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"From the moment we enter crying to the moment we leave dying, it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream."
Neil Perry never understood why Todd Anderson was so self-critical about his poems or his disdain for reading aloud. After discovering Todd's talent in poetry, Neil is inspired.
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04 Feb 2026
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make no more use of it when there’s no more you by circlegames for fayefaith
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
04 Jul 2021
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It’s 1975. Todd can’t take this anymore. Neil’s married. He’s got a kid. Why does he keep coming back?
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- Part 1 of i’ll love some littler things.
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03 Feb 2026
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IM ACTUALLY CRYING SO HARD RN
OW OW OW OW
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
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and if you hold me (i hope it doesn't hurt) by Fakegamergirlslay
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
14 Jul 2025
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It works. For a little while, it works pretty fucking well. It isn't ideal, it never will be, but it's what they need and it's working.
So of course, something goes horribly wrong in what was meant to be a fool proof plan to gently extricate himself from Todd, even though it feels like peeling off his own skin. Todd starts initiating contact with him. In small ways of course, same as how Neil had done when they first met, but the roles are reversed and Neil thinks maybe he doesn't have to die to reach his special place in Hell, he's already living it.
Todd is...surprisingly touchy. Neil is...not quite coping.
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27 Jan 2026
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neil’s slowly carding his fingers through todd’s grown-out hair, soft, careful not to wake him. his boyfriend is curled up into a tiny ball against his chest, and as neil tightens his other arm around todd’s sleeping form, he can feel his heart doubling in size from the wave of fondness that crashes into him.
he's having trouble believing todd’s real. he’s so overwhelmingly lucky.
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or, 1.2k of pure domestic fluff where neil reflects on how much he loves todd and how grateful he is for what they have together.
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The Current that is my own Longing by Moony_doesstuff
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
17 Jan 2026
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Even at that small age, he knew what his family was like. Learning how to dream himself into different worlds, lives, bodies, how to perfect the art of escapism was the only thing easing the pain of near abandonment.
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"What's wrong? What happened?" He asks, voice sleep addled. Later, much later, this is the moment where his life splits up into Before and After.
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20 Jan 2026
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I HAVE LITERAL TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE RN
This one hit a little too close to home guys
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“From the moment we enter crying, to the moment we leave dying, it will cover just your head as you wail and cry and scream!”
Oh.
The room fades. There is only Todd, his voice, the trembling honesty of it, the way he doesn’t look at anyone, especially not Neil, even though Neil knows he can feel it. Knows Todd can feel his eyes burning holes into him.
Neil wants to laugh. Wants to cry. Wants to stand up and grab him and say “you did it, you did it, you’re brilliant!”
Instead, he stays still.
The poem ends awkwardly, the way it began. Todd cuts himself off like he’s afraid he’ll say one word too many and disappear. Applause breaks out, too loud, too fast, Todd flinches at it.
He sits down quickly, eyes on his hands. They’re shaking.
Neil doesn’t clap. He can’t stop looking.
Todd never meets his gaze. He keeps his head bowed, jaw tight, like he’s bracing for something, judgment, maybe, or disappointment. Like he doesn’t trust what just happened to stay good.
Neil feels it then. Fully. Clearly.
Shit.
Or:
Somewhat of a fix it fic
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17 Jan 2026
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Wired Autocomplete Interview feat. Todd and Neil Anderson and Charlie Dalton by Olemotionalass
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
23 Dec 2025
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[This is a transcript of the Wired Autocomplete interview feat. Neil and Todd Anderson and Charlie Dalton.]
Todd- Hello, I’m Todd Anderson.
Neil- Hi, I’m Neil Anderson.
Charlie- And I’m Charlie Anderson. I’m kidding I’m Charlie Cameron-Dalton. And this is the Wired Autocomplete Interview.
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- Part 3 of Charlie Dalton the Funny Man
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11 Jan 2026
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Is it better to speak, or to die? by 63MarsomGrove for Sweta xx, Krish, Boi
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
16 Feb 2026
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Todd is stranger to the churn that crashes around his stomach, tearing down his walls and clawing its way to his heart, whenever he looks at Neil Perry. He simply can't help but allow a small smile to tug at his lips whenever his hand rests his hand on his shoulder for a moment too long.
