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foxsoulcourt · 2 years

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the optimal condition (for birds to take flight) (5938 words) by scribbleb_red Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard, Aaron Minyard & Andrew Minyard Characters: Aaron Minyard, Andrew Minyard, Neil Josten, Kevin Day, Katelyn (All For The Game) Additional Tags: Fluff, Angst with a Happy Ending, Kite surfing, Found Family, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Island Paradise Fic, Maldives, Morning AUs, FBI, Extradition laws are not my forte but I know this much Summary:

On a tiny Maldivian island, during his brother's stag do, Andrew Minyard meets Neil Josten - a kite-surfing enigma who claims to be on the run from the law.

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I love the way @scribbleb-red brings us right.into.the.center of the universe where her stories take place. In this one I could feel the HEAT, smell the ocean air, feel the sand underneath my feet + s e e each of the characters, especially that enigmatic kite surfing human.

Reader, come join journalist Andrew Minyard as he travels far away from his urban environment to the isolated Maldives. Witness how sometimes, just sometimes, saying yes to small things leads to saying yes in larger ways.

#the optimal conditions (for birds to take flight)#scribbleb_red #journalist!andrew #kite surfing!neil #foxes on holiday in the maldives #wedding festivities many years later #andrew minyard #neil josten #canon bits delightfully flipped + turned around #this places looks absolutely gorgeous #all for the game #aftg #foxsoulcourt aftg fic rec

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passivenovember · 2 years

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Billy’s mother was a Hippie. Here are some head canons.

1. Someone (I can’t remember who) once said Billy’s first name is actually River. There’s no debate. His mother took one look at his eyes and knew that was his name--and she’s a huge Joni Mitchell fan, so. It all works out.

2. Neil picked his middle name to make up for it. William. It means protector and it’s thick sounding and robust. Catholic. Nothing at all like his mother saw him. Billy is suited for soft things and is unnervingly deep and passionate sometimes, just like his name suggests, but William is the one. That’s what everyone goes with lest they face The Wrath of Neil Hargrove.

3. Macramé plant hangers. Everywhere. All the time.

4. Billy’s mother lives life how it should be lived. She’s always trying new things, giving up and moving on, letting go of the things that no longer serve her. It drives Neil crazy but she’s a hobbyist. Basket weaving, Kite flying, gardening, surfing. She always sticks with pottery, though. After Starcourt Steve buys Billy a wheel. He’s a natural.

5. His mother played the Ukulele. Billy was never a huge fan of it because it sounded way too happy. It sounded fake. He liked listening to his mother play because her voice was so pretty. Pure and light like honey, or shooting stars, or warm summer nights. Neil smashed the ukulele the night before she left. Nothing was ever happy for too long in their house.

6. Billy’s favorite bedtime song was always “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out,” by Cat Stevens.

If you want to be free, be free. There’s a million ways to be, you know that there are.

This song stirs something inside of him. Makes him feel like maybe life isn’t that hard, isn’t so daunting. Even though Neil will never accept him for the way that he is, even though Billy feels like has to hide, one day he’ll sprout wings. He’ll fly away, into the arms of a beautiful boy.

His mother always said so.

#harringrove #billy hargrove's mother #my big head canon is that she dies #I know that's not canon #but you know how it is

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aftgficrec · 3 years

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Random Rec

Here’s a random rec for a quick beach read featuring fluffy/angsty andreil, ‘the optimal condition (for birds to take flight).’

It opens with Andrew all hot and bothered (but not like that) arriving in the steamy Maldives to join the Foxes celebrating Aaron and Katelyn as they renew their vows.

The twins are ill-suited for tropical conditions and are mostly lobster red sweaty messes, but — rejoice! — beefy Andrew supremacy reigns when he trades his black jeans and tee for “dark shorts and a black tank that does everything for his shoulders.” Dr. Katelyn lets her hair down and is glowing and happy and gorgeous. You know who else is gorgeous? Kevin. And a scarred, blue-eyed stranger who is sassy and...interesting.

Island Boy Neil is soon shadowing the group, and Andrew starts saying yes to kite surfing and snorkeling and photos with his friends. Time grows short as it is wont to do. Attraction quickly builds to yearning, as Neil seems fated to stay half a world away while Andrew must return to his job and everyday life. Can Neil be freed from his paradise prison and the shadow of a mafia past so they can surf into the sunset? Have faith, dear reader. - A

“I’m not a hallucination...” Andrew says.

