#Jean and Andrew retired from Exy

[jtl-fics]

You said you had something queued for the non-specific reality show AU?

WIP WEDNESDAY

"Welcome to Ugh." Andrew says while sitting in a perfectly white room on a simple black chair.

"We're your hosts, I can't believe I'm still alive to suffer through this, it's Jean Moreau." Jean says pouring half of a bottle of wine into a wine glass and handing the rest of the bottle to Andrew before taking a sip.

Andrew accepts the bottle, "And Contractually obligated by the Real House-spouses of Exy to say I'm happy to be here, Andrew Minyard." Andrew says.

"Today's segments include, 'No Kevin just because it has Exy in the title doesn't mean any of us want to hear about changes in player stats'" Jean says tiredly.

"And ,of course, 'Is it fashion or is Neil just hot enough to pull it off?' The answer may surprise you."

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Thanks @ittyybittybaker for goofing around with me in messages about this yesterday lol

[merceyca]

France VS USA

Kevin and Jean face each other on the court as rivals once more

The roar of the crowd was deafening even through the plexiglass surrounding the court. It was the second quarter and scores were tied. France: 2, USA: 2. Kevin hadn’t scored either of their goals.

‘You’re taking it easy on me,’ Jean accused, the French rolling off his tongue.

It made Kevin huff a breathless laugh as he responded in kind, ‘Am not.’

And he wasn’t.

Every time Kevin made himself open for Jeremy or Neil, Jean was there. He was an immovable wall standing between Kevin and any chance at victory, and France’s coach knew it, subbing Jean off and on in tandem with Kevin so they were always on the court together. It made Kevin want to both laugh and cry with frustration.

Neil’s smirk was visible from across the court. He wanted this win as much as Kevin did, but there was clearly too much enjoyment to be found in watching Kevin suffer at Jean’s hand.

Play came to a halt when one of the French strikers was fouled. Kevin glanced over long enough to ensure Andrew was okay before letting himself lean against his racquet for a moment.

‘Are you growing weary, your majesty?’ Jean asked.

Kevin poked gloved fingers through the grate of Jean’s helmet and pushed him away. ‘I can’t help it. You exhaust me,’ he said.

Jean hummed, smiling as he switched to English; borderline treasonous, under the circumstances. ‘Pierre was calling you a goat this morning. Perhaps it is time to retire.’

It took Kevin a moment to compute the insult in his addled, sweaty state. ‘I think he meant the GOAT. Greatest of All Time.’

‘If that’s what you need to tell yourself, go right ahead.’ Jean tugged the strings of his racquet tighter before getting into position. It looked like gameplay was soon to resume, but Jean had to get one last quip in. ‘We all see the grey at your temples.’

The words lit a fire in Kevin’s belly once he finished translating them in his head. Suddenly, Kevin was laser-focused on every slight shift of Jean’s body, prepared to use every tell he knew against his backliner friend.

When the whistle signalled, Kevin was off like a gunshot. He raced into the clear just as Andrew caught the penalty shot and fired it down the court to Kevin. Kevin caught the ball, taking his ten steps before he glanced over his right shoulder for Neil and found him in perfect position, his backliner thoroughly in his dust.

Kevin passed to Neil left-handed just as the shadow of Jean caught up and slammed into Kevin’s side. Their sticks crashed together, sending shockwaves up Kevin’s arm. Jean’s, too, if his grimace was anything to go by.

Jean had learned how to play Exy cleanly with the Trojans, but that didn’t mean he was a good sport. Some things never change, and Jean-Yves Moreau’s bad temper was one of the few constants in Kevin’s life.

They both looked up as the stadium flared red with Neil’s goal, bringing the score to 2-3 USA’s way.

Jean huffed in annoyance at Kevin’s grin. ‘Your little protégé is showing you up.’

‘I know,’ Kevin replied, ‘but I was never going to get around the best backliner in the Olympics.’

