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[moondal514]

Been a while since I made an AFTG fic rec list so here’s a fic rec list of some of my fave extremely underrated AFTG gen fics

an interlude by clytemnestras

smoking kills

Short but fantastic ficlet that’s a picture-perfect illustration of Renee & Andrew’s brotp

A Brief History of Exy According to Philomena Cunk by nebulousviolet

Breakout documentary* star Philomena Cunk takes on the violent world of exy for the sport's thirtieth anniversary, featuring exclusive interviews from Kevin Day, David Wymack, Dan Wilds, and MORE!

(*Outcome of court case still pending.)

Hilarious crossover with the iconic Philomena Cunk

Salvation by OneSweetMelody

Stephanie Walker did not save her.

Fantastic Renee character study about her crafting her new identity with religion

collateral/roadkill by animediac/ @jaywalkers

“You can’t be Nathaniel anymore,” his mother had said. “Abram, listen. You can’t be Nathaniel.”

-

When Nathaniel is ten, his mother tells him he’s not allowed to be, anymore.

A Nathaniel (not Neil, Nathaniel) character study that gave me actual goosebumps from how well it’s written

monster mash, more like monster bash by adverbialstarlight/ @adverbialstarlight

The Monsters are vampires about to get a new housemate, the newly turned Robin Cross. Good thing the Council Halloween party is coming so they can show her the ropes.

aka a What We Do In The Shadows AU with no prior knowledge needed

Hysterically funny and comedy gold

the places we've been, the people we've become by pneumatics

He’s twenty years old and he’s thrown himself into a family where he’s as lost as they are unforgiving.

Beautiful but sad short piece about when Nicky 1st starts living with the twinyards

Maria by Ateiluj/ @awildtei

Maria Hemmick, over the years.

Explores and adds dimension to Maria Hemmick and is legit one of the best fics I’ve read in this fandom

[foxsoulcourt]

Chapters: 20/20 Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Neil Josten, Andrew Minyard Additional Tags: just for fun, Wrong Number - AU, Texting, short frequent updates (probably?), song lyric title in all lower case because why not, this honestly started off as a joke but i'm actually invested now, way less ooc than i thought it was going to be, it's tagged as just andrew and neil but everyone shows up eventually, more or less, Alternate Title: Neil texts like a fuckboy but Andrew still thinks he can get it, Blatant advertisement for aol sexy zombie costumes and milo, This all wouldn’t have happened if Neil didn’t get a new phone, I AM SUFFERING BECAUSE I POSTED THE WRONG DRAFT OF THE LAST CHAPTER, i am a dumbass Summary:

Neil needs a ride home. Matt isn't answering his texts.

Wrong Number AU

Bookmarker's Notes:

How would Andrew + Neil get to know one another if they'd never (yet) met in person? Dive into this wrong# story to find out. Laugh at the various names used in group chats and their many conversations. Admire how the author weaves canon into this new setting. Mostly, enjoy watching Andrew + Neil navigate learning about each other via text + a few phone calls along the way.

P.S. If you like to read fics out loud to someone else, this is a fantastic fic to do just that.

P.P.S. @thepalmtoptiger​  3 years later this is STILL one of my favourite fics! I don’t know if you remember, but I read this out loud to 3/4 of my fam when we were in St Paul visiting the kid who went to uni there. This past Christmas season we were there again + drove by this corner. It’s the one where I had to stop to sit on the stairs because I was laughing so hard I couldn’t read out loud any more. 

P.P.P.S. Jules it’s been waaaaaaaay too long. I had to dig to remember your blog name. 💜 to you!

[aftgficrec]

Hi i asked a while ago if y’all had any like law student Neil where he used his knowledge to get away with butcher related thing? I think I’m not so sure what I said but y’all couldn’t find much so instead I wanted to ask for something like this one fic (dk name) where Andrew and Neil were roommate and Andrew worked in law and was solving the case of someone who was murdering the butchers people and it turned out to be Neil. And Neil saw that they were connecting dots& changed his methood a bit?

