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aftgficrec · 20 hours

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My favorite fics are soft andriel, and teen andriel.

Here’s my recs:

Raised on little light by maqicien

Falling is a lot like drowning by chaoticas_hell

This wasn’t in the prophecy (series) by Arirmis

(Account locked) Raise me up so you can watch me fall by Yes_No_ofcourse

And this last one is angst and dark but I do love it

Hiding scars under exy gear By rinz

Wow, that’s a lot of recs in one submission! Usually we just get one or two 🤣. - S

You can find some of those fics here:

‘Raised on Little Light’ here (since updated)

‘Falling Is A Lot Like Drowning’ here (since updated)

‘Raise me up so you can watch me fall’ here (locked, now complete)

This wasn’t in the prophecy by Arirmis [Rated T/M, 73294 words, incomplete, last updated Feb 2024]

Percy Jackson AU where all of the foxes are demigods, Andrew meets Neil shortly after his mom dies, and joins him on the run instead of going back to camp. Part one spans from their first meeting to their first kiss; Part two will take place a few years later, when certain circumstances force them to return to camp, and Andrew has to deal with what he left behind, on top of their current problem. While both fics should be able to be read individually, it does make more sense if you read them in order :)

Part 1: Cross your fingers, here we go (T, 25037 words, complete)

Millport is a horrible, dry as fuck little town in the vast nothingness of the dust hole that is Arizona, and Andrew hates it with vigor. He has been tracking a horde of Manticores for weeks now, and isn’t that something? A half-blood having to chase after the monsters. He is starting to feel like one of Renee’s hunters, when Andrew is pretty sure the nasty scorpion-cats should want to kill him more then he wants to kill them. Or, Andrew expected to find all sorts of things on his first quest. He didn’t expect a twitchy, blue-eyed half-blood with monsters on his heels, and he surely didn’t expect to fall in love with him.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/non-con, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: child neglect, tw: assumed character death

Part 2: Mortal Bodies, Timeless Souls (M, 48257 words, incomplete)

„Minyard! Get your ass up and put some armor on! Abby, Greene, get the infirmary in shape, border control just spotted a motherfucking Drakon in the woods!“ As if Wymack’s order triggered it, a ear grating screech echoes all the way to the big house. The camp counselor curses. „Move it people, there are half-bloods out there that need to get to safety!“ Or, for two and a half years, Aaron has been grieving the brother he buried, only to learn now, that Andrew is very much alive. He also has a scarred little shithead in tow, that Aaron wants to punch in the face regularily. Life is fun like that.

tw: blood, tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/non-con, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: child neglect, tw: assumed character death, tw: vomit

Hiding scars (under exy gear) by rinz [Rated M, 34309 words, incomplete, last updated March 2024]

Juggling a mobster serial killer household and high school is harder than Neil had anticipated. and that goth kid on the roof really needs to mind his own business. OR a high school AU where neil and mary never run from nathan and neil meets the foxes in private high school instead.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: imlied/referenced torture, tw: graphic violence

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aftgficrec · 2 days

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There’s a newer author who’s recently been posting a lot of Andriel content and I live for it. Their name is BlowingYourMind

Thanks for the rec, @morgiporgie!

There are currently 6 works for Aftg available from this author on Ao3. You can find them here. - S

Here’s their most recently updated fic:

The difference between a minor triad and a major mistake (but maybe it’ll work out in the end.) by BlowingYourMind [Not Rated, 63267 words, incomplete, last updated March 2024]

Of course his new neighbor happened to be the same new co-worker that had spilt scalding coffee all over the front of his pants and of course his new neighbor was freakishly attractive. Maybe if Andrew was lucky, he would smother himself in his sleep tonight with his various blankets and pillows and not have to wake up the next morning. Or Andrew, a teacher at Palmetto high school in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, meets the new track coach of their school. It doesn't go well.

tw: panic attacks, tw: vomit

#reader submission #rec #fic #neil josten/andrew minyard #au: teaching #theme: fluff & humour #theme: enemies to lovers #theme: slow burn #theme: pining #theme: meet cute #theme: protectiveness #theme: illness #theme: found families #theme: twinyards bonding #tw: panic attacks #tw: vomit #morgiporgie

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aftgficrec · 3 days

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oh i caught you open! can we get some either andrew & kevin or neil & kevin being best friends and supporting each other? i feel like they're not explored enough and the potential is right there :)

Luckily, Kevin and Andrew’ friendship is a topic the fandom is pretty interested in. So much so that we’ve split this ask. In this post we’re concentrating entirely on Andrew and Kevin, Neil & Kevin’s friendship will be addressed in another ask. - S

Some previous recs:

Andrew & Kevin’s friendship here

Kevin & Andrew’s relationship here

Kevin as Andrew’s best friend here

Kevin’s friendship with Andreil here

‘Where The Wild Things Are’ here

‘I know that you'll come if you want’ here

‘N for nebulous’, ‘And Then There Was One’ and ‘Wear it to Eden's’ here

‘Reckless’ here

‘Trust Me’ here

‘Searchlights’ here

‘fugue in red’ here

splinters beneath our nails by mostly_maudlin [Rated T, 3719 words, complete, 2023]

Andrew hasn’t decided what to do about Kevin Day. A few days ago, he’d have said that Kevin was dead to him. If things had gone differently, that might still be true. Today, he walks up to the car and throws open the door.

Not again by LetThemCuddle [Rated G, 698 words, complete, 2023]

Andrew circled the stony striker when silence answered him. “Hello? Anybody home? The answer is yes, a lot of nobodies, just one is missing. I’ll give you three guesses.” “Pass.” “Never took you for a quitter. This is quite refreshing.” The goalie quipped, lighting a smoke. “Come on, the cars’ still running.” “I’m going to stay here.” Kevin’s quiet voice echoed through the abandoned stadium. Somber, lacking the usual spiteful energy he towed.

right on time by dayurno [Not Rated, 10915 words, complete, Aftg Mixtape Exchange 2023]

"Has your Butcher called back yet?" Oh. “No,” Kevin replies, frowning slightly. “It’s understandable. He is a busy man.” “Kevin Day making excuses,” pulling away, Andrew puts down, “at this rate, you might just write his name on the margins of your books with hearts around it.” “What? No, why would I do that?” “Why wouldn’t you?” Kevin gives him a perplexed look. “Andrew, do you think I like the Butcher of Baltimore?” Alternatively, when the Butcher of Baltimore issues an order for his subordinates to bring him his childhood idol, he forgets what his choice of career entails. Kevin would hold it against him if he didn't find the man so fascinating.

tw: (accidental) kidnapping

Rescue Me by Demiwitchwoodwalker [Rated T, 4564 words, complete, 2022]

“I can protect you, from him and yourself,” Andrew said in a tone Kevin couldn’t quite place after a long moment filled with nothing but the muffled noise of the game playing on Kevin’s laptop. “I can help you stay instead of running further or back.” Kevin stared at him then, finally letting himself actually look at him, and the same feeling from before returned, feeling like a hand clenched itself around his lungs and heart. He pushed his laptop closed, the game’s audio abruptly cutting off, and turned slightly to face Andrew, whose expression had shifted back into the grin that seemed to constantly be present in the day and whose eyes looked almost dead. Kevin’s lips parted, words rising in the back of his throat, but he couldn’t get them past his tongue. How was he supposed to do this? The memory of Andrew the night before floated through his mind again, when he was as close to sober as he could get, more vulnerable than Kevin felt he’d ever seen a person despite the fact that Kevin was the one halfway through a breakdown. "Why?" --- Aka, how Kevin and Andrew make their deal. (Potential triggers are listed in the tags, please be careful!)

tw: self harm, tw: panic attacks, tw: implied/referenced suicidal thoughts

The Tide by zoeellendraws [Rated G, 20473 words, complete, 2022]

Kevin and Andrew participate in a showcase that could make or break their ballet careers and discover a promising new talent in the process. Or Mysterious Ballet AU

tw: implied/referenced violence

I came for the safety (stayed 'cause you made me feel) by Charcoalll [Rated M, 4621 words, complete, 2021]

“Day? We’re gonna get you out of here okay? Minyard’s gonna make sure you get out of here and down to the bus” Kevin looked over Wymack’s shoulder where he could see the figure of the small blonde man. Kevin nodded, how could he do anything but nod? These people were sticking out their neck for him in a way he couldn’t remember anyone doing before. No words could ever describe his thankfulness. Or: A little glimpse into Andrew and Kevin's relationship before, during and after AftG.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced alcohol abuse

biting down by vincevangothh [Rated T, 2257 words, complete, Aftg Exchange 2017]

kevin learns that in order to understand something, you have to allow yourself to learn, and talks to andrew about neil. '“Did I or did I not tell you that you have asked as many free questions as you are permitted to today?” This time, as Andrew snaps, Kevin hears it. “Free?” he asks around a mouthful of rice, swallowing hastily before he continues. “So if I give you something, I can ask more?” It's a rhetorical question, but Andrew grants him a small nod anyway. “Neil and I have - had - a thing.” Kevin agonisingly anticipates his next words as Andrew scoops up another mouthful of food. Static silence stretches out between them until he swallows again. “Truth for truth. For everything you ask me, I ask you something.” “Deal.”'

Reasons by orphan_account [Rated T, 1895 words, complete, 2016]

“You took me with you when you recruited him,” Andrew muttered, but he knew Kevin was listening. They both knew that it was the closest Andrew could get to a thank you, so they both kept quiet. A list of the times Andrew met Kevin, interwoven with the list of times Andrew met Neil.

Kevin, Andrew and their friendship by @andrews-jort-loving-pipe-dream [tumblr, 2023]

“Why are we here?” “I'm here because it's Josten's birthday next week. You're here because you can't be alone.”

