#annawrites

[annasinterests]

southern nights

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okay y'all. . . hear me out on this. . . i know southern nights by allen toussaint/glen campbell came out in the 1970s but it's sooo rdr2,, moreover i cannot HELP but think ab it in conjunction with my lovely rugged cowboy(friend) arthur morgan <3 also this is lowkey kinda long but i love it with all my heart so pls b gentle w meee

i will say that this is pretty self-indulgent and wrote it with the idea of a female reader (specifically for like one detail) so if this isn't what you're looking for i apologize :(

so like.. imagine this song playing at either camp from dutch's gramophone or at a bustling saloon in like saint denis (honestly what i imagine more in this scenario so that's what we're rolling w here) and the whole gang is there either drunk or tipsy or whatever

you've always had a thing for arthur as long as you can remember but always kept it to yourself because you'd actually die if it got out- you'd absolutely never hear the end of it from all the women and you'd hate if arthur got teased for it by the men

so you get a couple drinks in you and for most of the night you've been sitting by mary-beth and sadie while the other girls have been up on their feet all night dancing to all the other songs

every now and then your eyes wander to arthur and you smile at how cute he looks when he smiles and laughs with the other guys like john and charles and javier

and how handsome he is with his new short haircut and how he's dressed in all black with his sleeves rolled up and a few buttons left undone that exposed his chest in a way that made your cheeks warm up

and how the lighting also makes him look ten times hotter as if you didn't believe he could get more attractive???? but clearly it was possible

so when the song comes on everyone just lights up and gathers 'round and you see that molly and dutch are clasped together and so are john and abigail and the rest of them find their rhythm in the music

normally you'd frown at when even sadie and mary-beth left you to go join but you had enough alcohol in your system that it didn't even phase you

in fact, you were smiling and giggling at all of them, seeing that this was your family- as fucked up it got sometimes- and for once, everyone was able to let loose

and just when you thought that you were safe on the sidelines tonight, arthur swoops in and holds his hand out to you with the sweetest look

"c'mon, s'no fun without you!"

he makes you laugh when you hesitate by saying you get a free pass to step on his feet if it's the dancing part you're worried about

which it's not but you'll use the excuse and take his hand that perfectly encases yours

he throws you both right in the middle of it all and takes the lead into a foxy routine* which you fall into very easy, because again, it wasn't dancing that was the issue

and he seems to pick up on that very quickly but doesn't say anything because he's so focused on making sure he doesn't step on your feet and holding you and twirling you around and being enamored by how your skirt flares out every time like a princess

at one point when he pulls you back in after twirling your body is pressed right against his briefly and you don't notice the way he gets a little flustered because of.. well.. everything else going on

but his grin remains wide and he feels a flutter and ache in his chest and its not because of the alcohol

more than halfway through the song you get a little boost of confidence and slide your hand over his shoulder to wrap your arm behind his neck and you know it affects him by the way his arm snakes around your waist more

and you're both oblivious to how the whole gang immediately notices your proximity and how all the girls are giggling together while the guys are looking on with wicked smiles cause they know their boy's been sweet on you for a hot minute yets been too scared to be bold ab it incase you didn't feel the same (which couldn't be farther from the truth)

and once the song ends neither one of you really want to pull away but you do and he absolutely refuses to leave you alone for the rest of the night because he knows that something's started and he's determined to finish it at the end of the night before tomorrow comes and washes it away

so if you want another drink? it just so happens that so does he. he actually goes and either gets one with you or for you at the bar

you wanna talk to the girls? oh, he'll be around them too, taking all their (light-hearted) jabs at him just so he can be near you

when the gang rounds up again in a circle just to simply drink and converse, he's right there at your side again, standing so close his shoulder is constantly brushing against yours

and because you've all perhaps over-indulged in some adult beverages, of course you find yourselves huddled together and up in each other's personal bubbles, leaning in real close when someone talks because that's what everyone does when they've drank too much

