#Andrew: that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t blow you

[palmettios]

at the end of the day, andrew and neil were just two people who matched each other’s freak and i think that’s beautiful

[siriusblackisdead]

Andrew Minyard was called a monster throughout the whole series but instead of explaining WHY he acted the way he did he let them. He never told even his family barely anything about his past or himself, they only knew the little bits and pieces he found safe to tell and he definitely didnt tell anyone about the whole Drake thing, because the only person Andrew ever told accused him of being a fucking liar instead of believing him and Andrew could not survive even the possibility of that happening again.

[crystalmethsthings]

andrew minyard is so baby girl like- awe you’re dressing up your crush and then panicking when it only makes him hotter :/

[overheard-at-palmetto]

Andrew’s internal thoughts whenever Neil does something

[rockcattomato]

Everyone: Neil is so oblivious. How didn’t he see that Andrew wanted him?

Me, knowing perfectly well that are in love because of copious spoilers before I even started reading, a good way into book two: sooo, did the internet lie to me?

[fairylwt]

aftg scenes that would go super hard if it was made into a series in no particular order

neil roasting riko on live television

“will you teach me?” “every night.”

neil coming back from the ravens’ nest with his natural eyes and hair

“that doesn’t mean i wouldn’t blow you.”

the first andreil kiss

neil practicially shoving andrew’s hand under his shirt to show him his scars

when the raven fans trashed the foxes’ cars

aaron realizing why andrew killed their mom

“i was seven.”

andrew giving neil his car key

“you are a pipe dream.”

the scene where aaron kills drake

“i’ve never been skiing.”

“you were amazing.”

neil getting kidnapped

andrew kneeling in front of neil with his hand cuffed to wymack’s

when andrew helped neil shower

“yes or no?” “it’s always yes with you.”

andrew giving neil armbands

“nine percent of the time you don’t.” “nine percent of the time i don’t want to kill you. i always hate you.”

kevin changing his tattoo

the final game with the ravens

kevin switching his racquet to his left hand

andrew breaking riko’s hand

andrew smiling for the first time off drugs

[deelil4h]

Andrew: „that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t blow you”

Neil: “you like me”

Andrew: “I hate you”

Kevin at the other side of the table:

[whatonthebloodyearth]

Enemies to lovers but:

“I didn't think I was a personal problem. You hate me, remember?" 

"Every inch of you," Andrew said. "That doesn't mean I wouldn't blow you."

[harrywavycurly]

Sarah can I please ask for Steve rushing to meet dotty? 💕😍🥹

Hiii lovey!! I will gladly give you Steve after rushing to the hospital to meet his new bestie! I hope you enjoy💖

-find all things It Was Just One Night here✨

“Dude why is your hair wet-” “out of my way Munson I’m here to meet…holy shit she’s so cute…you didn’t tell me she was going to be so small and so..so precious.” “Did you just call my daughter precious? Was that a Lord of the Rings reference?” “Eddie…I really don’t have time to talk nerd shit with you right now I’m literally staring at my niece.” “Should I…leave you two alone?” “Yes.” “Jeeze no need for both of you to shout…I’ll uh go get some coffee…enjoy your time with her Harrington…she’s kinda amazing and you’re gonna be obsessed.” “Do you want to hold her Stevie?” “Am..I…allowed to?” “Of course you’re allowed to…come here…now just be sure to support her head…there you go you’re a natural.” “Oh uhm I brought you something it’s wrapped up in my jacket.” “You don’t have to get me…oh my god.” “I know Eddie’s always on your ass about water but figured if you had a cute cup to drink it from then it’d be easier.” “It’s pink…and glittery oh it’s perfect Stevie thank you.” “It’s the least I could do…I mean you literally made a human and all I did was have someone make you a cup…” “I did do that didn’t I?…make a whole human.” “You did…and she’s perfect.” “She really is…I love her so much it’s kinda concerning me like they took her away for half a day to do some test and I was a mess the whole time.” “I understand…I don’t think I’ll be able to stay away that long…gonna have to coordinate weekly Stevie and Polka Dot hang out sessions.” “Figured Thursdays would be best since that’s when the dungeon master holds his little meetings.” “Only one day a week?” “I mean you know where we live…come by anytime…or ya know call me and I’ll see if I’m up for people but I’ll never tell you that you can’t come see her even if I don’t wanna see you.” “Why wouldn’t you want to see me?” “You know how I get…people annoy me.” “That’s true…so how’s he been since she’s arrived? Still worried he’s gonna leave and never come back?” “He’s actually been great…he just stares at her and gets this goofy grin on his face and I mean…I think I’ll always be worried he’s gonna leave it’s just…who I am as a person.” “That’s good…I’m glad it’s all worked out for you…but remember I can still attempt to kick his ass if you need me to even though you could probably handle it yourself…I’m always gonna be here for you…and little miss perfect over here…” “Thanks Steve…you’re the best.” “I know…” “so…about your hair…” “i didn’t have time to blow dry it so it’s just drying on its own…tell me it doesn’t look horrible…” “no no…horrible it’s the word I’d use…but uhm…let’s be glad Dot can’t really open her eyes or see very well yet…” “oh god it’s that bad?” “I’m just kidding Stevie you look fine.” “We don’t joke about hair…that’s our one rule okay little Dot? Hair is serious business and one day I’ll help you come up with a routine that’ll give you the best hair on the block.” “I’m sure she can’t wait for that…” “I already love her.” “She has that effect on people.” “I love you too of course…don’t worry.” “Thanks Steve…I love you too now I’m gonna take a nap…you can just hold her or put her back in her bed if you’d like?” “Oh I’m not putting her down until I absolutely have to.” “Okay that’ll be in about half an hour when it’s time to feed her…” “okay then…just take your nap and we will be here on the couch…I’ll tell her all about how her mom and dad met.” “Steven Andrew….” “Just kidding just kidding…I’ll save that for her eighteenth birthday.”