Andrew and Kevin watching a movie together after one of them wakes up from a nightmare. by @foxesbettingpool [tumblr, 2018]

He’d been up the majority of the night, wasting away on a bean bag chair with textbooks, papers, and a mountain of notes surrounding him.

tw: nightmares

Future Andrew & Kevin hc by @thepalmtoptiger [tumblr, 2018]

Andrew and Kevin stay close friends after leaving the Foxes and going pro.

Kevin asks Andrew to be his best man hc by @palmettofoxden [tumblr, 2017]

Kevin asks Andrew to be his best man at his wedding and Andrew just stands up and walks out of the room without answering or even reacting.

Art

andrew & kevin brotp edit by @mint-and-memories

Andrew and Kevin meme art by @foxhole-doodles

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aftgficrec · 2 months

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Hi! Thank you so much for your work. I'm looking for long finished fics, it can be canon or not AND I'm also looking for fics focused on Kevin and Neil friendship

Recs with Kevin and Neil friendship will follow in a separate post.

Now to get nerdy. 🤓 In a previous ask for longer andreil fics, we linked the official AO3 tutorial for honing searches to find what you’re looking for. The key for finding long complete fics is a combination of word count and completion status.

“Complete Works Only” must be selected and the “Word Count” must be written as numerals with no commas.

So, for complete aftg fics that are more than 200k words:

Search AO3 for All For The Game - Nora Sakavic

Click Works

Go to the Sort and Filter menu on the right side of the screen

Look for the More Options header near the bottom

Click the arrow by Completion Status

Select Complete Works Only

Click the arrow by Word Count

Enter 2000000 in the From field

Click Sort and Filter

Current yield: 19 complete aftg fics over 200k words

For complete aftg fics that are between 100k and 200k words:

Repeat steps 1-7

Enter 100000 in the From field

Enter 200000 in the To field

Click Sort and Filter

Current yield: 54 complete aftg fics between 100k-200k words

Etcetera, etcetera. The real fun begins when you select the pairings and types of stories you want to read! Below you will find some specific long complete previous asks, and a handful of previously featured fics. -A

previous asks

long complete parental andreil here

long complete Raven!Neil here

long complete kandreil here (more of these sorted by length on ao3 here)

long complete post canon fics here

long andreil fics here (all completed)

staff top long post canon fics here

staff fave longer fics here and here

long fics for a return to fandom here (many are completed)

fluff

‘Pinch of Salt.’ here (51k)

canon universe

‘Dead Girl Walking’ (217k) here

‘A Falling Star’ series 245k here (updated)

dark/angsty

‘Armies’ 300k, ‘The Nameless Monster’ 118k, ‘I Spy a Broken Heart’ 205k (completed), ‘what it takes to survive’ 100k here

‘Not Damsels, not Knights’ 93k here

‘Joseph’ series 119k here

‘Red Rabbits’ series 729k here

action/adventure/fantasy/scifi

‘The Foxhole Force’ 245k (completed), ‘In Reel and Rout’ 91k here

‘Of Smoke & Bone’ 200k (completed) here

‘The Wonders I've Seen’ 158k, ‘if you get lost (you can always be found)’ 68k, ‘F.O.X.E.S. Division’ 270k here

‘The Odds Are Never In Our Favor’ 258k here

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aftgficrec · 2 months

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Literally anything and everything written by bazookajo94 - they write the funniest and most chaotic aftg fics

As you can see from the long list of their fics that we’ve previously rec’ed, we completely agree with you! - S

previously recommended:

‘stab me yourself u coward’ here

‘survive the night’ here

‘tit for tat’ here

‘definitely something’ here

‘eat the rich’ here

‘prove your love’ here

‘all that i’ve been dreaming of’ here

‘last piece of gold’ here

‘long journey home’ here

‘the prettiest blue’ here

‘dirty little secret’ series here

‘what’s yours is mine’ and ‘Crazy Rich Neil’ here

‘Go Team!’ here

‘we were together’ series here

‘most likely to commit crimes’ here

‘give or take’ here

‘cone sold stober’ here

‘spooky scary’ here

Here’s one that hasn’t appeared on our blog yet:

in another life by bazookajo94 [Rated T, 11506 words, complete, 2022]

Dear Andrew Doe,

I am not picking one of the pen pals that’s in California or whatever. I am going to write a fake name and a fake address and send this letter to a fake person. The teacher won’t let me leave until I send this to someone.

Bye

Alex

Neil Josten sent fake letters to Andrew Doe for years, thinking they disappeared into the void.

Andrew Minyard received every single one.

tw: implied/referenced torture

#rec #reader submission #neil josten/andrew minyard #au: college/university #au: no exy #theme: fluff & angst #theme: friends to lovers #theme: espistolary #theme: fluff & humour #theme: slow burn #theme: found families #theme: team bonding #theme: loneliness #tw: implied/referenced torture #hermy-stiles

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aftgficrec · 3 months

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Hi! So glad I caught you guys open. Do you have any recs for someone who stepped back into the fandom again after a hiatus? I feel like I missed out on a lot of fics over the past couple years, and I don't know where to start. Long fics would be preferable, but any length would do! Thanks for all the work you do. <3

Oh goodness, where to start? There have been so many fantastic fics in the last few years!

Maybe take a look at our staff faves, staff recs and random rec tags for some inspiration (you’ll find fics feat. Andreil, Kandreil, Jerejean, Kevaaron, Kerejean, etc., etc. there). Below is a list of our posts from 2020-22 featuring our staff favourites, plus a list of longer fics dating from 2020 to now that have gained a large number of kudos. Of course, this is only a fraction of the fics we could have chosen. Hope you enjoy these, and your return to the fandom! - S

Some staff favourites:

Favourite new fics of 2020 roundup here

Fave fics of 2020 here

Staff recs - our 2021 favourites here

Staff recs - 2022 favourites here

Staff fave long post canon here

long fics (>10000 words) with >1000 kudos:

2023

‘Blame It On My Youth’ here (updated, locked)

‘Die Free or Die a Failure’ here (completed)

‘Oakland’ here (completed)

‘Into the Deep’ here (completed, locked)

2022

‘on the tip of my tongue (say something)’ here (completed)

‘Muscle Memory’ here

‘Somebunny To Love’ here (locked)

‘I Spy a Broken Heart’ here (completed)

‘In Time We'll Be Fine’ here (locked)

2021

‘Shut Up, This is Love’ series here (completed)

‘I Will Always Choose You’ series here

‘Secrets and Honesty’ here

‘This Complicated Life’ here (completed)

‘Secondhand Lovers’ here (completed)

‘Scared to Live (But I’m Scared to Die)’ here

‘North Star’ here (completed, locked)

2020

‘A Different Matter’ here (completed, locked)

‘hello world’ here

‘Creatures We Find in the Forest’ here

‘progress comes in small steps’ series here

‘eat the rich’ here

‘The Nameless Monster’ here

Here are some more recent fics which haven’t featured in our posts yet:

Raised on Little Light by maqicien [Not Rated, 47046 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

Wymack’s voice trails off, words stuttering to an abrupt stop. All heads turn, slowly following the path of Wymack’s gaze. Andrew spots him almost immediately - hair as black as night, curls gentle and full atop his head. He’s got a bruise the size of a baseball around his eye, freckles spattered out around it like an explosion of stardust. His eyes are the colour of the sky, cresting with storm clouds. His hands are in his pockets as he walks by, fisted around something. He doesn’t look at any of them as he passes, eyes downcast. Andrew’s never seen him before. “What the hell happened to your face, Neil?” Wymack shouts, voice startling in the aftermath of silence. Neil doesn’t stop, plundering by the team and their coach without a second-glance. __ In which Wymack adopts Neil at the age of 13, after the world has already chewed him up and spit him back out a few times over. The Foxes are still the Foxes, and Neil and Andrew are still destined to find each other.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: panic attacks

One Last Time by lady_flash [Rated M, 20674 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

one last time, i need to be the one to take you home one more time, i promise after that i’ll let you go Andrew and Neil break up. About two years later, they're both heading to the Olympic Games.

tw: explicit sexual content

like water. by likearecord [Rated M, 50627 words, complete, 2024]

February, 1996: Andrew gets into his car and disappears over the horizon, leaving Aaron and Neil behind to pick up the pieces. Two and a half years later, he walks back into their lives.

tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: explicit sexual content

laws of motion by athenachild [Rated E, 37897 words, complete, 2024]

Online, Neil is Abram, writing fanfic about a queer couple on the hit sci-fi show Slingshot Odyssey and sending endless messages to his one fandom friend, an artist named Drew. But in South Carolina, he’s an antisocial college student tired of the endless slog of people overly invested in who he used to be. It doesn’t help that Neil’s Observational Astronomy lab partner, Andrew, says all the right things to get under his skin, but Neil can’t stop himself from answering Andrew’s questions or from having his own. With nights that go from talking on the roof Andrew with just the stars and each other as company, to sending freshly written fics to Drew, maybe it’s time for Neil to boldly go where no man has gone before and embrace these feelings that feel as miraculous as the formation of the universe itself. aka andrew and neil are sci-fi nerds and they find each other twice :)

tw: implied/referenced eating disorder, tw: explicit sexual content

NB: art embedded in the fic by @mostlymaudlin

blueberry pancakes by nanatsuyu [Rated E, 82837 words, complete, 2023]

Andrew met a guy at a bar. Sort of. He had a one night stand with the guy he met at a bar. Sort of. Then said guy he met at a bar and had a one night stand with became a regular hook-up. Sort of. Now the guy he met at a bar who became a regular hook-up after a one night stand keeps a toothbrush at his place. Sort of. Fuck.

tw: recreational drug use, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Trigger by mostly_maudlin [Rated E, 62506 words, complete, 2023]

After an upbringing lacking in mundanity, Neil just wants to live a “normal” life. He’s got a home, a circle of friends, a job — why not give casual sex a shot?