so arthur places a gentle hand on your back to make sure that you're just in the circle as much as everyone else is, but also because he just really wants to keep you connected somehow

before you know it, you're relaxing into his shoulder as his hand rests on your waist again and it just feels so damn normal. like this is how it's always been

you feel yourself slipping and giving in, but you know he is too because of how you can feel his heart thumping against you and damn near out of his chest

while he enjoys the company and the time being had together, he feels the night dragging on and he's so desperate to get you alone

and he finally thinks he gets the chance when dutch hints at the idea that they should start rolling out to get back to camp and feels a nervousness building up

but you catch him off-guard when you take his hand and sneak away through a sidedoor to an alley while no one is looking and he laughs out of pure surprise

"what're you doin?"

"well one, i don't wanna leave yet. two, i know that wagon ride home is gonna be downright loud and obnoxious. and three, i'd rather be with you, so... walk with me?"

you're all smiles and so is he, and you stroll aimlessly around the town that seems to be busy at all hours of the day, hand in hand

you find yourselves near the outskirts of the town near the river when he starts to speak up and tell you how much fun he had and how good it was to see everyone getting along, as well as poking at you for being so hesitant to get up and dance since you did so well with him

you agree with him on the first two things and simply brush off the last bit, insisting that you had no idea what he was talking about, but you both knew it was just an act

he starts to say something else and then goes quiet and slows down, slightly tugging your hand to bring you back to him, which causes you to look at him with concern

he's trying to find the right words to say that every time he sees a pretty flower he wants to pick it and give it to you

that every time he leaves camp he makes it a point to see you last just so he can see your face and hear your voice because he doesn't know how long it'll be until he can do it again

that he notices every little thing you do and has written so many things for you and about you in his journal

that when you look at him, he doesn't ever want you to look away

and you're not making it any easier on him by looking ridiculously adorable while being incredibly confused and concerned, your eyebrows knitted upwards with expressive eyes that are twinkling under the dim street lights

he's fumbling over his words but you're able to piece them together little by little, a sweet smile growing on your lips as his hands are fidgeting with yours

"arthur-"

he snaps his head up at you thinking he's crossed the line, but the fear eases when he sees that you're grinning at him and slowly closing the space between you two, placing your hands on his chest

the corner of his lip curls up and his eyes are flickering between yours as his hands find their way around you like they have been all night

"i like y-"

you didn't even have to finish the statement before his mouth was on yours in something sweet and passionate yet eager and needy

the breaks between kisses were few and short, completely engrossed in one another and trying to make the moment last forever

when you finally did separate, you were both smiling and letting out breathy chuckles, acting all giddy like the couple of kids that you were

he leans in to your touch when you put your palm on his cheek and kiss the other side, being able to feel the warmth that'd been there all night

"take us home, arthur."

he reaches for the hand on his cheek and turns his head to kiss it, then dropping them both down and intertwining your fingers as you begin to walk back to his horse, his voice filled with such love in a simple response

"yes ma'am."

goddamn do i love that cowboy. i literally told myself that i wasn't even going to write anything else besides my ongoing fic rn but i just have such a soft spot for arthur it's unreal. also if anyone wants to like, properly write this and make it a thing please feel free cuz i was just spit ballin' with this lmao- the only thing i ask is to be tagged because i wanna love and support u <3

*if you don't know what a foxy routine is, just look up that phrase on google or youtube and there are a ton of videos w so many variations of this dance! however i don't imagine is as a foxtrot (where there's more distance between u and ur partner) so there's that to clear up any confusion if there is any! <3

#arthur morgan #arthur morgan x reader #arthur morgan x f!reader #arthur morgan drabble #???? #red dead redemption 2 #red dead redemption two #rdr2 #rdr2 drabble #fluff #i love my cowboy bf #annawrites #annasmasterlist

[andylantsov]

Another List of AFTG fics to read.. in a while

Part 5 probably.

