pair of sneakers that andrew left last time he was in town, 2 hoodies with minyard on them, and a shirt that he only theoretically returns, seeing as it goes in with the rest of his own clothes. he’s keeping that one

he gets in return: 4 pairs of socks that andrew has somehow stolen from him, and a stretched-out t-shirt that he takes to wearing because andrew’s expression gets intense when it gapes to show his collar bones

he likes andrew’s bed, but he brings the sheets he bought himself as spares. the second he’s not looking andrew throws them out because they’re shitty quality and he didn’t live this long to have to sleep with sheets that feel vaguely plastic when you lie on them

(neil likes andrew’s bed, and he likes andrew in andrew’s bed, and he likes being with andrew in andrew’s bed. except now it’s their bed. a brief break in unpacking (not a long process anyway) is likely made to take advantage of this fact)

andrew hasn’t done anything about the interior paint, which is neutral creams and beiges except for the one bright red wall in the living room. on the day neil moves in, andrew comes into said living room to find neil staring at the red wall with a blank expression. he waits him out until he blinks, breathing just a little too fast, and says, “blue?”

andrew nods (he doesn’t care) (he cares about things that put that expression on neil’s face) (they go paint shopping the next weekend and neil ends up with spatters of it in his hair which stubbornly refuse to wash out)

just neil finding room for himself in andrew’s space, which is easy!! because andrew is right there making room for him!!!!

neil coming out of the bedroom after putting up all his photos and finding andrew on the couch, on his phone, and just. climbing onto the couch and putting his head in andrew’s lap and saying, “now you’re really going to have to work to get rid of me”

and andrew saying, “you know i can’t turn down a challenge”

except that his fingers are already in neil’s hair, and neil looks up at him with an expression that says you’re not going to get rid of me, all quirked mouth and eyes like goddamned stars, and fuck him if he isn’t right

(renee sends housewarming flowers even though andrew has been living there for a year. neither of them know what to do with flowers but neil is willing to do an internet search to find out)

(matt emails a bunch of hideous ‘congratulations on your wedding’ e-cards with flowers and ribbons and wedding rings on that neil never ever shows andrew)

their first practice together, the coach introduces neil to the entire team as though he has no idea that neil and andrew are together. he actually does know, but he’s the only one, and he has a bet with the defence coach on how long it’s going to take his players to catch on

it’s not like they don’t know who neil josten is. they’ve been speculating about his arrival for weeks, since they heard who their new signing was going to be (andrew hasn’t said a word, only glared at someone who asked what it was like to play with the guy in college. the questions died off after that)

neil’s exactly what they expected in practice – fast, cool-eyed and sharp-tongued, shorter in real life than he looks on TV, reckless to the point of self-injury. good. scores on andrew and yells “better luck next time, minyard” like an asshole, and somehow doesn’t get a ball to the helmet

he’s not quite like what they expected out of it – sticks close to andrew, smiles more sweetly than someone who talks like that should be able to, defers to the coaches. ‘nice’ isn’t the right word for him, but it’s kind of hard to hate him. except when he opens his mouth

their team winning, and neil being the only one to approach andrew (the others have well and truly figured out he doesn’t care for the celebration aspect of winning by now), speaking to him with his head bowed and pulling away with a smile over his face. andrew still looks bored, unless you happen to know him well enough

(the others don’t figure it out until neil casually refers to the apartment as ‘ours’, and then doesn’t lie when they ask who he lives with, and also clarifies without pause that they aren’t just roommates in a subtle but unmissable way. they’re insufferable for weeks about it, in a good-natured way)

(andrew still considers killing all of them. neil included)

a few weeks into cohabitation, round 2: neil looking over his shoulder where he’s standing in front of the open fridge and smiling a little – and then pausing at the expression on andrew’s face. saying, shy, “I like being here”

andrew saying, “close the fridge. we have an air conditioner”

andrew meaning, i like it too

jeanpaulandsophieranier:

guys but listen

so after the foxes win everyone starts paying attention to them

suddenly the press is all over their social media and wants them on talk shows and panels all the time

and they do it bc they could use some good publicity tbh and they rly need a bigger team

one day allison (her and neil are bffs now dont fight me on this i s2g) is watching tv w neil and he is rly into what’s happening and she pulls out her sc and starts taking a video

she holds the camera so both their faces show and goes “hey neil” and and when he starts to look over she kisses him on the cheek (allison reynolds does not give 2 shits about neil’s scars and she’s gonna show every1)

