kevin: what’s your blood type?
andrew: how would i know?
kevin: how would you not!
andrew: who am i, karl landsteiner, discoverer of blood groups?
kevin: you don’t know your own blood type, BUT YOU KNOW WHO DISCOVERED THEM?!
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kevin: what’s your blood type?
andrew: how would i know?
kevin: how would you not!
andrew: who am i, karl landsteiner, discoverer of blood groups?
kevin: you don’t know your own blood type, BUT YOU KNOW WHO DISCOVERED THEM?!
Imagine Andrew going on jeopardy and answering a question, but the announcer says that’s incorrect and then Andrew goes, “actually you’re incorrect” then cites the information with where to find it. The announcer pausing in disbelief as the crew look into what Andrew said then someone sheepishly coming on to say Andrew was correct. Of course they kept it in the episode they air.
I can’t believe that “The Only Exception” by paramore was released when Neil and Andrew were still in college...
Losing it over the idea of them both hearing the song and thinking about one another while just NOT MENTIONING IT- holding together at the seams because no one can know they are SOFT
What if Neil Had a Younger Sister?
okay, i feel like this headcanon is popping up more and more and I have some things to add to it
neil has NO idea this kid exists
like none
(her name is going to be Nathalie)
mary got pregnant with her when neil was only one, so its very realistic if he didn’t remember her birth or anything
anyways, when she is about 4 months old, mary and stuart have a huge argument and he takes nathalie back to britain with him to keep her safe
key the canon events following
after Baltimore happens, nathalie discovers that Neil exists
she starts following the US exy tabloids to keep up with him
she begs and begs Stuart to let her meet her brother
Stuart who thinks of her like his own daughter, eventually gives in
after practice one day, she shows up to the stadium with stuart
neil does a double take, not because stuart is there, but he is there with someone who is an absolute spitting image of his mother….
except her eyes are the same cold blue as his
“stuart? who’s this?” neil asks, absolutely baffled
stuart is all “i think we all need to sit down somewhere for this conversation”
neil doesn’t even question him
not when this girl who he is now thinking is his sister or something like that is standing there
the foxes are all staring at the three of them and neil just says “we’ll be in the break room”
no one questions neil taking these random people walking in to the break room
neil is not a crier, but during this talk with Stuart and Nathalie, they all shed (or hold back) a few tears
nathalie seems to be just as chaotic as neil
they trade phone numbers and Neil goes and gets cleaned up in the locker room
everyone is looking at him
“Who was that?” Matt asks
“My uncle and… my sister”
cue screaming
“WHAT!!! WHY DIDNT YOU TELL US” (nicky)
YOUR SISTER?!?! YOUR JOKING (Matt)
NOOO!!!! I CANT TAKE ANYMORE YAKUZA KIDS (Aaron, mentally)
NEIL, WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK (Kevin, pre panic attack)
andrew just stares at him with a blank gaze that only Neil knows means “wtf”
“I didn’t know until just now”
“Ohhhh poor baby 🥺” (nicky)
anyways
after he gets cleaned up, he is going to meet up with Stuart and Nathalie where he left them
andrew stops him
“What is this”
“My sister i guess”
andrew stays quiet and stares at neil with his arms crossed
“Are you leaving, rabbit”
“No, i already told you that I’m done running”
andrew hums and tells him he’ll believe it after he never runs
Neil gives him a nose kiss ( ❤(ˆ‿ˆԅ) )
he walks to them and Stuart tells them that he has to talk to some people and gets in a random car with someone in the drivers seat and they zoom off
“Soooo” nathalie says “do you have a drivers license?”