“Maybe I am.”

“You’re the realest person I ever met,” Andrew tells him. “You’re not nothing. You’re so fucking real.”

Their foreheads touch, their noses brush and they breath the same air.

Andrew’s chest feels full of the sea and salt and longing for something he knows he can’t have.

the optimal condition (for birds to take flight) by scribbleb_red [Rated T, 5938 Words, Complete, 2021]

On a tiny Maldivian island, during his brother's stag do, Andrew Minyard meets Neil Josten - a kite-surfing enigma who claims to be on the run from the law.

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

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yasonyansson · 3 years

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mmakalaure · 6 years

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Seven Simple Techniques To Help Reduce Road Test Nerves

I remember my first road test.

I couldn't sleep the night before, so I was already exhausted, but this was compounded by sweating palms and an inability to eat or drink.

My stomach was churning, and as I sat in the car, I realised I couldn't press the accelerator pedal without my foot shaking uncontrollably.

You can probably guess, I didn't pass.

This isn't an isolated incident, either. Many people suffer in the same way and simply can't operate when put under the pressure of the test. Luckily, there are some ways to cope, here are just a few.

1) Belief - it's not the answer, but it's part of the answer

There are some people who spend their days looking in a mirror chanting the words "I will be an astronaut", even though they can't even fly a kite and get the jitters in a shopping mall elevator.

Belief is something that many new-age gurus will tell us is the answer to everything in life. If only you believe it, you can do it.

Well, to some extent, there's some truth to it, but it's not the whole story.

Some people are on the opposite end of the scale. I once knew a guitarist who, I'll be frank, could give Neil Young a run for his money.

He, however, didn't believe he could. He thought he was average at best and so he didn't follow his dream and he still works in a dispatch office on the outskirts of Toronto.

So there's a balance, and you have to understand your own skills.

If you know deep down that you have the relevant skills and experience, then having a belief in yourself is a great asset.

So, believe what your instructor has told you, realise that all those people telling you that you can drive are probably telling the truth and banish doubt from your mind.

2) Breath deeply

You might find that when you're nervous your breathing becomes shallow and quick.

This is a natural bodily response, but you can control it by simply slowing your breathing and taking more determined and deeper breaths.

This will feedback to your body to calm down, and in many cases it makes people feel much better, however, don't overdo it.

A friend of mine sat their deep breathing for a long time and started to go lightheaded, that's not an ideal situation to be in when you're about to drive!

3) While waiting, read a book or surf the Internet

Waiting for your turn to take the test can be nerve-wracking.

Your mind will be going over all the things you've done, all the mistakes you've made, all the signs you need to remember etc.

Well, it's probably too late to be revising now, so chill.

Take a book and read it. Distract your mind from the job at hand and relax.

Most sportspeople will tell you that before a big event, they relax. They spend as much time doing something totally unrelated to their sport as possible.

All the training has got them to this point; no amount of last-minute push-ups will give them an advantage now.

4) Practice the test

Try to emulate the test conditions with your instructor, or even another instructor to see what it will be like.

Familiarity with the situations regarding the test will make it much easier to handle on the day, and the more practice you get in, the easier it will be.

5) Think about the future

What will being able to drive allow you to do?

Sometimes, merely thinking about the benefits of being independently mobile can make you feel a heck of a lot better.

For example, I couldn't wait to be able to drive my family to the beach the day after I passed (I waited a bit, I was still a little rusty), and it made taking the test a lot easier to stomach.

This is a little like the belief idea up above. The more you concentrate on the good times that will come, the easier it will be to believe that you can do it.

6) Chew gum

Chewing gum is a very well known distraction technique that can help you to calm your nerves.

You can also get a good indication of how nervous you were, too. At the end of the test, if you realise you have an achy jaw, you know you needed that gum!

Try not to be too noisy though; it could put the examiner off!

7) If it's all too much, seek help

Simple techniques you pick up off the Internet are great, but they might not be the answer to all your problems.

Sometimes nerves take over, and you simply can't operate, and that's the time to seek professional help.

Firstly, go to see your doctor and see how they can help. They might be able to refer you to a complementary therapist or prescribe something that will calm you on the day, but don't be tempted to take any kind of drug without professional advice.

Although there might be remedies that purport to assist in alleviating nerves, if they also affect your senses or state of mind, you might be breaking the law, so always get advice.

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#Ontario Road Test

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