whumptober 2025
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"Neil," Wymack says again.
He blinks up at the clock. 9:05PM.
Five minutes, gone. Two hours, gone. Neil doesn't try and rewind the time any further — he knows he'll just find more gaps in his memory, more lapses he can't recall.
Andrew's graduated, and Neil is adrift.
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- Part 1 of whumptober 2025
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"I've never heard you beg, Doe," Riko muses.
“And you won't," Three cuts in. "Why should he? You've missed scoring plenty more goals than he's missed saving."
Andrew misses a goal. The reason — and the consequences — are one and the same. If only Neil could work that out.
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- Part 2 of whumptober 2025
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If they make a single wrong move when the Moriyamas might be behind Neil's disappearance, then they will cost him his life.
Kevin can't do anything if it's them. Neither can Jean. If Neil is in their hands, then it is too late already, and there is nothing anyone can do.
But Jean, brave, doesn't falter. "This isn't their doing."
Just as Nathan's trial starts to conclude, Neil goes missing. Jeremy watches the fallout, and comes to realise a few things.
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- Part 3 of whumptober 2025
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"You were thinking about it, right?" Neil asks. When Andrew doesn't seem inclined to help with the conversation, he elaborates, "Tying my wrists."
Andrew tilts his head. A small indicator of admission.
"I'd like that, tonight," Neil says. The buzzing under his skin hasn't gone away. He needs... something.
Neil wants Andrew. Wants this; hands tied, immobile. He’s sure of it. But wires get crossed, and suddenly Neil isn’t quite as alright with it as he thought he’d be.
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- Part 4 of whumptober 2025
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Usually, this is the part where they'd get back in the car. But Andrew keeps him where he is, dragging out the moment.
Then, eventually, Andrew says, "You've been quiet today."
Neil goes still.
Sometimes, all it takes is a little piece of the past for Neil to go tumbling back into old habits.
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- Part 5 of whumptober 2025