neil, andrew, matt, and kevin + pro league shenanigans
mattâs the first one to go pro (because he graduates first) and he is both extremely excited and extremely nervous
because by that point, the foxes are a UNIT and they already lost the girls and now matt is going and they know theyâll keep in touch but itâs still so scary
halfway through his first season, wymack and andrew drive the remaining foxes (neil, aaron, kevin, nicky) to surprise matt at one of his games
he finds them literally the moment he steps onto the court
out of a crowd of thousands
it probably helps that nicky and neil and aaron were screaming and waving and jumping up and down
and kevin was also featured on the big screen
matt stops the opposing team from scoring in the last second, securing victory, and in the middle of all the applause he points his racket at them
andrew and kevin are the next to sign on to a team, but theyâre states apart from each other
they still find time to occasionally meet up and constantly talk on the phone
but on the court itâs all hostility
more like kevinâs hostile and andrew calmly flips him off or just puts his gloved hands over his helmet like heâs covering his ears
neil doesnât miss a single one of their games, and abby sends the foxes photos of him watching one of kevinâs games vs one of andrewâs
kevinâs game: *pure concentration, mentally taking notes, very serious*
andrewâs game: *HEART EYES*
a video goes viral of kevin doing post game press and matt popping his head in the doorway to interrupt
âhey, kevin!!â âyes?â âjust wanted to say i love you :)âÂ
*deep, deep sigh*Â âi love you, tooâ
thatâs when the internet gets to see kevinâs Press Smile turn into his Real Smile
another video also goes viral of andrew and matt sitting on a panel together and andrew, blank faced, leans over to whisper something in mattâs ear
he almost falls over because heâs laughing so hard
the moderator is like âwhat did he say??â and mattâs still incoherent while andrew replies âi didnât say anythingâ
neil is the #1 draft pick his senior year, and he signs to his first choice team
heâs a few hours away from andrew, so they see each other on the weekends and theyâre out at that point and donât care if people spot them together
not that they really cared beforehand, but now they have publicists and managers to answer to
there is one memorable interview where neil is asked âso, whatâs the best thing about andrew?â and itâs clear they want some ~relationship gossip~
neil, who knows exactly what heâs doing: âwhere do i begin? heâs the best goalkeeper in the world. why? allow me to go through all of his player stats from the past 3 years-â
neilâs team is playing kevinâs and there is so much hype because theyâre the top strikers in the US and theyâre about to throw down
basically all the sport channels suddenly have to invest in a french translator becauseâŚtheyâre Shouting Very Furiously at each other
(in a cozy living room in LA, jean is cackling at the insults while jeremy demands he tell him now!! i donât want to wait for the translations!!! kevinâs face is literally turning red!!!! TELL ME!!!!!)
afterward neil and kevin stalk over to each other and everyone collectively holds their breath for a fight but no, itâs just a âreluctantâ hug
when neil and andrew face off, andrew does not allow him a single point. not one.Â
some reporter: âconsidering he hasnât managed to score all night, josten seems awfully happyâÂ
matt makes everyone play rock paper scissors with him during down times on the court (teams filing on, before leaving for halftime, etc)
one could say andrew doesnât seem into it, but he takes off his gloves so he can move his fingers properly and it makes matt very happy
matt and neil get into full on WARS that stop the moment actual playing begins and resumes immediately when it ends
reporters like to ask them about what the victory tally is so far and they give very serious updates
kevin, who is the most competitive man alive, is torn between telling matt off for not focusing 100% and Needing To Win
he does both, but mostly the last one
their teams play each other at the championships, and at the end theyâre like ok kevin won exy BUT who will win rock paper scissors????
matt uses scissors when kevin throws paper and kevin, from the other end of the court, screams âNOâ and then keels over
the clip of matt kneeling by him, cry-laughing and trying to pet his hair while kevin bats him away, gets a 2 minute âhereâs some positivityâ segment on the evening news
at the end of the day, the boys have nothing but good things to say about each other, and they will absolutely destroy reporters to defend their friendsâ honorÂ
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