Neil protecting the others after tkm sometimes intentionally but mostly unintentionally because Neil is the most oblivious, kid hearted person
the gang is out and about socializing because now they are all civil with each other (especially because they are in public or else Kevin will throw a tantrum)
when some asswipe says something extremely offensive to Nicky who is dressed a little extra flamboyantly
Nicky who is normally not affected by most people’s words just stops walking and kind of looks horrified
the rest of the Foxes don’t hear what was said but are all ready to fight the asswipe
Andrew who is walking close besides Neil stiffens and turns to defend Nicky
but before Andrew can even reach the guy, Neil is already in front of Nicky standing as a shield( sometimes he doesn’t realize how smol he is)
and just clocks the homophobe, and doesn’t stop until he draws blood
Matt has to pull Neil off the guy before the guy calls the cops
even as Matt is pulling Neil away he’s yelling threats like “if I ever see you in this part of town you’ll be sorry” or “try me motherfucker”
when neil and the others are far enough away from the guy Nicky pulls Neil into a bear hug and thanks him
when Neil is back at Andrew’s side, Andrew asks him why he didn’t let him take care of the situation
Neil just grabs Andrew hands and kisses his knuckles which were bruised from some other fight and says “I didn’t want you to get hurt”
Andrew just rolls his eyes and says “127%”