tw: explicit sexual content, tw: panic attacks, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced self harm

Andrew's Kill List by sundowne [Rated E , 42406 words, complete, 2023]

Andrew wasn't impulsive, never had been. Not until Neil Josten. - 5 times Neil turns Andrew on and the 1 time he makes him come.

tw: explicit sexual content

Stay Where I Can Reach by emry_stars [Rated M, 71045 words, complete, 2023]

Andrew Minyard is barely scraping by college with his sanity intact, bored out of his mind, until he runs into Kevin's new tutoring student. Literally.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: domestic abuse, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: dissociation

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aftgficrec · 3 months

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hi besties! can i be a bit weird and ask for sick fics here? old/new/favorites, any will do! just some big ol’ hurt/ comfort, especially if combined with some emotional hurt/comfort 🥰

There’s nothing weird about this at all! Apart from the fics below, there’s also our sickfic tag as well as our hurt/comfort tag for more (see our tag page under the heading ‘themes - injuries/illnesses/conditions’). - S

Previous recs:

cool andreil sick fics here

sick fics here

foxes with headaches/sick fics here

10k+ sick fics here

Andreil in hospital here

Neil with major injury here

Neil gets injured (post canon) here

Neil & car accidents here

accident-prone Neil here

Andreil with amnesia here

medical Andreil/Aaron & Neil here

Neil getting roofied here

Also see…

‘we're one (there's nothing to be done)’ here

‘Just like that day’ here

‘head case (what to do with you)’ here

‘Such Stuff as Dreams are Made’ here

‘Neil Josten Is a Lucky Man’ here

‘Broken’ here

‘If Only I Were Enough’ (completed) here

‘I'll Come Back To You’ here

‘glass in the trees (objects in the rearview)’ here

‘Running Ragged’ here

‘To Love and Be Loved’ here

‘all that looking down’ here

‘next best thing’, keep telling me that it gets better (does it ever?)’ and ‘no matter when and where, we’ll be alright’ here

‘Can Nobody Hear Me (I cannot breathe)’, ‘I remeber tears streaming down your face (for me to wipe them away)’, ‘you crawled inside my head’, ‘living leaves so many holes in us’, ‘Ciggarette Smoke Cure’, ‘Breathless’, ‘i've done my time’ and ‘cats and close calls’ here

‘The Highs and Lows of Pre-med Majors' here (Aaron)

‘Hold My Hand?’ here

‘Echo’ here

I’m More Than This Body of Mine by yall_send_help [Rated M, 88811 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

The doctor took a pause, which Nathaniel was able to use to ask, “what about my leg?” The two pigs had the audacity to look surprised. The doctor looked over at them with a hint of confusion. “You didn’t tell him?” Towns shook his head as Browning said, “you told us not to.” Dr. Byrd nodded her head in approval and turned back to the bed. “Nathaniel…” she trailed off, reevaluating her words. “Would you mind if I sit?” and only after his own nod did she. “The damage done to your leg… it was unlike what most of the staff at this hospital had ever seen. The surgeons tried to save it, but…” She looked down at where his legs were and Nathaniel did too, only to feel himself pale at what he found. “The surgery took about three hours,” Dr. Byrd continued. “The only reason why it took so long was because the surgeons really did try to save your leg. They did. Amputations usually take only half that time. Eventually, Dr. McCoy called it. Because of the damage done to your leg, we couldn’t wake you up to ask. It had to go. I’m sorry.” or - the one where neil goes to baltimore and comes back missing a leg

tw: torture, tw: amputation, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: panic attacks, tw: blood, tw: animal cruelty, tw: implied/referenced drug overdose

fireproof by mostly_maudlin [Rated T, 2097 words, complete, 2024]

Andrew gets his flu shot.

Things Always Gets Worse Before They Gets Better series by Renee_Walker_09 [Rated G, 40141 words, incomplete, 3 complete works, 2024]

Part 1: Beginnings & Endings (G, 1083 words)

It's 1:30 in the morning. The Foxes are celebrating their championship win against the Ravens the only way they know how to: booze, partying, and a little bit more booze. Nothing could possibly ruin this?

tw: car accident, tw: major character injury

Part 2: You Mean Everything To Me (G, 12767 words)

There are two crashed cars. There’s blood on the floor. Lights are flashing all around. Andrew is standing in the middle of the crash site with a blanket draped across his shoulders as he stares straight at Neil, lying on the floor.

tw: car accident, tw: major character injury, tw: (temporary) major character death, tw: suicide attempt, tw: drug overdose, tw: blood, tw: self harm

Part 3: Hours, Days, Weeks (G, 26299 words)

Andrew is lying in a coma following the accident. His condition is critical. And Neil and Aaron have to find a way to cope. Neil and Aaron’s POVs of the crash and the past 6 weeks

tw: car accident, tw: blood, tw: major character injury, tw: (temporary) major character death, tw: self harm, tw: panic attacks, tw: seizures

NB: find art for the fics by the author here as well as embedded in the fics

Even goalkeepers can’t block sickness by BlowingYourMind [Rated G, 12768 words, complete, 2024]

“Rabbit,” Andrew peered up at him with half lidded eyes, “Yes or no?” “Yes ‘Drew,” Neil clasped his hands at Andrew’s elbows, “it’s always a yes, you know that.” “No ‘s not,” Andrew weakly argued as he took hold of Neil’s chest pad, using it to leverage himself upwards. It was awkward work of walking half-delirious Andrew back to the locker room, shielding him from the crowd while keeping him on his feet, but they managed. Or Andrew becomes very sick at an away game, and Neil and the foxes take care of him.

tw: vomit

the upswing by missgivings [Not Rated, 45569 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

The next universe over, life has gone a bit easier on Andrew. He’s gainfully employed as a nurse of all things, working beside his best friend Renee, and living in relative harmony with his brother, the recently graduated Dr. Aaron Minyard. Everything’s fine. It’s fine that he hasn’t spoken to Kevin in person for three years. It’s fine if Aaron’s leaving him to marry his stupid doctor girlfriend. It’s fine until the boy with the box-dyed hair stumbles into the ER and passes out at his feet, bringing a world of secrets and trouble with him. And Neil? Neil’s looking for any port in a storm.

tw: major character injury, tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced self harm

please (don't bite) by Major_816 [Rated M, 5478 words, complete, 2024]

Genioglossus. It’s a fan-shaped muscle and forms the bulk of the inferior part of the tongue. It stretches to the hyoid bone too. ~ Neil wakes up to a bad day and it just gets worse.

tw: blood, tw: self harm, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: nightmares, tw: flashbacks, tw: vomit

Will you love me for who I am, not for who I was? by something_boring [Rated T, 1580 words, complete, 2024]

Neil is sick on New Year's eve, wakes up to the fireworks, and continues to have a panic attack about his time on the run.

tw: nightmares, tw: panic attacks, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Your Needs, My Needs by TogeMythia [Rated T, 1073 words, complete, 2023]

‘Neil.’ He whined, his face still buried under the blankets. ‘Hrmph?’ Neil responded with a confused noise from somewhere across the bed. ‘Do you feel as shit as you sound?’ - Or Neil and Andrew wake up sick on Christmas day.

tw: vomit

To be safe by HushedStars [Rated G, 2116 words, complete, 2023]

Neil is feeling unwell. He seeks comfort from Matt. It was late at night. Neil stood in the kitchen, deep in thought but still with one ear alert for any movement of his roommates. He shifted from foot to foot, hands digging into his sore neck

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: panic attacks

Safe with him by 1mNot4Hum4n [Not Rated, 2434 words, complete, 2023]

Neil is sick but doesn't want to admit it. He can't be sick. He can't be weak. Luckily Andrew is there to make sure his junkie is okay, and remind him that he has people around him who are willing to do anything to protect him.

'tis the season by moonix [Rated T, 5579 words, complete, 2023]

Five holidays Andrew had to let Kevin take care of him and one time he got to return the favour.

i called your name ‘til the fever broke by cyanica [Rated T, 5632 words, incomplete, last updated Nov 2023]

Neil’s breath is hot and awful against Andrew’s thigh. “I can’t be sick on your birthday,” he says, like it’s that simple. “I can’t be sick on you on your birthday.” “How considerate,” Andrew’s voice is a bland murmur, and he is left watching Neil’s bloodless, wet lips, as he curls into Andrew’s lap. Neil gently pulls away after a moment, leaning back into Andrew’s hand on his neck. “Is me being sick still making you anxious?” he asks. Fever-stricken with dizzied-eyes and delirious thoughts, he knows Andrew without more than a moment beside him, a look into his eyes that makes Andrew feel undone, found. Or Neil is sick and Andrew isn’t coping well.

tw: vomit, tw: panic attacks, tw: dissociation, tw: anxiety

You Know I'm Good On My Own by sambutwithbooks [Rated G, 4568 words, complete, Aftg Then And Now 2023]

Andrew breaks his arm two games into the season and it feels a little bit like Neil’s world snaps with it. (A snapshot of Neil and Andrew between Andrew coming home from the hospital and going back home to Palmetto State.)

tw: major character injury

that's my line by sillyunicorn6154 [Rated G, 1291 words, complete, 2023]

Andrew is definitely not sick. But he is a little stubborn.

You're not fine, but you will be by karmenvi [Not Rated, 616 words, complete, 2023]

Neil is sick, so Andrew takes care of him. So it was supposed to be a sickfic, but it turned into 'Andrew stares at Neil and thinks his boyfriend is the prettiest boy in the world.' Anyway, enjoy some fluff.

I'll be okay if he's here by obsessivereader156 [Not Rated, 1673 words, complete, 2023]

“Thank you, Drew,” Neil says for the twentieth time, feeling so lucky to have someone take care of him. “Say it again and I will kill you.” “You’re just so nice to me,” Neil says a bit deliriously, “I’ve never had someone take care of me when I’m sick.”

