hc that andrew’s really good at drawing, and bc of his eidetic memory, he can depict scenes perfectly. he didn’t draw much when he was on his meds, but got back into it when he was sober again. here are some memories i think he would recreate:
the “you know, i get it” speech (this one is a kaleidoscope of colours bc of his drugged state)
neil at ground level, andrew’s cigarette between his lips, giving andrew a mock salute (that scene right after andrew returns from easthaven)
seeing neil’s scars for the first time
aaron and nicky dancing, carefree, at eden’s
bee’s glass figurines (he adds to this drawing every time he gets her a new one)
sparring with renee
neil sitting on the ground at the foxhole court after calling andrew during his panic attack
neil leaning over the bus seat
matt grinning during an exy game
neil at the baltimore reunion (the rest of the foxes are blurs in this one because he only had eyes for neil)
sleepy neil curled up in the beanbag chair
allison and renee curled up beside each other
kevin coming in, drunk, with his new tattoo
nicky and erik hugging when erik came as a surprise
kevin and wymack right before the final match
riko with his racquet raised above neil (he wasn’t going to draw this one, but he couldn’t get the moment out of his head and thought it might help to get it down on paper)
aaron smiling for a split second at a sarcastic comment andrew made
neil, yawning and wearing andrew’s hoodie
matt ruffling neil’s hair
allison painting renee’s nails
neil sitting on the rooftop, the sunset setting his hair ablaze
ice cream at sweetie’s (no cracker packets in this memory)
the first goal robin blocked during a game
neil on facetime, staring at andrew like he could never get enough
the first house that andrew could really call home
sir and king climbing all over neil
neil and kevin wearing olympic medals
neil and andrew’s hands linked together
aaron and his family when they come over for dinner
neil, soaking wet and laughing during a watergun fight in their backyard
neil, smiling and happy and home
i’d like to think that, when andrew feels ready to show neil his drawings, they hang them up around their home. and when the foxes come over, they’re in awe at the memories and the love that is captured in the artwork, but they know not to say anything. dan gives them pictures, though, to hang up alongside the drawings, and they do
andrew definitely sets alarms for like 6:13 and 8:19 and it makes kevin So Mad
I love imagining Neil and Andrew like 10 years into their relationship. Like when the ‘nothing’ gets real and they deal with what comes after the honeymoon stage. They’re 30 something and like:
Neil: *suggestively stretching in front of andrew* wanna rinse of with me? I’m a little sweaty after my run…
Andrew: *spoon deep into a pint of Ben and Jerry’s*. Give me a minute
Neil: the ice cream will still be there later….
Andrew: so will you…
Neil: are you fucking serious ?
Andrew: *keeps looking between Neil and his pint* I’m thinking!
HAHAH you know what, you’re absolutely right and i love you for bringing this up. i also feel obligated to add your tags to this post, because they’re iconic
i feel like we all just forgot that kevin’s on nicky’s List™?? okay a) this is further proof that kevin’s hot af b) does kevin know??? that nicky wants to bang him???? and c) nicky what a waste of a choice, kevin would never
my knowledge of west virginia comes solely from aftg and that one song, and i would like to suggest aftg where everything is the same except the ravens’ fight song is “take me home, country roads”
lots of fanfic makes nicky out to be completely clueless and hyper but in the books, neil says he thinks that nicky has to act more outgoing to make up for the twinyards antisocial tendencies, and he’s actually pretty perceptive - normally realizes as soon as he makes someone uncomfortable, could tell when neil was anxious near the end of the kings men leading up to raven game, just genuinely tries to help others and be a good person but he has to put up an act all the time
i just finished reading ‘scared to live (but I’m scared to die)’ by Major_816, so now I’ve got raven Neil ticking at the back of my brain 24/7
do you think andrew knew his birthday when he was in foster care? tilda didn’t even leave him with a last name - did she leave his birthday? or did he grow up with a random estimation? was aaron the one that told andrew what day they were born? is part of the reason he doesn’t bother celebrating because he just never knew what day to celebrate before and he wasn’t going to start that late in his life?
if nicky knew neil and andrew were making out in the dorm, he would’ve left them to it and found somewhere else to sleep for the night
i can’t help but wonder how many times mary called neil stupid, given that that’s what he thinks of all his decisions
Wymack: sometimes people ask me how i manage the foxes so easily. truth is, i don’t. i have no control over them whatsoever. aaron called me this morning and when i showed up andrew shot me in the throat with a nerf gun
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