Maybe you could share your ideas as prompts and see if someone will write them? The fic you described is ‘Neil Josten’s Vendetta,’ and I’ve got some more mobster/criminal/cop AUs for you. - A

also see:

mobster/cop aus here

‘married to my enemy’ series here

‘qui n'avance pas, recule’ here

‘maybe i'm defective, maybe i'm dumb’ series here

‘I’ll Be Good’ here

‘A Hole in the World’ here

‘my head goes forward (and my heart goes back)’ here

‘(Stealing your Heart was) the Perfect Crime’ and ‘Heart on a Canvas’ here

‘I'm Not the Villain I Appear to Be,’ ‘finger on the trigger/pedal to the floor,’ and ‘it's only life’ here

Neil Josten’s Vendetta by Luci_Cunt [Rated T (we say M), 63841 Words, Complete, 2019]

Neil needs a roommate, he gets Andrew. Which is fine, until Andrew is the first person to connect all of Neil’s victims and actually start figuring out who is killing all of the Butcher of Baltimore’s people. Then Neil starts having some issues. It only gets worse when Andrew accidentally discovers a whole new Japanese-flavored layer to Neil's personal vendetta.

tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: canonical character death

You Don't Even Know Me (It's Only A Feeling) by shadowdreams [Rated M, 58940 Words, Complete, 2019]

Neil Hatford, head of the infamous Hatford mob family.

Andrew Doe, ambitious newcomer to the world of organized crime.

And a story where neither of them is who they say they are but still end up falling for each other.

Or, what happens when two governments are really bad at communication and two guys get stuck in the middle.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: violence

The Nameless Monster by kanekicure [Rated M, 108199 Words, Complete, 2020]

Part 1 of the The Nameless series

Nathaniel Wesninski wants nothing more than to see his father dead and buried. But when his father promises him the title of The Butcher, Nathaniel quickly realizes that his destiny of following in his father's footsteps is closer than ever before.

So of course, when he gets forced to go undercover for the Baltimore police, he start's seeing what living could truly be.

Andrew Minyard is a fresh out of training police officer, dedicated on hunting down the notorious Butcher and his unnamed underling. But when Neil Josten is thrown into his midst as his civilian consultant; he starts to realize some things don't quite appear as they seem.

tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: violence, tw: ptsd, tw: murder

it's better to know the devil you know by OneSweetMelody [Rated M, 5936 Words, Incomplete, Last Updated 2018]

Rewrite of ‘we’re kings of the killing’

When Nathaniel Wesninski enters the Baltimore FBI field office, he comes out as Neil Josten. Neil owes more than than a few favors FBI if he doesn't want to be slammed with a host of charges ranging from identify theft to attempted murder. With no choice but to work for the FBI to pay off his dues, Neil is assigned to a field office in Columbia, South Carolina. However, it doesn't take long for Neil's past start catching up with him and for him to start wondering if he's really all that safe in Columbia

tw: graphic description of corpses, tw: blood/gore, tw: implied/referenced rape/non-con, tw: implied/referenced self-harm, tw: implied/referenced alcohol abuse/alcoholism, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: murder, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

[zipperuser103]

5 Andreil AO3 fanfic recommendations part 2: more oneshots

“Google Search: Neil Josten thighs” by OneSweetMelody - Summary: “Matthew Boyd-Wilds @matthewboyd Replying to @CalvinKlein @neiljos10— Why does Neil look like a whole damn snack? Because he is. Legends only. Matthew Boyd-Wilds @matthewboyd Replying to @ohohphelia— I’ve always been a Neil Josten fan account. --The one where Neil does a Calvin Klein campaign and almost breaks the internet.” —> My thoughts: this, in all honesty, is absurd amazing! Huge props to the writer who went through all the hard work of copying social media’s!! I loved this so much!! Check out the other works under this series as well!!

“Neil Josten And Andrew Minyard Read Thirst Tweets” by literary_shitstorm Summary: “N.J: Hello guys, my name is Neil Josten! A.M: …Andrew Minyard. N.J: And we’re Professional Exy Players and today we are going to be reading Thirst Tweets!” —> My thoughts: This three part series breathed air into my lungs!! I adored this, definitely recommend reading all three. They’re very short but I strongly believe you’ll enjoy them!! ;))

“Neil Josten Is a Lucky Man” by irls_goaway —Summary: “5 times Neil ends up in the hospital and nobody tells Andrew +The 1 time someone has the common sense to tell Andrew and Andrew decides, fuck, he has to marry Neil. *** "If you didn’t keep ending up in the hospital, I wouldn’t have to marry you just to be able to know when you get hospitalized,” Andrew said.”” —> My thoughts: Very cute!! Exactly how I pictured Andrew and Neil getting married!! :)

“Is Neil Fucking Josten Worth It” by Rory_writes —Summary: “You know that therapy session where Aaron made Andrew fight for Neil, outing his relationship to Betsy while he was at it?Yeah? That's what this is.” —> My thoughts: There are not words to explain how much I loved this!! It made my chest go all fuzzy in some places!! 100% recommend reading it!! What makes it even better is that it’s in Aaron’s POV! :)

“An Incomplete Guide to Loving Neil Josten” by alex_wh0 —Summary: “What it says on the box” —> My thoughts: Adorable!! It was almost too sweet for Andreil, but I loved it much!! Really nice and quick read!!

