#andreil writing

[andreilscat]

‘Come here,’ Andrew said, gesturing to the empty space next to him.

Neil tilted his head in question, but was more than happy to comply. The soft cushion dipped under his weight as he settled next to Andrew. Their thighs were pressed together, and he leaned closer to nudge Andrew’s shoulder with his own. ‘What’s up?’

‘Nothing.’

Andrew wrapped an arm around Neil’s shoulders, letting him lean on his chest, and nuzzle his face in the crook of his neck. Andrew’s hand rested on top of Neil’s head for a second, not quite petting him, before he started working his fingers through his hair.

Neil has been growing it out for some time now, and even though Andrew has never made a comment out loud, his actions made it obvious how much he liked it. It was already down to his shoulders and Neil noticed that Andrew was always looking for an excuse to get his hands in his hair, not that he needed one though. It seemed to help him calm down as well. He often played with his hair late at night when he was having trouble sleeping.

Now, he took a small strand and started twirling it around his fingers, enjoying the softness of it.

Neil hummed softly as he pressed closer to Andrew, circling his waist with his arms.

‘I want to try braiding it,’ Andrew said at last.

A small sound escaped Neil’s lips when Andrew started tugging at his hair, before tangling his fingers into it.

‘Right now?’ Neil questioned, bringing one hand to rest on Andrew’s stomach before trailing down to play with the hem of his shirt, his eyes never leaving Andrew’s.

‘Later,’ Andrew whispered, grabbing a hold of Neil’s hand and sliding it under his shirt.

Neil smiled and let his hand roam all over Andrew’s stomach. He felt him shudder whenever he grazed the soft skin with his nails or pinched his sides. He dragged a finger over his abdomen, and hooked it under the waistband of his sweats, for only a moment before abandoning it completely for the sake of Andrew’s upper body.

Neil started kneading the soft skin of his belly and then moved on to his chest. He kept squeezing and scratching until he felt Andrew’s grip on his hair tighten, and his breath came out in a shaky exhale.

‘Are you a cat?’ Andrew said, pulling him back by the hair.

‘Maybe,’ Neil smirked, leaning in to bite Andrew’s cheek and leave a trial of kisses all over his jaw and neck.  

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Andrew was sitting behind Neil, running a brush through his hair after blow-drying it. When he was done detangling it he put the brush aside and instead buried his fingers in Neil’s hair. Neil leaned into the touch as Andrew ran his fingers over his scalp and through his hair. It was still warm from the blow drier, and Andrew enjoyed how it felt under his fingers.

He swiftly separated the hair into three sections and started crossing one over the other. He thought about the tutorial he had watched earlier and started repeating the steps he had already memorized. He only hoped Neil’s hair was finally long enough for this.

When he was done with the braid, he skillfully tied it and started examining it. It was almost perfect, if not for the few hairs sticking out, presumably because they were shorter than the rest.

‘’All done,’ he exclaimed, placing his hands on Neil’s shoulders and squeezing once.

‘Already?’ Neil murmured, practically asleep. Having Andrew take care of his hair in such a gentle manner was unimaginably relaxing.

He reached back to touch the braid, before turning around to look at Andrew, but barely managing to keep his eyes open.

‘Thanks, Drew.’

‘Yeah, let’s sleep,’ Andrew whispered, getting up to put aside the hairbrush and the blow drier.

When they were finally under the covers Andrew opened his arms in invitation and Neil climbed practically on top of him. He held Andrew’s waist tightly and tangled their legs together.

‘I’m glad I decided to grow out my hair,’ Neil mumbled, and Andrew wasn’t sure if he was awake or just talking in his sleep.

[aftgscenes]

The problem with liking aftg an insane amount is that the first time you read the books Andrew in the end can be seen has a hard guy with some soft spots, but then you read the extra content, and all the insanely well written character analysis, and then you read it again, and again, and again, you see the heartbreaking reality that Andrew is an extremely soft man who had to act hard to survive.

