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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”