The Foxes At The Olympics Headcanons Because This Is How I Cope (also I Know Nora Has A Whole Blurb About

the foxes at the olympics headcanons because this is how i cope (also i know nora has a whole blurb about this but i kinda just went with what i thought of in my head, pls don’t attack me)

the olympics the year they qualify are in paris

neil passed through there several times with his mom, so it’s a weird experience, but andrew is there to silently remind him he doesn’t have to run anymore and he has every right to be here

kevin becomes a whole other level of intense so they have that to distract/annoy them

neil wants to go look at the food market in the olympic village but kevin insists they must practice on their own time

“kevin there’s no fucking room china’s in there right now” 

andrew gives him a look and kevin shuts up, so they force him to break from his ridiculously structured diet and sample some international food for a night

neil really really likes the korean dumplings but he doesn’t want to ask for more so andrew just…shovels the rest onto a plate and slaps it down in front of him

kevin is too silent eating his crepe so they assume he likes it more than he can admit

i think it’s pretty widely agreed in fanon that the three of them wear their orange bandanas under their US court helmets

andrew becomes a legend when he scores a point by striking the ball back with all of his might and it lands in the upper right hand corner of the opposite goal 

neil has a really aggressive mark at some point so he pulls out all the stops in the last minute to fake him out with raven footwork and speed, score, and then watch him stumble embarrassingly onto the ground

neil takes his helmet off, tucks it under one arm, and looms over him with his “try me bitch” face

it becomes a meme instantly

when kevin meets other athletes or does press he’s all polite manners and charming smiles, and these top-notch athletes are kinda enamored with him

they have heard so much about the legendary trio from a large state school in south carolina

then they see them in practice and neil bounces a ball really hard off kevin’s helmet because he’s being snobby about a drill and then kevin grabs his racket and holds it up way over his head while andrew watches in secret amusement

other olympians have heard a lot about the whole moriyama scandal and the foxes and they’re really curious about it

italy’s goalie remarks that neil’s “self-preservation skills must be-”

“nonexistent?” andrew doesn’t even look up from his food

the US court makes it to the final round for gold and kevin pulls his “i’m Kevin Day card” to get VIP family seats for all the other foxes and the three adults who kept them alive

andrew makes an insane save and while the crowds are going crazy, he sees aaron jumping up and down and screaming “that’s my brother!!”

(over the years they manage to get along and care about each other in a normal-ish way, although they’ll never be what they could’ve been had their parents been good people and they stuck together)

andrew’s so caught off guard he doesn’t even realize his teammates are swarming him until neil asks him if he’s okay and he nods silently

the focus and drive he brings to the rest of the game is beyond anything he has ever mustered up

of course they win, with kevin scoring the last point

while his teammates rush to him he removes his helmet and points his racket up at the sky for kayleigh

then kevin sprints to the stands where his friends and family are and neil jumps onto his back like a little kid

andrew stands beside them calmly but there’s the slightest smile on his face

the camera zooms in because kevin starts fumbling with his glove? on his left hand? and all the foxes are starting to freak because he might’ve injured himself-

he tugs out a small rectangle and the camera zooms in even more to show it on the big screen and if the crowds weren’t losing it already they lose it even more

it’s a photo of them crowding all around neil right after andrew smashed riko’s forearm (he’s out of frame)

you can see neil’s bent head and dan holding his face and everyone else shielding them protectively, but what no one else remembers is how kevin put himself between them and riko, his back to his former abuser like a barrier, his racket on the ground forgotten and his arms around nicky and aaron

despite the violence that ensued just seconds before, the captured moment is so sacred and loving and safe

and kevin, who is smiling the widest anyone has ever seen him in public, points at it and mouths “for us”

nicky sobs because “i knew he has feelings!!!” while erik rubs his back

neil peels off his gear to fish his own copy out of his armband and looks down at andrew expectantly

andrew’s face is flat but he pulls his out of his armband and holds it up between his fingers like it’s a cigarette

the pictures were neil’s idea (which is the only reason why andrew agreed)

a photo of the three of them holding up their snapshots makes the front page of the newspaper the next morning

eventually neil jumps down from kevin’s back and runs up to the stands, where matt and wymack haul him up so they can all hug him

neil looks at wymack to thank him but he cuts off and blurts “are you CRYING?!” 

