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[aftgficlibrary]

Hey thank you for all the amazing work you do 🦊

I was looking for an andreil fic where Andrew assumes Neil knows what he means when he says that Neil means nothing, but Neil takes it literally. I know it’s completed and I think it’s a 5+1 type of fic. Thank you for the help <3

hi yes this fic lives in my head rent fucking free -maz

not nothing by therainbowelectric (Not Rated | 23,148 | 1/1)

“Have you considered the possibility that Neil has chosen you, but believes you have not chosen him?” Renee says. “Have you ever explicitly told him what you want?”

“Neil knows what I want,” Andrew snaps. This is not Andrew’s fault.

“How do you know?”

Because Neil always knows. He is as fluent in Andrew’s micro-expressions as he is in German and French. He knows which head tilts mean “go on” and which ones mean “shut up.” Without ever asking, he learned what it meant to see Andrew wearing double layers of long sleeves, or taking multiple showers in a day, and learned to hand Andrew the car keys.

That has always been the most terrifying thing about Neil — his patience to wait, watch, listen, learn. The prospect that if Neil were given enough time, there would be no part of Andrew that was just Andrew’s anymore.

“He has to know,” Andrew says.

“Does he?” Renee says. “Have you ever known Neil to assume that he is wanted?”

Five times Neil tells someone that he and Andrew aren’t dating, and one time Andrew uses his words to set the record straight.

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Building From the Ground Up

Author is on tumblr @emilianadarling

[aftgficlibrary]

Hey is there any fics about a blossoming andreil relationship from Wymack or Abby’s pov? Kinda like they know it’s happening before the team members kind of dealio

the only one i can really think of is this -maz

Chapter 2 of  A Me For Every You by sambutwithbooks (Not Rated | 25,284 | 2/2)

Written for Len's prompt of "awkward soulmate first meeting/ meet ugly" for the 2021 Fall Exchange.

Five Universes Where Andrew and Neil Almost Fuck It Up and One Universe Someone Knew They'd Figure It Out All Along

[aftgficlibrary]

any new foxes react fics?

Just this one! -Beth

It Went Like This by eldrvarya (T | 9,361 | 2/2)

5 foxes that worry Andrew isn't good enough for Neil (and find out he is) and one that knew all along.

[aftgficlibrary]

May I rec your love is such a mystery by uwereamazing on AO3? It’s a fluffy fic w/ outsider pov and the Foxes reacting to Andreil. Thank you :)

of course, thanks!-Maz

your love is such a mystery by uwereamazing (G | 3,879 | 1/1)

five times the foxes walked in on andreil and the one time they didn’t have to.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hi! I’d like to rec “you go your way, I’ll go your way too” by emmerrr, it captures Andrew and Neil’s long-distance relationship dynamic so well

for sure dude-Halley

You go your way, I'll go your way too by emmerrr (T | 19,974 | 1/1)

Neil tries to leave it as long as possible to make his first phone-call to Andrew. He figures the longer he can go without hearing Andrew’s voice, the easier it will be in the long run.

He doesn’t quite make it forty-eight hours.

(Five times Neil calls Andrew after Andrew has graduated, plus one time Andrew calls Neil)

[aftgficlibrary]

are there any andreil fics where either of them accidentally confesses their love for the other??

yeah, here’s a previous ask and i found one more-Maz

the things we never had by nightingalehall (G | 1,527 | 1/1)

Andrew turns a page in his book. In the light, his profile is golden.

“I love you”, Neil thinks. As easy as breathing.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hey! I think the fic about Neil with the baseball bat is "thorn in my skin" by ephemeralsky maybe? Anyway keep it up you guys :)

Anonymous said: hiya! for the anon who asked for the fic where neil uses a baseball bat: i believe the fic is ‘thorn in my skin’

pltuo said: the baseball bat moment that anon asked for actually happens in thorn in my skin by ephemeralsky!

Anonymous said: the fic about the baseball bat also sounds similar to a part of thorn in my skin by ephemeralsky!

thanks guys!-Maz

thorn in my skin by ephemeralsky (T | 5,861 | 1/1)

These days, both of them are able to sleep on the same bed without any weapons underneath their pillows and on their person, and Andrew is not sure what he wants to do with this knowledge. They have poured years into forging their armors, and now they are stripping them, piece by tattered piece.

(or: the five weapons Neil has at his disposal + the one weapon he wields without knowing it)

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

[aftgficlibrary]

5+1

A classic trope, but still a goody. 

one love, one house by freefall for cats-are-assholes (T | 2,592 | 1/1)

It’s the little things that make an apartment into a home, that make a sequence of moments into a life.

