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    Neil Minyard-Josten’s professional exy career ends without ceremony when he blows out his ACL beyond repair at age 27. Forced to reevaluate the trajectory of his life, he indulges in his real passion: causing significant problems for everyone in his life through the field of sports journalism, this time on the other side of the microphone. God help his publicist.

    Or: Five Times Neil Minyard-Josten Caused An Incident On National Television, Plus One Time It Was Actually Mostly Fine

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    19 May 2026

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    need this injected into my veins

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    "I don't know who I'm marrying either," Neil blurts out.

    Andrew looks up from the floor. "What?"

    "Uncle Stuart thought it would be a good idea, something to bring the town together, sort of. It's — whoever catches the cat and brings it to my uncle…wins my hand, I guess." He rubs a hand on the back of his neck. "I didn't think…I didn't know people would, um, be so interested."

    Andrew blinks. "What?" He asks. "The — the cat?"

    "Yeah," Neil confessed. "Um, the…the orange one? That's always causing trouble?"

    Andrew's eyes widen. "Bandit?" He asks, a little horrified.

    Neil's head tilts to the side before he blinks a few times. "Sorry, what?"

    "The whole town is trying to catch my fucking cat?"

    A hysterical sounding laugh bubbles out of Neil's mouth. "Your cat?" He asks.

    Andrew blushes. "Well — he's not my cat, but he's my — friend," he finishes a little lamely when he realizes he doesn't know how else to describe his relationship with the furry bastard.

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    17 May 2026

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    erm… meow

  3. Public Bookmark 41

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    Andrew woke up to Neil's hand on his stomach, warm and slack under his shirt, and to the unfamiliar shape of the Denver bedroom around them.
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    my head canon that Neil's 5th year is genuinely the hardest for them, and also the one that turns them into the andrew and neil i imagine when i picture them as "adults"

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    15 May 2026

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    made me cry :(

  4. Public Bookmark 22

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    Father has forsaken me.

    Waking me from my afternoon nap is not normally an unforgivable offense, but that is because Father gives the best scratches behind my ears—not too rough, but not too gently either, and for just the right amount of time.

    However, I am cruelly denied such pleasures. I am placed on the cold floor outside the bedroom, my complaints ignored as Father heartlessly closes the door in my face.

    Or, an afternoon in Neil and Andrew's home from Sir Fat Cat McCatterson's perspective.

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    15 May 2026

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    father and weirdo killed me😭😭😭

  5. Public Bookmark 28

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    “Why are you a doctor?” Neil asks.
    “Because I went to medical school, Neil.”
    “No, you play Exy. With me.”
    “Not since Palmetto State.”
    “No, no, you play with me now. Did you become a doctor behind my back?”
    Aaron opens his mouth as if to respond, then understanding crosses his face. He sighs, says, “I’ll go get him,” and leaves the room.
    Well that’s cryptic.

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    Neil gets a concussion and confuses Aaron for Andrew when he wakes up in the hospital. He comes to the logical conclusion that he’s entered a parallel universe where Andrew is a doctor and plots an escape. Shenanigans ensue.

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    15 May 2026

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    one of the best things i’ve ever read actually