Q

Anonymous asked:

If Neil's and Andrew's relationships will go public (accident or not) after they made it to the leagues, how would they react? how would their fans react to it?

A

Neil & Andrew are annoyed only because it means there’s now a reaction they have to deal with. Neil gets a little bit rude at one point ((surprise surprise)) when a reporter crosses a line and asks if they’re embarrassed by the public outing. He points out that it’s not something to be embarrassed by, and that he doesn’t care what people think about him and Andrew, and that the only reason they don’t talk about it is because it’s no one else’s business. They refuse to talk about it beyond a simple confirmation; the details have always been theirs.

Mixed reactions from the fans; there’s the small faction intent on shipping them anyway because they’re always together, the larger group that doesn’t care so long as it doesn’t change anything, and a minor chunk of more close-minded fans that are more than a little disgruntled/disgusted by this news.

Their team publicly rallies around them. ((Team has known pretty much since day 1, because they can’t spend that much time with Neil and Andrew and not know there’s something else there.)) The coach, when asked if it’s going to be a problem for the team, only says “Come back when you’re not going to ask stupid questions” and walks away.