the video ends just as neil smiles

ppl on the internet lose their shit !! this video is everywhere

allison moved on from seth and NEIL JOSTEN is dating a teammate

so they go on a lowkey trashy talk show (and everyone warns neil to keep his mouth shut)

the lady is like “so neil i hear ur in a relationship with one of ur teammates”

all the foxes hold their breath he’s too unpredictable

wymack takes a drink

andreil arent hiding anything really they just dont do pda so neil is like “oh ya we like to keep our relationship private tho lets talk about exy”

and she is like “well it didnt look like you were keeping it private when allison posted this on her sc” and she plays the video

all the foxes start laughing except kevin, andrew, and aaron

allison is literally losing her shit and matt has trouble breathing for a few seconds

and the lady is like “…um did i miss something haha”

and nicky takes pity on her “we’re just laughing bc neil and allison are definitely not dating sry”

and she is like “???????????? but ur still dating a teammate”

kevin quickly redirects the conversation back to exy bc they do not have the time to sit here and talk about andreil’s love life jfc

she cant get anything else out of them

so ppl are just losing their minds for like a week trying to figure out who neil is dating when renee posts a pic on instagram of them w the caption “neil drove me to lunch and paid for my meal” ((they actually talk about andrew lol))

and now every1 is like omg !! this is it!!

so the foxes are doing a panel and they get through a decent amount of exy related questions and then

“i have a question for neil. would u like to comment on ur relationship w renee walker??”

“id like to comment that my relationship w renee is that we r good friends and that id like to talk about exy now”

they cant get anything else out of anyone

so now ppl rly confused bc neil is a Straight Man and only Dan is left but her and Matt are very publicly dating

what kind of sexual deviancy is this ??????????? is neil josten engaging in some kind of polyamorous relationship with his teammates?????? no one can answer

ok so next talk show

this woman barely gets the introductions out before she leaps right in

“neil are you currently in a relationship with dan wilds despite the fact that she is dating matt boyd?”

neil has had enough

this boy just wants to play exy hes too old for this

he just stares at her

he cant even speak like who is this woman??

he didnt ask to dismantle heteronormativity in america but apparently he has to

“i dont have a gf”

she stares back

“are you no longer in a relationship with one of your teammates as you previously stated?????”

the foxes are getting worried neil might kill her

it’s getting very hard not to laugh

neil stares a little longer

“i dont have a gf”

the host’s eyes widen

the audience goes silent

“am i to understand that neil josten, breakout exy player of the year, has just come out??”

ppl start clapping (some ppl boo and nicky starts to flip them off before kevin grabs his hand)

this woman has just gotten one of the best stories of her life on live television

she cant stop smiling

once again kevin steers the conversation back to exy (even when he isnt insulting ppl why does neil always have to cause problems ??) and doesnt let her go back

there’s wild speculation about which boy he’s dating bc it doesnt makes sense ?????/

aaron has been seen kissing katelyn after games

kevin and thea are now officially dating

nicky is v vocal about his bf (like 12 times a day on twitter)

matt and dan are definitely still dating

andrew is not capable of relationships ????? and him and neil hate each other ???/

the answer comes 3 weeks later

they are all in the girls’ room for a movie night

everyone but renee is slightly drunk

allison and renee take a cute pic

in the background u can kinda see neil asleep on andrew who in a rare display of affection actually has a hand in his hair

allison notices right before she posts it on instagram but andreil have already said that they arent rly trying to hide their relationship they just arent going to go out of their way just for crazy talk show hosts

and DAMN

the way they are leaning against each other is unmistakable (esp in light of recent news)

neil josten and andrew minyard are in a relationship?????? have been in a relationship?????? the ppl need confirmation

neil’s twitter (that he uses to retweet exy players and occasionally start fights w them) is being blown up

finally he goes on twitter and makes his first original tweet

“Andrew is my boyfriend.”

twitter literally explodes and “andreil” is trending for a week

allyasavedtheday:

can we talk about the first time each of the foxes walks in on neil and andrew doing anything remotely coupley though???????????