(Hope you enjoyed more recommendations!! If you want more check out part one and maybe keep an eye on my page because I do plan and making more!! If you are the writer of any of these and you would like me to link any other social media’s of yours or want me to take your work off of my list for whatever reason just message me!!)

[eyes-of-mischief]

weekly fic recs | 16

prompt: social media

fandoms: aftg, bnha, dc, mdzs, hq, tgcf

aftg

Reputation by lemonicee

(mature)

The rise and fall of the Minyard-Josten Rivalry.

  Usually when Neil starts shit in a post-game press interview, he does it on purpose. This time, he really just meant for it to be a joke.

“How do you feel about the possibility of ending up on a team with a former Fox teammate?” is the next question.

“Great,” Neil answers, sincere. “I would love to play with Matt or Kevin again.”

“What about Minyard? Would you sign with Atlanta?”

Neil says, “Andrew? He’s a nightmare.”

He knows it’s a joke. His team knows it’s a joke. Andrew will know it’s a joke.

The press does not seem to know that it’s a joke.

Retweet by pawnofkings

Neil @Jos10: Warning: I don’t know how to use this app

Andrew Minyard @AMinyard: As evidenced by the fact that your tweets are the most boring, inane shit on the entire platform

Neil @Jos10: I may not know how to use Twitter but I know how to use my fists to come beat ur ass

but you ain't got my number (no, you can't pin me down) by orphan_account

neil josten versus the internet, a story told over 15 years

(featuring andrew minyard, a hug, and terrible journalism)

#TEAMKIKO by OneSweetMelody

all hail the raven king @ onetwopunch Counting down the hours til Kevin Day returns to the coup #cawcawmothafuckers

wifey @fckevinday looks like someone is still holding out for the impossible @ onetwopunch

all hail the raven king @ onetwopunch @fckevinday I’m being a realist, Kevin ditching the Ravens for the PU Foxes was a mistake _____ The Foxes and Ravens play in the NCAA Exy Championships. The Internet reacts.

bnha

Q. A. B. by jihnari

One month after @hawks_unofficial's initial viral post, the blog titled "Quirk Analysis Blog for the Future", otherwise known as "Q. A. B.", has gone from an average of 10 views per post to an average of 20,000 views per post. Midoriya Izuku does not know how to view the impressions analysis for his suddenly popular blog, and only notices that sometimes, people actually comment on his posts now. He does not google himself or his moniker and thus does not see the rise in online articles and speculation. He is unaware that the "kyuu-ei-bee" he begins to hear about in passing refers to his own blog. He does not have a Twitter account. At the time, Midoriya Izuku is 15 years old.

Izuku (accidentally) starts a cult.

And Now I See Daylight by DancingInTheStorm

AnalysisOverload Current mood: HERO CON HERO CON HERO CON HERO CON

AnalysisOverload reblogged AnalysisOverload  Okay, let’s talk HeroCon. 

Look around, and you’ll see a lot of discrimination—against people whose Quirk is debilitating, against people whose Quirks scare us, against people who have trouble controlling their Quirk, against people who don’t have a Quirk at all. It��s easy to feel alone in a sea of discrimination.

Enter HeroCon:X. 

A social media fic following Deku post-graduation. 

awake and (un)afraid, asleep or by driedupwishes

“You,” Shoto says, picking his head up from where his screen is filled with The Worst Photograph Ever, curtesy of Shinsou, Jiro, Kaminari, his brother, and nearly everyone they know. “You are so dead to me.”

Kirishima blinks, mouth half open while Izuku mutters oh god, it’s too late, isn’t it on the other end of the phone, before Kirishima is leaning into his space to see his screen.

“Oh,” he says, in response to the photo someone in the crowd of civilians watching the fight had taken of them. “Oh, that’s-” he cuts himself off for a minute, leaning back to eye Shoto’s face while on the other side of the phone Izuku smothers what is probably a laugh, and then changes tracks.

“It’s super manly to love and support your friends,” Kirishima tells Shoto haughtily, as if this whole thing isn't his fault in the first place.

