neil, andrew, matt, and kevin + pro league shenanigans
matt’s 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 they’ll keep in touch but it’s 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 they’re states apart from each other
they still find time to occasionally meet up and constantly talk on the phone
but on the court it’s all hostility
more like kevin’s hostile and andrew calmly flips him off or just puts his gloved hands over his helmet like he’s covering his ears
neil doesn’t miss a single one of their games, and abby sends the foxes photos of him watching one of kevin’s games vs one of andrew’s
kevin’s game: *pure concentration, mentally taking notes, very serious*
andrew’s game: *HEART EYES*
a video goes viral of kevin doing post game press and matt popping his head in the doorway to interrupt
“hey, kevin!!” “yes?” “just wanted to say i love you :)”
*deep, deep sigh* “i love you, too”
that’s when the internet gets to see kevin’s 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 matt’s ear
he almost falls over because he’s laughing so hard
the moderator is like “what did he say??” and matt’s still incoherent while andrew replies “i didn’t say anything”
neil is the #1 draft pick his senior year, and he signs to his first choice team
he’s a few hours away from andrew, so they see each other on the weekends and they’re out at that point and don’t 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 “so, what’s the best thing about andrew?” and it’s clear they want some ~relationship gossip~
neil, who knows exactly what he’s doing: “where do i begin? he’s the best goalkeeper in the world. why? allow me to go through all of his player stats from the past 3 years-”
neil’s team is playing kevin’s and there is so much hype because they’re the top strikers in the US and they’re about to throw down
basically all the sport channels suddenly have to invest in a french translator because…they’re 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 don’t want to wait for the translations!!! kevin’s 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, it’s just a “reluctant” hug
when neil and andrew face off, andrew does not allow him a single point. not one.
some reporter: “considering he hasn’t managed to score all night, josten seems awfully happy”
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 doesn’t 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 they’re 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 “NO” 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 “here’s some positivity” 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 friends’ honor
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