[detectivebambam]

let's have some very happy adult!Andreil headcanons from your one and only, to help us all recover

Late 20s:

they buy their first apartment together in Colorado. Andrew asked Neil what team he wanted to play for as an adult, and Andrew signed with that team (he had all the options in the world) so they could play together immediately

they started researching how to take care of cats

they teach each other some recipes they know, and find some others from cooking channels

they share a bed, but have extra blankets on the couch in case. sometimes Neil takes the cushions off of the couch and lays them next to the bed to sleep on, so they can still hold hands

Their 30s:

Andrew and Aaron start texting each other birthday wishes

they become uncles to Matt and Dan's first child

they become uncles to Kate and Aaron's twins

they buy a house in rural Colorado. 6 acres.

they adopt their first two cats

Katelyn and Andrew bake together on Sundays (Jean and Cat join them eventually)

Their 40s:

Andrew and Aaron celebrate their first birthday together

They quit smoking (they still do edibles)

Neil is almost never kicked to the couch anymore. waking up with a body next to him becomes a sense of security for Andrew instead

they buy an ice cream maker

they adopt two more cats

they babysit often

Andrew retires at 39

Ichirou has new assets, and allows Jean, Kevin, and Neil their freedom

Neil retires at 41

Their 50s:

they teach their nieces and nephews all the recipes they learned and perfected over the years

they have a reputation as "the scary gay guys that live in the cottage"

Neil still goes on runs every morning while Andrew does the crossword

^ he picks him up treats each time he goes out

Their 60s:

grandkid time !!!! Andrew is great with kids after all these years

they switch back and forth between the Exy game and the Jeopardy game on commercials

Andrew writes to all the grandkids on their birthdays and holidays

they take baths together most nights to soothe upcoming arthritis

they're very good at slow dancing by this point (Alison bought them a record player)

[cowpants147]

I can't sleep so I'm just laid here and I started thinking about the Foxes that go on to play exy professionally and what they'd do after retirement:

Andrew

I know for a fact that this interaction happened during Andrews last press event after his last match.

Reporter: so Andrew, now that you've officially retired, what are you gonna do now?

Andrew: I'm gonna be a stay at home dad.

Obviously the reporters run w it and suddenly everyone's trying to figure out when Andrew had kids and who with all the while he's at home with the cats aka his children all day.

I also think he either starts coaching exy at a school or at a youth centre because he recognises the out that exy gave him and he's great with kids.

Neil

Neil's got too much of a mouth on him to go quietly into retirement so I definitely see him being a commentator and providing some of the highest praise and most iconic insults ever known to the sports channels.

I feel like he'd miss actually playing though so he'd probably become some kind of coach. Maybe even goes back to PSU to help Dan as assistant coach after Wymack retires.

Kevin

That boy was born and bred for his own sports related show. I like the idea of him and Jeremy hosting this exy post show where they go over everything that's happened in the week. Jeremy is ever positive, Kevin is harsher with his commentary but they've both got smiles made for prime time TV.

They have a 3rd on the panel reserved for a different special guest each week. Such special guests at one point include Neil, Wymack, and Andrew who only went on to see if he could get Kevin to crack and break character.

Matt

100% becomes a stay at home dad to his and Dan's actual human kids and their golden retriever. During this retirement press conference he says something about proudly being Dan's trophy husband.

Coach's his kids little league team, even if they're not playing exy. Makes homemade signs with the kids for when they go watch the Foxes play.

Buys Andrew a matching "best dad ever" mug the minute Andrew drops that line in his interview. When Neil teams up with Dan to coach the Foxes these two become random best buds, going out for food and and drinks together, sitting together at games, worldlessly teaming up to make sure Dan and Neil have lunch every day at practise.

+ Jeremy and Jean

The minute Jean retires he's done with exy. Jeremy goes on to do a shit ton of charity work and be on the weekly prime time exy show with Kevin but Jean is more than happy to stay out of the public eye.

They live on a farm or like in a super cute small town where nobody bothers them. Jean spends all day reading books, painting, takes up photography and becomes so good that he's hired by the locals for weddings, newborn pics, etc. He's a regular at the farmers market. Maybe if they live on a farm then he has his own stall selling eggs, jams, and family recipes that Jeremy passed down to him from the Knox family and that Jean has perfected over the years.

