#abby winfield

[otdiaftg]

The King's Men - Epilogue

Day: Saturday, April 27th / 28th* Time: 3:10 AM EST

Neil waits off to one side while the others file out, knowing Andrew will be the last to leave. Wymack knows better than to stick around and follows his Foxes down the hall. Andrew brings Neil's duffel to him. Neil takes it but drops it off to one side. Andrew studies it for a moment, then shrugs out of his own bag and puts a hand to the wall near Neil's head. "Your close calls are getting old," Andrew says. "I thought you knew how to run." Neil affects confusion. "I thought you told me to stop running." "Survival tip: no one likes a smart mouth." "Except you," Neil reminds him. A year ago Neil had been a scared nobody, hating himself for signing the Foxes' contract and counting down days until he moved in with Wymack. Tonight he is the starting striker for the first-ranked team in the NCAA. In two years he'll be captain, and in four he'll graduate from Palmetto State. Neil will find a professional team first and then fight tooth and nail to make the cut for Court. Neil can already imagine the weight of an Olympics medal around his neck. He doesn't even care what color it is so long as it is his. Better than that bright future is what he already has: a court that will always be home, a family who'll never give up on him, and Andrew, who for once hasn't wasted their time denying that this thing between them might actually mean something to both of them. Neil didn't even notice the silence at first, too distracted by his dizzying thoughts. Now he can't help but smile and pull Andrew in. This is everything he wanted, everything he needed, and Neil is never letting go.

END OF ALL FOR THE GAME SERIES.

Art commissioned and used with permission by the incredible @hamrikaa!

*Due to the Leap Year, I have opted to highlight the day rather than the date to keep the events in occurrence to the 2007 year. I will continue to mark both days accordingly.

[yourleftpinkytoe-blog]

Andrew is the favorite uncle. Not just for Aaron and Nicky’s kids but all the foxes kids are just obsessed with uncle Andrew.

None of the foxes understand why except for Neil. But that only because Neil is there when Andrew gets up at three am to answer a phone call from their sobbing niece, who admits for the first time out loud that maybe she isn’t a boy and “is that okay uncle Andrew”. Or when Kevin’s kid shows up at there house after getting in an argument with her dad and Andrew lets her rage and rant until it doesn’t seem like the end of the world anymore, then walks her home (hc: they live pretty close for a while cause their on the same team). Or when nobody can get Aaron’s twins to stop crying but as soon as Andrew is given a turn at trying to calm the babies they stop immediately.

The kids all love Andrew he’s the first one they go to with their issues, he’s the first one they run too when all the foxes are together, he’s the first one that they come out too if they’re queer(Nicky is so mad when his kid comes out to Andrew before him)

He’s just a really good uncle.

[stepkarm]

Abby Winfield our strongest soldier 🙏🙏🙏

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN BABYGIRL 🔥🔥

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[prettypipedream]

i love seeing art of the foxes using KT tape, because let me tell you, that shit is a BITCH to get off.

i have chronic muscle problems, so my docs often use it on me.

if it’s applied properly, you can’t just rip it off, because it’ll take your hair with it lol, and it will obviously irritate the skin.

in my experience, showering isn’t enough either, you need to lather the adhesive area in oil.

so i just imagine the foxes all having an excessive amount of baby oil and coconut oil in their dorms.

every grocery run includes a huge amount of oils, and while on the bench or in team meetings, there is always someone distracted as they try and pick off excess adhesive off their body.

they aren’t even called on it because it is a shared annoyance they can all relate to.

additionally, i think it would be funny if abby had fox print KT tape ordered for the team, but also always orders plain black KT tape because andrew absolutely refuses to use it otherwise.

[jtl-fics]

Personally just think that while Kevin & Wymack would be kind of awkward in their whole embracing one another as family that Kevin does not have the same problem with Abby.

Partially because I think it'd be very funny for Wymack to go to Abby's house and walk in to just find Kevin and Abby on the couch drinking mimosas with face masks on watching their compromise show which is The Real Housewives of Exy Players.

[knox-knocks]

Do you think the adults ever looked at neil and andrew and just remarked about how young they look? 18 and 19 at the beginning of the books. they’re like Babies compared to them.

Like imagine betsy listening to andrew tell her about how he feels responsible for the safety of his family. and he’s just. so so young to have this much weight on his shoulders.

And abby tracking neil’s scars with her eyes. sure she’s seen a lot while working with the foxes, but this… not to mention wymack picking neil up from the airport and noticing how small he is when he’s cradling his broken body in his arms. how he has more scars and bruises than unblemished skin

[lokislittlelad]

Something that genuinely hits me in the angst feels when I think about it is Neil staying behind when everyone graduates. The kid who was on the run for nearly a decade, who finally found a home and people to run to and depend on. And then one by one, they all disappear. They talk daily, sure, but they're busy with things they don't share anymore or things they can't do together. Neil's left behind with a vacant home and memories with only Abby and Wymack to keep the loneliness at bay. Considering Neil's backstory, I feel like even the addition of new freshmen feels like an intrusion into his home. Neil has nothing to do anymore, why go to Edens on the weekend? With what car? His life becomes exy and studying. Around this time, I think Wymack and Abby start acting more like parents to Neil. Giving him things to do and giving him the stability he desperately needs, in the form of a family that's waiting on everyone to come home.

