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Neil Josten was dead.
Andrew hadn’t had the chance—and hadn’t cared enough—to see his body. All he knew was that one moment, that creature had been beside him, saying thank you, and the next, he had vanished forever, the way good things always tended to do sooner or later.
The Foxes hadn’t handled it well. The media nearly exploded for days, weeks. The game against the Ravens? A disaster. Without Neil—the key that held together all those people with little in common—nothing made sense.
Andrew should have been used to that feeling by now: the emptiness, the apathy, the silence.
And yet, life seemed louder than ever, his mind collapsing under thoughts that had never been there before.A lifetime passes: long, dragging, leading nowhere.
And when Andrew finally closes his eyes—he goes back.2006/04
Neil Josten was right in front of him: face twisted, pale, lips parted in search of breath, hands clutching his stomach so tightly it looked like he might squeeze himself apart. Alive. And exactly as he had been the day they met.
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Neil Josten dies in Baltimore, and Andrew gets a second chance to save them. Minyard isn’t willing to lose him again.
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07 Jan 2026
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“How come you haven’t put their music on? You clearly like their band” Neil asked, turning to look at Andrew instead of the poster.
“I have, I just don't do it very often because I don’t want to listen to Kevin bitching about it” Andrew reasoned, though he had a mischievous glint in his eyes and a small tug at his lips.
“I put it on to annoy him when he’s whining a bit too much” Neil laughed at that. It wasn’t hard to imagine Kevin getting annoyed at the song Andrew just showed him.
“He’d complain that I’d ‘ruin my eardrums and won’t be able to hear people yelling on the court anymore.’” Neil only continued to laugh at Andrew’s antics, his lungs hurting.
or: Andrew introduces Neil to metal music, specifically the band Slipknot. And the two of them go to a concert together.
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24 Dec 2025
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The cake itself really wasn’t perfect, but the fact that Neil had done this for him, that he had gone out of his way for Andrew, that he had used the time Andrew was gone to try to bake something just for him, was. It settled somewhere in Andrew’s chest, warm and slow and unfamiliar. No one had ever done this for Andrew before. It was the first time anyone had looked at Andrew and thought he deserved something as ordinary and impossible as a birthday cake.
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In which Andrew celebrates his birthday, featuring a healthy dose of twinyards, domestic andreil, and Neil baking Andrew a birthday cake.
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24 Dec 2025
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During practice, Neil notices that Andrew isn’t playing like he usually does. His cheeks are flushed, and he stumbles more than usual when catching the ball. Which, admittedly, he’s missing an awful lot. Confronting Andrew only confirms it: he’s sick, cranky, and utterly convinced he doesn’t need help. Which won’t stop Neil from bringing him to Wymack’s apartment and properly take care of him.
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24 Dec 2025
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this is a silly little thing i wrote because i love andreil and hate writing. i seriously wanted to write kevin walking in on them doing some freakness but i have been changed for good. instead enjoy this sweet domestic nothing burger. ANDREWS favourite subject IS english no one can change my mind and i knoww he wrote the best creative pieces them other kids were shaking in the presence of his power. anyways enjoy
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24 Dec 2025