DUDE- Take care, kornspiracy

List begins henceforth:

my heart, new by @syrenhug

long way up by @annawrites

To Keep Him Safe by EmeraldWaves (their twitter)

For The Dancing & The Dreaming by Tidalst

Two Scoops of Happiness (To Go) by @iamagentcoop

set the lights by Stjosten

The Gaslights Burn Brightly by @strongqueercharacters

Lately I been, I been losing sleep by @blogaboutyafavbirdboys and @jojen-hewitt

The Shoulder of Orion by ringenthusiast (Deadist) (their twitter: @pseudo_aaron)

Prioritise Pleasure by Anonymous and Watergaw

Stay Where I Can Reach by emry_stars (It's a locked work)

Fast Enough by kornspiracy

does the dog die at the end? by @stillmadaboutpetra

Masterlist linked here.

#aftg #aftg fics #all for the game #neil josten #andrew minyard #kevin day #stuart hatford #renee walker #allison reynolds #syrenhug #annawrites #moonix #EmeraldWaves #Tidalst #agentcoop #iamagentcoop #Stjosten #strongqueercharacters #this_witch_writes #blogaboutyafavbirdboys #jojen-hewitt #ringenthusiast (Deadlist) #Watergaw #emry_stars #kornspiracy #my heart new #long way up #to keep him safe #for the dancing and the dreaming #two scoops of happiness (to go)

[rainteaanddragons]

A Moment Worth a Lifetime - Chapter 2: The Aftermath

All it takes is a split second decision for Keith’s life to crumble around him. No matter the whispers, it was worth it.

It was all worth it to save him.

or

Keith gives everything to make sure Lance lives.

At the time, he didn’t expect to have to explain himself.

Find ‘Chapter 1: That One Moment’ under the cut :) because why not?

Keith could feel the exhaustion that radiated from the rest of the team just as much as his own. With every yell, and every heavy breath he could hear through the comms, Keith’s own strength depleted. They’d been battling the last Robeast for so long now that he wasn’t sure how much time had really passed. Nor how much longer they could last like this.

In a rare moment of peace between attacks, Keith noticed something in his peripheral vision that made his blood run cold. Tired and overworked, the others hadn’t noticed the Robeast’s tail swinging round towards Voltron’s right flank.

It wants to overbalance us.

It didn’t take much for Keith to realise what he had to do. Voltron could make it back to the Castle with an arm out of action, but a leg? Without that power they’d be in trouble.

At least that’s what Keith told himself in the split second in which he made his decision. The real reason he kept locked away. Not knowing for sure, and loving him anyway was better than the possible outcomes of Keith telling him the truth.

Praying that Red would forgive him, that the team would forgive him, Keith put the last of his energy into manoeuvring Voltron’s right arm into the path of the Robeast’s tail.

Almost instantly electricity shot through Red’s cabin making Keith scream in pain as it ran through his already tired body. Next came the sound of crushing metal as the brunt of the tail’s force caved in the side cabin.

The last thing Keith heard over the comms as the pain took over was the sound of Lance’s panicked voice. A small smile graced Keith’s lips once he knew Lance was okay. So then, and only then, could he let the darkness take him.

#voltron #voltron: legendary defender #klance #klance fanfiction #keith voltron #lance voltron #keith kogane #lance mcclain #annawrites #annawritesvoltron #klangst

[archiveofourcrows]

I've been searching all week for aftg fics to read, and I can't find any new ones I'm interested in :(Do you maybe have any recommendations?

so these asks are a little old (sorry) but they caught me right as i was actually cataloging all of my favorites in my fic collection, it took me over 2 months because i've read a lot and there were way to many to include here.