[thrxughthenxght]

[detectivebambam]

AFTG Headcanons that have a little canon evidence but not a lot

Abby and Andrew are frenemies

Andrew has chronic migraines

Dan Wilds has ADHD

Kevin Day has autism

the twinyards and Neil have chronic joint pain

Andrew and Kevin constantly argue about Andrew's diet

Neil and Andrew take Kevin to history museums

^ Kevin can't drive and in fact knows nothing about cars (he memorized Andrew's license plate so he can find the Mas in parking lots)

Abby and Wymack give the foxes joint Christmas gifts

Andrew buys everyone gifts. he doesn't tell anyone it's from him, he just puts them somewhere he knows they'll be found

Alison and Andrew start to bond post-TKM and become besties when they're adults

None of the OG Foxes liked Robin at first; they thought she was intruding into their space since Andrew takes her everywhere

[emry-stars-art]

for the mistletoe kiss, 2 for Abby and Kevin 👉🏻👈🏻 her hugging him after Kathy’s show lives rent free in my head

You’re so right for this omg 😭

[neil-minyard-josten]

I just love the fact that Andrew's adult-job (aka profession) after college has such a variety in fanfics- bartender, social worker, some tech guy, some office guy, pro exy player, actor, business owner, club owner, police officer, head of a criminal empire, Flower shop guy, Baker, FBI officer, a thug for the Hatfords, Chef, sugar baby, sugar daddy, a werewolf, a vampire, a mermaid, a witch, some-other-supernatural-thing, and more

Just. Everything.

[otdiaftg]

Thank you

Dear AFTG Fandom, Friends, and Family:

To say that it has been a tremendous honor would be an understatement. I am immeasurably proud of what this account has become and it’s due to every single one of you. Your passion for this account was the driving force at the end and I can’t thank this fandom enough for being a rock in the storm of all of this.

I began this account as both a love letter to a story that has consumed me since I was first introduced to it, but it was also created to prove that I could sustain something for this long and this intensely immersive. During this past year alone I have been dealt hands that were not always the best, but this account kept me above water, even through the many sleepless nights. It energized and empowered me through all of your retweets/re-blogs, likes, and comments.

I also want to highlight and thank all 40 artists that gave me permission to share their incredible work. The scenes came alive due to their immense talent and exceptional hard work. Every artist was kind and considerate, incredibly understanding and just as invested in this project as I was. I truly can’t thank them enough for their trust and support.

Thanks also need to be delivered to my wife and best friend who, without their constant push and patience, none of this would have happened. They were my first followers, my biggest fans, and were Abandoned so many times during the course of this and yet encouraged me to keep going. Maybe now we’ll finally have time to play all those games we’ve downloaded over the last year :).

I also want to thank Nora for…. so many things. For the creation of this story, for the encouragement when this account became so big YOU even saw it, and for becoming a dear friend in the process. You’ve been an inspiration throughout this in more ways than I can say.

And finally, I want to once again, thank all of YOU. The followers, the commenters, the re-posters, the veteran fans, the new fans, the obsessed fans, and the casual ones. Fandom can be such an intrinsic and beautiful thing. Pulling people together and bringing a life to these characters through our own individual experiences. We are all our own Foxes in a way, tied together with the understanding that second chances are immeasurable and the family we make are the best ones of all.

You gave this account a shot. And for that I am eternally grateful.

you were amazing.

🦊 🧡- Kelysium

[exyandcigarettesmoke]

“Jean knew the heart of it was Riko’s complicated father complex.”

Glad we’re discussing Riko’s intricate and endless daddy issues finally.

[eheavenlyy]

i need to see a trojans vs foxes game for MANY reasons but one of the main one ones is so that neil, kevin, wymack, abby, and renee can see jean playing for a team that makes him happy up close. i need them to see just how far he’s come in only a few months with their own eyes, i need them to see him smile when him and jeremy are connecting on the court, i need jean to joke with neil about his sloppy plays and proceed to say one of his teammates are far better than him, i need kevin to pull jeremy aside after the game and thank him for taking a chance on jean and being the reason he’s smiling again… all of this only being possible because of not only their efforts to save jean, but because jean also took a chance on the trojans. he’s started to let them in and to view them as more than just people to help secure a win. he’s began to see them as his friends, his safety, his team, and he’s just so happy to have not given up when everyone kept pushing him down. the foxes need to see him in this light.

[fd5800]

the most painful part of tsc for me was this btw. it's about giving up after trying so hard to hold on. it's about jealousy and what ifs and horrible, horrible feelings. it's about what it means to be alive. about what it means to be human.

[little2nerdy]

we know abby has seen some really terrible injuries during her time with the foxes/aftermath of spending time with the ravens so she saw jean and was somewhat prepared, but i can imagine the nurses/doctors/trainers for the trojans being absolutely appalled, driven to drink levels of disturbed by seeing jean’s medical records/x-rays/scars. like i can just imagine the coaches and team staff getting together to compare notes on jean and realizing how far into the deep end they were thrown (they’re all cursing kevin day and wymack, and jeremy a little)