Or, five times Andrew hates that damn couch, and one time he thinks it isn’t so bad.

5 nice things Andrew doesn’t hate and 1 he thinks he does by Aisjustrunning (M | 1,533 | 1/1)

Andrew Minyard claims he hates lots of things (and people). He doesn't talk often about what he doesn't hate, but those things exist nonetheless.

neil abram josten by youriko (T | 412 | 1/1)

the five times andrew told himself he hated neil and the one time he really, really didn’t.

When I Look At You, When I Look At Us byThe_Marron (Not Rated | Incomplete | 5/6)

5 Times someone was jealous of Andrew & Neil's relationship + one time Neil was jealous of others.

A short look at how people perceive Andrew and how Neil upset their dynamics with him

/Graphic Depictions Of Violence /Major Character Death

thorn in my skin by ephemeralsky (T | 5,861 | 1/1)

These days, both of them are able to sleep on the same bed without any weapons underneath their pillows and on their person, and Andrew is not sure what he wants to do with this knowledge. They have poured years into forging their armors, and now they are stripping them, piece by tattered piece.

(or: the five weapons Neil has at his disposal + the one weapon he wields without knowing it)

/Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Caught In The Rain by moonix for luvanderwon (missbysshe) (E | 3,350 | 1/1)

Five times Andrew and Neil get caught in the rain, and one time they stay home in the first place.

a little bit dangerous, but baby that's how i want it by lipsstainedbloodred (E | 2,671 | 1/1)

5 times Andrew and Neil almost got caught having sex in public, and the 1 time that they did.

To Keep Open by constellationqueen (M | 2,783 | 1/1)

5 times Andrew opened a water bottle for Neil and 1 time he didn't.

wrap me up by starfleetbanana (T | 3,573 | 1/1)

“Give me my jersey back, I’m not wearing yours” Andrew says and Neil furrows his brow because he’s pretty sure there’s a 10 on his jersey, except he didn’t get to look at himself in the mirror, and-

5 times Neil wore Andrew's foxes jersey + 1 he didn't.

we're off to on by starfleetbanana (E | 8,207 | 1/1)

5 times Jean Moreau dettaches himself from the world and Jeremy helps him back + 1 time Jean does it by himself.

/Panic Attacks /Suicide Attempt

The 5 times Neil wore Andrew's jersey and the 1 time Andrew wore Neil's by Hand_of_the_Alex (T | 2,489 | 1/1)

The 5 times Neil wore Andrew's jersey and the 1 time Andrew wore Neil's

no end in sight by starfleetbanana (T | 2,657 | 1/1)

Five things Andrew absolutely hates about Neil, and one he doesn't know how to feel about.

transmission by badacts (T | 2,828 | 1/1)

Living alone is more of an adjustment than Neil likes to admit. Or, 5 times they talk on the phone and one time they don't.

Walking Disasters by queenofcups (M | 17,934 | 6/6)

Andrew and Neil were never going to be a normal couple but for some reason this is really hard for people to understand.

Or: five times people questioned Andrew and Neil’s relationship (+1 time they didn’t give them a reason to)

Here by ashley_ingenious (M | Incomplete | 3/6)

Kissing Andrew MInyard was the most dangerous thing Neil had ever done.

A Little Tomorrow by ghostqueen (profoundpieandburgers) (M | 2,662 | 1/1)

Five times Jean Moreau hated his birthday, and one time he didn't.

Haven't You Heard? Laughter is Infectious by ApprenticedMagician (T | 3,498 | 1/1) 

Ever since he unlocked his genuine laugh with the group at Wymack's, Neil's sense of humour has been increasing. The Foxes' game to jostle the laughter out of Neil Josten via jokes has a Round 2. alternatively; 5 times the Foxes witnessed Neil laughing and +1 time he got away with it.

Five Things Neil Was Surprised To Enjoy by moonix (T | 3,989 | 1/1)

Five things Neil was surprised to enjoy, and one thing he wasn't surprised to discover he still didn't. 

the trees, and the trees, and the space between the trees (swimming in gold) by Ondine333 (G | Incomplete | 1/2)

“Are you guys okay?” Nicky asks one day, completely out of the blue. He looks surprised at himself, eyes round and lips parted like the question just burst out of him. “Um. What?” Neil says. “You and Andrew.” Nicky stares at him with palpable concern, like that answer is actually supposed to mean anything. “We’re… fine?” ___ Being close means something different, to them, than it does to most people. It never feels like a loss. (or: 5 times Neil and Andrew didn't touch + 1 time they did) 

/Panic Attacks

five times. by redblue (T | 3,879 | 1/1)

The five times Andrew doesn't say he loves Neil, and the one time he does.

/Stabbing