wymack’s been holding it together up until that moment but a few tears finally escape

“shut up josten you need a shower”

wymack eventually splits off and kevin pulls himself up, the cameras capture the moment wymack leans in, but his hand is cupped over kevin’s ear so they can’t read his lips

in an interview afterward reporters are talking to him about it and they’re telling him how he’s the greatest exy player ever to live and all kevin says is

“i couldn’t have done it without my dad”

Team USA hosts an after party at a fancy outdoor restaurant with a massive garden and fairy lights

kevin, of course, gets absolutely sloshed and walks around shaking people’s hands while holding an expensive ass bottle of irish whiskey

renee follows with her arm looped through his just to make sure he doesn’t do anything illegal or especially humiliating

neil and andrew are sitting together, holding hands under the table

they watch their former teammates and current teammates dance and party and neil just can’t quite believe any of it

the gold medal on his chest is heavy but in the best way and he keeps on rubbing it with his fingers because “is this really mine?” 

he doesn’t just mean the medal

“no, neil, it’s actually argentina’s”

neil only smiles and lets his head rest on andrew’s shoulder because he’s tired and he’s always so solid

“700%”

here have some quick andreil + halloween headcanons (inspired by this)

the foxes spam the groupchat with photos of each other’s decorations and costumes and activities

andrew and neil’s apartment sets up trick or treating so the kids can go down the hallways and to other buildings in the complex

neither of them really participated in halloween as kids, so they want to make into a thing just because they can now

they always have to buy a shit ton of candy because not only are there a lot of kids who come by, andrew eats most of it in the week leading up

he claims halloween is lowkey stupid but he spends 2.5 hours decorating their front hallway so the little kiddos can see it when they open the door

they carve jack o lanterns and neil always does a wonky fox that eventually gets less wonky over the years and andrew bounces around between spooky faces and just…carving out a giant shapeless blob

they get thing 1 and thing 2 costumes for the cats except it says “bastard 1″ and “bastard 2″ 

neil, every single year without fail, dresses up as kevin day and draws the jankiest looking chess piece on his cheek just so the groupchat gets the delight of an all-caps rage text 

“IT’S NOT EVEN ON THE RIGHT FUCKING CHEEK NEIL YOU OBTUSE FUCKING WALNUT” 

(dan almost peed her pants laughing at that one)

andrew slaps two different pairs of cat ears on and very seriously tells kids he dressed up like sir and king and they LOVE it

occasionally he’ll put in more effort, which means a white lab coat and glasses and a tag that says: “dr. aaron minyard”

when kids want to know who dr. aaron minyard is he tells them “the biggest nerd on the planet” 

aaron is torn between being infuriated and weirdly touched

andrew is really good with kids and it comes to him naturally, but neil has to try a little harder

one time a harried mom brings her three kids by their door, and the youngest is dressed like a black cat and freaks out when she sees king because it’s her twin!!

neil sits on the ground and holds him in his lap so she can pet him, and she’s so attached that she doesn’t want to leave and the mom and the older kids are getting kinda impatient

so neil tells the mom if she’s okay with it, he’ll remain sitting in the threshold of his apartment with her daughter standing out in the hall and she can finish up the row then come back

he spends ten minutes entertaining an extremely talkative five year old named gracie while she pets king, and he does a pretty great job

by the end of it gracie declares neil her “best friend” because no one else at school wants to be her friend and some kid named billy said her costume was “lame”

the mom comes back, profusely thanks neil, and then he and gracie part ways

neil, turning to andrew immediately: “i’m gonna throw hands with a five year old”

andrew: “i’m in” 

the foxes + vlogging part 2 (part 1 here)

andrew’s first time hosting a vlog begins with him sitting at his desk with a pint of ice cream, and he’s just eating in silence for a good 20 seconds until he finally speaks with a super calm expression

“welcome to another foxes’ vlog. in this installment, we are going to see exactly how much i can embarrass my teammates in the next 20 or so minutes.” *licking the spoon* “let’s begin.” 

it’s…not that hard

here are just a few memorable moments andrew so skillfully captured for the internet: 

the foxes, drunk in the living room, for some reason hysterically shouting/laughing about “NO NUT KEVIN” because of his allergy and kevin slurring/swearing at them in a mixture of both english and french

matt pulling him into his arms to comfort him and then going “it’s ok kevin we’re your nut defense squad” and kevin smacks him

the camera falls away when everyone else piles on top of them to apologize and “we wuv you kevvy!!!”

