The Foxes + Getting Invited On A Tv Baking Competition For Charity (yes This Was Inspired By Gbbo Yes

the foxes + getting invited on a tv baking competition for charity (yes this was inspired by gbbo yes there is no reality in which this would even happen and yes i decided to make one)

the way the show works is each of the foxes picked a charity to represent, and the audience can donate to any of them while watching through a link

but the winner will also be given $10,000 for their specific organization at the end

all the foxes get their own work station, and they are not allowed to sabotage/otherwise interfere with each other but they may help/encourage if they so choose

their challenge is: make an elaborate three-tiered cake with at least three different flavors, and it has to be exy themed

the cameras float around to get comments from the foxes as they start getting to work

people that are here to have fun and maybe win: nicky, renee, matt

people who are here to win: allison, kevin, aaron, dan

people who are just here: neil, andrew

neil, immediately: “i am, as the kids say, lost in the sauce” 

kevin feels the same but he’d never admit that out loud so he’s just frowning down at the hyper organized 10-page packet he prepared with the recipe and incredibly detailed diagrams

allison is running around in sky high stilettos and somehow making it work

the cameras keep on zooming in on them because it’s just so impressive and she bends down to look into the lens and say “i know they’re nice (they’re jimmy choo) but you know what’s nicer? my caramel buttercream” 

the producers ask nicky how he’s planning to capture the exy theme

“my first thought was my flavors should be blood, sweat, and tears but that, like, won’t taste good at all” 

renee is totally in her element, humming a little to herself and gently encouraging her friends while they lose their minds

she’s describing her cake with great detail and all matt has to say about his is “it’s gonna be sweet, i guess” 

dan and matt keep on helping each other even though they kinda shouldn’t be and they know they shouldn’t be but it’s literally just such a reflex for them at this point in their relationship

matt stretches out on his stomach on the ground by the oven, ankles crossed, singing “please bake well please bake well please-” “babe you have decorations to make” “oh wait you’re so right”

kevin, to the cameras: “dan just let matt borrow her vanilla extract, they should be disqualified” *five seconds later* “neil can i have that spoon-” 

neil: “no <3” 

aaron is a 5 foot tall ball of stress and competitiveness and he is whisking up a meringue like it’s the last thing he’ll ever do

what is andrew doing during all of this? reading his recipe, following it, doing what you do when you make a cake, completely ignoring everyone else but also antagonizing them as much as possible

andrew, with sarcasm: “you can do it, aaron!” 

aaron, with spite: “i cannot do it, thanks”

*neil stares into the camera*

nicky burns the top layer of one of his cakes but he can’t find his knife so he panics and that’s how he ends up trying to saw through it with scissors while matt guides him even though he literally has a knife

it’s….not a very even slice

(andrew snatched nicky’s knife while he was walking to the fridge, no one noticed)

dan is making an exy helmet out of rice krispy treats because “that’s how they do it on cake boss” 

neil has very fine motor skills and very steady hands so he’s piping icing like he’s been doing it his whole life and everyone is so jealous

allison burns her finger trying to make ganache and renee drops everything to go check on her and make sure she’s okay and they’re being so cute and disgustingly in love

andrew, slapping globs of frosting all over his cake: “losers” 

neil, cuts his finger while shaping fondant: “ow” 

andrew, teleporting over: “you IDIOT-”

matt tells kevin his cake is burning even though all his cakes are out of the oven and currently being assembled but he still freaks out anyways

the five minute warning is given and several people scream at the exact same time for the same amount of time

aaron: “we have to stop spending time with each other” 

all of the foxes manage to finish a cake (or something resembling one) and present it to the judges

people whose cakes taste and look good: renee, andrew, aaron

people whose cakes look good: allison, neil, kevin

people whose cakes taste good: matt, dan

people whose cakes are neither: nicky (he tried his best)

renee designed her cake so that all the layers have been covered in a super artsy collage of rackets, jerseys, helmets, and PSU foxes flags, so she wins

the producers decide to include some “candid footage” as the credits are rolling, and it’s all the foxes trying each other’s cakes before the crew cleans up

andrew takes tiny bites of everyone’s, but when he gets to renee’s he cuts a fat slice and she smiles at him

matt tries neil’s and he LOVES it and the cameras zoom in on matt gushing over it while neil beams up at him all proud and happy

I see Himbo Worship posts left and right but no one seems to want to honor the one who originally fought for Himbo Rights

Back to the Blue Side

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”