(but you can see all of my favorites here if you're interested!!)

anyways without further ado, here is the abridged (but still very large) version. they're all completed, be sure to check tw's and tags as always and enjoy! every fic on this list is a complete masterpiece and has my highest praises like... omfg

(i probably won't do any fic recs after this because this is like... all of them + a link to more)

just a slow body by flybbfly (@wilsherejack)

The Marks We Make (Soulmates AU) by @fortheloveofexy

Artist!Neil AU by fortheloveofexy

fragile by likearecord (@likearecordbb)

Please Don't Jump (It's Christmas) by @bringmeapipedream

History Repeating by ohhhhmygod, QPsaudG

Junk Of The Heart by AmaliaIR (@amaliaisabel)

i remember fields of flowers by @redskiesandsailboats

Unmasking a Fox's Kiss by @nachtgraves

Growing pains of becoming a Real Person by nightwalker4769

finders keepers by moonix (@annawrites)

Called It Home by @jingerhead

what’s yours is mine by @bazookajo94

There Now, Steady Love by jingerhead 

Assumptions by @exyissexy25

Sweet Stuff by sadwatermelon

Tale as Old as Time by @gluupor

it's better when we do it together by otatop (@imperfectcourt)

All You Knead is Bread (and love, but who's keeping track?) by @mystrana

Ghost of You by Major_816 (@major816)

Pirates of the ExSea by bri_ghtly (@bri-ghtly)

A Quiet Self-Destruction by fortheloveofexy

The Stars Refuse to Shine by puddlejumper99

they used to shout my name (now they whisper it) by @badacts, broship_addict (@broship-addict)

The Sound by jemwrites

Point Nemo by moonix

Just Another Typical Ranch AU by Rory_writes (@andrew-is-foxy)

Fear No Fall by vicariously kingly (pelted) (@unkingly)

Cryptid Serial Killer Witch Man by attfna (@andthenthefirenationattacked)

Red Rabbits by @bloodydamnit, @jeni182, SeaBear13, windeavesdrops

it's you i've been wishing for by @melopeya

Dearly Detested by darkbluebox

The Pain of Knowing by solangelosunangel

I’ve been waiting for so long (to feel like I’m home) by @thecompletebookworm

Honey Golden Light by Winterlynne_Norvic

Petal-Shaped Epiphanies by Willow_bird (@willowbird)

Secrets & Santas by Willow_bird

Rough All Over by bri_ghtly

Brother of Mine by @paradoxolotl

i know that we can survive now that we made it by priorwalter (@carterchilcott)

Lifelines by darkbluebox

i've been confused on how to move (real love's so hard to find) by Talls (@tallsinspace)

Fake it till you make it by All_for_the_andreil

i can become any miracle you need by pipedreqm

Home by @fullyvisible

Dear True Love by @fairietailed

the key to us. by andreil (@anddreil)

the weight of his hand in his by Bookdancer (@bookdancerfics)

More Than This by puddlejumper99 (@writingpuddle) & Right Next to You by Leahelisabeth (fortheloveofcamelot) (@leahlisabeth)

late nights by jemwrites

This Complicated Life by 5a5b5p5 (@andrewsbutterflyknife)

curiosity killed the cat. by @idnis

you mean you forgot cranberries too by scribbleb_red (@scribbleb-red)

Small Angry Gardeners by @sensationalsunburst

Push to Talk by @alexjosten

RED, RISE, RULE by andreil

stupid love by orphan_account

When the frost is in bloom by Silveriss

An Assassin's Guide to Romance by gluupor, @llheji

made up of light and shade by freefall

Notice by exactly13percent_OLD (hymbeaux) (@exactly13percent)

Deadly Affections by NikNak22

The Nameless Monster by @kanekicure

Follow You Down by @fairietailed

You're the Sunflower by Stjosten

matchmaker by uwereamazing (@rikohateclub)

gonna love you anyhow by @sporadichearttcollector

the harder you fall by @petalloso

A Phantom and a Fly by 5a5b5p5

married to my enemy by jemwrites

here and where you are by pentagrammed

five times. by redblue

A Thousand Miles Seems Pretty Far by gluupor 

Not Nothing by TheRainbowElectric (@agreatperhaps12)

honey don't feed me (i will come back) by Talls

So Let the Stars Fall by @fuzzballsheltiepants

Relinquo by Stjosten

In Every Lifetime by Leahelisabeth (fortheloveofcamelot)

