Neil being the foxes collective adopted son
We’re going on the assumption that you don’t mean literally here, so I’m sharing a couple previous recs, a couple post-canon completed fics, some headcanons, and one recently updated AU. Hope you enjoy! -F
‘You’re the Sunflower’ here
‘Die Young’ here
in your eyes i could be anyone (but i'm no one) by writingjunkie [Rated G, 9261 words, Incomplete, Updated November 2020]
Stopping in Palmetto was more necessity than choice. Neil’s mother had been injured for almost a month, infection getting worse, and they had almost entirely run out of money. Neil would’ve done anything to have another option, but he wasn’t one to dream. Instead, he spends his time doing more practical things, like robbing apartments to make a couple hundred dollars for food.
Andrew isn’t sure whether Nicky thought going to the police station with Police Chief Wymack would make him more likely to be a police officer or less likely to be a criminal, but it didn’t really matter anyway. It’s a boring job in a boring place and no where near as entertaining as the bar that Nicky worked at. But when a young thief gets taken into custody, investigating the mystery he presents suddenly becomes far more interesting.
AKA a super self-indulgent fic where twelve-year-old Neil is still on the run but finds himself squatting on the wrong side of the tracks of Palmetto with his injured mother. Wymack is a police chief, Andrew is curious, and the foxes slowly adopt Neil.
(tw: violence, tw: abuse)
(in all the world) there is no love for you but mine by stopeatingthepackingpeanuts [Rated T, 1699 words, Complete 2020]
“Wait. Hold on. Can we go back to what Matt said? I am not your child.” Neil scowled at Matt.
Dan jumped in. “You are our child. You’re baby.”
Neil sighed. “Matt. Dan. I’ve killed people. I am not ‘baby’.”
“No, you’re baby,” Andrew said.
“See! Even Andrew agrees with us!” Matt said with a smile. His face fell. “Oh no, even Andrew agrees with us.”
or, team bonding dinner at Abby's!!!!
(tw: ableist language)
heavy hands, heavy hearts by Willow_bird [Rated T, 6867 words, Complete 2020]
The Foxes slowly learn more about the convoluted, fucked up shit that Mary put Neil through.
or: 4 times that the foxes realize that Neil was abused by his mom and the 1 time that Neil admits it.
(tw: implied/referenced child abuse)
Kevin as a big brother to Neil by @menaceminyard [Tumblr, 2017]
you know what I think about a lot? Kevin being a total Big Brother towards Neil.
Neil & the foxes headcanons by @triquetrine [Tumblr, 2020]
the foxes have always loved neil, but now that he’s no longer carrying the burden of his true identity around and starts slowly letting them in they love him even more
Art
Day 15: Family art by @neko-kitcat
He hadn’t realized how lonely he was art by @reigzukes
He was their family. They were his. art by @beanspuds
touch starved neil with the Foxes art by @problevvatic
“Incorrect Foxhole Court Quotes: Seinfeld Edition” comics plus parts 2 and 3 by @jojen-hewitt
