piggy back rides with the ship i love more than anything in the world kevin and matt
a/n: this is written from Renee’s POV (which I have never written before, so I hope it’s okay) and has very little to do with piggy back rides, but does have to do with the development of Kevin and Matt’s relationship, and Kevin’s healing…
send me a prompt and I’ll write a 15 minute drabble!
There were times when Renee could not believe how much Kevin had changed in the past year. After Riko’s death he had hit a low that none of the foxes had seen from him, not even when there was a chance he may never play exy again. He had been harsher, ruthless, and had pushed everyone away more than he had before.
Until Matt.
Maybe that wasn’t fair, to give Matt all of the credit - it took a lot of courage for Kevin to pick himself up long enough to realize that he was free. But it was Matt’s persistence that had eventually broken through the armor that Kevin had wrapped himself in.
Renee never expected Kevin to get to the point of casual intimacy in such a short amount of time. It was something she’d been working on for several, and she still jumped when someone touched her shoulder when she wasn’t expecting it. Seeing Kevin’s genuine smile felt like a gift, one she was very grateful for.
It was wonderful - seeing Kevin trust someone other than Andrew or Wymack, seeing him start to trust all of the Foxes.
Of course, she had seen it before anyone else. There were too many lingering looks for her not to notice what was happening between Kevin and Matt. Their touches were softer than they should be, Matt’s fingers brushing Kevin’s skin like he never wanted to stop. But Renee was absolutely certain that something was happening when, after scoring the winning goal, Kevin had jumped onto Matt’s back and Matt had paraded him around the stadium, much to the enjoyment of the fans.
She knew that Andrew had noticed it then, too, but had yet to ask him what he thought. It was sure to cause some conflict, but Andrew had mellowed out some since he had gone off of his medication - a fact Renee contributed mostly to Neil’s presence.
Renee knew that, when Kevin and Matt finally came clean, she would win big.