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[allfortherot]

neil josten high off anesthesia from wisdom tooth surgery BUT instead of cute and mushy he's scared and anxious, because he's been conditioned by mary to never let his guard down when vulnerable like that. but he knows subconciously to trust andrew, and his body tells him to rely on someone (was trained to be mary but shes gone now) so andrew just gets like three hours of " 'drew... safe? c'you check th' locks"

no but think about it from andrew's pov: neil josten, this man who has never trusted anyone enough EVER to be this vulnerable physically, trusting HIM to take care of and protect whilst he recovers

[creativepromptsforwriting]

For anyone worried because they write the same trope more than once: I love that shit. I will love that first one and I will still be excited for the thirtieth one. Let these idiots do the same thing over and over again. We deserve that.

[storiesbycory]

me writing five raven neil fics bc it’s my favorite canon divergence ever

[boberwrites]

i don't write but i’ve been reading every raven neil fic for YEARS, rereading my favourites and i NEVER get tired of it xxx

[evyltalks]

pt.1 & 2 andreil at the club

[star-bywolf]

andreil

( all art by @evyltalks )

[hamrikaa]

[ouijacine]

So locked in rn

[boberwrites]

this idea has been in my head for a few weeks now and i finally did it!! i have such a big hyperfixation on this fic i don't think it will ever leave my head 

it's also not as smooth as would want it to be— and may also contain spoilers for the second part of the series

📖 What It Means To Stay Still by @storiesbycory on ao3

cr:

1)agathah

2) dankainart

3)luneillusoire 

4)lunapiq

5)lunapiq

6)hoici.png

7) yves

[gremlinnddraws]

“It wasn’t funny —- none of this was —- but that response was so obnoxiously and typically Andrew that Neil couldn’t help but smile…”.

[hedgehog-troops]

andrew is so real cz if i found the first person who actually respected my boundaries and cared for me (ME, not some perceived version of me) and when they got kidnapped, some bitchass told me "you were always going to lose him", i, too, would choke the everliving shit out of them.

[boberwrites]

this is exactly how both arm cradle you know series feels to me<3

-such a good fic you can read on ao3

@httphimbo

[fragmentsdesoleil]

one of my favorite neil hc will always be that after baltimore, when he finally starts feeling safe to some degree, he sleeps a lot during the day

not everywhere, he still has that survival instinct in him, but when andrew or the older foxes are around he just…naps. he naps on andrew’s shoulder on the roof, on the couch during movie nights, in columbia while the others get ready; he has a lot of sleep to recover and when he’s with his people he feels like he can rest. he doesn’t have to pay attention, he can relax and just let go for some hours

[nenejosten]

y’know how neil has been in survival mode all his life and will probably crash as soon as his brain understands he’s safe?? I think we’ve been seeing a bit of that in jean’s books; there are bits & moments where neil seems to say/hear something that reminds him of what happened (in baltimore & in general with his father) and he dissociates.

it’s nothing “dramatic” or big, but jean does describe neil with “he was somewhere else” and he does it more than once.

also following this up with; I know nora’s said neil will never trust betsy enough to go to therapy (aside from one or two sessions in his senior year & when neil went to betsy to tell her that andrew needed a mother during aaron’s trial) but I’m a firm believer he will. not because he wants to, but more out of necessity (or maybe a deal of sorts).

the whole thing about neil is that he keeps his shit together because he has to & that’s all he’s ever known. but now that he’s out of danger, he will need a stronger support system because that’s just too much shit to keep together for all his life without unpacking some.

[bea28]

I have no idea if i already posted this here, but i was going through my computer and found it.

I imagine this as where Neil is a raven who has to fight tooth and nail to be alive, he sees and goes through so much pain on the daily that sometimes he gets lost in all the darkness in his head. Andrew (a fox) is the one good thing in his life, the only light and piece of happiness Neil has ever had, and he will do ANYTHING to keep andrew as far away from his painful reality as possible. So much so that andrew has no idea of what neil goes through, he just thinks neil gets a bit sad sometimes, so he makes it his full time job to comfort and take care of his neil.

Neil never lets anyone see him sad, hurt, or tired, he keeps his persona of a strong, uncaring and menace of a guy, but sometimes he just hits his limit, sometimes he's just so tired of all this pain, so he allows himself to be a bit vulnerable around andrew.

Andrew doesn't know that sometimes.. he is the only thing keeping Neil alive.

Neil might tell him one day.. or Neil might just vanish one day.. it all depends on how his week will go before he can see andrew again.

I wrote this in 20 minutes during work hours so if it sucks... just leave me alone.

[agathah]

I love this scene SO much

[aftgscenes]

It’s so funny going from Neil’s asexual pov to jeans definitely NOT asexual pov

Neil: Kevin is tall and has a tattoo

Jean: pretty boy with a soft smile and beautiful green eyes

Neil: Renee is a women and has hair

Jean: a force of hope and beauty, an anomaly in a world that’s ugly and bleak. She is the sun.

Neil: Jeremy is the captain of the Trojans and he smiles a lot for some reason

Jean: his bleach blonde hair frames his tanned freckled skin, his broad shoulders and tiny waist give way to his thicc thighs and ass

But also the reverse

Neil: Andrews strong unwavering frame and honey colored eyes

Jean: the tiny goalkeeper

[storiesbycory]

Part two of what it means to stand still is posted! This is the sequel for Stranger to Stay so read that first and then check out part 2: To be Free!

[boberwrites]

has anyone thought about how many times aaron said "please" while locked in the bathroom while andrew was forced to sit on the other side of the door and listen to it?