-

or: Kirishima and Shoto accidentally start trending on Twitter and in retaliation Shoto decides to make an Instagram to showcase all his Hero Deku merchandise, so that everyone knows how much he loves his boyfriend Izuku, and no one expects how quickly it will all spiral out from there

dc

Anti-Social by Unpretty

Batman needs a Robin.

#gotham is trending by helenabertinellis

thghhhh:

ahhhhh, i'm back in gotham. can't wait to get back to a supervillain attack every other day. i've missed this.

[the city of gotham, it's vigilantes, and resident billionaires - as seen through social media]

hq

No Retakes! by WinteRey

Hinata kept a smile as he sang, not stopping until he finished the whole song. After he did, he was about to thank everyone for the nice words when someone beyond the camera view—by now, infamously omniscient in all of his livestreams—piped in.

“Huh,” it was uttered absentmindedly, as if not intentionally said out loud. “I forgot that you can actually sing.”

---

Or, the Kagehina quarantine slash live-streaming fanfiction no one asks for.

Japan's most subscribed by NeverNothing

Kuroo Tetsurou @blacktetsurou changed his bio : volleyball player, co-owner of Bouncing Ball Corp. and so much more ;)

mcu

the spider-man conspiracy by tempestaurora

WHO IS SPIDER-MAN?

The screen showed Peter Parker, sixteen years old and determined to prove the identity of Spider-Man over the course of the three-part documentary he was making, unknowing that it would become viral within days of the first part being released. Behind the camera, way off screen, was Harley Keener, Tony Stark’s other prodigy child, grinning like crazy as Peter started the documentary. Only a few people knew what was to come, and those few people were about to have a great few weeks.

“My name is Peter Parker, and with the help of my friends, Ned Leeds, Harley Keener, and my Aunt, May Parker, who provided me with a lot of red yarn for this project, we’re going to uncover the identity of Spider-Man.”

OR

"what if peter just decided to fuck with everyone who didn’t know he was spider man and make a documentary about him trying to uncover the Truth."

mdzs

call me, beep me by myung

Wen Qing ✓ @qingwenn

Listen, kids. You might think you know everything there is to know about yourself but you really don’t. Be willing to grow and learn from your mistakes. Yes this is about the fact that I once dated a man and am now married to a woman.

life, drama and action by Akai__hana

Wei Ying✓@wei_wuxian how mad do you think Lan Zhan is going to be when he finds out that i’ve broken all the mugs we own yinandyang @istanwuxian @wei_wuxian i don’t even want to ask but…..how????

or where wangxian are internet's power couple

tgcf

all i need is your love by peerlessnut (awhalenamedblue)

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[ao3feed-thefoxholecourt]

and baby makes ten

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3nCxiV0

by OneSweetMelody

“You were going to d-r-o-p him,” Andrew spelled out slowly. “And I’m not taking over godfather responsibilities if the Boyd-Wildses kill you.”

“Does that make you step-godfather? Godfather-in-law. How does that work? Do we need to get married?” -- Matt and Dan make Neil godfather. He only panics a little bit.

Part of a collection of unrelated AUs where Neil and Andrew do or don't decide to get married. Vary in length. Stand-alone fic.

Words: 577, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of a million reasons

Fandoms: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen, M/M

Characters: Neil Josten, Andrew Minyard

Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard, Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Multiverse, Accidental Baby Acquisition, except not really

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3nCxiV0

[aftgficlibrary]

hiya any fics that acknowledge or even focus on Andrew's bipolar bc it seems to get ignored a lot

Here’s some!-Beth

until i see the light by badacts (M | 5,943 | 4/4)

Bee uses the word relapse with him, explains that he’s veering off baseline like he can’t figure that out for himself. All Andrew cares about is that he hasn’t been looking for reasons to stay alive like this for so, so long.

to derail the mind of mine by OneSweetMelody (T | 2,400 | 1/1)

It started in the way all things on the path to ruination did—slowly then all at once; so deceptive in the intervals of peace that it was difficult to pinpoint the exact moment of unraveling. Andrew, familiar with the dull thrill of self destruction, almost ached with the desire to travel back to the point of disentanglement if only to yank the fraying threads from the spool himself. Self loathing was an art form that Andrew spent much of his formative years carefully crafting and honing until finally abandoning it for the much more difficult art of apathy and disinterest.

Or, a series of vignettes about Andrew and his mental health.

A Phone Booth I Somehow Stumbled Into by fuzzballsheltiepants (T | 1,283 | 1/1)

I can’t take the silence.

Those five words, written in Neil’s jagged scrawl.

But silence was all he had left.