kevin barging into their dorm reading exy articles on his phone only to freeze in the middle of the room when he realises he’s caught andrew and neil mid-makeout

neil’s on the beanbag chair and andrew’s straddling his lap and neil’s hands are clamped around andrew’s waist to keep him from attacking kevin while andrew’s hands are still in neil’s hair

andrew’s hair is all dishevelled (y’all know neil tugs on it it’s literally canon) and they’re both panting a lil, staring at kevin in disbelief (neil) and with murder in his eyes (andrew)

kevin doesn’t even say a word, just hightails it the fuck out of the room

aaron coming into the kitchen in columbia one morning to find andrew looking like he’s sleeping standing up with his face buried in neil’s back and his arms around neil’s waist while neil sleepily makes them coffee

he offers aaron a “hey” and a “want one?” when he notices him in the doorway

aaron is so shocked by how soft and approachable andrew looks he forgets whatever sarcastic remark he was gonna throw at neil

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allyasavedtheday:

but guyyyyyyyyys we always talk about neil missing andrew when they’re separated during neil’s last year in palmetto but what about andrew!!!! missing!!! neil!!!!

andrew, who is on his own for the first time in five years

no aaron, no nicky, no kevin, no neil

andrew, who only ever wanted to be left alone, who craved peace and quiet, suddenly feeling like he’s going to suffocate in the silence of his new apartment

andrew going to bed alone for the first time in about three years (bc it took a lil time for them to get used to sharing a bed but once they did they never slept apart) and he hates it

at fox tower there were still rare nights sometimes where he couldn’t share a bed with neil but neil was still always there, just a few feet away if andrew needed him

now neil is hundreds of miles away and andrew feels wrong sleeping alone and it fucks him up so bad????

because he never really realised all the ways his relationship with neil was changing him

and now he doesn’t know what to do bc suddenly the things he once hated are now things he craves

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nickyklose:

Things that feel something like love:

Neil returning from an out of state press event and fitting himself to Andrew’s side on their couch, thigh to thigh. The small bump of Neil’s head to Andrew’s shoulder, Andrew’s raised eyebrow, Neil’s quiet “I’m glad I’m home,” and Andrew’s warm press of lips

The drag of fingers across Neil’s back in the morning as they move around each other in the kitchen

The mug of hot chocolate Neil hands to Andrew during his blank days, when the scorching heat in his palm and the sight of Neil quietly working in the corner of the his eye are the only things threatening to get through

King getting sick and Andrew throwing Neil a look that says “your cat, your problem” but dialing the vet as Neil goes to clean up the mess

The small sigh against Andrew’s neck when he drags his nails over the back of Neil’s scalp

Andrew rolling over into the now-vacant, body-warmed spot on their bed and burying his head in the first pillow he can find

Weight and pull and gravity. Andrew’s hand on the back of Neil’s neck, a new car key being added to Andrew’s ring. Belt loops that bring hips knocking into each other, the tugging of a gym bag strap that means “let’s go home.” Spending 2 years falling into and out of alignment just to get to a place where they can permanently circle one another.

Andreil Quits Smoking

theordinaryvegan:

so i somehow messed up answering your ask directly, but this was requested by @vexingcosmos! i’m sorry it took me forever, but i actually did some research because i know NOTHING about smoking. also, this got long. like…really long.

it began as most things do, where the Foxes are concerned: with a bet

it’s a Friday night and the Monsters have come to Columbia, and for once, the upperclassmen were allowed to come along

Matt’s birthday was on Wednesday, and he just wants to hang out with his best friend and favorite human Neil okay let him live

so Neil *asked* Andrew and well…we all know how that goes

the whole gang is having a grand ol’ time

Aaron, Nicky, Allison, and Dan have been on the dance floor practically since the second they walked into Eden’s

Allison dragged a reluctant Renee out to join them within the first hour, and this girl can DANCE don’t fight me on this

Kevin has been drunk since before they even left Sweetie’s (snuck in a flask, the little troublemaker)

he’s so far gone that he couldn’t even tell you who the first striker in Exy history to reach 1,000 goals was. he may or may not be aware that he is swaying.