So Far Apart by alex_wh0 (@alex-wh0)

don't leave me to bleed by sporadichearttcollector

what comes after nightmares by moth_writes

Over and Undertow by attfna

High or Low Tide by Stjosten

Next to You by KatherineF

Haunted: Not Clickbait by @autumnalpalmetto

ANDROMEDA by andreil

late to the party (i hope we offend somebody) by priorwalter

changing tides - titanic au by orphan_account

Identity Theft by likearecord

I'm not broken (I'm made for a mosaic) by pawnofkings

Such a Fool for Sacrifice by likearecord

climb a mountain (hold his hand) by Bookdancer

Colours by jemwrites

A song of truths and flowers by ScriptaManent

forgetmenot by moonix

Home for Christmas by abraxos_is_toothless

#me putting this together: hey jinger is it to much to include all almost 400 #jinger: YES????? #needless to say i was upset picking the favorites from my favorites #andrew x neil #andrew minyard #neil josten #there's 95 fics on this list which honestly i'm proud of myself for narrowing it down to less than a 4th of the whole tag tbh #aftg #all for the game #tfc #the foxhole court #andreil #andriel #andreil fic rec #aftg fic rec #tfc fic rec #andriel fic rec #andreil fic recs #aftg fic recs #tfc fic recs #andriel fic recs #ask answers #fox's fic recs

[codename-adler]

Coffee shop au 👀 link pretty pls?

“to know a man” by @annawrites (moonix) on ao3 <3

#aftg #all for the game #the foxhole court #neil josten #andrew minyard #andreil

[moondal514]

Kevin Day pov fic rec list that no one asked for but I’m gonna make cuz I’ve been really feeling the Kevin Day brainrot lately

Canon and post-canon:

how will i know (when it’s gonna come back round?) by nebulousviolet

Neil says something to Andrew – Kevin doesn’t catch it, too busy gathering his things, but what he does catch is the look Allison gives Matt, and the way Matt’s eyebrows knit together in response.

And Neil – Neil doesn’t say anything to Kevin. Later, Kevin will wonder why. Later, Kevin will wonder if there was even anything to say.

The 1st half of Baltimore from Kevin’s pov

biting down by pipe_dream

kevin learns that in order to understand something, you have to allow yourself to learn, and talks to andrew about neil.

Good Kevin and Andrew friendship content

Proof of Life by mostly_maudlin/ @mostlymaudlin

Realistically, Kevin knows he is safe now. No one is after him anymore. No one is plotting to drag him down into the hole he's clawed out of. He has people who will fight to keep it this way.

A morning in the life of Kevin Day, 10/10 characterization all around here

202607 by abramdeath/ @abramdeath

The Olympics and his life collide into one. Kevin is just trying to win gold with the people he trusts most in the world.

(or, a roulette of dreaming with your eyes open, loving too hard, and winning.)

Kevin has a sports anime flashback moment at the Olympics

Au:

Signs Of Life by moonix/ @annawrites

In which Kevin works the graveyard shift, Andrew is the witching hour cryptid, and Neil guards the ice-cream freezer.

Kevin works at a convenience store and gets befriended by his two strangest customers

Fuck Riko: The Musical by justwhatialwayswanted/ @birlwrites

"Okay, but we still need a show," Dan says. "A very cheap one."

"Andrew," Aaron says.

"No," Andrew says.

"You didn't even wait for me to ask my question."

"I know what you're going to ask, and it's a stupid idea."

Neil looks back and forth between them and says, "But it would make Riko so mad. You could write him out of the show."

"Fuck." Andrew sighs. "I don't know anything about music."