[udnoestaaqui]

i spent my day free of fandom discourse reading fake fandom discourse

Summary:

And finally, the Minyard/Josten Rivalry as told through social media. __

Neil Josten @neiljos10 Sadly @ajminyard isn’t too excited about that face off

Neil Josten @neiljos10 Maybe @ajminyard will learn how to block an offside bouncer before then. Or any shot.

Additional Tags:

Social Media, Twitter, Tumblr, Interview Transcripts, Questionable Journalism, Suicide mention, abuse mention, in relation to Riko Moriyama, Canon Typical Warnings, Sports Related Homophobia, Ableism, Honestly the exy fandom is a mess

Completed: 2016-11-06 Words: 16574 Chapters: 7/7

[minyavd]

The Foxhole Court Fic Rec IV Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V A ★ indicates fics I would reread every day if I had no life

Angst/Hurt/Comfort

Baltimore Blues by SpangleBangle He saw the duffel. It was battered all to hell and the strap was nearly torn from the bag, but it still glowed almost neon in the darkening night and streetlamp glare. Neil would never… He dropped to his knees beside it and rifled through it, looking for any sign, any clue as to where Neil might have run. Nothing, nothing, nothing. Until his fingers found the keyring. Until he found the phone.Andrew's perspective on the Binghamton riot and the walking tragedy that is Neil Josten.

Those That Broke Us by WriteThroughTheNight "Neil doesn't talk about his mom and doesn't think about what she'd do to him if she saw him now. He has a family, he has Exy, and he has Andrew. He has more than enough, more than he ever could have dreamed of.Neil doesn't talk about his mom until a warm fall day outside the locker room, waiting for the start of their game with his team and family. It's a place that she doesn't belong, where not even a memory of her belongs, but she wriggles her way in and takes root in his chest." Or Neil reveals, piece by piece, what life with his mom was like.

Alternate Universe

A Castle of Curses by Greenninjagal (WIP) Neil didn't mean to be found dying in the middle of the forest. He didn't mean to be saved by a couple mysterious voices. He definitely didn't mean to wake up in a castle.After a lifetime of run, run, running and lie, lie, lying Neil has no problem preparing to leave again. But upon waking up in a the rundown castle in the middle of nowhere, and no understanding of anything other than the people in it are extremely weird and hey-- wasn't that statue in another room before??-- Neil finds himself in a predicament he's never had to face before.Neil didn't mean to stay. And he most certainly didn't mean to wake the dragon.

★ call me in the afternoon by Jaylocked Neil had literally been tortured on several occasions, and that was still better than this. (written for the prompt: "andrew and neil meet in a group therapy")

Connection through Pain by sacchan Nathaniel was six years old, and he was in pain. His body ached, but the one actually in pain was his soulmate. Their connection started when he was born, but he noticed its existence only now, and the reminder was very cruel. From now on, Nathaniel would experience the pain and the nightmares of this other person, as they would do the same with his. Till one of them died.

★ Doe & Josten: Deductionists by SpangleBangle (WIP) Andrew Doe, rude but brilliant consulting detective, thought he had no need of a partner as he worked slowly away at dismantling the largest crime family in the country, helping out with other cases on the side to relieve the tedium. That was, until a scruffy runaway with a stupid amount of secrets stumbled into his life. Or, more accurately, broke into his kitchen.

★ Eyes Half Closed by constellationqueen (WIP) The A/B/O au that LITERALLY no one asked for. Sorry not sorry.Neil was promised to Riko when they were little, but Neil has no intention of being taken by that asshole. IDEK LEAVE ME ALONE

Like a River by Moonix (WIP)  Andrew was a statistical anomaly. He was both a Seer and a Squib, an unfortunate combination of genetic traits that still somehow got him into Hogwarts. He had both hands full babysitting Kevin Day, resident Quidditch prodigy, after the drama with Riko Moriyama in fifth year, and making sure his brother finished his last year of education after the death of their mother. What he did not need was another stray to take in – Neil Hatford, formerly Nathaniel Wesninski, prominent guest in Andrew's prophetic dreams with his blue, blue eyes and death omens flocking to him wherever he went. What he needed even less was to start pretending they were in a relationship, but then, Andrew never had been very interested in doing what was good for him.

My Way Home... by ionlyloveyouironically (WIP)  Two years after they run, Mary Hatford decides it's not working.At age 11, Andrew Doe moves into a massive house with his new foster mother, Stella Josten. They make a picture-perfect family: mother, son, and strange boy who lives inside the walls.