[m4rs-ex3]

andrew, who is hopelessly devoted and desperately in love: i hope you get curbstomped. neil, stupid demisexual who could not have less of a clue and doesn't know what romance is: you just want me to stop asking you questions. too bad. i have to know you, because how else am i ever supposed to know myself? my soul was welded to yours with the heat of my heart the first time you set it on fire. let me in, andrew. that's all i can hope for. can we go play exy

[dykekarkat]

neil allowing himself to be so easily moved by andrew when he fights tooth and nail against everybody else never fails to make me feel insane. like even people neil trusts / knows have good attentions he fights against, most notably wymack when he gets back from evermore. and then u have neil with andrew who he lets into his space so easily who can push him, pin him, grab him, and neil never flinches and never fights bcus the trust he has in him is so absolute.

i think its a really nice understated way to show the flipside of the whole "hey how'd you get andrew to do this thing?" "oh i just asked" dynamic because andrew is presented as this immovable wall that does what he wants and only what he wants to an unreasonable degree, and then throughout the series you see him "fold" for neil over and over again. so it's very easy to point at andrew and go "hey look at how special he treats neil" but by virtue of neil being the narrator you kinda forget that the opposite is happening as well.

[neilljcsten]

nathaniel, neil, nathaniel, neil. andrew flips the two names around in his head like tossing a coin. heads or tails, the coin always comes up abram. nathaniel and neil are two sides of the same coin; forged in a dark basement, in musty hotel rooms, on the exy court. both hate sweets, love to run, to talk back any chance they get.

some days, the coin lands on nathaniel. jack makes one too many comments at practice and neil - no, nathaniel - has him on the ground, raquet to his neck in an instant. he can't hear what the strikers are saying but through the grate of the helment, andrew sees nathaniel's smile.

others, it lands on neil. andrew finds neil and matt splayed out on the couch, three movies deep into a "pop culture lesson". neil motions for andrew to sit and absently cards his fingers through the blond's hair. matt hides his grin in his sleeve.

but abram; he runs to andrew after each winning game to tap sticks, he sits each friday in columbia, talking about escape routes for an alien invasion, he keeps ice cream in the freezer and cigarettes in his backpocket.

heads or tails, doe or minyard, doe or minyard.

doe was made and unmade in california. 13 homes, 13 film reels constantly playing in the back of his mind, each scene driving the cuts deeper and deeper. andrew doe learns the danger of wanting and vows to keep everyone out.

minyard went to juvie for his brother. he crashed the car to keep him safe. he spent years on medication that sent him up up up to protect his cousin. minyard guards himself with knives sharper than his glare; he protects those that are his and fuck anyone else.

heads or tails, the coin starts to come up drew.

it starts small; quick grins in columbia at neil; shared dinners with aaron that don't end in a fight; something like excitment in his stomach before an exy game. when neil is hanging out with the upperclassman, he stays.

heads or tails; the coin lands on growth

[0bnoxious0range]

Andrew and Neil are two freakishly observant people. And yet they lose themselves in each other.

Andrew and Neil don’t believe in the concept of love. And yet they devote the rest of their lives to one another.

Andrew and Neil are not generally giving people. And yet they give unfiltered pieces of themselves to each other.

Andrew and Neil are not trusting people. And yet trust is woven so deep into the fabric of their relationship it’s almost indistinct.

Andrew and Neil are not well-adjusted people. And yet they fought for and built the kind of well-adjusted relationship many people can only wish to have.

Andrew and Neil shouldn’t work in a romantic relationship, let alone with each other. And yet they go together like lightning and thunder goes together—just a fact of the universe.

[stabbyfoxandrew]

Sometimes I think about Andrew and how he could actually be a great hitter for the mob. Like if he were under Neil (ayooooo) working as his right hand. His lover, his shield, his sword...

See below evidence: ~ He never forgets a face. ~ He's good at reading people. ~ He's as much of a bitch as Neil but less loud about it. ~ He has zero problem getting in a fucker's business. ~ He beat the shit out of four grown men single-handedly and now he's got actual weapons. ~ He's nosy and he listens, if someone were about to flip on Neil Andrew would be the first to know. And he'd take care of it immediately.

N: Andrew, I think we're gonna have to kill this guy A: Say no more.

[02511213942]

neil josten chronic pain indulgence :)

[cubbyyyy]

You know what makes me sit in silence everytime i think about it?

The fact that Andrew was attracted to every version of Neil.

He thought he was hot when he still had his brown eyes/brown hair

He thought he was hot when he had blue eyes/brown hair

He thought he was hot when he had blue eyes/auburn hair and the number 4 tattooed under his eye. ”you are a pipe dream“ , he said, looking at Neils bruised and most honest self.

Then Baltimore. Neil got tortured. Got bruised all over his skin, scars that’ll never be forgotten and what does Andrew do? He asks yes or no and kisses his hip.

It sure af wasn’t love at first sight but the fact that his initial attraction never faded gives you a hint about what Neil is for Andrew.