"I do," Jean says, so quietly that for a second Kevin thinks he's imagined it.

"Just to be totally clear," Nicky says. "Are we talking about Andrew and Jean writing us a musical?"

*

or: What happens if you piss off every other theater kid in your very insular theater kid friend group?

If you're Riko Moriyama, they write and perform an entire musical as revenge.

Absolutely unhinged theater kid au

#I just think #kevin day #I love him like a brother #aftg #fic rec #fic rec list

[nanatsuyu]

my wife @annawrites and I match perfectly with Mr Kevennedy

#manekkii u a real one for this #nana text

[fuzzballsheltiepants]

10 Fandom, 10 Characters, 10 People

Name 10 different characters, from 10 different Fandom, and tag 10 different people to do the same.

Thank you @justadreamfox for the tag! It's been a long time since I've done one of these so here goes

Andrew Minyard, AFTG (duh)

Evan Buckley, 9-1-1 (my SON)

Murderbot/SecUnit, The Murderbot Diaries (still feel guilty using its real name)

Alex Claremont-Diaz, Red White & Royal Blue (particularly the book version)

Elizabeth Bennett, Pride and Prejudice

Daemon Sadi, The Black Jewels Trilogy

Aedion Ashryver, Throne of Glass series (Kingdom of Ash doesn't exist in this house)

Valancy Stirling, The Blue Castle

Yelena Zaltana, Poison Study

Pat Merton, Proper English

and to tag some people: @foxsoulcourt, @tntwme, @annawrites, @littlespoonevan, @cats-are-assholes, @sig66, @filteredred, @jeni182, @bookofmirth, @curvedyellowfruit

[dum-fan-shit]

My 2022 AO3 Wrapped

This year has been my fanfic renaissance. I blame AFTG. 

In August, I began tracking what I was reading since I was reading so much, and here I was inspired by @typicalaveragefangirl to make my AO3 wrapped from all that data!

The top authors are honestly in no particular order. And there are so many more authors that blew me away. But @stillmadaboutpetra, @mostlymaudlin​, @butallmystars​, @likearecordbb​, @annawrites​ all get so many kudos. Y’all create such incredible work and bring light and joy into my life and the lives of all your readers. 

I’ll probably make a post with all my top fics, but frankly there are so many. I rated 116 fics 5 stars, and there are 50 ranked “all time favorites” so it’s gonna take a minute.

#aftg #aftg fic #ao3 #ao3 wrapped #aftg fanfic #trc fanfic #fanfiction

[aftg-alignments]

Karen’s beware!!

(source)

(p.s. this alignment chart is dedicated to @annawrites whose fanfic ‘to know a man’ is my favorite aftg coffee shop au everrrrrr)

#aftg alignments #aftg #all for the game

[andylantsov]

List of AFTG Fics that I will be reading.. sometime

(Thank you for this image, pinterest)

Part 2 but this is not a proper official series

1. Different roads by frankelled

2. Lemonade by trubenblack

3. A Study In De-escalation by cleopatras

4. Go Team! by @bazookajo94

5. Out in the Black by @gluupor

6. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes chapter from ncert

7. Aidan Minyard by OddlyBookish

8. Friday Night Big Screen by @annawrites (moonix)

9. what a chatty creature by nanatsuyu

10. Neil Crashes a Dinner Party by Carryonhowell

11. Tooth and Nail by AlrightDarlin (WhoopsOK)

12. Fake It 'Till You Make It by demesh (and then more stuff from this link)

Masterlist

#not me reading #aftg #aftg fics #neil josten #andrew minyard #kevin day #andreil #frankelled #trubenblack #gluupor #bazookajo94 #cleopatras #anawrites #moonix #all of these after i read polymers from ncert #that one's still pending from last time #oddlybookish #organic chemistry #chemistry #nanatsuyu #carryonhowell #alrightdarlin (whoopsok) #demesh #different roads #lemonade #a study in de-escalation #go team! #out in the black #aidan minyard #friday night big screen

