Neil doesn’t meet the foxes, he’s instead caught by the FBI
He helps them catch his father and bring down his empire.
One day he’s brought in to Andrew’s lecture as a guest speaker
The Q&A at the end:
Student: Have you ever killed someone?
Neil: There’s two FBI agents at the door who advised me against answering that specific question. There’s your answer.
Student: What’s the best way to get fake documents?
Neil: I’m legally required to say “don’t”.
Student: What’s the most illegal thing you’ve ever done?
Neil: See, that’s a trick question, because if I answer it becomes the most illegal thing I’ve admitted to.
Student: What’s the hardest lie youve ever had to tell?
Neil: “Sure, I’d love to do a Q&A with a bunch of people who are weirdly obsessed with my father and decided to study crimes because they don’t have the balls to commit them.”
Student: Are you afraid your father’s people will come after you?
Neil *at the end of his fucking rope*: No, I feel completely safe. That’s why I’ve got armed federal agents waiting outside.
Student: How’d you get caught?
Neil: First of all, rude. Second, the FBI made a very compelling argument
Student: …which one
Neil: “cooperate or find out exactly how many laws you’ve broken” - said by a guy holding a very thick file. Direct. Effective. Hard to argue while zip-tied to a chair.
Student: What’s something you miss about your old life?
Neil: being able to leave a room without seven cops and a judge asking where I’m going.
Student: If you could do it all over again, would you?
Neil: I’d rather set myself on fire. I know you don’t understand that reference, but trust me when I say it’s funny.
Student: how many identities have you had?
Neil: Simultaneously or in total?
Student: …total?
Neil: enough that I had to check my ID before answering roll call
Student: what’s the worst crime you’ve ever committed?
Neil: do you want me to answer this as Neil Josten or Nathaniel Wesninski? The distinction matters.
Student: Have you ever made someone disappear?
Neil *looking over his shoulder at Browning*: goodness gracious no
Student: How many languages do you speak?
Neil: enough to talk my way out of things… mostly into them, though
Student: Why did you agree to talk to us?
Neil: it was this or community service
He’s as unhelpful as possible.
His entire goal is to waste everyone’s time while making it just interesting enough that no one can call him out on it.
And Andrew? He’s watching. He’s enthralled. He’s interested, and isn’t that odd.
The professor looks like she regrets her entire career. Half the class is too stunned to speak. Browning is wondering if the punishment for beating up the most valuable witness the FBI has in custody would be worth it. (It would)
Anyway long story short. 5 minutes in Andrew’s in love
maturing is realising that mileven and byler both suck as ships. will deserves more than a one sided crush. and eleven deserves someone that isnt infatuated with the allure that comes with having powers. this is not a mike bashing post. in fact mike is probably my favourite out of the three but the dynamics he has with both wonder twins just doesnt make for a good relationship in my humble OPINION
good afternoon everyone please join me in pouring one out for kwang chulhee. nothing happened to him he just moved to a rural town, got punched in the face for calling the history teacher's blatant revisionism propaganda, and then fell down a mountain and broke his arm & leg during detention, all during his first day of school
ok i just joined marauder fandom and im gna rant about james potter real quick. i love james and he is easily my favourite character ever. i noticed a strange trend in all these james centric fics. none of these people act like him. james potter is engimatic,charming and whether we like it or not has a ego. i feel like people only retain the 'but a heart to match it' bit and not the 'an ego the size of a lake'. i love james' character so much and i keep seeing very strange takes on his personality. many people try and give him a struggle or a weird arc of sorts to give him a more compelling character, usually leading to him being written as a self hating man who believes everybody hates him. this is the anti-thesis of james potter entirely. i think his character is extremely compelling even without adding all that extra bs. especially when you dive into the ego side of things dude like theres so much stuff that can be explored. and i think it would be intriguing to see how those two polarizing sides of him make up his being. and also, we are forgetting that james was an entire child soldier. YOU CAN DO SO MUCH WITH THAT. james' eternal goodness having to grapple with the fact that everything is going to shit no matter what he does. james who lived a happy priviledged life and to see how that contrasts with the war he should've never joined is fascinating. even in modern aus (which i prefer) you can still do a lot with his personality. highlight his cruel streak. highlight his goodness. how do the events of the fic change his thought process?
