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    "What if Neil hid his phone where his kidnappers wouldn't find it? What if he called Andrew while on his way to Baltimore? What if Andrew had to listen, heart tearing in two, to Neil's journey into his father's basement?"

    Andrew fishes his phone from his pocket, chest emptying itself of air when he sees Neil’s name flash across the display. His hands are shaking as he hits return call, shaking like they haven’t done since he went off his meds, and in many ways the lurch of loss in his gut feels like another kind of withdrawal.

    He thinks the call is about to time out, when, suddenly, connection.

    “Neil,” says Andrew, and it sounds dangerously close to a prayer.

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    17 Feb 2025

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    Finally, Neil turns to face Andrew. Andrew keeps looking straight ahead, not letting his expression betray any of his ragged emotions.

    "Remember what I said?" Neil asks quietly.

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    09 Feb 2025

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    Neil should have been more careful. He should have understood that just because he was Neil Josten and not Nathaniel didn’t mean that everyone had forgotten who his father was. He was reminded every day of history he’d much rather forget when he looked in the mirror. He was learning not to hate his eyes, but it had become clear that not everyone shared that sentiment.

    Someone—Neil wasn’t sure who, and frankly, it didn’t matter—retaliated for the death of his father. In a way, Neil supposed his father's death was his own fault. It was supposed to be an evening run, a few miles just to clear his head. He’d been having nightmares, and he decided that this was the healthiest way to process all the information his brain was feeding him. He didn’t expect the evening to turn red with his own blood. It did, though, and Neil emerged with another bullet wound, a few more scars, but most importantly, no more death on his hands.

    He ended up at Wymack's door, banging on it with the hand that wasn't busy stopping blood from exiting his shoulder. "Coach?"

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    09 Feb 2025

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    Andrew Minyard met Alex Johnson flipping a cigarette over his fingers on a rooftop in Oakland, California. Their first kiss was two months later. Six months, and Abram told Andrew his name. Seven, and he was gone.

    Five years after Abram disappeared from Andrew's life, Neil Josten joins the Palmetto State Foxes' Exy team.

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    28 Jan 2025

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    “So… who was that?” Nicky said with a teasing tone, after Andrew had stood there for a beat too long, watching Neil’s retreat.

    Andrew did not have the energy to deal with him. He just sat down heavily and scooped his now melted ice cream into his mouth. Aaron kicked Andrew’s shin and glared at him.

    Andrew sighed. He hated how pushy his family was sometimes, “We were in juvie together.”

    “Are you going to tell us his name? He seems nice. He’s gorgeous,” Allison said matter of factly.

    Andrew just stared at her, debated answering, he didn’t like Allison, “Neil.”

    “So are you two-“

    “No,” Andrew bit out, less his answer to the question but more to the question itself. Neil was none of their business.

    “But that’s not-“

    “No,” Andrew said again, his tone sharp.

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    28 Jan 2025