[rainteaanddragons]

Couples(?) Costumes

I posted this fic to Ao3 too! 😊

You can find the art the fic is based on here 💜

#Voltron #klance #klance fanfiction #keith kogane #lance mcclain #I am so happy with this fic! #it’s SO fluffy #and sweet #annawritesvoltron #annawrites

[rainbow-0bsidian]

“Stop the van!” Neil yells, jerking Andrew from his thoughts and reorienting him to the here and now. Which, given the fact that they’re driving at 75mph down a dead straight interstate, is probably a good thing.

He feels like he’s been driving along this stretch of road for days. In reality it’s been less than two hours, but there’s no variation to the landscape, just skeletons of dried out crops stubbornly holding their ground in parched earth bracketing steaming hot asphalt, with nary an end in sight. It feels like an other-worldly treadmill dream.

Andrew pumps the brakes. Verity the hula-girl wobbles on the dash, and the talisman that hangs from the rear-view mirror begins to sway, but the van – the stupid van (Harriet, Neil chides in Andrew’s head) – has the most porridge fucking breaks on the road and eventually, minutes or hours or days later, they swerve a little and roll to a stop.

Neil’s out the door and cursing before Andrew can summon a whatthefuck, but really, he’s known Neil a long time now, and very little surprises him. “Toss me my sneakers, fuck,” Neil curses, head popping back up at the passenger side window. “The road is hotter than fucking hell out here.”

Andrew raises an eyebrow, and complies. The last thing he wants this weekend is to nurse burns and change dressings. Been there, done that.

Curious, he watches Neil’s retreating form in the side mirror for a moment, then unhooks the PSU lanyard from where it’s caught on the edge of the rearview mirror and fingers the odd collection of tokens it holds. Five years after Neil first strung it up with a piece of malachite, a travel rune and the old GS key, the lanyard has faded and the plastic key casing has started to crack, but they’ve taken dozens of trips in this stupid fucking van (Harriet) and like them, she just keeps going, refusing to roll over and die. Andrew closes his eyes against the afternoon sun that glares through the window and waits.

The passenger seat groans when Neil climbs back in, and Andrew’s slow-thawing heart lurches at the sight of him.

Grass seeds stick to Neil’s shorts and sweat beads on his forehead. A smile as wide as the plains they’re driving through, and infinitely more appealing, plasters Neil’s face, transforming every feature, illuminating every freckle, every scar.

“I picked you some wildflowers,” Neil says, thrusting a loose posy towards him, then reaches for his seatbelt and kicks off his shoes.

They’re mostly scratchy and brittle, earthy and sun-dried, but dotted between the course blooms are splashes of bright, soft color; stubborn and resilient, growing against all odds in this dried out landscape.

Without ceremony, Neil adds, “They remind me of us.”

for @annawrites 💛

(you can read the whole series here)

#aftg fanfic #aftg ficlet #Andrew Minyard #Neil josten #prompt fill

[iambellarose1816]

WIP GAME

Thank you @annas-hair-donut for tagging me 😊❤

RULES: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Note: The ones with a * are actually in progress

His Snowflake*

Her Hero*

His Princess*

Her Crackle*

Her Mystery*

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Helsa Oneshots (series of oneshots)

I'm tagging @venusssus @ravinewreyn @ariddletobesolved @nap-hime @true--north @frozen-elsa-annawrites @gofredfree

#tagging game #tag game #wip

[moondal514]

jean/renee for the ship game

Ship ask game

Thanks for the ask <3. Jeanee, my favorite forgotten canonical ship 😂. While I don’t like the idea of Jean and Renee being endgame, I actually do ship it

What made you ship it?

A combination of 2 things: one of my partial AFTG rereads (that I like to do every time I write AFTG fic so I can get a good sense of how certain character beats should go) and this fic by @annawrites. When I 1st read AFTG, I definitely wasn't paying attention to this ship so I was a lil confused about it when I read the Extra Content, but since then I've definitely come on board with it.