If it means losing you, then no by LostMess_24 [Rated T, 6712 words, complete, 2023]

There was something against his hand, a pressure he knew too well, a hand that fit so perfectly against his, making Andrew’s presence known, making Neil’s entire body relax, slowing his breathing a bit. But before Neil could see the man at his side, it hit him. He was starting to feel it, all around him. Those white walls, the mattress he was in, the soft yet old sheets, the pressure on his arm. And finally, unmistakably, the regular and aggressive beeps, signs of a life that was his own. He was in a hospital bed. There’s an accident. Those idiots would do anything and everything to protect each other.

tw: major character injury, tw: car accidents

cause and effect by mistyrie [Rated M, 13107 words, complete, 2023]

"Andrew realized what he was seeing but he couldn’t comprehend it. He didn’t know how to help. There was no enemy to deal with – there was just Neil seizing on the floor and Andrew didn’t know what to do." Neil starts having seizures and Andrew tries to help.

tw: seizures (epilepsy)

how the foxes act when they're sick by @detectivebambam [tumblr, 2024]

headcanons on the foxes and illness

headcanons on Neil getting sick by @24-0z [tumblr, 2022]

Neil doesn't get sick very often, so when he finally catches the bug that had been going around campus, he's suddenly 8 years old again, sweating and trembling with fever

SICK!Neil for my soul. by @satan-in-a-v-neck [tumblr, 2021]

Neil is acting strange. Ask every fox and they'll tell you that for the past three days Neil Josten wasn't acting very Neil Josteny.

tw: vomit

illness/injuries as background event:

The Songs Around Us by doodlingstuff [Rated M, 80075 words, complete, 2022]

The mission was simple: Nathaniel would join Astral Foxes as Neil Josten and make them part of Moriyama Music. In reality, Neil became real, found a home, and fell in love despite his lies. When the Moriyamas send the Butcher to remind Neil of his mission and Andrew's life ends on the line, Neil will have to find a way to escape his fate and bring Andrew back. As he gets closer to losing the man he loves the most, Neil will realize that sometimes, music is the only answer, and others, truth is the only weapon he can use. Another Band!AU. This time extra angsty.

tw: torture, tw: car accident, tw: major character injury, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: panic attacks, tw: violence

NB: find art for this fic by @doodlingstuff here

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Wow, @sunriseabram, what an amazing labour of love! This is a great resource for Andreil-shippers (just bear in mind that these fics might include triggers, given the source material). Happy to give it a reblog! - S

#rec #fic #reader submission #neil josten/andrew minyard

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Anonymous said:

Hi! Not sure if this fic has been recced yet but I’m absolutely obsessed with it. It’s and in progress fic called Shoot Out (my life is worth your price) by gummyfruity. It’s a tlous au with amazing writing and dialogue, plus their decisions with Neil’s backstory make the story sm more interesting to me. Highly recommend!

This fic hasn't come up on our blog yet, so thank you for drawing attention to it!

If you like tlou aus, we have recommended this one previously: ‘turn out the lights’ (now complete) here - S

Shoot Out (my life is worth your price) by gummyfruity [Rated M, 45500 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

Neil Josten or Nathaniel Wesninski or Alex Deerfield was raised in FEDRA Military School. Infected have roamed the globe for twenty years, but he's only seen nineteen of them. As far as Neil or Nathaniel or Alex knows, the world is very simple: cut your losses and never go back for anyone. or Neil meets Andrew in a late stage apocalypse and learns from him again. or AFTG The Last of Us AU.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: torture, tw: self harm

#Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard #au: The Last of Us #au: zombie apocalypse #au: apocalypse #theme: angst with a happy ending #theme: enemies to lovers #theme: slow burn #theme: bamf!neil #theme: protectiveness #theme: sexual content #tw: violence #tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon #tw: torture #tw: self harm

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aftgficrec · 3 months

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Do you guys have any kandreil recs (preferably new)?

Yeah, despite this still being a bit of a rarepair (rare-throuple? Is that a thing?) we’ve got quite a bit. - S

Here are some previous posts:

all the (complete) kandreil here (see list of previously rec’ed fics)

favourite kandreil fics here

long complete kandreil here

kandreil w/taking care of Neil here

kandreil as childhood friends here

kandreil fluff here

fluffiest kandreil here

kandreil roommate AUs here

kandreil fic/smut here

andreil/kandreil smut here

kandreil coming out to Wymack/other foxes here

how kandreil started here

kandreil get together right after TKM here

super fluffy kandreil here

kandreil w/bottom!andrew here

kandreil w/pining over neil here

long kandreil fics here

Some kandreil fics in other posts:

‘Bang Slash Click’ here (completed)

‘Can We Burn Something, Babe?’ here

‘Inheritance’ here (since updated)

‘Apartment 314’ here (Kevin/Neil leading to Kandreil)

‘Are you mine? (are you mine tomorrow or just mine tonight?)’ here

‘The Golden Three’ here

‘never an empty room’ here

‘Recovery series’ here

‘Have a Kevin of the day’ and ‘Make A Little Conversation’ here

‘A Charmed Valentine’s’, ‘Tonight I Could Fall Too Soon’, ‘lover's spit left on repeat’ and ‘Kandreil headcanons’ here

‘This is home’, ‘Doubled Pawns’, ‘If I Only Could’ and ‘don't follow roads paved with gold’ here

‘Dirty Santa’, ‘Afterthoughts, Chapter 53: Kandreil-Snow & Chapter 54: Kandreil-Gifts’, ‘More Afterthoughts, Chapter 28: Kandreil- Lights’ and ‘25 Days of Kandreil’ here

‘Kandreil Christmas’ and ‘Never Letting This Go’ here

His Game Is Called Survivin’ series by sophoklesworld [Rated M, 224969 words, 3 complete works, 2024]

This time, Andrew spoke first. It felt like an offer. Maybe it was. An olive branch. The tension between them changed with it. "You are Rumpelstilzchen." "What?" Neil seemingly didn’t comprehend. Andrew hated himself for it but he actually explained. Because he didn’t want his cleverness to fly over the idiot’s head, he reasoned. "A Muggle tale, Rumpelstiltskin. A small man promising to help a lady weave gold in exchange for her necklace, her ring and then her first-born. She doesn’t want to hand the baby over and the small man," Andrew couldn’t help eyeing Neil’s short figure, hypocrisy be damned, "offers her a new deal. She doesn’t have to give up her first-born if she’s able to guess his name. He’s the man of a thousand names." Andrew lifted a shoulder in a half-shrug. "I know Rumpelstilzchen," Neil waved off.

Part 1: His Game Is Called Survivin’ (M, 205807 words)

Taking a deep breath, the boy cocked an eyebrow at Andrew in an obvious challenge before shifting his gaze to Kevin. His voice was as monotone as Andrew’s when he said, "Oh my god. Kevin Day. It’s such an honor to meet you. You’re my hero." Oh, Andrew thought, you might just be interesting, when the defiant glare was turned back to him.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture

Part 2: At The End Of The Harder They Come (M, 14038 words)

Sometimes Kevin thought of himself as a Queen. Riko had always been called King. Kevin mostly entertained those thoughts when he was watching his Queen smash the opposing King on his chess board. A King was nothing without his Queen. A Queen who took on the pain of the world. Kevin, who had taken on the Butchers curse and hadn't crumbled. Rightfully, Kevin wanted to be the Queen rather than a King. *** Healing is a slow process. There are good days and bad days.

tw: panic attacks

Part 3: Addendum (M, 5124 words)

These are ‘deleted scenes’ from His Game Is Called Survivin’. Interactions between the Foxes while they’re (Wizards in Hogwarts) are watching Muggle movies and bother Andrew, who’s lived in the Muggle World.

I'm Haunted by You by justadreamfox [Rated M, 12776 words, incomplete, last updated Nov 2023]

Andrew and Kevin didn't exactly expect their house not to be haunted. They just didn't expect their ghost to walk right into the living room and sit down to watch Netflix with them.

all that looking down by animediac [Rated T, 134563 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

“Do you like it?" The simplest question to everything. A yes or no, asked over and over. Do you like Exy? Do you like yourself? Do you like the language that you should have learned in school in a country you were ripped from? Neil and Andrew, last December, bent over him on the couch asking him do you like us? Kevin hums, a rising note of both confirmation and avoidance, different to how it was as a kid with that tilted accent. * alternatively; Kevin Day’s horrible no-good very bad attempt at learning Gaeilge in the fucking USA.

tw: panic attacks

I Can See It (And so Can You) by corysstories [Rated E, 37833 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

Neil's become an expert at pushing away anything that makes him vulnerable. It's why he's made allies out of his former enemies and why he's always stayed away from Andrew Minyard. Andrew's always thought wanting things was an impossibility for people like him, but then he meets Neil Josten, and suddenly the only thing he's capable is wanting. *** OR Edens is a BDSM club Andrew frequents, the twins play baseball, Neil is technically a member of the yakuza, and they all find common ground in the familiar Columbia club.

tw: explicit sexual content, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

there it is on the tip of my tongue by neilwrites [Rated E, 4621 words, complete, Aftg Secret Santa 2023]

The first thing he sees is a picture Kevin sent him ten minutes ago, and he almost drops his phone when it loads. It’s taken in front of their floor-to-ceiling bathroom mirror, and Neil’s holding Kevin’s phone up to take the picture. Neil’s at the front, naked apart from his rattiest, thinnest sweats barely hanging on to his hips, his own body barely covering Kevin’s who’s standing behind him. Kevin’s right hand is on Neil’s waist, and the juxtaposition of Kevin’s big hand on Neil’s tiny waist is already enough to get Andrew hard. Then, Kevin’s left hand is resting on Neil’s lower stomach, his pinky finger just touching the waistband of those cursed sweats, Neil’s ginger happy trail showing through the gaps in between his fingers. Immediately after that picture, a somewhat blurry follow-up was sent, but this time Neil’s arm is reaching up behind him to hold on to Kevin, his face visibly gasping for air, his abs toned and clenching as Kevin’s hand has dipped into his sweats and is grabbing his cock. “I told him not to come,” reads the caption, and Andrew is in physical pain. He spreads his legs to create some relief, and he’s hesitant to keep on scrolling. The message that pops up next is a video.

