#it was two separate answers but adds up to Neil being an unhinged brat

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I think nothing really speaks to Neil's complex character the way Nora's answer to someone asking what's Neil's favorite memories are in the EC does where she said that both coming home from a run to find Andrew napping with their cats and Riko being shot in the head are some of his top favorites.

That's Neil/Nathaniels favorite thing: domestic bliss and the violent death of his enemies

[ionlydrinkhotwater]

Here's the EC if anyone wants the whole thing.

FONDEST MEMORIES

Q: What's Neil's fondest memory of Andrew?

A: That’s a difficult one, because Neil has a lot of memories of Andrew that he likes. A hand on his collar and key in his palm and Stay, or Andrew’s hands on his face in a hotel room in Baltimore, or Andrew carefully wrapping him up at Fox Tower so his bandages will stay dry, or Andrew shoving matching arm bands at him like they’re an afterthought, or Andrew letting Neil declare that Andrew likes him and leaning into a kiss at Evermore.

Or maybe it’s seeing Andrew take initiative and let Robin into their group, proving that he’s outgrowing his shell enough to take in another refugee, or him making her move into their room and then having to share Neil’s bunk so she has a place to sleep.

Or maybe it’s Andrew telling Neil they’re going to be living together by telling Neil the decorating is his problem if he wants more than two chairs and a bed, or the first time Neil gets home from a run and finds the cats curled up in bed with Andrew, or the first time Andrew lets a teammate have it when they’re not pulling their weight on the court, or Andrew’s hand on the back of his neck when they take home gold at Olympics.

Or maybe it’s the moment Andrew looks at Neil and says It’s just yes so Neil can stop asking him if what they have is okay.

Q: What is Andrew's fondest memory of Neil?

A: Probably one of the times Neil’s mouth got him into a world of trouble, because Andrew is an instigator at heart and Neil is really good at picking fights.

HAPPIEST MOMENTS

Q: when is the happiest Neil has ever been, and when is the happiest Andrew has ever been?

A: You’ve seen Neil’s happiest moment so far—when Riko is dead, and Tetsuji is going to step down, and Ichirou has waved Neil off to his team.

When Neil can go back downstairs and see the Foxes, his family and the NCAA champions sitting tired but together in the locker room. When Andrew doesn’t argue when Neil points out that this thing of theirs means something. This is a good moment for Neil, the best moment of his life. There will be more to come, of course, like the first night he and Andrew sleep in an apartment that’s just theirs and their cats’, or when he’s signed to Court, or when the Court takes home medals in the Olympics, but right now this is everything he’s wanted.

I think nothing really speaks to Neil's complex character the way Nora's answer to someone asking what's Neil's favorite memories are in the EC does where she said that both coming home from a run to find Andrew napping with their cats and Riko being shot in the head are some of his top favorites.

That's Neil/Nathaniels favorite thing: domestic bliss and the violent death of his enemies