Andrew Minyard

Character

Andrew almost always keeps his word. He will do anything to protect what is his. His mood usually fluctuates between apathy and cruelty, except when he treats Renee, Aaron, Kevin, Nicky, and Neil differently. His cold and heartless exterior hides his traumas and insecurities (like when he doesn't let Neil touch him without permission). But there are also cracks and weak spots in his facade (like Neil).

Brief description

Palmetto State University Criminal Justice student and goalie for the Foxes. 14 Known for his brutality both on and off the field, this trait is attributed to an unstable upbringing in foster care, a stint in a juvenile detention center, and mania brought on by court-ordered antidepressants

Andrew doesn't like

When he is touched, it is connected with childhood trauma. At the beginning of Andrew and Neil's relationship, Neil asked Andrew for permission and did not touch him unless Andrew allowed it or did not want it. Now, Andrew trusts Neil more and allows himself to be touched from time to time. Most of the time, Andrew himself came up and hugged Neil when he needed it, and Neil did not laugh at him like a kitten, but kissed him on the top of the head and allowed Andrew to do whatever he wanted with him. When his things were touched (Including Neil). He also does not like the word "please"

Past. 1-book

Andrew first appears in "Millport", where he accompanies Kevin and Wymack to recruit Neil to the Foxes. When Neil attempts to escape, he stops him by hitting him in the stomach with a racket. He brings Neil to Columbia and drugs him to test whether he is a threat to Kevin. Neil pays a bouncer $100 to knock him out so he won't tell about his past. He is introduced as a violent and maniacal man who shows no remorse for Neil's pain. By the end of the book, Andrew offers Neil a deal in exchange for protection after Neil helps Kevin on the Katie Ferdinand show against Rico.

The Past. Book 2

Andrew leaves rehab and struggles to cope with the aftermath, including Neil spending the holidays with the Ravens to protect Andrew from Proust. Soon after, he casually admits to being sexually attracted to Neil in "Twilight of Eden" after Neil asks him why Roland thought Andrew handcuffed Neil. They eventually kiss, learn, and grow as a couple throughout the book, respecting each other's boundaries. At one point, Andrew also gets a Maserati, which Neil bought for him with cash after the Ravens wrecked all of their cars. (Matt was thrilled when he saw the car, and it is one of the few non-hostile interactions between the high schoolers and Andrew.) After the Binghamton game, Neil is picked up by his father's men, who are causing a riot to distract the Foxes. After the riot, Fox realizes that Neil is missing, and Andrew strangles Kevin to make him reveal who Neil really is. He reunites with Neil in Baltimore, where their relationship is officially revealed to all of the Foxes. Soon after, Fox goes on vacation to a cabin in the woods, where his and Neil's relationship develops. Once they return to campus, he and Aaron break their deal; Aaron gets Kaitlyn, and Andrew gets Neil. Andrew also begins making an effort to practice at night with Kevin, and it all eventually culminates in the Foxes' victory over the Ravens in the Finals. As Rico is about to deliver a fatal blow to Neil with his racket, Andrew saves him by breaking Rico's hand with his own racket.

The Past. Book 3

Almost at the end of Book 3, after the match with the Ravens, Rico swings his stick at Neil, but Andrew prevents this from happening. He breaks Moriyama's arm, thereby protecting Josten. In the epilogue, it is indicated that Andrew stopped denying his relationship with Neil and confirmed that "it" is official.

Past.

He is one of the first to connect Seth's death to Rico. He and Neil gradually begin to trust each other in a game of Truth. Neil eventually convinces him to spend Thanksgiving at Nicky's parents' house so that Nicky can say goodbye to his homophobic parents one last time. When Nicky, Aaron, Kevin, Andrew, and Neil arrive at Nicky's parents' house, it turns out that Luther has invited his old foster brother Drake, who rapes Andrew. This leads to Aaron killing Drake. It is revealed that Andrew told Luther about Drake, who dismissed his abuse as a "misunderstanding". After Neil promises to protect Kevin in his absence, Andrew is sent to rehab in Easthaven, where Rico orders crooked therapists, especially Proust, to abuse Andrew and exploit his past sexual trauma.

Childhood

He was registered in the foster care system as "Andrew Doe" because Tilda had not registered him under a last name. He was raised in twelve different foster homes before he was thirteen. He would later say he didn't remember any of them being good. He was sexually abused by at least four different foster families, the first time when he was seven. The most notorious perpetrator was Drake Spear, from his last foster home.

Appearance.

Andrew has blond hair, pale skin, and brown eyes with a golden tint. He always wears black bandages on his forearms, which stretch from his wrists to his elbows. Rumor has it that they are a sarcastic attempt for others to differentiate Andrew from his twin, Aaron. In reality, he hides scars on his wrists from years of self-harm, as well as a convenient sheath for his knives. At 5'1", with his goalie stick taller than him, he "doesn't look like much of a dangerous person", but most Foxes consider him a man to be feared.