And they travel as much as they can! They have a second home in France and use that as their home base while they trav around Europe every chance they can get.

[high-queen-of-the-court]

aftg soul healing headcanons

speed run

matt and dans 2 kids running around at fox get togethers while having everyone wrapped around their fingers. matt chases them while Dan laughs at the scene with a hand on her growing stomach

kevin running off the court and hugging wymack after getting gold at the olympics. they hold each other tightly as the crowd screams

neil and andrew sprawled on their couch in their new home with the cats. it’s the middle of the summer and Andrew is eating ice cream while neil munches on some fruit. the box fan rattles in the corner

renee wearing a sundress while walking along the beach. she’s smiling softly as she recalls every person she has helped

allison relaxing in her office after a long day of work. she looks out the window at the bustling city and tears up at how far she has come

(theyre both looking at the sky at the same time, of course)

aaron graduating medical school and all of the foxes are there. nicky cries the whole time as he clings to eric. Wymack is one of the last people to hug aaron and he whispers “i’m proud of you son” in his ear

nicky and Eric get married in Germany after graduation. the foxes show up and the twins seem… softer than usual

jean finally gets to retire from exy. it’s a wave of relief as he walks off the court for the last time. jeremy embraces him on the sidelines and they make their way home

[ok555ficideas]

Hate u, love u

Inspired by the song "Hate u love u" by Olivia O'Brien

Kevin was never good at relationships. They were forbidden in the nest and he always knew that Exy would take all the space in his heart anyway.

So he pushed his feelings away. He ignored the fluttering in his heart when he looked into Jean’s beautiful eyes. He tried to steer clear of Thea and her fierceness that made him want to drop everything he was doing just to be close to her.

Feelings like that were dangerous. They made him vulnerable and it put the people who caused them in danger. Riko was not allowed to cause him any bodily damage that would prevent him from playing, but it didn’t stop him from hurting people he thought were important to Kevin.

In the end it didn’t even stop him from hurting Kevin himself.

When he first joined the Foxes he was a wreck. He was a shell of a man and didn’t think he would ever feel like a person again.

Andrew changed all of that. The blonde put him back together and made Kevin feel like he was worth something again.

Kevin tried so hard not to look, not to feel, but he failed. Andrew was a steady force that was standing between him and danger and Kevin couldn’t help falling in love with him.

He knew that nothing serious would come of it. Andrew was even more anti-relationship than Kevin was. Maybe that was why Kevin has allowed himself to start this ill-advised arrangement.

The first time Andrew kissed him he felt like all the pieces of the puzzle had finally fallen into place. He felt free and like he would move mountains for the man in front of him. He knew he was dangerously close to the edge. He wouldn’t be able to walk away without a scratch after finding out what Andrew’s kisses tasted like.

He still had dreams about Andrew’s hands on him, his mouth slowly picking him apart. Andrew was far from gentle, but sometimes he would put a soft kiss on his hip or his thigh and Kevin would come apart, because of the gesture.

When Neil entered their lives with his feisty attitude and covered in mystery Kevin knew that it was over. He had revealed his cards too early and Andrew was already bored of him.

He saw the glances his two teammates kept throwing each other’s way. He saw the hunger in Andrew’s gaze that was once upon a time directed at him.

After Andrew came down from his meds the glances became something else. There was still lust there, but it was far more gentle. Andrew has never looked at him like that. This look was reserved for Neil and Neil alone.

Kevin couldn’t sleep. The thoughts that Andrew would soon lose Neil were occupying his every thought. He felt guilty at the fact he was secretly wishing for that day. He hated himself for it.

Neil was his friend. Kevin wanted him to survive, he wanted him to be able to stop running and finally live. He wanted him to make the Court so they could play together until people forced them into retirement.