No Ordinary Cats by Nekojita  Andrew gets a little more than he bargained for when he rescues a tattered cat from some drunken idiots at work one night.

Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum by redFreckles (WIP)  It's probably Stockholm syndrome. It was only a matter of time, Nathaniel supposes. Years of violence of all sorts finally catching up to him, these four walls finally collapsing around him, Neil's firm resolve to not be broken slipping out from underneath Nathaniel's uncertainty and folding in on it's own shattered surface.Nathaniel hates Neil, sometimes, for what he means, what he represents. A hope long lost in the hands of his father as he sold him to the devil.Or in which Neil is sold, but not to the Moriyama's.

ode to sleep by jaylocked  Andrew’s barely even noticing his surroundings by the time he walks through the automatic doors, more ready for a Slurpee than he’s ever been in his whole life, but the sight of an attractive man effectively disarming and disabling a guy with a gun gets his attention pretty quickly.(written for the prompt: "Ok, so what if neil & andrew meet in a 7-11 where they both go when they can't sleep at night bc both of them are insomniacs + they're always half asleep so it takes them a while to notice each other.")

Pressure Points by puddlejumper99 (WIP)  Neil enrolls at Columbia High School and remarkably fails at remaining invisibleI've had to fuck with the timeline a bit to make it work in my mind? But most of the canon backstory is intact. Just shuffled about a littleHope you like it! I've never wrote much fanfic before these dumb exy boys completely consumed my life but i cant get them out of my head so here we are.

Right Here in the Light by OrdinaryVegan  A few members of the domestic Andreil household find themselves awake in the middle of the night. In other words, Andrew Minyard is the best father in the universe, and no one will convince me otherwise.

She was Found by OrdinaryVegan AKA Piper: The Prequel

★ Something Sweet by horrorinabakset (WIP)  Neil's mother dies when he is fifteen. As a result, Neil ends up in Columbia, at a diner called Sweetie's. There he encounters a rather strange family, a boy raising his twin cousins.

staff recommendation by flybbfly Andrew works at a bookstore. Neil stumbles in during a bad storm.

Taking in Strays by Leahelisabeth (fortheloveofcamelot) Neil picks up a stray. He and Andrew get a little attached.

The Definition of Overkill by WriteThroughTheNight Neil and Andrew are neighbors and spiders that big should be illegal.

★ to know a man by moonix  In which the Foxes all work at a coffee shop run by Wymack, Neil is their newest recruit with a dark past, Andrew is obvious, Neil is oblivious, and everyone ships it apart from Aaron, who just wants to study in peace. With guest appearance by a stuffed jellyfish called Josephine.

Watermark by fairietailed (JereJean) He hops into the kitchen on one foot, catching his mother before she carries the bowl of peas she’s holding into the dining room.“Jeremy?” Her eyebrows pull together in concern at the look on his face. “What is it?”“I don’t know,” he says, sticking out his foot. “I think it’s my soul mate?”--In which bruises and scars from your soulmate appear on your skin, and Jeremy's skin is a myriad of colored stains.

★ we’re kings of the killing by OneSweetMelody (WIP) When Nathaniel Wesninski enters the Baltimore FBI field office, he comes out as Neil Josten and owes more than than a few favors FBI if he doesn't want to be slammed with a host of charges. With no choice but to work as an FBI agent to pay off his dues, Neil is assigned to a field office in Columbia, South Carolina. However, it only takes a few weeks for Neil's past start catching up with him and for him to start wondering if he's really all that safe in Columbia

Raven!Neil

dangerous and disquieting by feuchsli (WIP)  In which Mary's first attempt at stealing her son away has failed and she only succeeds five years later. But the damage is done and the lack of running-experience leads to Nathan catching up with them. What we see here is the aftermath of that and the hell that is Nathaniel Wesninski's life—at least up to the point when he meets the Foxes and slowly becomes another person under the name of Neil Josten.

Dare You To by quexnk (goldveines) (WIP) Nathaniel's place is at Riko's side, the hidden and elusive number three to Riko's perfect court. His identity is kept secret due to his father's history, but the three on his cheek tells the truth: some things can't be hidden - such as Nathaniel's inclination to his father's personality. Nathaniel isn't interested in being loyal to Riko, he's interested in playing Exy; and his methods aren't always to Riko or his partner, Jean's, benefit. He'll push both his own limits and those around him to play.

★ This is What Hollows by constellationqueen (WIP) (Rewritten) A month after Kevin runs from the Ravens, Nathaniel Wesninski is sent to the Foxes as a message from Riko.