What are your favorite things about the ship?

My favorite dynamic for this ship is when it's very unbalanced, in the sense that I think Renee means more to Jean than Jean means to Renee. I think Jean falls in love with Renee as his savior, but Renee sees this as just a situation-ship kind of deal and I'm into that 😂

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Uh I'm not sure if enough Jeanee shippers even exist for me to have an unpopular opinion 😂. I guess the fact that I can't see it as endgame for either character. Does that count as an unpopular opinion?

#ask tag #anon #aftg

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Top 5 vs Personal 5

List your top 5 fics ranked by kudos on AO3. are you surprised by what's most popular to your readers? then provide your ranking of your personal top 5 fics, and tag a few fellow writers!

oh boi these make me nervous but thank you @mostlymaudlin ;; (tagging: @skvaaader @jaywalkers @annawrites @marianjos @kevneildependant @takitalks)

i'll follow format cus this looks pretty and personal favs first feels nicer to share. (i havent posted a lot of fic so there's a bit of overlap)

that's just something people say (T), 119k, andreil || slowburn road trip au where neil steals andrew's car and andrew makes a deal to take neil west before they part ways again (haha...unless? 👀) this is my baby that i worked on for several months and posted every chapter in one day lmao it was my first chapter fic and my first major au. im still very proud of it <3

better safe than damned (E), 18k, andreil || a smuttier au of an au with demon!neil and witch!andrew and tentacles lol it sounds depraved, and the tags make it sound really depraved but half that word count is aftercare and exploring ones comfort zones and sexuality? so its personal and one of my best written smutfics imo

what a chatty creature (T), 14.7k, kandreil || 5 times neil goes nonverbal and the one time he finds his voice. i wrote this for my friend gull and had them give me 6 of their favourite words and included those in each part. i liked exploring communication with kandreil when in a slightly different font

messy (E), 10.3k, kandrew || au where kevin and trans!andrew are fwb (but more because feelings are fun) its another soft smut where andrew thinks too much, and hes a bit further in his healing, but reservations are still that. i like playing with their dynamic a whole lot. i was incredibly nervous to post this but im glad i did <3

taptaptap (T), 7.2k, kandreil || canon divergence kandreil where theyre a year or so removed from college and in love, but kevin and andrew never resolved The Incident after baltimore. this was my first big softie fic of them. i love kevin with my whole heart and i think he should be happy always so this one is close to me

taptaptap (T), 7.2k, kandreil || this one doesn't surprise me when it comes to popularity. its super soft and canon divergent and my first non exchange/gift fic!

that's just something people say (T), 119k, andreil || its a 100k+ slowburn andreil fic. it was bound to do numbers but its also very validating because i worked so hard ;;

like you swallowed a bone (T), 7.6k, gen twinyards and nicky || mixtape post canon fic exploring what happened with the twins and nicky's relationship years down the road. i think this got popular because of age and i still really like it, but im not sure what sparked this one for people lol

what a chatty creature (T), 14.7k, kandreil || this def got popular because fuzzy and kandreil and its relatively low stakes in drama (not that i write particularly dramatic things but yknow)

morning coffee (E), 9.8k, kandreil || post canon divergence smut with the boys before neil has an interview. kandreil smut speaks for itself in popularity lol i am still incredibly fond of this one and its gotten a lot of comments recently which has been nice. wrote it because i wanted to see more fic that felt like kandreil and not just andreil + kevin

im terrible at boosting my own stuff because i never feel like i explain myself well enough to sell my ideas or fics which is definitely reflected in my summaries that i have often been told "do not do the fic any justice" lol that and im horrified of people saying theyre silly but at least a few people think theyre pretty neat! :^)

#aftg fic rec #my writing #i gotta get better at being kind to myself and my works so here goesss