He felt selfish every time he caught himself waiting for his friend’s death even for a second. He knew that it wouldn’t change anything between him and Andrew. Maybe after a while they would go back to what they had, but that was not what Kevin wanted.

He loved Andrew with all his heart and he wouldn’t survive not having all of him again. He knew that Andrew would never feel the same.

At first he thought that Andrew was just uncable of loving someone like that, but it became clear that he was perfectly able, Kevin was just not the right person.

When Andrew wrapped his hands around his throat and pressed until Kevin lost all of his air supply he couldn’t help but think that he deserved it.

For lying to Andrew and not telling him about Neil’s real identity. For every time he hoped for this very day. He deserved to be choked to death.

As he was looking into the eyes of a man that once made him feel safe for the first time in his life, he couldn’t help, but thought that it was fitting to die at his hands. Kevin should have known better than to trust anyone. The less air he had left in his brain the more Andrew’s face morphed into Riko’s.

Kevin hated that. He wanted to look into Andrew’s mesmerizing eyes as he was dying, not Riko’s. Riko already took too much from him, Kevin couldn’t let him take this too.

He must have been on the verge of passing out, because Andrew finally let go. Kevin told him everything and wondered if Andrew would ever forgive him.

He wondered if he would ever forgive Andrew. For making him feel like this, for making Kevin fall in love with him and for lying to him that no harm would come his way.

Andrew had hurt him in more ways than one. He had the bruises on his neck to prove it, but the biggest scars had no physical indications. Kevin’s heart was breaking with every stolen glance that passed between Andrew and Neil and he felt himself slowly fading away.

Neil survived and Kevin felt relieved and disappointed at the same time. Before Baltimore he could have fooled himself that what Neil had with Andrew, was the same as what Kevin used to share with the goalie, but he couldn’t fool himself anymore.

Not when Neil had started to share a room with them. Not when it turned out that Andrew had picked Neil over Aaron. Not when he saw them sharing a bed and sleeping somewhat peacefully alongside each other.

As he drowned his sorrows in yet another bottle he couldn’t help but think that Riko was right. He once told him that caring made a person weak and Kevin finally understood what it meant.

He had survived a tremendous amount of torture and trauma in his life. He’s been both physically and emotionally abused ever since he could remember and yet nothing had ever hurt him like this.

Heartbreak. That's what it was and Kevin hated himself for feeling it.

He hated Andrew even more. He hated how much he loved him and how much he cared about him. He hated the fact that he was replaced by Neil and that he was the one who brought the other strikers into their lives.

If not for the red head they would still probably be miserable together. Now Kevin was alone in his suffering. Andrew used to be just like him. Holding on to people even if it hurt them both just to not be alone. Now he has started to let go.

He let go of his brother and he was slowly letting go of Kevin.

Kevin didn't want to be set free. He wanted to stay in the cage they build for each other and never leave, but it was not his choice to make.

Andrew was done with him and there was nothing left to do to stop it.

Kevin opened another bottle and hoped that he would be able to forget, even if just for a little while.

[leedee013]

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AFTG ask game

I LOVE YOU TOO MWAH

all my answers are going to be under the "read more" because hoo boy.

When did you first read aftg?

I first read AFTG by listening to the first audiobook while riding around the bus and trains in Germany, then Seth died, I immediately needed to finish the series, and then I read the entire series in less than 48 hours rifp.

2. All For The Game or The Sunshine Court?

All For the Game. The Sunshine Court is about my son, Jean, but also... because he's my son I have a lot of points where I simply like what I wrote better! and a fair number of complaints with TSC, since a lot of the way Jean's trauma rears its head is far less realistic than how Neil's trauma rears its head.

3. Favourite scene(s)?

I won't lie, one of my favorite scenes is when Neil gets back from his father's home and the Foxes all sleep on the floor together. I'm a huge sucker for found family and hurt/comfort and MAN that scene ticked off all my boxes. It's the one that I'll actually go back every now and then to reread. Wymack's joke about "Wesninski" and that feeling of finally having a family gets to me literally every time. And blah blah yeah I also really love the mentality of Andrew dragging Wymack behind him as he crashes through everything just so he can get back to Neil's side.