obviously, you can write james however you want and im not stopping anyone. i think it takes a huge amount of dedication to write a fic so even if i hate it i will name it in a post and shit on it. this was just my 2 cents on how i percieve his character and ranting on the internet like an idiot bc no one agrees with me.
actually it’s so important to me when someone mentions that sirius tilts his head in a padfoot-like way and looks so much like a curious puppy when he listens to remus explaining something to him
i finished atyd a few days ago and im actually in a state of depression. im wearing my black hoodie in mourning. it hurts. it hurts so badly. i was sobbing to the song. i keep thinking abt the prank they did when they made all the potraits sing in honour of marc bolan and it HURTS MAN. FUCKKKKKK. im actually so upset. anyway starting crivers soon!!!
andrew dressed in his usual attire and walking around on halloween with a pack of cookies all night. the first person who gets the costume is allison and she laughs so hard that her tears make her mascara smear. neil, who never had the kind of childhood that included sesame street, does not understand what's so funny
LILY EVANS WILL NEVER BE KNOWN AS THE BRIGHTEST WITCH IN HER AGE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. SHE WILL ONLY EVER BE THE DEAD FUCKING MUM IM SICK TO MY STOMACH. FUCKKKKKKKKKKKK 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 im actually hurt. my heart hearts. lily my girl with burning fiery hair and a heart of gold. SOMEONE LET ME OUT OF THIS GOD FORSAKEN PLACE. RELEASE MEEEEEE
just got into marauders. had a wonderful friend explain to me all the canon content (i never read the books) and started atyd. oh my god. i feel like im ascending. i miss sirius. i miss james. i miss remus. peter is ok. SOMEONE HOLD ME. theyre driving me insane. i opt for sedation. the line that convinced me to get into marauders will always always always be the 'i solemnly swear to be up to no good' THATS SUCH A HARD FUCKING LINEE BRUH WHAT. as soon as my friend explained the marauders lore to me i started dragging others down with me. when i say my friend went deep she went DEEP. from explaining the houses to the black family to the fact that remus is a teacher to the prank etc... also im so glad to FINALLY be apart of a large fandom bro im sick and tired of choosing between sugar water and salt water. ifykyk. im going to hyperfixate on this until the broken cage gets released bc i still miss jeremy and jean.
just got reminded allison doesnt play professionally when she graduates and instead goes back to the parents who disowned her and follows a lifestyle that made her miserable. im not mad i swear. I SWEAR.
so the first time Neil and Matt see each other in months is during Neil’s first year in the pro league
they call/text/skype/whatever, but they live so far away from each other and Neil was super busy with training
and also with snogging Andrew
but they have a game against each other
both teams walk out of their respective lockers and line up
the announcer starts with the names
and suddenly Neil Josten’s sprinting across the court
everyone’s thinking “oh no”, someone must have started a fight with this kid
but
he literally launches himself into the arms of the opposing team’s Matt Boyd
Matt catches him and spins him in a circle
it’s picture perfect
right before a match, with the audience and both teams staring, they hug it out
they’re clutching each other and Neil’s feet are dangling and inch off the floor
and then they just…let go.
walk off to their respective teams like nothing happened
the press has a field day
someone instantly tracks down Dan Wilds in the crowd, asking dumb questions and making stupid assumptions about their relationship
she takes a page out of her baby striker’s book and roasts him
an entire period consisted of Matt and Neil being marks, the two of them wrestling past each other playfully but being super aggressive to anyone on either team who hits the other
patting each other on the back every time a foul/fight happens and just talking about their lives in between
waving their arms and gesturing at each other from off court
after the game Kevin climbs out of the audience and starts yelling at the two of them
and Matt just shoves his face away and asks Neil about how the cats are doing
