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- Neil's wallet is pretty plain. Black. Fake leather. Wymack gave it to him (such a dad gift), and there's nothing remarkable about it. Until one day he accidentally leaves it open on his desk, and Andrew notices that Neil keeps his (Andrew's) passport photo tucked inside. It's tiny compared to Kevin's trading card sitting behind it. Andrew makes a mental note to talk to Neil about his crush.

- The Foxes decide to have breakfast together in the girls' room. No one expects Neil to walk in carrying an "I ❤️ My Dad" mug. The room falls completely silent while he calmly sips his coffee.

- For Neil's birthday, Aaron gives him a Chucky doll, claiming they look alike. Everyone expects Neil to complain, but he just accepts it without a word. If Aaron starts seeing that doll everywhere he goes afterward, that's his own problem. Matt offently lets Neil into his room just so they can hide Chucky in ridiculous places. The day Aaron lifts his mattress and finds the doll staring back at him, he decides he's had enough.

Since Neil refuses to throw anything away, the doll eventually ends up sitting on his shelf. Every now and then, Kevin and Andrew quietly discuss ways to get rid of it without Neil noticing.

I was about to write more headcanons, but it got to the point where there's enough material for an entire fic 🧍🏻‍♀️ It might take me a while!! (It would be my first fanfic, and english isn't my first language...) But I feel motivated enough to make it happen!!

I can tell you about Jeremy, Renee, and Jean's opinion on all of this.

Jeremy is having the time of his life. He needs Andrew and Kevin to end up together. But he refuses to interfere, even though he's dying to do something. He knows it'll eventually happen, judging by how much interest Kevin shows in Andrew and the way Andrew observes Kevin every chance he gets.

Or at least, that's what he thought until he caught Andrew and Nathaniel talking. Well, not exactly talking. Nathaniel is yelling at him from his position at the court, rude as always, picking a fight with the goalkeeper for absolutely no reason. And Andrew doesn't respond, he just smiles.

That's just the Trojans' protocol, it shouldn't be anything unusual. What catches Jeremy off guard is how genuine the smile is. How it reaches Andrew's eyes. How it slowly turns into a smirk as Nathaniel keeps throwing insults at him. It had taken Andrew years and countless hours of therapy to express even the slightest emotion. This was a huge step. And Jeremy, who thought Andrew hated the raven, couldn't be more confused.

After the game, he asks Andrew about it, but the answer is as simple as, "He's funny," and Jeremy is left completely speechless.

Jean is in Nathaniel's room. It's harder to see him now that Riko is his roommate, but when Riko has to leave the Nest for an interview, Jean doesn't hesitate before slipping inside, looking for his friend.

He doesn't find Nathaniel there. What he does find is a binder hidden beneath the carpet. It's full of newspaper clippings, articles about past games, photographs, and files that probably shouldn't be in Nathaniel's hands.

It's not the first time Jean has caught Nathaniel gathering information on someone. He knows there's another binder just like this one filled with everything there is to know about Kevin. What shocks him is seeing Andrew's photo staring back at him in the familiar black-and-white newspaper print.

As usual, Jean acknowledges it but doesn't comment on it. After all, it isn't safe to have feelings like these here. If he could, he'd make every trace disappear, every piece of evidence vanish. But he knows better than to touch Nathaniel's things.

The binder goes carefully back into its hiding place and Jean keeps his mouth shut.

Renee follows Kevin everywhere he goes. They made a pact, protection in exchange for a future. Renee doesn't want to continue playing Exy after graduation, but whatever helps Kevin ask for support without remorse is welcomed.

Every Fox knows Kevin has a thing for Andrew. Every Fox also knows there's some tension going on between Kevin and Nathaniel. Naturally, this turns into a bet.

Dan insists that Kevin's feelings for Andrew are just fanatism, while whatever is happening with Nathaniel is more profound. Allison bets all her money on Kevin's painfully obvious crush on Andrew, convinced Nathaniel is nothing more than a very complicated friendship.

Kevin is Andrew's biggest fan. He has secret merch of him hidden in a box under his bed. The rest of the Foxes know about it and won't stop making fun of him for it. Kevin once asked Jeremy for Andrew's number, but Jeremy played the "players' privacy" card.

Everyone assumes Andrew hates Nathaniel, but actually, he finds him kind of funny. The way he's so rude and smart-mouthed, how cruel he seems for someone so short, and most of all, how angry he gets whenever he can't score against him. There's always defiance in Nathaniel's eyes whenever they meet, and maybe a glint of something more.

Nathaniel is a mess of conflicting emotions every time he sees Kevin on the court. He tries his best to look angry, resentful, to make Kevin feel guilty for abandoning Jean, for abandoning him. But in reality, he is overwhelmingly sorrowful. He painfully misses Kevin, but that's something he won't even admit to himself.

Kevin is full of grief. Every day, he wishes Nathaniel would play with him again. He tells himself it's all for the sake of the game. However, deep down, he knows he just wants Nathaniel by his side. He spends his days daydreaming about Nathaniel as a Fox, being a normal kid, tagging along to all the silly hangouts the Foxes have in their free time. He dreams about them being normal friends for once, and sometimes, even more than that.

Nathaniel knows everything about Andrew. It wasn't difficult to get all the information he needed, not when Kevin seemed so fond of him. Nathaniel needed to know why. After reading Andrew's file, he can't get him out of his mind. How can someone who has suffered that much end up somewhere so golden? Is it really possible to change that much? Would it be possible for him to escape the Nest and shine like that?

One night, as Kevin is watching him, Andrew wakes up, feeling observed. They lock eyes for a long moment before Kevin murmurs, "I don't like the darkness."

The next day, there's a kids' moon-shaped night light mounted on the wall. Nicky and Aaron stare at it for a moment, but they know better than to comment on it.

Silence fills the room until Kevin can't help himself and breaks the tranquility by complaining.

"This movie doesn't make sense. Isabella of France and Wallace never met in real life. She was-"

A chorus of shushes, annoyed looks, and a "Shut up Kevin, no one cares" follows before everyone's attention returns to the screen.

Kevin slumps against the couch, trying not to think too much about the way everyone ignores him. A moment later, a hand settles on his head, gently pushing it toward Neil's knee, inviting him to rest there. Soft fingers scratch at the top of his head. Golden eyes look intensely his way.

Neil leans toward him and murmurs, "What about her? What were you about to say?"

As beautiful as she is, it was pretty easy for her to get dates. Every night, she would go out to dinner with some guy, come back to the fox tower before midnight, sit down on Renee's bed, and tell her how terrible the date had been. Renee always listened with a genuine smile and endless patience, offering encouragement for the next one.

On the rare occasions when a date actually went well and things escalated to the bedroom, Allison still came back to Renee and told her how she hadn't felt anything. Maybe she was the problem. Maybe she was incapable of feeling anything for anyone ever again.

It wasn't until one night, when Allison returned to their apartment much earlier than expected and explained that a guy she was seeing had grabbed her ass without permission, that Renee's usual calm expression disappeared. Without a word of explanation, she asked for his number and vanished into the night.

The next day, the guy called Allison to apologize. He swore he'd never go anywhere near her again.