Fluff

Ache in my Bones, Ache in my Heart by imagined_melody Andrew and Neil both find wintertime difficult to weather (pun intended). They take care of each other.

my heart is glowing fluorescent by dizzyondreams Neil woke briefly, shallow wakefulness, that dreamy, half-sleep where he barely opened his eyes. He could hear soft talking from somewhere behind him, could smell cigarettes and boy sweat and laundry detergent, an oddly familiar smell, and before he could really take anything in he was asleep again.

[andreil-library]

title: #TEAMKIKO author: OneSweetMelody length: 2,626 words description:

all hail the raven king @onetwopunch Counting down the hours til Kevin Day returns to the coup #cawcawmothafuckers

wifey @fckevinday looks like someone is still holding out for the impossible @onetwopunch

all hail the raven king @onetwopunch @fckevinday I’m being a realist, Kevin ditching the Ravens for the PU Foxes was a mistake _____ The Foxes and Ravens play in the NCAA Exy Championships. The Internet reacts.

[bramlouisgreenfeld]

Fic recs: @nekojitachan : way down we go/ armies/ dragon!Andrew/ Heartlines/cat!Neil/the first breath. @iScar123: a hole in the world/UltraViolence.@iaquilam: better than a grave or a hearse. @OneSweetMelody: we're kings of the kilings. @LunnVic: remembered💜.@constellationqueen: this is what hollows (old and new🌼).@crazy_like_a: the cartographer and the world (the lessons series). @spangleBangle: trust fall/deductionists. @inthesea: light fires at night(to push back the void).

THANK YOU!! i’ll def check them out. bear with me while i link these all (and apologies if i tagged anyone wrong!)-

@nekojitachan: way down we go, armies, dragon!andrew, heartlines, no ordinary cats, the first breath

@lscar123: a hole in the world, ultraviolence 

@iaquilam: better than a grave or a hearse

@onesweetmelody: we’re kings of the killings

@lunnvic: remembered

@constellationqueen: this is what hollows

@crazy-like-a: lessons

@spanglebangle: trust fall (and welcoming arms), doe and josten: deductionists

@inthesea: light fires at night (to push back the void)

[liam-lawson]

what's the name of the fic if I may ask?

It’s “please tell me it’s just the fandom freaking out” by OneSweetMelody - this is the link:http://archiveofourown.org/works/7339108/chapters/16671379

[foxsoulcourt]

May I have a couple Multichapter Andriel fic recs? They can be WIPs or completed, but maybe if they’re not done then have them be at most 3 chapters away from completion? Thanks so much! :)

Hi Nonny!How sweet of you to ask me for fic recs. I had to stop at 6 but I could have gone on for DAYS I TELL YOU,  D  A  Y  S! 

One important caveat: 

As you read, or at the end, I expect you to leave complimentary comments for these wonderful authors. Most of them are friends + I know how much they appreciate seeing the impact their words have on people like us. Make them short! Use keysmashes or emojis! Be sassy! Just be like Nike + DO IT!

Surreal But Nice by @fuzzballsheltiepants, @gluupor + @annawrites (moonix on AO3), both the fic here or the Podficast here (T, 30k, 2 more chapters left!! )This Notting Hill mash-up collaboration by 3 magicians is so.much.fun. Well, except for the most recent 2 chapters. If you don’t like sad cliffhangers, you might want to wait until Sun 29 Mar to start it.Andrew’s quiet life as the owner of an independent, cat-enriched bookstore in the heart of San Francisco’s hills is thrown into turmoil when Famous Actor Neil Josten stumbles into his shop. They argue their way through Andrew’s literary recommendations and into each other’s hearts. But even as Neil is adopted into Andrew’s family - feline and human alike - they struggle to find a way to reconcile their vastly different lives.

you used to call me on my cell phone by OneSweetMelody @thepalmtoptiger (T, 20k, 2018/19) - I love this story so much I could go steady with it. Using hand motions to indicate which character is speaking, I’ve read a lot of this out loud to ¾ of my family. I recommend you pick some people you’re quarantined with + do the same. It doesn’t really matter if they know AFTG or not!a wrong # au where Neil + Andrew start out snarky and slowly move towards friends. 

Piper Minyard-Josten: kid au by OrdinaryVegan / @pastelanxiete (G, 7824 words, 2017) - I love seeing what qualities of Andrew + Neil rise to the surface when they are called to parent a smaller human. I love Piper.Andrew and Neil have a daughter, and she is an actual ray of sunshine.