kevin, muffled: “that’s it that’s the last straw i quit JE DÉMISSIONNE”

the camera, hidden behind some cereal boxes, shows aaron quickly looking around before climbing onto the counter to reach something in the back of the bottom cupboard shelf

he scrambles back down just as nicky is walking in

wymack is giving them a lecture about proper nutrition in the lounge after practice and everyone is so sweaty and out of it, and it’s all the usual

“remember, you can have too much of a good thing” *looking at neil* “so don’t you morons go around thinking you can exist solely off of watermelon or some shit like that-”

neil proceeds to produce a jar of pickles out of fucking nowhere and loudly pops the lid off to casually drink the juice

“nEIL FOR FUCK’S SAKE-” “but coach, it’s not watermelon”

renee, partly for damage control (“damage to what?” “our collective egos”) is the next to host

“welcome to another foxes vlog! in this installment, we are going to see exactly how much fun content i can get :) let’s start!!”

cut to footage of andrew and renee sparring in a boxing gym that they are frequent visitors of

andrew and renee are kinda beating the shit out of each other (renee is winning. she’s always winning.) while casually chatting the whole time

andrew, throwin a brutal punch: and that’s why everything cherry flavored is an abomination

renee, dodging and knocking his feet out: understandable, but have you considered cough syrup is what we all associate it with and that’s why it’s ruined for us-

the foxes are at an airport at some ungodly hour and renee zooms in on the row of seats where kevin and dan have their heads on matt’s shoulders and all three are asleep

neil, totally out cold, has his body stretched out over their laps with his head on andrew’s

nicky, aaron, and allison are across from them, all sharing an abundance of starbucks pastries and helping aaron study for a big biology exam

the foxes start calling every single trip, even if it’s just to the grocery store, an “adventure”

because neil has associated just moving in general with life or death scenarios and they want him to start finding joy in everything

renee captures allison poking her head in the door and shaking her car keys saying “hey, neil, adventure”

neil, perking up and shoving his textbook away: “adventure?” 

the foxes go grocery shopping together and it’s one of the activities that displays their dynamic the best

dan, nicky, and aaron are all methodically going through coupons and discussing how to get the most bang for their buck

matt and allison are lovingly interrogating neil and kevin on what snacks/foods they’ve never had before and then carefully selecting stuff they think they’ll like and tossing it into the cart

“kevin, between these two flavors which appeals to you more?” “why would i ever put something in my body with an ingredient list that long” “ok we’re taking cool ranch” 

andrew is sitting in the cart and contributing absolutely nothing while renee pushes it and films

nicky is hosting when the foxes do a promotional shoot for merch and everyone’s having fun because they gave them free food and they genuinely like this year’s clothes

the producers are taking candids and also arranging them and before every outfit change they kindly ensure they’re all comfortable with what they’re wearing

aaron is both horrified and mesmerized by the girls curling their eyelashes and he allows renee to gently do his so he can send katelyn a picture

andrew: *pretends to gag in the background*

matt and dan are putting on the fox paw crop tops that allison helped design and kevin’s like “hm can’t believe i’m going to model that” 

“you don’t have to-” “no i’m gonna” 

matt is filming in the bus on the way to an exy banquet and wymack, who’s looking very smart and dignified in a suit, is just absolutely tearing into nicky and neil about something they did to the official team twitter

matt turns the camera around to say: “the duality of man” 

he turns the camera back around, and zooms in on a very unbothered neil, who notices his attention and has the audacity to wink

more long headcanons! the foxes and their victory trip

after everything is sorted out with the ravens and the moriyamas, the foxes are finally free to do what they want

allison wants to give neil complete control over choosing where they go, because no one else really cares and they just want to be together

but neil is very indecisive and overwhelmed with friendship and relief

renee puts a world map up over a bulletin board and she hands him some darts and tells him to throw it blindfolded and see what happens

andrew ties his bandana over his eyes and they all wait behind them

first one lands in the ocean, then alaska, then japan

neil tries to see the last one but andrew yanks the bandana back down and everyone else is shrieking “nO! IT’S FINE!! KEEP THROWING!!!”

