do you all remember in the early 2010s where people were talking about freeing the nipple and that mixed-gender sports should become a thing and the removal of period tax and all of that and then some people realised that would mean trans people too ans they instantly decided to revert to bioessentialism 101 and now i have to see grating sentences like Well maybe jeopardy should be gender-segregated because males have a biological advantage in pressing a button
I love that scene in tkm where Wymack tells Neil he’s going to make him vice captain the next year and Neil tries to politely decline (on the grounds that he’ll be dead by then) and Wymack is literally like too bad bitch. This isn’t a democracy and i say you’re the next captain so figure it out
Neil, post baltimore, covered in blood: figured it out coach
I just want everyone on Andrew’s professional team to think Neil is a bad influence. Sure, Andrew had a bad reputation in college, but in reality he’s quiet and keeps to himself and never starts shit (even if he will finish it). Meanwhile Neil is loud and brash and has public feuds with at least 5 reporters at any given moment. He averages one brawl a game and is known to be arrogant and difficult to get along with.
Neil finds it Delightful. He’s thrilled by the idea that there’s a whole professional exy team out there that feels nearly as protective of his husband as he is
When Andrew tells him their captain asked if Andrew had ever considered divorce Neil practically threw a party. He owns more merch for Andrew’s team than his own.
one of my. absolute favorite things is just how good the foxes are at taking care of each other, and how natural it is for them
I’m pretty sure when i first drafted this i was thinking about Allison (in particular, the way she is with Neil) but then i realized it’s all of them. it’s her sticking Neil in her car without question because she recognized that he was too injured for Matt’s truck. it’s Neil giving Andrew his knives right after rehab. it’s Dan and Matt sorting out Neil’s schedule. it’s Andrew bringing trash bags and duct tape for Neil’s shower. it’s Allison digging through Seth’s pockets for drugs. it’s Neil grabbing Aaron when he suspected something was up with drake and Aaron going with it. it’s Matt sticking with Kevin at the banquet knowing that Kevin would be vulnerable. it’s everyone dropping Neil of at his classes. it’s Kevin taking Neil to Exites, and Nicky and Andrew buying Neil clothes. it’s Andrew taking Renee’s knives. it’s Nicky breaking Neil into getting comfortable with a new phone. it’s Kevin taking Andrew’s pills. it’s Allison buying makeup to cover Neil’s scars. it’s every time they back each other up on court. for people who can be as cruel and awful as they can be, the way they take care of each other so effortlessly and so instinctively (and often in ways that the other doesn’t even know they needed to be taken care of) is kind of breathtaking.
“You were supposed to be a side-effect of the drugs” is possibly one of the most heart-wrenching lines of the series. It’s Andrew fighting with every cell in his body not to give into his desire for Neil. It’s Andrew begging himself not to do this, not to get hurt. It’s Andrew trying, pleading to the drugs that no longer cloud his vision to make Neil a part of them, because there was no way he could be real.
Neil, who took Andrew’s words at face value but saw the truth buried inside them. Neil, who knew what Andrew’s promises meant to him, and who kept his promise, for the first time. Neil, who saw more than he should. Neil, who never took more than Andrew gave and knew that no meant no. Neil who fought tooth and nail against Andrew’s defences to gain an inch then worship it like it was sacred ground.
Neil who could not, should not, must not, be real. It could only have been a side effect of the drugs.
I just know that if Seth lived long enough to find out about Wymack being Kevin’s dad, his response would be first to laugh hysterically, then immediately follow it up with, “Dude, Coach fucked your mom.” like an asshole.