tw: explicit sexual content

'tis the damn season by gleefulfoxes [Rated E, 4547 words, complete, Aftg Secret Santa 2023]

“But, Drew we have to get a tree,” he points to the screen, “Even the Grinch had a tree.” “He stole the tree to be mean.” Neil brushes him off. “Either way he still had a tree in his possession!” “It’s not Christmas without a tree,” Neil looks over at him, “Right, baby?” Kevin knows what he wants him to say, but he also knows what is true. He shrugs. “Well, there’s been a Christmas every year, and I’ve only had a tree for several of them.” “Well, you were in an underground cult that didn’t care about holiday spirit, what do you know?” “But, I don’t see why we can’t get a tree,” he adds as he walks over to the couch. Neil jumps up and meets Kevin halfway. He leans up and smacks a kiss on his cheek. --- Neil wants to celebrate Christmas, Andrew is a bit of a Grinch, and Kevin just wants his boyfriends to be happy.

tw: explicit sexual content

A Reddit Love Story by psych0midget (cominupforair) [Rated T, words, complete, 2023]

Kevin’s love life through Wymack’s eyes Reddit posts.

Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby by jaydreamz [Rated E, 4518 words, complete, 2023]

Neil [12:43] nevermind. I got this. found a way to distract him 😏 you might want to get home. like now. After that text, Andrew expects to find Kevin splayed on the bed with Neil’s mouth on him or fingers skimming over his skin, teasing his nipples. What he doesn’t expect to find is Kevin on his knees with his hands tied behind his back. With Andrew’s fucking tie. AKA Kevin hurts his hand during practice and spirals so his boyfriends take it upon themselves to wipe his mind clean of everything.

tw: explicit sexual content, tw: implied/referenced panic attack

Marshmallow Game by Watergaw [Rated G, 3496 words, complete, 2023]

In which Kevin solicits the help of his best friend Neil with his romantic problems. No, Neil can't believe it either.

from a spark to an open flame by sam_sational [Rated M, 44987 words, complete, 2023]

Part 1 of moth to a flame

What if Kevin & Neil happened first? "You've never been attracted to anyone on the team before, but Neil and Kevin are different, aren't they?" Renee asked, voice serene like she wasn't tearing Andrew apart with those few words.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: suicidal thoughts

Sweetie, We're Making Snickerdoodles by SatiricalDraperies [Rated G, 1577 words, complete, Aftg Fall Exchange 2022, locked]

podfic by Aliteralgarbageheap available here

Kevin attempts to recreate a special recipe. Luckily, Neil and Andrew are there to help.

here’s the Kandreil thing i believe. by @codename-adler [tumblr, 2023]

if Neil were to die in the events of AFTG, Andrew would go feral and seek cold, bloody revenge until every last person implicated, near or far, paid the price of his fury; and Kevin would willingly, devotedly, shamelessly follow him.

tw: major character death (speculative)

Kandreil thoughts by @dkafterdark [tumblr, 2023]

just got hit with a vivid image of Kevin ranting at Andrew during practice

How the foxes find out about kandreil by @kitausu [tumblr, 2023]

Kevin, Neil and Andrew finding some overpriced house directly halfway between Kevin’s team and Andrew and Neil's team so they can live together even while commuting absurd distances.

I bring you: Kevin Day being hot as fuck covered in blood. by @hmmm-shesucks [tumblr, 2023]

To piggyback off my Andrew fighting for his life, trying to keep it together on the court because Neil Josten is hot as fuck covered in blood, I bring you: Kevin Day being hot as fuck covered in blood.

tw: blood

drama queen andrew by @rainbow-femme [tumblr, 2023]

Like to imagine that Andrew is not a love song guy unless he needs to be dramatic, in which case he is absolutely not above using it to get what he wants

and here’s one that’s not as recent but really deserves a mention:

taptaptap by nanatsuyu [Rated T, 7245 words, complete, 2021]

“It’s not a tic, if that’s what you’re suggesting,” Kevin replies almost offended. “It was something my mother taught me.” “Your mother taught you to fidget?” Andrew interjects again, continuing to pretend he’s still reading. Kevin hasn’t heard the pages turn for some time. “No. My mother didn’t teach me to fidget.” If anything, it was how she taught him not to fidget. He had always been a quiet kid. Where his mother was loud and commanded an audience; a younger Kevin was timid, voice lost amongst meetings and faceless adults all clamoring around a sport he knew nothing about and would eventually know nothing but. “One tap: attention. Two taps: a yes. Three taps—” Kevin pauses, realizing that admissions are a lot like dreams: once he says this, he can’t ever really take it back. “Three taps was ‘I love you.’”

Art

kandreil at the olympics commission by @emry-stars-art for @neilimfinejosten

kandreil by @weralika

kandreil vampires by @weralika

andrew + neil + kevin (they're in love) by @weralika

andrew and his boys by @weralika

fem!kandreil sketch 😇 by @weralika

learning something new every day by @litrallymadlad

cutie patooties ~ kandreil by @llstarcasterll

andrew's mind palace by @02511213942

kandreil based on refs!!! by @sexy-rakun-2000

andrew hates his boys by @noblenico

kandreil midnight snack by @crunchy-rocc

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit’s Kandreil time baby🌟 by @tidalst

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aftgficrec · 3 months

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Hey, do you have any fics where Andrew and Neil have kid/s (adopted or otherwise),

Thank you, this blog is honestly the best.

Do we have any fics where Andreil have kids? Yeah, just a few (*chuckles nervously*). There are fics of all sorts: post-canon, canon divergent or canon adjacent, all kinds of aus, and fics where (usually) Neil acts as a parent to a sibling or somebody else’s child. I’m sure there’ll be something for you amongst them. Below are some of the most recent or recently updated fics with parental Andreil. Enjoy! - S

A selection of previous posts:

Andreil with kids here (see also list of previous recs)

Andreil as parents here

long complete parental Andreil here

single dad Neil meets Andrew here

more Andreil w/kids here

Andreil dad aus here

Andreil adopt Kevin here

cute parental Andreil here

complete Andreil as parents here

Andreil with a kid before meeting here

Andreil and Kandreil with kids here

K(andreil) fostering here

new single parent/domestic with kids here

new kid fics (parental) here

also see:

‘what now?’ and ‘a world alone’ here

‘Andreil adopt Arlo AU hc and art’ here (see more fics and art about Arlo below)

‘The Sun Still Rises’ here (updated)

Whose Your Daddy by chaoticas_hell [Not Rated, 7984 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

Andrew Joseph Minyard didn't do regrets. But letting Neil in, allowing himself to want, for letting Neil slip through his fingertips- it was the closest he would get to feeling regret. It had been fourteen years since he last saw Neil, since Neil was taken right from under his grasp by his psycho-killer father and lost forever and Andrew had to make peace with that, had to stop expecting Neil to walk through his front door like he had never left. Except, one day, it all but happened. One day, a small kid with horribly cut short platinum blonde hair, striking blue eyes that plagued Andrew's dreams and nightmares, freckles and an achingly familiar horrible fashion sense showed up at his office door with the strangest question. "Are you Andrew Joseph Minyard, yes or no?" The kid asked in a British accent. Andrew could only nod. "Oh good." The kid said, suddenly unsure of themself. "Cause I think you're my dad." What the fuck?

tw: assumed (temporary) major chraracter death, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced ptsd

The new Hatchlings of the Ravens by Eva_Blu [Rated M, 100143 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

Neil is injured on the Court after years of winning championships for Ichirou Moriyama. But Ichirou won't let his investment go to waste, there's a new generation of future Ravens to coach, the little league team of Hatchlings. Jiro is the second son of the Moriyama family and his path in life is already decided. David, the son of the great Kevin Day, is over the moon at the idea of being trained by his favourite striker, Neil Josten. Andrew knows they will never be free of the Moriyamas, that's why he drops his Exy career to find a way to set Neil free.

tw: major character injury, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: ptsd

NB: art referencing the OCs is embedded into the fic (ch.7)

Unexpected Fatherhood, Well Maybe a Little Expected by Novaturient_Meraki [Rated T, 7572 words, complete, 2023]

During Andrew's work as a lawyer, he comes across a pair of twins who he can't forget about. With scars and ties to the mafia, they are a little too similar to Neil to forget. When they are sent to foster care they become a little bit too much like Andrew for him to ignore. Time to put those FBI connections to use and weasel their way into becoming a foster parent before it is too late.

tw: violence, tw: blood

We’ll Both Be Fine by Sarah_Lee25 [Not Rated, 130715 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

“I have baggage.” “All my foxes have baggage. You won’t be the first.” Wymack said. Neil doubted any fox in all Wymack’s years has carried the same weight as Neil when it came to baggage. “That's not what I mean.” “Go on. Let’s hear it then.” The coach waited patiently for him to continue. It should have been comforting but Neil was far more scared than ever. “I have a son. His name’s Milo.” ____ OR what if Neil had a kid when he was on the run?