[numnue]

AU where famous band, The Monsters, go on tour and hire roadie!Neil Josten because drummer!Andrew thinks he’s cute and Neil likes that the job gives him the ability to be covertly on the run in a low effort way.

Andrew tries helplessly for weeks to flirt with Neil, Neil is completely oblivious, and Andrew finally gives up, figuring that Neil just isn’t interested.

(turns out Andrew’s version of “flirting” is just being an asshole at every opportunity)

Neil is helping clean up after a show and Andrew is there and they get to talking, yada yada yada, “you hate me” “doesn’t mean i wouldn’t blow you” ~record scratch~ Neil and Andrew begin their secrets trade and their “thing” starts.

The tour stops for Andrews rehab and Neil has to choose between staying with The Monsters, by this point he’s heavily bonded with them, or dropping the “Neil Josten” identity and running, what his mother would’ve wanted…

[heybabyricecake]

We talk about ‘doesn’t mean I wouldn’t blow you’ a lot and for good reason what an insanely good line I love it so much. I would give anything to read that line for the first time again. It was an absolute game changer and iconic.

But can we talk about the just as hot long lost prequel to that line:

‘I thought you hated me’

‘EVERY INCH OF YOU’

🥵🥵🥵 Andrew plz why those words why those exact words. He knew what he was doing

[thewater]

Rereading all for the game except it’s Quotes Time

I’ll add them as i go

it’s about second chances, Neil. Second, third, fourth, whatever, as long as you get at least one more than what anyone else wanted to give you. -Wymack, TFC, pg. 13

Hope was a dangerous, disquieting thing, but he thought, perhaps he liked it. -Neil, TFC, pg. 154

“are you stupid?” Seth asked. “Yeah,” Neil said. -TFC, pg. 156

“maybe you’re not as stupid as i thought.” “maybe i am” -Seth and Neil, TFC, pg. 165

“this is my reassured face,” Neil said, pointing up at his blank expression. -TFC, pg. 186

“Kevin, the man is dead. Like, permanently.” “not a major loss.” -Nicky and Kevin -TFC, pg. 248

“one day i want you to look up ‘insensitivity’ in the dictionary,” Matt said annoyed, “I’m sure it’ll do your ego wonders to see you picture printed beside it.” -Matt, TRK, pg.8

As he listened to them, Neil realised he was happy. it was such an unexpected and unfamiliar feeling he lost track of the conversation for a minute. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt included or safe. -TRK, pg. 66

“It’ll be easier if he remains heterosexual.” -Kevin, TRK, pg. 69

(i’ll be real, i got to enraptured to take down any quotes but i finished the Raven King,, sorry)

“The next time someone comes for you, stand down and let me deal with it. Do you understand?” “If it means losing you then no,” -Andrew and Neil, TKM, pg. 21

