The Suit Universe
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Andrew Minyard and Neil Josten have been best friends for ten years. Neil is a Grammy winning pop star and Andrew is an award winning stage actor. Neil likes to write love songs for fun and Andrew is hopelessly in love with him. But, when Neil writes an explicit song about someone's he's interested in, will Andrew be able to handle it?
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- Part 1 of The Suit Universe
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When Neil and Andrew make a bet that Andrew can't write a song, Andrew rises to the challenge.
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- Part 2 of The Suit Universe
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Neil surprises Andrew in Scotland where he's filming his next movie. Will they be able to keep the media from discovering their relationship?
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- Part 3 of The Suit Universe
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When someone makes comments about Neil's family, he retaliates.
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- Part 4 of The Suit Universe
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“What,” Neil said; he leaned back from where he was hunched over the table in front of him, his back popping as he straightened out.
“I think we need to talk,” Kevin replied a bit primly.
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When Neil realizes his feelings for Andrew are more than friendly, he tries his best to confess without confessing. He's willing to try anything to get Andrew's attention.
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- Part 5 of The Suit Universe
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REPUTATION Stadium Tour: SOLD OUT
@StateOfGrace_neilsfan: YOU GUYS YOU GUYS IM FINALLY GOING TO THE REP TOUR ILL LIVE TWEET THE WHOLE THING FOR YOU AHHHHHHALDSASDFLJH
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A look into the REPUTATION Stadium Tour through a fan's live tweets.
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- Part 6 of The Suit Universe
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Andrew directs Neil's music video, King of My Heart
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- Part 7 of The Suit Universe
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“What can I expect,” Neil said, breaking the silence. Andrew side-eyed him. Neil huffed in frustration. “It’s my first real Thanksgiving. Do you wake up early to help Betsy bake? Do you watch the Macy’s Day Parade? Do you sit around and name things you’re thankful for? Do you all dress up in turkey costumes and run the local turkey trot marathon?”
Andrew shot him a disgusted look, and took the blow pop out of his mouth, “Did you just google ‘Thanksgiving family activities,’ or are you naturally this moronic?” He popped the blow pop back in his mouth, and Neil noticed that it had stained his lips red.
Neil smiled sweetly at Andrew, “Just trying to ensure I adhere to your family’s Thanksgiving traditions.”
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Set 5 years before Suit, Andrew invites Neil to Bee's house for Thanksgiving to meet his family for the first time. Neil desperately wants the Minyard-Dobson family to like him.
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- Part 8 of The Suit Universe
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We (You) Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by marie_pothos
Fandoms: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
13 Sep 2022
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“I hate him,” Neil hissed into Kevin’s ear. Kevin jumped and spilled his drink over the table at Eden’s. “He’s annoying, and rude, and he sits too close to Andrew in public."
Kevin looked at him impassively, “Are we talking about Ricky or you?” Neil smacked his shoulder.
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Neil and Kevin find inspiration for a new song in Andrew's most recent breakup.
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- Part 9 of The Suit Universe
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Andrew wakes up on his twenty-seventh birthday to an empty bed, which was not what he wanted. He glances up towards the ceiling and sees that the skylight has been closed. Neil must have done that when he had woken up.
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Andrew & Neil's trip to Iceland
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- Part 10 of The Suit Universe
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“Can we talk about the last line you read aloud? We fall in love til it hurts or bleeds, or fades in time. It’s beautifully written, but do you truly believe that? All love is doomed to fail or hurt?”
“I haven’t had many good examples of love,” Neil replied wryly.
Ruby waved her hand in apology. “No, I know. But, consider your love for Andrew.” Neil wrinkled his nose up and Ruby rolled her eyes at him. “Consider your platonic love for Andrew,” she repeated more forcefully. “Do you think that would ever end in heartbreak or pain?”
Neil thought about it. “No,” he said slowly.
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The writing of State of Grace and the years that followed
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- Part 11 of The Suit Universe
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In a drunken fit of delusion, Kevin had created a dating profile, and woke up to a man named Jeremy Knox texting to confirm their coffee date on Wednesday. Thankfully, Kevin had been lucid enough to set his location to nearby, and not somewhere stupid, like New Jersey. No way was he traveling to New Jersey for a date.
No matter how cute Jeremy’s smile was in his dating profile photos.
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Kevin goes on a date. Maybe he and Neil can write a song about it.
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- Part 12 of The Suit Universe
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Andrew woke up to the sounds of cats purring, and squinted over to the other side of his bed. There were two fuzzy blobs. He grabbed his glasses off the window sill. It was King and Sir, curled up together. He curled up on his side watching them, his glasses pressing uncomfortably into the side of his face. King had her face buried in Sir’s neck, purring loudly.
You will not be jealous of cats, Andrew scolded himself.
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Neil is away on tour, and Andrew does some introspection.
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- Part 13 of The Suit Universe
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“Vintage tee, brand new phone, high heels on cobblestones, when you are young, they assume you know nothing. Sequin smile, black lipstick, sensual politics, when you are young, they assume you know nothing.” He let the lyrics hang in the air, and glanced back at Andrew nervously.
There was a contemplative look on Andrew’s face, and Neil relaxed. He liked it. Andrew thought it was a good start. Neil felt himself grinning. “Yeah?” he asked excitedly.
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Neil pines and writes cardigan
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- Part 14 of The Suit Universe
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There was a sinking feeling in Neil’s chest. He wasn’t brave. He had always hidden behind his words and songs; he was rarely ever truthful. Fear lived his chest. It followed in his steps.
He wondered how Andrew could stand it.
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Neil is still in his folklore era. Andrew has thoughts about it
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- Part 15 of The Suit Universe
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“Any resolutions,” Andrew asked dryly.
Neil chuckled, “Just to write more songs about you.” His tone was almost sickly sweet, a teasing lilt, but Andrew recognized a look in Neil’s eye.
“You’ve already written something,” Andrew accused.
Neil shrugged and scooted closer across the bed. “Maybe.”
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Neil enters his Lover era
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- Part 16 of The Suit Universe
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Andrew began fiddling with Neil’s straw wrapper. His fingers deftly twisted the paper into a circle as he began to form a tiny nub at one side. He poked at Neil’s left hand, and Neil silently presented it to him. Andrew slid the paper ring onto Neil’s index finger and Neil grinned at him, admiring the ring.
“Clever,” Neil said, holding his hand up in front of his face to admire Andrew’s handiwork.
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Neil likes shiny things, but he'd married Andrew with paper rings
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- Part 17 of The Suit Universe
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I think he knows his footprints on the sidewalk lead to where I can't stop. Go there every night.
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Andrew had been thinking. It was something he did quite often, more often than Neil at the very least, he thought with amusement, but this had been different. Andrew had been recently thinking of writing another song.
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- Part 18 of The Suit Universe
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Neil was waiting a bit impatiently for Andrew to text him that the plane had taken off when Stephen found him. “Andrew’s fine,” Stephen said as he stepped into the living room of the Colorado house. Neil’s heart clenched tightly and his throat went dry with fear. “But, there’s been an incident,” he added at the end before Neil could react.
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After a fight, Neil turns to his coping mechanism
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- Part 19 of The Suit Universe
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“A new song already?”
Neil shrugged at the question. “I usually write about a situation until I feel better.” Andrew felt a pang pierce his heart. Neil had told him that he felt like the previous night was his fault. Like it was his fault that man had broken a window and crawled into their home.
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“Would you want to try to write this song together?” Andrew leaned back against the couch, watching Neil and considering.
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- Part 20 of The Suit Universe