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: transphobic language, tw: homophobic language

More Miloverse headcanons and art by @allfortheslay25 (search their blog for ‘Miloverse’, ‘Milo Josten’ or ‘All for Milo’ to see even more): Insights into Milo hcs, obssessed with Neil's complex relationship with parenthood, Andreil's attitude to Milo getting hurt, Who would Milo turn to in danger?, maya, ollie and milo, Milo's Christmas Kiss, the milo section in this post, Milo and the Miniyards, Milo's first time returning from school, Milo's future wardrobe, the Minyard-Josten siblings, Milo's favourite things, froge

Reckless by rosegold_en [Rated E, 63496 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

"I'm Neil. I don't know if you remember me. You met me a year ago when I was Alex. We spent the night talking and trading truths. And then we slept together." Andrew blinked exactly once. "I remember." "Yes." Neil took a deep breath. "I know that doesn't explain why I'm here. There's another thing. I kind of... Had your kid." Or, pro exy star Andrew Minyard has a one night stand with a no name runaway that has unexpected results.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: dysphoria, tw: explicit sexual content, tw: violence

Legend (I wish she knew you) by temporaryeverything [Rated E, 18920 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

Renee and Jean die in a car accident and leave behind a daughter. (Andreil fic) Boys being in love and taking care of a child and each other, some years post-canon

tw: character death, tw: self harm

Home by allfortheBoyds [Rated T, 20672 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

The director‘s office is a big room at the end of a long hallway. In the three months he‘s been here Nicky has seen the inside only twice. Once when his father first brought him here - he sat on an uncomfortable chair while Luther signed permission form after permission form without even reading what he is allowing them to do to his son. The second time was three weeks ago, right before he got put into solitary confiment - it wasn‘t a pleasant meeting. This time he doesn‘t even make it this far because there is a man waiting just outside the door at the end of the hallway. Nicky‘s heart stutters in his chest when he recognises his cousin. His mouth opens around a soundless word - Aaron‘s name almost feels unfamiliar on his tongue. Or Nicky is younger, his parents still suck and Aaron and Andrew make sure he has a home

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: homophobia, tw: depression

sticking with you by neilwrites [Rated T, 3744 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2023]

“That’s my Appa. I’m Avery,” Avery says, which makes Andrew smile and kiss Avery’s damp cheek, and makes Neil squeal internally. “Appa,” Avery stage-whispers. “You have a question for Nurse Neil.” “I do?” Andrew stage-whispers back, and Neil’s just filled with joy at their interactions. “‘Bout the band-aids,” Avery adds very seriously. “Ah,” Andrew says and clears his throat. “Who’s your supplier?” Neil chokes on his sip of water. “My what?” “Where do you get your band-aids from? I need to stock up for this little tornado and he’s decided he only wants sparkly pink glitter ones.” “And rainbows,” Avery helpfully adds, showing off his knuckles to his dad. “Very pretty,” Andrew says before looking back at Neil and losing his train of thought for a few seconds.

Maybe It's Fate by Willow_bird [Rated T, 3066 words, complete, 2023]

Professional Exy Player Andrew Minyard, goalkeeper for the Denver Wildcats, has his world a little bit rocked when he gets a text from his son about a third of the way through the school day. dad! drama tchr is back! and dad! dad! Dad! he looks JUST like the guy in ur wallet!! freaky!! This alone would have been weird, but when Nicky follows this up with a picture that Andrew cannot explain away with wishful thinking the only thing for him to do is drive to the school, right then and there, to see this man for himself.

tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

To do for someone what I wish they had done for me by deathzqueen [Rated M, 1663 words, complete, 2023]

Where Neil, the new PE teacher overhears a student asking Andrew for help and the two team up to help a student in need

tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Arlo Minyard-Josten series by HalfpintPeach, princepeachie [Rated G/T, 3957 words, 3 complete, works, 2023]

Welcome to the Arlo Minyard-Josten series! Arlo is an OC created by Peach and Halfpint just has the joy of writing for him! Arlo was fostered by Andrew and Neil when he was 5 and a half years old, soon adopted by them by the time he was 7.

Part 1: Can You Hold Me (G, 1153 words)

A sleepy evening in the Minyard-Josten household with Arlo

Part 2: Until I Found You (T, 1367 words)

Andrew knew he’d have to explain his scars to Arlo eventually. He just didn’t realize it would feel so hard.

tw: panic attacks, tw: implied/referenced self harm

NB: art for this fic here

Part 3: Arlo and the Baseball Surprise (G, 1437 words)

Arlo had a fascination with baseball when he was first adopted, nearly 10 years later at 16 - it comes back in the form of a prank on his dad.

A little more Arlo-art by @prince-peachie: neil and his son, arlo just wants to be like his dads, Arlo is a little shy, Arlo's smart mouth, Arlo a little older, just a little guy

Worries of the World by tamquamalteridem [Rated G, 4243 words, complete, 2023]

Basically fluff because I'm obsessed with @princepeachie 's OC of Arlo A morning between Andrew, Neil, and Arlo as they head to Wymack's to meet the rest of the Foxes

tw: panic attacks, tw: nightmares

Soft by ItsAlwaysYesWithYou [Not Rated, 3331 words, complete, 2023]

Andrew and Neil's son is getting older, they can't do anything about that. They can protect him viciously.

Boy Memorized. by Andrews_maserati [Rated T, 53217 words, complete, 2023]

Eight years after the world found out about Nathaniel Wesninski, he disappeared from it, leaving no traces behind. Some said he couldn't be found, some said he died. But what remained in the ashes was Neil Josten. Or as the world knew him, Nicholas John. Eight years ago, Andrew Minyard felt the pang of loneliness for the first time in his left when the only boy that made him feel left him. He moved on, or at least tried to. If only he could know how to forget him. So he moved on, and Alan James Martin was born. Nicholas John is an artist, known for his colorful illustrations and artistic sketches. Alan James Martin is a famed crime thriller author. He is also a father to his seven year old.

tw: panic attacks, tw: violence

Drop In, Drop By by Wishopenastar [Rated T, 11077 words, complete, Aftg Big Bang 2022]

Where in the beginning Neil is a tired single dad, Kevin writes books and is generally confused and Andrew would just like his hot but annoying customers to have their spat outside the store.

NB: find art by @tidalst to accompany this fic here, here and here

El Corazón by hismiley16 [Not Rated, 2704 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

When Wymack, Kevin, and Andrew go to recruit Neil Hartford in a spiffy New York private school he warns them that he is more trouble than he's worth. What they'll later find out is that Neil Hartford doesn't only bring the British Mafia to their doorstep, but also a much smaller fox. This smaller fox comes in the form of a three year old strawberry haired daughter he gave birth to on the run who he would burn the world for. Neil plans to keep his daughter away from the spotlight and therefore away from exy, but like so many of his plans it wasn't meant to last forever. In all Andrew's efforts to avoid his feelings for her father, he is the first of many foxes to fall under the spell of Anna Elizabeth Josten.

Hope Was A Dangerous, Disquieting Thing by BisexualChaosDemon [Rated M, 41681 words, incomplete, last updated Jan 2024]

When Neil was fourteen, his father caught up to them in Seattle and he got separated from Mary. Unfortunately, neither of them escaped unscathed, but they did escape dispite all the odds. They manage to reunite at one of their emergency rendezvous and take off running. That's where their luck ran out though because they only made it to California before Mary's injuries finally bested her. In the end, his mother couldn't go on but she made Neil promise to keep running because one of them had to make it. With no other choice, Neil burned her body, buried her ashes on the beach, and did what he had promised. Then, impossibly, things went from bad to worse — After a month of just sort of drifting in his grief, Neil found out he was pregnant.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

andrew & strays by @moonsnqil [tumblr, 2023]

andrew and neil never adopt or anything but andrew never quite broke the habit of taking in strays

Art

forehead kisses by@emry-stars-art

Andrew is good with kids by @prince-peachie

a sleepy Arlo by @violettehoneybee

Gummy Milo by @allfortheslay25

Nathan, Neil and Milo by @allfortheslay25

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I’m sorry if I did this wrong ( or made a maistake in submitting) , but i was reading this a few days ago and thought the writing plot were both stunning. if i did this wrong pls do tell me.

You did this perfectly, friend, this is exactly what our submissions are for!

Also, you’re absolutely right, this fic is STUNNING, and we’re very happy to be able to rec it once more. - S

We Used To Be Friends by gluupor [Rated M, 104576 words, complete, 2020]

Neil’s life is thrown into disarray when his best friend is murdered. As he starts his senior year of high school, he finds himself on the outside looking in, a social pariah whose former friends are only too willing to bully and ostracize him.

Working for his father, a private investigator, leads him to evidence that his friend’s murder may not be as straightforward as it seems. Neil throws himself into the investigation, hoping that solving the case might help him regain some of what he lost.

tw: implied/referenced csa, tw: implied/referenced drug addiction, tw: non-consensual drug use, tw: involuntary outing, tw: classism, tw: racism, tw: bullying, tw: violence, tw: homophobia, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced murder

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hey! ive never caught y’alls asks open before this is a blessing. so ive been looking for fics where andrew calls neil bunny? in any context really. thanks!

When Neil accepts Andrew’s offer of protection and chooses to stay with the Foxes, Andrew responds with ‘Remember this feeling. This is the moment you stop being the rabbit.’