“not a legal one”
“nice”
she tosses him the keys to the car her and Stuart took to campus “let’s go somewhere to eat”
neil shrugs and they both get in the car to go do their first sibling activity
Neil and giggles
Hear me out here
• Neil's giggles are The Purest Shit Ever
• The foxes would DIE for them
• One morning Matt and Neil are in their dorm room and having their morning coffee. Neil is scrolling on his phone and he must've seen a cat picture or something because he lets out The Softest Sound A Human Being Can Produce. Matt chokes on his coffee
• Nicky tells a mildly dirty joke one day and Neil giggles at him. Uh does anyone know cpr?
• Neil doesn't realize what he's doing though
• So one day during half time on one of their home games they're sitting in the lounge. The game is going well so far and Neil is all smiles as he's sprawled out next to Andrew on the couch. Wymack says something and Neil breathes out a tired giggle. Allison starts cooing "aw Neil y-" and immediately there is shushing and silent death threats
• There are murder stares flying all around. Nicky is like "hnnnmallisonshutthefuckup" because if Neil The Little Asshole realizes how Gone everyone is for his giggles It's All Over
• Even Kevin secretly thinks it's cute. He'd never ever admit it though, not even to himself. Whenever Neil giggles to himself during practice it goes like this:
"Neil get your mind back to practice!"
"But... I'm not doing anything?"
"...no you're not. keep running"
[confused Neil noises]
• Aaron doesn't notice and doesn't care
• But Andrew??? Oh boy Andrew my guy
• Every time Neil giggles Andrew remembers exactly why he's a raging homosexual
• He's not soft for Neil though. Giggles are just hot. Yup.
• He nearly strangled Allison when she almost slipped up tho
• The foxes make a game out of who can make Neil giggle the most
• Nicky immediately busts out every inappropriate joke he's ever heard. He Has Come Prepared. His whole life has been leading up to this moment
• Matt and Dan's main weapon is tickling. They just attack Neil with tickles out of nowhere
• "Why do you do that?" "What?" "Tickle me." "Don't mind if I do!" "NO-"
• Allison showers him with compliments any chance she gets. She takes him shopping and makes him try on lewd clothing and says "oh Andrew will love this". This unlocks the Rare but Equally As Precious blushy Neil as well. (Though uh Allison you might wanna tone it down a bit Andrew just clenched his fists)
• Renee just shows him videos of cats. It works magnificently
• The competition is nearly a tie until Andrew gets bored and decides to step up his game
• He comes up behind Neil and nibbles at his neck. He keeps upping the percentages for seemingly no reason. He kisses Neil's knuckles. He flicks some ice cream onto Neil's nose and then kitten-licks it off
• He does all this while staring at the foxes dead on with a bored expression on his face. All the foxes can do is be horrified and watch as Neil melts into a giggly mess
• It's pretty clear who the winner is
Bonus:
• Aaron has caught on by this point and is considering leaving the team
can't get the mental image out of my head of Kevin, Neil and Andrew winning at the Olympics and the minute the final buzzer sounds Kevin runs over and bear hugs Neil and Andrew, one under each arm, and just fucking hoists them both up off the ground in sheer excitement
like I'm literally making myself emotional at the thought of Kevin Day achieving his life long dream. And I mean this is Kevin Day, insecurities aside, he probably knew deep down that this day would come. But the fact that he gets to do it with his two best friends by his side who he loves and respects and who love and respect him. Actually crying rn
One thing that people with dark eyes do not understand about having very light blue eyes is that there is a very thin line between looking sweet while smiling and looking completely unhinged. The amount of times I have been smiling in joy and folks telling me to stop because my eyes creep them out just reminds me of Neil.
I can vividly see Neil enjoying himself and some random person telling him to knock it off because it’s scaring them. In true Neil fashion he turns on his dad’s smile to make them regret talking to him.
Headcannon/Alternate Universe idea:
Aaron is an FTM trans man, but his birth name was Erin. Imagine if he had changed it to the double A version before he knew Andrew existed and it cemented in him they were meant to be together (just as siblings not the incest way).
And for extra angst Andrew is also FTM and had changed his name to an A name as well. So neither of them kept the name their mom had given them.