(Not to mention how the versions of Neil changed the more Andrew learned about Neil as well. First he was Neil. Then he was Abram. Then he was Nathaniel. Until he finally became Neil Abram Josten.

All the lies. All the truths. It all came together and Andrew was there during all of it).

and if I start talking about Neil falling for Andrew the more he learned about him and the role he took over-

(Neil is there to protect the one who protects them all)

[saintofsacrilege]

there’s something about neil being demi with respect to andreil that makes my heart physically ache. like andrew has spent his whole life being used for his body and being told that he wasn’t worth anything, that he can’t offer anyone anything else. even the protection he offers the monsters is very much tied to his body and its ability to physically fight back.

and then along comes neil. he doesn’t look at andrew and see a sexual object or a psychopath or a rabid guard dog—he sees a person. he sees someone worth the time and effort of forming an emotional bond. and neil puts so much value into that emotional bond that he develops romantic and sexual feelings for andrew, but only because that bond existed in the first place. for neil, romance and sex is a byproduct of the strength of his and andrew’s human connection.

neil will always see andrew as a person—as a kindred spirit—first, and as a romantic and sexual partner second. and i think that’s beautiful

[deklo]

my interpretation of adoptive bee :’)

pls don’t repost!

[andreilscat]

Andrew was lounging on the couch, observing Neil's every move. "Eight times."

"What?" Neil called back, completely unaware of Andrew's eyes on him.

"You've yawned eight times in the last ten minutes."

"I'm fine Drew."

"Sure you are.'' Andrew scoffed, shifting a bit. ''Come here.''

Neil hesitated for a moment, realizing what Andrew had in mind. "Are you sure?"

"Don't make me repeat myself."

"But we have practice soon." Neil's voice didn't sound quite convincing, as he was already walking towards Andrew.

"Fuck practice.'' Andrew sighed, extending his arm and waiting.

Neil took his hand, allowing Andrew to pull him close, until he was practically on top of him.

They did this sometimes, Andrew would hold him or play with his hair to help him relax. They didn't talk about it but they both knew how much it helped Neil.

''Yes or no?'' It was barely a whisper, but of course Andrew heard. ''Yes.''

Neil closed the last bit of distance between them. The kiss was slow and lazy. Neil pulled away slightly to glance at Andrew and then placed one last kiss on his neck, burying his face there. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

[foxgloveinspace]

My one ooc Andrew Minyard headcanon I will never let go of is that his eyes are very expressive if you bother to look, but he’s so intimidating is hard to look in his eyes so only Neil, Renee and Kevin notice. Maybe Wymack does too but that’s outside of his pay grade still.

[atticuos]

Andrew having piercings is so right and real in my mind that every time I remember that it’s not canon it makes me pause.

But we know it’s not canon, bc if it was, then we’d have at least 15 paragraphs all about them and their placements and the way the light glints off them from Neil’s obsessed ass lmfao

[dykekarkat]

the image of neil getting reluctantly dragged to a party going to light a cig and realizing he doesn't have his lighter so he's like 'hey does anyone have a light?' and suddenly there's like 15 different lighters directly in front of his face...his popular girl aura and stunning good looks literally EVERYONE is begging to be chosen...of course andrew immediately swoops in and steals him away but still...

[pumpkinnsoda]

I need a sex worker/porn star Andrew au (he just vibes in his room and collects money and doesn’t have to interact with people) where Neil and all his friends think it’s Aaron, so Neil messages the account to talk/poke fun at him, but falls into super interesting conversations. He gets super confused because what the FUCK Aaron.

The more and more Neil and this guy talk, the more and more Neil starts to like him. He’s oddly attracted to the guy on the account, but feels nothing when he runs into Aaron irl.

Then eventually Aaron talks about bringing Katelyn home to his family, and his twin brother is gonna be pissed, and Neil is SO FUCKING RELIEVED that he hasn’t been having a sexuality crisis because of fucking AARON.

Anyway, Neil and Andrew end up meeting in person and it’s so strange how he feels nothing when he looks at Aaron and so much when he looks at Andrew. Andrew, who’s a snarky asshole in person, and incredibly on edge meeting someone who knows him from his porn account but isn’t trying to fuck him—which is all at once comforting and slightly insulting.

They have a whole convo where Andrew doesn’t want to be some little experiment for a straight guy, and Neil is just there like “I don’t care that you’re a dude, I care that you’re you.”

Never written andreil before but I just might for this