here’s a lengthy list of neil+the foxes headcanons absolutely no one asked for
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
they quickly realize that andrew may be more deathly in his protectiveness but neil is basically a mother bear in a small man’s body
one game an opposing player gets pissy and smacks allison on the butt with their racket and says something condescending
allison, who could most definitely punch his nose in, doesn’t even have time to react because neil drops everything and ZOOMS across the court in .2 seconds
he barrels into the guy so hard they both go flying, but neil just smoothly rolls out of it and onto his feet like some kind of ninja
neil gets a few hits in before matt has to haul him up by the waist and throw him over his shoulder because if he doesn’t restrain neil then he would totally join in and as he carries him away
neil has his middle finger up and is just screaming obscenities and taunts
the player ends up getting benched the rest of the game and then suspended
(all of this happens in mere seconds but slow mo clips of it go viral online)
there’s one notable long bus ride back after a hell of a game in which andrew leaves his usual seat at the rear because there’s a ridiculous commotion in front
everyone is crowding around cooing and snapping pictures because no one knows exactly how it happened
but neil, who loves curling up anywhere and everywhere, has somehow ended up stretched out over both matt and dan’s laps
his upper body is on matt’s lap, his head nestled in matt’s balled up sweatshirt, and his legs are bent over dan’s
all three are totally knocked out and apparently comfortable because neil is, indeed, their child
nicky and allison furiously tweet photos and even aaron looks amused
no one notices andrew silently taking a picture in the background
the idea to buy a gift for abby on mother’s day is actually neil’s idea
a lot of the foxes have more than complex relationships with their mother, but everyone readily agrees and they even rope wymack in
nicky stumbles into abby’s office and does an excellent job of being an emotional mess and tearfully asks if they can go back to her house
when they show up, the kitchen is covered in her favorite flowers and everyone has pitched in to make a brunch feast
at the end it comes out that it was all neil’s idea, and when she goes over to thank him, neils bows his head like an expectant cat so she can plant a kiss
there may have been tears
neil tells everyone about his “count to 10″ deal but how he usually loses it before he can even get halfway
so now whenever neil’s doing press, the team play this game where they guess what number he snaps on
a reporter asks an insensitive question about last year and neil gets this look in his eye and dan’s like “three” but then matt goes “two” and neil takes a deep breath-
afterward he says it was one
neil begins dropping snippets here and there of his life on the run and it makes everyone go absolutely FERAL
like his life has been so hard and they just want to love him and protect him and make him feel safe
nicky drags him on another shopping trip and renee and andrew end up coming along
renee holds out a shirt to him and says “i know it’s a lighter color than usual, but the fabric is thick enough” and sticks her hand under the collar to demonstrate
neil has his Someone Is Being Nice To Me face and because he stopped functioning andrew grabs it and tosses it into the cart
then there’s a team dinner out and they get a long table and without a word aaron, who looked like he was going to sit at the head with his back to the wall, pauses and then stands aside so neil can take it
it takes him two tries to get a “thank you” out
when they’re in crowded places, neil still gets really uneasy, so andrew uses himself as a slight battering ram to clear the way and renee will link her arm through neil’s so he feels anchored
neil makes an absolutely impossible goal, like of historic proportions, and kevin lifts neil off his feet in a bear hug while beaming
kevin may be the hardest on neil, but he’s also the proudest, because neil has given him so much more than just his game
nicky’s mouth is so wide open aaron uses his racket to close it
i could go on forever and probably will! so pt. 2 is coming soon
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