In the first and second books, Andrew was unpredictable and addicted to the pills while on antidepressants. He was aggressive and sarcastic, and quite talkative than he was after rehab. Often, his upperclassmen referred to him as a psycho/sociopath. Soon after rehab and getting off the pills, his true character begins to show. Due to his difficult life since childhood, Andrew has become emotionless, silent, and pessimistic. He has strong personal values and is very protective of the people he cares about: his twin brother Aaron, cousin Nicky, his significant other Neil, and a few others he deems worthy. Despite these feelings, he outwardly cares little about his own life. The All for the Game books follow his dramatic growth and development along with Neil's. Canonically, Andrew has manic depression, or, in other words, bipolar affective disorder. Moreover, he has more deep downs than ups. But despite his difficult character, Andrew loves cute toys that help him calm down and distract himself from his cruel life. At the moment, Andrew has gotten off the pills and behaves... indifferently to everything, however, this does not make him safer for others.

Favorite

The roof is Andrew's favorite place; he is afraid of heights (and falling, he says), and on the roof he feels alive. Andrew smokes, mostly out the window of his dorm room or on the roof. He likes sweets.

Renee Walker

Renee Walker Renee and Andrew understand each other, and she is one of the few people Andrew trusts. They both experienced terrible events in their childhood, but Renee was adopted by a good woman named Stephanie Walker after she was caught by the police for using drugs. Andrew was not so lucky. Renee and Andrew enjoy each other's company and often train together. Renee is also one of the few people who knew that Andrew was gay before his relationship with Neil.

Aaron Minyard

Aaron Minyard Andrew and Aaron had only known about each other since they were 13. After dating at 15 and finally meeting unsupervised at 17, Andrew realized that Tilda, their biological mother, was beating Aaron. He told her to stop hitting him, but she didn't listen, so he faked a car accident and killed Tilda. Although Andrew wanted to protect Aaron from his mother, Aaron won't forgive Andrew for killing his mother, and their relationship is on very thin ice. In "The Raven King", Aaron kills Drake to protect Andrew, and Neil tells him that he must now understand why Andrew killed his mother. The twins are still not on good terms, but like with The King's Men, Neil has convinced them to attend joint therapy sessions with Bea every week to try to repair what they can of their broken relationship. Andrew is very disliked by Aaron's girlfriend, Kaitlyn, because Aaron's relationship would break their promise to stay together until graduation. However, Aaron decides that he wants to fight for his right to be with Kaitlyn, so he tells Andrew that he can either leave him and Kaitlyn alone or end his relationship with Neil to keep his promise. Andrew chooses Neil over Aaron, which Nicki says is "too serious for a fling." Aaron then switches rooms with Neil because he does not want Kaitlyn to be in the same room as Andrew.

Kevin Day

Kevin Day When Andrew is sober, he gives his medication to Kevin to keep. Otherwise, he might be tempted to take it to ease his withdrawal symptoms. When Kevin became an assistant coach, he irritated Andrew so much that Andrew refused to play with him for a month. He even threatened to break his fingers if Wymack tried to force him. Andrew only started playing again when Kevin started playing right-handed, and they made a deal. Andrew promised Kevin that he would protect him from Rico and the Ravens, and since that is the only reason Kevin can stay at Palmetto, he is inclined to do whatever Andrew says.

Nicky Hammick

Andrew and Aaron's cousin. He is not on good terms with his parents, who refuse to accept his sexuality, and because of this, he studied in Germany for a year. While there, he met Eric, who was part of his "host family." He eventually began a serious relationship with Eric, which he continued even after he returned to America and went to college.

Team Fox

Dan Wilds, 32, Team Captain, fourth-year student at Palmetto University, majoring in athletic training and coaching. 3 Matt Boyd, 32, is a third-year defenseman and is majoring in business administration. 3 Alison Reynolds. 32 The team's midfielder. The former heiress of the wealthy Reynolds family, she was disowned and stripped of the family fortune after choosing to play Exy rather than continue the family business. 3 Renee Walker. 32 One of the team's two goalies. Andrew Minyard, second goalie. Aaron Minyard. Kevin Day. Neil Josten. Nicky Hemmick

Relationship.

Neil and Andrew have been dating for about 2 years. They have been through a lot together and know each other well. Neil is tactile with Andrew and he always likes it when Andrew hugs or kisses him. Of course, Andrew is not always gentle in kisses, on the contrary, he is rude in sex and kisses, but Neil did not ask him to be more gentle. Andrew likes to lie on top of Neil when he reads a book lying down or watches a movie in this position. With others, he is always indifferent and even rude, even with his brothers, Kevin, he is more forgiving towards Renee since she has experienced approximately the same as Andrew.