He is unaware as to what to label his feelings, but, after all, as far as he is concerned, he has all the time in the world to sort it out...right?
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08 Jan 2026
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Neil pointed the gun at his chest when suddenly a phone rang next to him.
Or just a regular dps fix-it.
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i promise you're enough (you're enough, you're enough) by boytoast
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
11 Dec 2025
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"I don't know what it means to be good anymore," Neil murmurs, and Todd wishes desperately to tell him he doesn't have to be.
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06 Jan 2026
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There are endless ways to start a story - endless words, endless ways to put them together - and as a writer it could be hard sometimes to find the right ones to begin. He heard once that writers tend to overthink. Maybe that's what makes the beginning so difficult. Maybe that is why this story starts so simply; the voice wasn't of a writer.
"Hey,"or
Neil and Todd deciding to hang out one december night to not stay alone with their thoughts.
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05 Jan 2026
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EVERY ASPECT OF THIS IS PERFECT
THE WRITING
THE DIALOGUE
There are so many references to the film too which is just 👩🍳🤌 chef’s kiss
I LOVE THIS ONE SM YALL
Also it reminded me of a Y2K romcom and that just makes it infinitely better -
you're so ahead of yourself, that you forgot what you need by FireflameCC
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
10 Apr 2025
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Neil has terrible hay fever and spirals into a panic attack. His captain and his lover take care of him.
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- Part 4 of that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse (Dead Poets Society)
- Part 5 of i'll take care of you. / it's rotten work. / not to me. not if it's you. (Sickfics)
- Part 1 of you will be found (Mental Health)
- Part 5 of this was, is, and will be a labour of love (Found Family)
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01 Jan 2026
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the poets gather around the holidays for a fun-filled christmas party at meeks' house, where todd and neil become the butt of a few jokes
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- 1/1
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26 Dec 2025
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21 Dec 2025
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ACTUALLY THE CUTEST
theyre reuniting after like 5 years and its like a little romcom movie its adorable
#needalovelikethis
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Neil always catches Todd when he's spiralling.
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- English
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20 Dec 2025
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the tides pass me by(you stay by my side) by inertial_frame
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
18 Dec 2025
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"Todd, you're a damn genius!," Neil practically leaped in front of him, "We could go to the beach this summer! Why hadn't we thought of this earlier?"
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The poets plan and spend a day at the beach. Memories and revelations are made.
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18 Dec 2025
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These Mortal Lullabies by littledust for inabathrobe (aphilologicalbatman)
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
25 Dec 2013
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A grief-stricken Todd is offered the opportunity to descend into the underworld and bring Neil back to the land of the living.
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18 Dec 2025
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AMAZING
MAGICAL
LIFE-CHANGING
I actually died
I felt like I was reading some fantasy novel
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i ne’er saw true beauty till this night by SundaisyHD
Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)
15 Dec 2025
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Once he makes it to the lobby of Henley Hall, spotting them is easy pickings—after all, they make quite a sight, a middle-aged man surrounded by a small army of energetic teenagers who don't seem to realize that shouting "yawp" in lieu of applause is not proper theater etiquette. Neil can't quite wrap his head around the fact that these are his people. This is his family. He wouldn't trade them for the world.
Or; what the last half an hour of this movie actually is bc i refuse to acknowledge the truth
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More than anything, Todd knew this one simple fact better than anybody else - eventually, everyone left. He just needed to wait for the other shoe to drop.
Or 7 times Todd thought that the other shoe would drop + 1 time he realized it never would.
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07 Dec 2025
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Actually hit home so hard as someone w anxiety
IM SOBBING DONT TALK TO ME AHHH
😭😭😭
So well written though honest to god
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It's Todd's Birthday. However, his birthday always depresses him. Neil cheers him up.
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28 Nov 2025
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EEEEEEE
i love them your honour
anderperry is my drug of choice