Some fic writers have Andrew express fond exasperation or affection for Neil with the bunny/rabbit pet name. It is also popular in…nsfw situations that real rabbits are famous for. While many in the fandom could probably take or leave this trope, a scan through tumblr shows some people LOVE IT, while others find this too ooc for Andrew and extremely-supremely-fettuccine dislike it. -A

(\_/) (^.^) (")_(")

also see

‘Shut Up, This is Love’ series here (updated)

‘Bunny Boy and I’ here

‘Bunny Boy’ here

‘Bunny Ears and Big Decisions’ here

‘Killer Bunny’ here

‘Can I finally stop running now?’ here

‘We're the giggle at a funeral’ here

Andrew calls Neil rabbit

‘on the tip of my tongue (say something)’ series here

‘Healing’ series here

‘Speak Truth’ here

‘Hope is a Dangerous Disquieting Thing’ here

‘Seared Into You’ here

‘Dead!’ here

‘Love in the Time of Covid’ here

‘Oakland’ here (completed)

‘Rabbit’ here

‘Dont Run Rabbit’ here

‘The Sun Still Rises’ here (updated)

‘The Morning AUs Chapter 48 Pipe Dream - A Skaterboi AU’ here

‘Words Are Futile Devices’ here

‘nice to see your face again’ here

‘alike in dignity’ here

‘A Different Matter’ here (completed, now locked)

‘I Will Find You Here Inside The Dark’ here (completed, now locked)

‘Shut Up and Dance (With Me)’ here

‘Up On The Roof’ here (updated)

‘The Rabbit Becomes the Fox’ here (now locked)

‘Everything's Alright’ here

‘The Suit Universe’ here (updated)

‘sickeningly sweet like honey’ here

‘One More Time (With Feeling)’ here (recently updated)

‘God Plus R̶a̶b̶b̶i̶t̶ Fox Equals Pandemonium’ here (now locked)

‘five times neil beat the babygirl allegations, plus the one time he didn't’ here

‘Definitely Not Valentine's Day’ here

you may also like

Andreil + nicknames here

a more healed Andrew meets a rabbity Neil here

‘prove your love’ here

‘maybe i'm defective, maybe i'm dumb’ series here (now locked)

‘Red Rabbits’ series (with fanart by us) here

my love is mine, all mine by 02ofcups [Rated G, 1217 Words, Complete, 2023]

He’s beautiful like this, Andrew thinks, peaceful and calm, safe and so alive. wherein Andrew wakes up before Neil, thinks some thoughts and feels things.

NB: author credits inspiration to this art by @lunapiq

hypocorisms by mostly_maudlin [Rated T, 2183 Words, Complete, AFTG Then and Now 2023]

Three times Andrew calls Neil “rabbit,” and one time he calls him “bunny.”

tw: anxiety, tw: implied/referenced abuse

won't you tell me what you said? by archiveofourcrows [Rated G, 1913 Words, Complete, 2021]

5 times they didn't understand each other and 1 time they both understood perfectly.

Pet Names by Random2002 [Rated T, 6005 Words, Complete, 2021]

Part 1 of Polish Neil bc I want to

Neil has started to use some unfamilliar words, Andrew finds himself on a warpath in solving another puzzle that makes up Neil Josten.

tw: bullying, tw: flashbacks, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: mild violence

Bunny by Doessheevengohere [Rated T, 251 Words, Complete, 2023]

Andreil, compliments, and cuteness all around.

Kiss It Better? by VixenDrew [Rated M, 10919 Words, Incomplete, Updated Dec 2023]

Andrew and Neil both end up in juvie. Neil, of course, is stirring shit up and Andrew is the one that has to deal with it. If only Neil wasn't so infuriatingly oblivious and Andrew wasn't so undeniably gay, things would be a lot easier.

tw: violence, tw: blood

Satisfied, Bunny? by coritkyo [Rated E, 6000 Words, Complete, 2022]

Neil is on the bed, in boxers and a T-shirt. He’s on his side, while his eyes are shut tight and his face is flushed over the nose and cheekbones like a garden of roses blooming from his freckles. One hand is curled in his hair, the other is on the pillow that he has both legs wrapped around. He’s moving his hips against the edge of the pillow where it touches against his crotch and letting out soft, frustrated huffs. Oh. Andrew realizes he has catastrophically misjudged the situation. ... Neil's finally on testosterone, and while the changes are slow, one thing had skyrocketed; His sex drive.

tw: explicit sexual content, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

eager by starwarned [Rated E, 2839 Words, Complete, 2023]

Andrew and Neil cuddle and watch a movie. Well, watch might be the wrong word for it.

tw: explicit sexual content

Not But For You, Bunny by rabbitjosten [Rated E, 3145 Words, Complete, 2022]

Part 2 of Desperate For The Collar

Neil asks to wear rabbit ears in the bedroom. Andrew gives him more than he bargained for.

tw: explicit sexual content

for hours on empty by miehczyslaw [Rated M, 10945 Words, Complete, AFTG Mixtape Exchange 2023]

The first time Andrew loves Neil he doesn’t love him at all and thinks with drugged glee, oh oh oh the rabbit is interesting. Do not run away. I can’t wait to cut off one of your paws and put it on my keychain as a trophy. What about luck, hmm? The first time Neil tells Andrew that he loves him—present tense, as in, it keeps going, on and on it goes—Neil almost has a panic attack.

tw: ptsd, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced csa, tw: heavily referenced self harm, tw: urge to self harm, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: blood/gore

blue eyes and coffee grounds by dancingongasoline [Rated M, 15991 Words, Complete, 2023]

Andrew always got his coffee from the campus’s local coffee house; ‘The Rabbit Hole’. He expected to find the usual barista at this hour, a young student of this university who was pretty chatty, but instead he found a gorgeous guy staring at him. Or Andrew is a tired criminology professor, and Neil is a broke barista at the local coffee shop with a lot of dreams.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: involuntary outing

Silky Inferno by moonqueerdom [Rated M, 19496 Words, Complete, 2021]

Neil Josten and Andrew Minyard decide to give it a try to an easy Caregiver/little dynamic

Sunday morning by Omegatrash124 [Rated E, 2670 Words, Complete, 2023]

Andrew Minyard spends a Sunday morning cuddling and taking care of his rabbit.

tw: explicit sexual content

I am afraid the goddesses will prevent me by madness series by Justthislazy [Rated M, Collection, Updated July 2023, Locked]

NB: Bunny nickname referenced in part 1, prominent in part 2

Part 1: I'll Take Care Of You [21174 Words, Complete, 2023, Locked]

The worst part of it all was that he had felt so good about this step. He'd thought about it for weeks before he asked and Neil had been receptive. Now he's staring at scars on Neil that he had only ever seen in a mirror before. Scars that Neil would have told him about if Neil remembered anything about getting them. or: Andrew realizes that Neil was sexually assaulted at the Nest and Neil has no idea.

tw: dark, tw: heavily referenced gang rape, tw: attempted rape, tw: flashbacks, tw: violence, tw: dissociative identity disorder

Part 2: Beware Becoming My Partner in Madness [30866 Words, Incomplete, Updated July 2023, Locked]

"Some nights they can’t smile at one another right away when things go wrong but they always manage to forgive the mistakes, missteps, slip-ups, resurrections, and accidents." This a follow-up on some of the moments that come after I'll Take Care Of You both the good and the bad.

tw: implied/referenced rape, tw: nonconsensual touching, tw: consensual sexual strangulation

Neil is trying Andrew's patience series by foxyroxi [Rated E, Collection with 12 complete works, Updated 2022]

Series previously featured here

Part 10: When Andrew's out (Neil dresses up) [4916 Words, Locked]

On this particular day, he had been watching TV in the bedroom where he saw an old TV show about Playboy Bunnies. It had piqued his interest, because he knew he had a bunny outfit somewhere in their box of things hidden in the closet.

tw: explicit sexual content

Strip Me Down by voidsdivine [Rated M, 1180 Words, Incomplete, Updated Sept 2020]

Neil becomes a stripper after his mother dies, and Andrew is trying to figure him out.

Enter Player 3 by H_bee69 [Rated E, 3048 Words, Complete, 2023]

Part 2 of Game over au

Andrew is over the game he's been playing with Kevin and Neil so decides to end it and claim his prizes

tw: explicit sexual content

Kandreil WIP snippet by @onbeinganangel [Tumblr, 2022]

“So. Queen? Is that what we're calling him now?” Neil starts on a strangled, messy explanation of the move he was attempting to name before Andrew arrived, but Kevin cuts him off. “Like I’ve not heard you call Neil ‘bunny’ before.”

a few with rabbit

a saint and a martyr step onto a bus by stabbyfoxandrew (aerieeee) [Rated G, 1390 Words, Complete, 2023, Locked]

Part 1 of pet names for the soul

Andrew has nicknames for Neil. From ‘Junkie’ to ‘Rabbit’ to plain old ‘Idiot’, he’s got a name for every occasion always on the tip of his tongue. On the team bus, Neil finds an Andrew-approved term of endearment.

Hold My Hand? cwatson13 [Rated G, 2734 Words, Complete, 2022]

Neil is sick and he’s not used to being sick. He was never allowed to be sick when he was on the run, he’s pretty sure his mom beat the ability out of him. Andrew is tired of Neil saying he’s fine when he clearly isn’t, so when Neil finally admits he’s not fine he knows somethings incredibly wrong and goes to the only person he can think of to help. Aaron Minyard.

tw: implied referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

I'll Still Solve You by I_am_tir3d [Not Rated, 1770 Words, Complete, 2023]

An arm reached out to grab him and he flinched when it touched him. Wrong move. The boy in the bed next to him rolled over fully and opened their eyes. “Rabbit?” He had just woken up and yet somehow the blonde boy's face was unreadable. Completely passive and devoid of emotions. Well, mostly. There was a slight crease between his eyebrows. Was that… concern? Or, Neil can't remember who he is and Andrew is there to help.

tw: graphic nightmares with torture and blood/gore, tw: dissociation

And I Don’t Want the World to See Me by bellie_blessing [Rated T, 3476 Words, Complete, 2022]

Karaoke night with the Foxes! The one where Neil shows his hidden talent and shows vulnerability through music and singing. Also, Andrew hates his rabbit so much because he can sing.