Matt has been hanging out at the table with Neil and a rather annoyed Andrew

Matt has convinced Neil to take way too many shots for his tiny body to handle, but Andrew is there, so he’s trying not to worry about it

sometime around the seventh shot, the rest of the gang makes their way over to the table

Andrew’s hand is on Neil’s thigh, and his pointer finger has been tapping incessantly for the past twenty minutes

and Neil can only take so much, even from Andrew

he stares at Andrew as subtly as he can (i.e. not very) in an effort to catch his attention

Andrew eventually drags his gaze over to Neil and lazily cocks his head to the side, as if to say what could you possibly want at this moment in time, Neil

Neil looks pointedly to Andrew’s hand and then jerks his head towards the exit

Neil is, of course, very unsubtle with all of this

Kevin turns to stare at them and says, in a barely intelligible voice, “if you’re gonna hook up, you could at least wait until we’re back at the house and i’m passed tf out”

Nicky laughs and says, “aww Kev c’mon, let the munchkins have playtime whenever they want”

Andrew is about to turn his whiskey glass into a weapon for the munchkin comment when Aaron suddenly pipes in

“nah, Andrew needs to take care of his other habit”

it is now very quiet in their group of normally very loud people

everyone looks to Aaron for him to clue them in on what he means

everyone except Renee, who has silently moved closer to Andrew just in case he really does decide to use that whiskey glass

Aaron continues: “you know what smoking does to your body over time, right? i assume i don’t need to go all Bill Nye on your ass and draw you a picture”

Aaron becomes Dr. Minyard when he is very drunk. trust me.

Andrew doesn’t say anything, just stares at Aaron. is he even blinking? probably not

“who am i kidding. you don’t care. you’ll just let this ruin you. i bet you couldn’t quit even if you tried”

that gets everyone’s attention

Nicky: “did he just say the B word”

Allison: “looks like it’s that time again where i get even richer”

Matt, softly: “oh shit”

Neil is about to jump in and open up a can of whoop ass on Aaron when Andrew’s steady voice comes from beside him

“fine”

everyone, collectively: “WHAT”

Andrew rolls his eyes. “fine. i bet that i can quit completely within a week”

complete silence. everyone just stares. shock. disbelief.

Andrew gets up and starts heading towards the exit, dragging Neil along with him

********

Neil decides to join Andrew in Operation Quit Smoking

but two days into it, they’re both at their wits end

they definitely aren’t about try anything medication-related, for obvious reasons

after doing a bit of research related to natural methods like adding more of certain vitamins into your diet, Neil confronts Andrew

“you know we have to. we don’t have another choice”

“fuck you, i’m not doing that”

“Andrew. it’s our last option.”

[after a long, defeated sigh] “fine. but you have to ask him”

so Neil does the one thing he wished he’d never have to do with anything that isn’t Exy

he asks Kevin to help

when they wake up the next day, Kevin has printed out color-coded meal plans for both Andrew and Neil

Andrew Minyard does not cry. But let me tell you. Looking at that list of food options…it was an extremely close call.

on every single day, the breakfast item was a green smoothie

Andrew thought he’d rather just pay the entire $500 betting pool off himself

but Neil. precious, precious Neil. tells Andrew that they can definitely do it, and wouldn’t it be great to prove Aaron wrong and make him lose money that he probably would have spent on Katelyn?

so they pull themselves up by their metaphorical bootstraps and follow all of Kevin’s rules. every. single. one.

halfway to their deadline, Andrew finally wants to kill everyone slightly less than he did yesterday. he marks this as massive progress.

Neil didn’t really smoke in the first place, but he’s still having trouble finding something to replace that feeling he gets from the smell

he’ll be okay without it, he thinks. he has Andrew to keep him steady, to ground him when he feels like he could float away from reality for good

by the following Friday, the Foxes have gathered in the girls’ room to hear the final word and settle their bets

Kevin has become the official referee of this particular bet

everyone waits in suspense, heartbeats flying at the thought of all the cash they are either about to lose or gain

Kevin takes his role seriously, as he does everything else

“i declare that, as of this day at 4:27 pm, Andrew and Neil have gone three consecutive days without one cigarette. i predict that they will be able to continue resisting, if they keep following my suggested guidelines”

the last bit is said with a hard look at Neil and Andrew. of course.

Allison, Matt, and Dan don’t try to hide the smug looks on their faces as Aaron and Nicky hand over entirely too much for a bunch of college students to bet with

Renee chose not to participate, but her new bruises say that she’s been helping Andrew cope all week

Aaron grudgingly looks back to Andrew, holding out his hand with his share of the winnings

Andrew just stares at him. blinks. turns around and walks out the door.

Neil edges out of the room to follow him up to the roof while everyone is arguing over who gets Andrew’s share, since he’s obviously not taking it

Neil reaches Andrew and sits beside him with their shoulders touching

they’re looking out over campus when Neil turns to Andrew

“i’m proud of you”

Neil gets a disgusted scoff and a hand pushing his face away in return

“you’re still a junkie”