Hauntedsunshine
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“Turn on a light bro, I can’t even see you.” He shook his head and signed something again. “John, seriously, I have no idea what you’re saying.” After a moment of stillness, he stood up and moved out of the camera frame. A light flicked on and John sat back down as the screen adjusted. Your brow furrowed as the picture cleared. It had been too dark to see before, behind the thick frame of his glasses a large, purple bruise covered most of the left half of his face. There was another one flowering on his jawline and his lip was cracked and bleeding. “What the fuck.” Your voice was low and wavering. John was staring at the ground, shifting nervously, but looked up when you spoke. He gave an apologetic shrug and rubbed his right fist on his chest in circular motions. ‘Sorry.’
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The rise and fall of the Minyard-Josten Rivalry.
Usually when Neil starts shit in a post-game press interview, he does it on purpose. This time, he really just meant for it to be a joke.“How do you feel about the possibility of ending up on a team with a former Fox teammate?” is the next question.
“Great,” Neil answers, sincere. “I would love to play with Matt or Kevin again.”
“What about Minyard? Would you sign with Atlanta?”
Neil says, “Andrew? He’s a nightmare.”
He knows it’s a joke. His team knows it’s a joke. Andrew will know it’s a joke.
The press does not seem to know that it’s a joke.
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11 May 2026
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Neil went pro a year ago--and not on Andrew's team. The problem: they're private people, and when the press takes their declarations of hate at face value, Andrew and Neil find themselves unwilling to end the rumors.
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- Part 1 of Family Portrait
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04 Mar 2026
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Some of the things he’s learned today feel like stories about someone else: Neil switched to playing striker at a tiny high school in Arizona. Aaron lives in Chicago with his wife. Andrew’s cousin calls Neil every Tuesday, because Andrew is too stubborn to pick up the phone himself.
But other things are clear truths, even if they’re more abstract: Neil’s mother died. Andrew is safe. Neil was supposed to stay, but part of him is gone.- - - -
It's about dreams, reality, trust, patience, and determination.
It's about making promises and keeping them. You'll figure out the rest.- Language:
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04 Mar 2026
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"You didn't run," Neil murmured, almost to himself.
Katelyn looked at him. Her eyes were wet, fear finally leaking through the cracks in her composure. "You stepped in front of a knife."
"I had to."
"You didn't have to," she said. Her voice broke. "You really didn't."
"He was aiming for you."
"I know." She wiped her face with her free hand, smearing a streak of blood across her cheek. "I know, Neil."
Neil Josten has always treated Katelyn like background noise. She's a liability attached to Aaron Minyard that needs to be managed. But when a ghost from Baltimore interrupts his morning run, Neil realizes that his calculations were wrong.
Or: The one where Neil gets stabbed (again), Katelyn proves she’s more than just a cheerleader, and the Foxhole gets slightly bigger.
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- Part 3 of The BugBeetle CanonVerse
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25 Dec 2025
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Side Effects May Include Neil Josten by buggybugs
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25 Jul 2025
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Aaron Minyard didn't go into medicine expecting to treat Neil fucking Josten, let alone multiple times. But somehow, over the years, Neil keeps showing up injured, sick, or half-dead—and worse, he keeps asking for Aaron specifically.
Aaron doesn't like Neil. Neil doesn't like doctors. But apparently, they can both live with each other.
(Or: five times Neil needed medical attention and only trusted Aaron to deal with it, and one time Aaron showed up first)
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