Fear (but not of you) by Kazeko (always_write) [Not Rated, 6808 Words, Complete, 2022, Locked]

Andrew and Neil both have nightmares, and as a result, bad days. They cope on their own, Neil momentarily goes missing, and once found, drops some truth bombs on Andrew's head.

tw: nightmares

Rabbit by djhedy [Rated E, 2040 Words, Complete, 2021]

Andrew began, as he often did, with Neil’s shoes. He knelt, both knees on the ground, face pressed to Neil’s leg, for a second, and, eyes closed, began untying his shoelaces. Neil’s hands were in his hair, but still, cautious, like they weren’t sure whether anything had started yet. Like they were still unsure whether it would. So, Andrew removed Neil’s shoes. - or, andrew teaches neil a lesson

tw: explicit sexual content

[Song] Run, Run, Rabbit by Sister Golden Hair (sillyunicorn6154) [Rated G, 2022]

An original song. "Remember this feeling. This is the moment you stop being the rabbit." - Andrew, TFC

Art

YEAR OF THE RABBIT YEAR OF NEIL and andrew minyard tirelessly assigning his boyfriend fursonas art by @02511213942

bunny boy and his not boyfriend and bunny boy agenda art by @xeyoaa

it was Bunny!Neil day on Twitter (nsfw) art by @koihoi

Bunny Neil for the new year! art by @majesticpalmart

yes it is a bunny neil (nsfw) art by @midfreewayfox on twitter

sly fox, dumb bunny art by @konaiiro

all fur the game art by @saraiisstanky

birthday boy in the year of the rabbit art by @rwnjun

Aren’t you tired little rabbit? art by @kuoringankalmo

Fic cover for Red Rabbits art by @caitbird

fanart for The Red Rabbits Podcast by @baby-honeyy

Neil and Rabbit art by @Mumpie3 on twitter

Stop being the rabbit art by @kurra

Neil in a Playboy Bunny suit (nsfw) art by @vanillademrr on twitter

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omg it’s finally open!!! so i’ve been looking for these two fics FOREVER, and i can’t find them anywhere :(

the first one was called “the way young lovers do” i think, and it was aaron and katelyn helping neil and andrew set up their new house, and it ended with neil and andrew dancing to the song in their yard. it was very cute and i can’t find it no matter where I look

and the second one was aaron meeting katelyns parents for the first time, and they are super conservative and hate aaron, so they invite neil and andrew to be there to take the heat off of aaron. i remember neil saying andrew bought him a cartier bracelet and he wanted the one in a different colour, and just being a brat in general?

also if you have any similar fics with the four of them bonding, i would love them!

thank you guys sooooo much for this blog! happy holidays <3

OK, so what we have for you is a collaboration where S instantly remembers every fic she’s ever read BY NAME, and A makes random connections you may or may not want.

The first fic you’re looking for is fluffy, fun, post-canon andreil: ‘We Sat on Our Own Star and Dreamed,’ by fuzzballsheltiepants. The author has locked this fic since its original publication, so you have to be logged in to AO3 to find it. If you’ve ever wondered why some works are locked, check out this article from techcrunch.com.

The second fic you mentioned is ‘the roads I traveled with you,’ which is part 9 of a delicious post-canon series by Ominous that digs deep into the relationships between andreil, andreil + aaron, the twins, and katelyn/aaron, and the stitched-together family they become. I just checked, and part one of this series has nearly 5,000 kudos! -A

also see

the latest roundup of this group bonding (and not!) is our Neil & Aaron: quests, situations, friendship & slash ask here

‘awkward Twinyard/ katelyn & Neil double date,’ and ‘wholesome twinyard hurt/comfort’ here

‘The societies we despise’ here

‘I'll Come Back To You’ here

We Sat on Our Own Star and Dreamed by fuzzballsheltiepants [Rated T, 3815 Words, Complete 2020, Locked]

Aaron & Katelyn have been too busy with their internships at the hospital to visit anyone, but Andrew and Neil just bought a house and they took a few days off to help them move. Fluff and introspection ensue.

tw: implied/referenced abuse

NB: if you love the relationship vibes in this fic, here are other asks where we suggested it:

more like ‘something in return’ here

new Katelyn/Aaron here

post canon long domestic andreil here

post canon andreil fluff + snark here

cute and happy andreil here

canon divergent low angst twinyards here

twinyards relationship focus here

progress comes in small steps series by Ominous [Rated T/E, Series, Complete, 2020], featured here and here

Before Andrew & Neil and Aaron & Katelyn, there was Andrew & Aaron. This series tracks the ups and downs of healing a relationship that was broken from the word go.

Part 9: the roads I traveled with you [Rated T, 35542 Words, Complete, AFTG Big Bang 2020] When his brother gets engaged, Aaron doesn't expect it to send his head spinning as much as it does. Marriage has always felt like a dream, or a nightmare, one he never thought either of them would be able to achieve. In that moment, Aaron remembers what he's always known, what keeps his head above water. He wants to be with Katelyn forever. That's never been a question. But marriage hadn't been brought up. For so long it was this abstract concept, a fantasy. He'd always reasoned with himself that it would happen, rationally of course it would, but now... Now Andrew has made the idea a reality, and Aaron has to confront his own wants for his future.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced addiction, tw: homophobia

NB: find art by @autumnalpalmetto here, and below are other asks where we’ve featured this series:

favourite new fics 2020 roundup here

domestic fluff w/twinyards bonding, Neil & Aaron friendship here

Katelyn & Neil friendship here

let’s focus on Katelyn here

Katelyn-centric hurt/comfort here

Andrew & Katelyn rapprochement here

Aaron & Neil rapprochement here

angsty aaron fics here

Aaron accepting andreil here

fluffiest long post canon college fics here

best post canon fics w/happy ending here

staff fave post canon andreil here

canon divergent low angst twinyards here

healthy sibling rivalry here

twinyards relationship focus here

Andrew & Aaron’s therapy sessions here

Andrew's pov of meeting Neil here

Neil's sophomore year and beyond here

romantic andreil/growing together here

andreil first time sex here and here

Andrew says no here

andreil getting married here

fics like 'only you' here

more like 'room 308' here

authors like willow_bird here

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Latest Nicky Kissing Neil

Neil’s first trip to Eden’s Twilight with the monsters where he was roofied and kissed without consent is a recurring hot button fandom topic, so we created an ongoing master list for Nicky kissing Neil. Here are the latest works that we’ve found. -A

valhalla's throat by skullcaid [Rated T, 2503 Words, Complete, 2021]

After being drugged at Eden's Twilight by Andrew and his lot, Neil wakes up with a lot of fight in him, and the cousins' get the beatings they deserve.

tw: recreational drug use, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: nonconsensual kissing, tw: violence, tw: vomit, tw: blood

NB: here is the tumblr post by @skunked-up-kicks that the author credits as inspiration

I hate you by itsdill01 [Rated T, 2064 Words, Complete, AFTG Then and Now 2023]

Andrew finds out about Nicky’s sexual assault on Neil.

tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual kissing, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual drug use

the past still bites us by DepressedTerrestrial [Not Rated, 5501 Words, Complete, 2023]

On a usual Fox game night involving drinking, a very drunk Nicky hits on Neil and reveals what happened at Eden's Twilight the first time Neil was there. None of the Foxes are pleased, Andrew especially.

tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual kissing, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual drug use, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: alcohol, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: violence, tw: blood

this is me trying by crownowl [Not Rated, 2142 Words, Complete, 2023]

Previously recced here

After Neil has a panic attack Andrew finds out exactly what happened when Nicky drugged Neil and he is not happy.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual kissing, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual drug use, tw: ptsd

A night out by Solitude11 [Rated T, 806 Words, Complete, 2023]

A spin on Neil’s night out. Where he never got the bartender to knock him out, he wasn’t even able to leave the table. Nicky may or may not have given him too many crackers, on purpose.

tw: dark, tw: sexual assault, tw: nonconsensual drug use

As I Waited for You by Rinnayyyreadfanfics555888 [Rated M, 30172 Words, Incomplete, Updated Oct 2023]

Previously recced here

Omega Neil Josten was offered by his father Nathan Wesninski to the Moriyama family in order to gain their favor and get rid of his useless son. Neil becomes the bride of the alpha Riko Moriyama, giving birth to a girl named Lina. Despite the constant abuse, Neil is obliged to survive in order to ensure his daughter a better future. In order to rescue his nephew from his pitiful fate, Stuart Hatford sends his protégé and trustworthy right-hand Andrew Minyard and his team of foxes to Riko's den.

tw: dark, tw: forced mates, tw: suicidal thoughts, tw: rape/noncon, tw: forced prostitution, tw: abuse, tw: child abuse and neglect, tw: forced pregnancy, tw: mpreg, tw: miscarriage, tw: abortion discussion, tw: major character injury, tw: blood/gore, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: nonconsensual kissing, tw: attempted sexual assault, tw: gun violence

Andrew Minyards Crystal by andrew_isnt_for_the_game [Rated G, 10009 Words, Complete, 2022]

Neils in love Andrew is a jealous brat A random gift Now? Well a bunch of miss communication between the boys.

tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual drug use, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual kissing, tw: alcohol, tw: violence

i got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold by car0usels [Rated M, 1062 Words, Incomplete, Updated July 2022, Locked]

Neil remembers his first night at Eden's and is forced to relive it when he gets drugged again.

tw: sexual assault, tw: attempted rape, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual drug use, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual kissing, tw: dissociation, tw: ptsd, tw: implied/referenced torture

Memories felt like a weapon by LeiaIsAlive [Rated T, 1803 Words, Complete, 2023]

After the third question which was “never have I ever stolen a car” where both Renee and Neil drank, Neil said “I feel like these are targeted”. To which Aaron said “ never have I ever made someone go to therapy against their will”, Neil just threw his hands up in defeat and took a drink. Andrew sent Renee a look and she said” maybe we should ask some questions where not just Neil has to drink”. The upperclassmen grumbled but started to use better questions. ******* The foxes play never have I ever and some truth come out.

tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual drug use, tw: implied/referenced nonconsensual kissing, tw: alcohol

Meta discussion of Nicky’s character in relation to the noncon kiss by @bookmarkmyword: here [Tumblr, 2021], here [Tumblr, 2022] and here [Tumblr, 2023]

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