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I know a lot of people go with them taking one last name or the other since they both have shit relationships with their family and all, but honestly, I like the idea of them hyphenating.

They can't legally get married during their time, but even if it's illegal or personal, hyphenating their last names would solve a couple of problems at once?

Professionally, in fear of being outed, they'd most likely go by their original last names, and being around people they aren't comfortable with, imagine they went with the others.

Neil can do the biggest "fuck you" to his father by not only going through with his acting career but also making it big under the name Neil Anderson. People might just think it's a pseudonym, but Neil loves it since he knows his father knows and can't do anything about it.

Todd would be able to prove that he really is something by becoming a well-known author under the name Todd A. Perry because you know he would. People could think the A is his middle name, but he and Neil know better, and that's good enough for them.

And both of them are more private people professionally, so no one would know the specifics unless they're trusted enough to tell them. Even if they go by their original last names professionally, they make a point by being entirely separate from their families despite the familial name.