“You were supposed to be a side effect of the drugs.” “I’m not a hallucination,” Neil said, nonplussed. “You are a pipe dream,” -Andrew and Neil, TKM, pg.21

“I’m sorry, Neil. We should have been there for you” “I wouldn’t have let you be.” -Abby and Neil, TKM, pg.28

“You hate me, remember?” “Every inch of you,” Andrew said. “That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t blow you.” -Neil and Andrew, TKM, pg. 61

(guys i’m sorry, i got distracted again, you get it)

He dreamed of facing his father on an Exy court, and his dream the foxes won -TKM, pg. 290

(i finished the series again :( only took me three days :( i miss it already)

[siriusblackisdead]

Andrew Minyard became a man of a few words because no one ever listened to or believed any of them and thats why his comunication with Neil was all physical touch and gestures. The grabbing Neil’s neck thing, tugging at his sleeves to get his attention etc.

[jostenthusiast]

andrew in the “doesn’t mean i wouldn’t blow you” scene

[a-magical-evening]

I was thinking about my ask about Matt and Trey hugging and it kinda does seem like Matt is deliberately avoiding hugging Trey. This is just a guess, I don't really have any info to support this hypothesis. But maybe Trey doesn't like hugging people in general?? Has he hugged someone else before?? I really don't know.

There's a huge chance I'm wrong but maybe Trey doesn't like being hugged so Matt is just respecting his personal space?? It would honestly give more context why Matt gave Trey an air hug instead of walking up to him and hugging him. The hug from Baseketball could be an exception and just him acting. But in social situations he doesn't like it.

I donno do you think this theory has any truth to it?

Ooh, hello again 😊 That’s an interesting theory, and it’s had me pondering all morning! (No worries RE: guessing, providing evidence. It’s fun to think about these things, and look for patterns, especially when we recognise that it’s all speculation.)

First, I’m not sure if Matt’s deliberately avoiding hugging Trey, though I must admit it does appear that way, and if the reason is he’s respecting Trey’s boundaries, I’m totally on board with that. However, there may not have been many opportunities for a genuine hug between them to be captured on film.

A few things come to mind that might contribute to not having visuals of M&T hugs:

Men often aren’t huggers 🤷‍♀️ That could be a sweeping statement, skewed through my cultural lens as a Brit, but at least in my experience, guys don’t hug that much.

The times we get to see M&T are often red carpets, appearances, interviews, documentaries, etc., and those aren’t really conducive to hugging. They wouldn’t hug in greeting, for example, if they’d already hung out backstage or spent the whole day together already. Those types of hugs all probably occur “off camera.”

We’ve got pics of them (most likely) drunk hugging/grabbing each other, so it’s not something they won’t do, but that could further support that hugging doesn’t really come up that often for them in their public appearances.

That being said, other forms of physical touch don’t seem to be off the table for them. As I mentioned in the hug post, they often rest their head on or put their arms around each other, which might contradict the theory that Trey doesn't like being touched.

Related: @behind-the-blow pointed out a moment (that I can't find right now, argh!!) in which Matt touches Trey’s arm as they’re walking onstage to accept an award. It might've been awkward if they’d walked up there and just hugged each other, but Matt's touch conveyed so much while also taking into account that they’re stood before a massive audience.

I feel it’s worth considering too how M&T get physically close with others (besides their partners and children, where hugs are probably a given.) John Stamos immediately comes to mind! I know next to nothing about this man, but he seems to exhibit some sort of gravitational pull that makes Matt and Trey more open to physical proximity. Perhaps that’s just how John is, so it rubs off on those around him. That gives weight to your theory that Trey might not like hugging in general, if it takes someone who's openly tactile to get him into that mindset.

I mean, look at this guy’s power!

There’s also this lovely pic of Trey with Andrew Rannells that lives in my head rent free.

It reminds me so much of how Trey cuddles up to Matt in some pictures. It’s physically quite intimate, but again, perhaps not as much as a hug is.

Again, I’ve rambled on 😅, but I definitely think there could be truth in your theory. I could also believe Matt isn’t into hugging, Trey isn’t, or neither of them are, or it's simply not something they’re comfortable doing in public, or it just doesn't come up very often. Either way, it'd make my life if we did get footage of them hugging!!! I've got my fingers crossed we'll get something like that in the upcoming Casa Bonita documentary!! 🕯️🕯️🕯️