he’s a bit flummoxed by their strong response but okay

his sixth and last dart lands on hawaii

nicky is practically vibrating with excitement and aaron has to force him to cool it because it’s on neil and everyone knows he has a thing against the beach, they don’t know why but they won’t ask

neil thinks for a moment and allison almost plucks the darts out to try again, but he gives a little nod and follows her out to call sarah

in the hall neil describes what he thinks would be good, and it’s the complete opposite of everything he associates with his mother’s death

allison repeats it all perfectly to sarah, then shows photos to neil again a couple hours later to confirm he’s alright with it

andrew gives him a look when he asks if he’ll be okay flying for that long so neil drops it

next week they’re all heading to the airport, with a surprisingly willing kevin because he is also overwhelmed with freedom and still high on their win and the season’s over so why not?

it is, to no one’s surprise, a clusterfuck

getting to texas is fine, even with allison’s small mountain of luggage and everyone being too afraid to ask andrew about his knives but he somehow gets through just fine

this false security will be their downfall

they have two hours to walk around until they can catch their flight to honolulu

aaron’s on the phone with katelyn and dan takes a video of him grinning and leaning against the window while he listens to her

matt makes smoochy noises and aaron flips him off

neil, nicky, kevin, and andrew all go off in search of food

it just so happens that there are exy fans by a mcdonald’s and kevin gets swarmed

he puts on his Press Face even though he was literally just shouting at nicky about ancient greece

“no they weren’t just gay, nicky!! there was certainly homosexuality but there was philosophy, too!!”

the fans ask him about riko’s “suicide” and the investigation into the ravens, but before he can have a panic attack dan calls them to frantically say the gate has changed and they have thirty minutes to get there

half an hour would be a lot to anybody but to this dysfunctional family that’s absolutely nothing

except no one can find neil? he somehow slipped past andrew?

they sprint back to where the upperclassmen are and they’re all freaking out because what if it’s another mafia thing and they’re not finished with him-

andrew won’t let anyone get security involved and of course neil’s phone is off and they’re now calling wymack out of desperation

with five minutes left before they have to be at their gate, neil finally shows up and they’re all like BRO

he stands in confusion while the girls pat him down for injuries and andrew just barely manages not to punch him

then they finally notice what he’s holding and he presents steaming hot paper bags from auntie anne’s

“i wanted to get us pretzels, but andrew doesn’t like the salt or plain ones, so i had to wait for the cinnamon sugar ones. and the line was really long.” 

everyone’s just staring at him

“i also asked them to put extra cinnamon sugar”

more silence

then there’s a warning call for the flight and there’s no time to yell at him so they’re all scrambling to get to the new gate

andrew just grabs neil by the hoodie and drags him along

it takes a good hour before everyone can truly calm down on the plane

kevin and aaron try to order vodka but renee silently puts a pretzel in their hands

aaron: “i hate this fucking family”

dan takes a selfie of all of them to send to wymack and abby

andrew is furious about what neil did and neil feels bad so he just holds his hand for the whole flight under a blanket

when they land they’re all super disoriented so they go straight to the massive beach house allison has gotten them

it has its own private stretch of sand and a big porch and the water is so clear and blue

matt and aaron repeatedly dunk kevin while andrew and neil watch from where they’ve set up folding chairs

“ANDREW AREN’T YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING?” “no, i don’t think i will”

they take surfing lessons and poor matt is too tall to really get the hang of it but neil…neil is amazing

neil’s really got an excellent set of abs and he may be small but he’s very in tune with his body

andrew refuses to get on a surfboard because he prefers watching neil anyway

nicky, renee, dan, and matt LOVE laughing at their white friends and the absolutely terrible sunburns they develop

except for allison, who has somehow tanned beautifully

wymack’s phone gets spammed with photos of neil just like trying to eat his breakfast or sit on the sand but his cheeks and nose are bright pink and it’s kinda adorable

they play drinking games and go on hikes and one night neil falls asleep on andrew and nicky snaps a sorta blurry photo

andrew somehow manages to swipe nicky’s phone, send it to himself, and then delete the evidence

they stroll around the touristy areas to watch the hula dancing and window shop and eat shaved ice

on their last night, they set up a little bonfire on the beach and sit around

neil tells them this is his favorite trip he’s ever taken

wymack frames a photo of them throwing neil into the water and puts it up on the wall by their trophy