Trust Fall (and Welcoming Arms) by @spanglebangle (E, 85k, 2017) - This is one the foundational works in my AFTG fanfic library. Everyone has their own “4th book of canon”; this is one of mine.Life goes on after the Foxes win the championship, and for Andrew and Neil it’s uncharted territory with only each other for guides. Maybe it’s time to put away some of those hard edges, and learn how to touch more softly, and speak more honestly. And if they falter, they have their family to help them get back on their feet. 

it suits you by @lolainslackss (M, 14k, 2018) -  OMG I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS FIC. That’s all I’ll say. Go read it.Andrew Minyard is killing time working at his cousin’s central London suit shop as a personal stylist. One day, Neil Hatford, an Olympic athlete in desperate need of a new wardrobe, walks through the door. That’s when everything changes.

Calling Me Back Once Again by @fuzzballsheltiepants​ (E, 12k, 2018) - This is one of my comfort fics; I can’t count how many times I’ve read it. I love the story, feel for Andrew while he waits + I A D O R E the OCs!On Christmas Eve morning, Neil decided to go for a little ski near their ski lodge. An unexpected blizzard hits, leaving it up to the local search and rescue team to find him. Meanwhile, all Andrew can do is wait.

If you are looking for more, you can 

check the #foxsoulcourt aftg fic rec tag

look through my AO3 bookmarks (sadly, I don’t know how to categorise/organise them…yet) (if you know how, please dm!!!)

consult either @aftgficrec​ or @aftgficlibrary​

[ao3feed-voltronlegendarydefender]

Checkered Flag

read it on the AO3 at Checkered Flag

by OneSweetMelody

“Twenty-five years ago, my father started Voltron Motorsports. It was a product his love and dedication to the sport. I spent my childhood on many of the same race tracks still standing today and around some of the finest drivers, engineers, teams, the sport has ever known. When Coran first spoke about reforming Voltron, we had the same vision-- of building a team and reintroducing racing to a new generation of fans and bringing new life back into the sport. I understand many people are concerned about what is in store for the team and I do not want to dismiss those fears but understand that Voltron Motorsports and the team behind it will continue to thrive and to reach new heights. It’s not about rivalries or our legacy. We have a new legacy to build and we hope for your continued support along the way.”

- Allura Altea, CEO of Altea Industries and owner of Voltron Motorsports ________________ The one where Voltron is a NASCAR team and Keith living in the shadow of Shiro's racing legacy.

Words: 2897, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Voltron: Legendary Defender Team

Additional Tags: NASCAR, NASCAR!au, Social Media, i write yet another fic with social media aspects because what else is new, literally just excerpts though, not the whole fic, Timelines

read it on the AO3 at Checkered Flag

[lesmislondonmeets]

April/May minutes, June date

April/May minutes   Books Autonomous by Annalee Newitz (sci-fi pirates) Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (Assassin nuns?) Land of the Beautiful People by R Lee Smith (Monster fucking?) This is not a test by Courtney Summers (The zombie apocalypse from the POV of a suicidal girl) The long way to a small angry planet by Becky Chambers (space opera) Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill   Fic delete all accounts by OneSweetMelody (TFC social media AU) Home by lanaea (Star Trek) Study of Flight by esama (Assassin's Creed) The Dark Side by astolat (SGA) Ignominy by saul (TFC Sentinel AU) A light-handed approach to regulation by hazel (Hockey RPF) manic_intent's The Man from UNCLE fic quote love unquote by newamsterdam (WIP! BNHA KiriBaku fake dating/celebrity AU) Same River Twice by kianspo (Merlin, Modern Royalty) The Pact by Cori Lannam (Merlin, Modern Royalty fuck or die) Maybe We Were Coming All Along by sassafrasx (Merlin, modern royalty fake relationship) American Dream by brideofquiet (Steve/Bucky, Dream Daddy AU) Mine Is The Shining Future by brideofquiet (Steve emigrates to Brooklyn from Ireland) Saying your Name by brideofquiet (Steve follows Bucky into the afterlife to bring him back)   TV/Anime Stargate Atlantis (sc-fi) Dante's Cove (queer life-sucking witches) Saiki's K Disastrous Life (slice of life humour anime about a psychic teenager) Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun (slice of life humour anime about a teenage manga writer)   Other The Rec Centre Newsletter (Weekly fandom recs from hellotailor and Elizabeth) Toushi & Kendo in a sushi bar (from Gintama anime)   June date By providence of being the only date doable, it's going to be 16th June lmao. 2:30ish, O'Neills at King's Cross