4. If you could choose to make one fictional place from the books real, which one?

That place they go to when they get ice cream/milkshakes before going to Eden's Twilight! It sounds amazing

5. A character you think deserves to be more present in the books?

Hngh this is difficult because I do believe that, at least as far as AFTG goes (aka excluding TSC) the characters are all as present as they need to be. Neil is very tunnel-visioned, and I think that it's a solid amount of screentime for each character, so to say. Like my first thought was Seth, but it wouldn't have fit Neil's character for Seth to haunt him at all. Therefore, I think overall I'd liked to have seen more of Jean for purely selfish reasons. Also more Renee!

6. A non-canon ship you love?

Jean/Renee, Jean/Jeremy, Jean/Kevin, Renee/Riko, and then any mix and match of those characters in throuples/quoples/poly ships! I'm also a big fan of Dan/Renee because woooo enemies to lovers?

7. A part of the extra content you whole-heartedly agree with

Andreil never say "I love you" or get married. Also that Dan gets to take over the Foxes when Wymack retires. Also Sir and King but like. Who doesn't agree with that.

8. A crackship/crackships you've come to love

Rinee (Riko/Renee), I adore it so much okay. I love the healing energy of it all and also the way that Renee attracts the most strange and unhinged people to her.

9. Underrated aftg fanartist / fic writer (tag them!)(link if they're not on tumblr)

well obviously @capcavan @jtl-fics and @emry-stars-art can never be OVERrated. But I think the true underrated AFTG fanartist is @noomyart <3

10. A villain you think is fucking hot

well. uh. villain I guess would be Nathan. Antagonist? Riko

11. A side character you love and/or appreciate

NICKY, I love him so much. Also Renee. And Dan. And Matt. I'm so mad I can't just say Jean anymore since he's not really a side character anymore GAH

12. Favourite narrative foil?

I adore the Riko/Neil narrative foil. Both the sons that were not wanted, both having their lives attached to Exy and using it as a way to solidify their freedom/independence, while Neil had someone who tried to save him and Riko could only ever try to save himself.

13. Favourite narrative symbolism?

In general my favorite narrative symbolism are the keys; how they unlock opportunities for Neil; how they are signs of trust that others put in him; how they are something I don't think he ever thought he'd have (solidity/a home). I also love how much symbolism they hold for him, as well.

14. A character you would actually get along with in real life

Nicky (we'd bond over escaping our parents by running to Germany and using each other as an excuse to practice German) or Matt (because he's chill he's fun and he reminds me a lot of some of my actual friends from college).

15. A character you love but would deck in real life

Neil lmao

16. How did you even get here?? How did you discover AFTG?

I was browsing the Banana Fish tag and saw a post that was like "hey! do you wish that you had a series that was everything you loved about Banana Fish but with way more of Eiji pole-vaulting? then you should check out All for the Game for its mafia-infused sports anime vibes! and huzzah I haven't gotten off the hook yet

17. Would you play exy?

I feel like I'd be pretty good at it if I'd put my mind to it. It seems like fun and also I'm a bit of a masochist so I think the rougher plays would be really fun!

18. A fancast you will never let go of

Tbh I don't really have a fancast for any of the characters

19. A fancast you love that is super silly

I did see a guy the other day who made me double take and go KEVIN???? in my head if that counts

20. Which character would be the last to die in a actual zombie apocalypse?

Probably Renee tbh because she's unsuspecting, can broker peace between people who are fighting, and has absolutely no issue wielding and using knives in fights.

21. Would andrew minyard have beef with you?

Idk I feel like we'd vibe really well but wouldn't necessarily be close. He might get annoyed at how go-with-the-flow I am, though

22. Hyperspecific aro and or ace kevin headcanon?

I enjoy these headcanons and seeing people write them but I personally don't ever write him as either aro or ace. All the power to those who do though <3

23. Something you are very sure will happen in TSC2

Trojans win and 2. Jean meets the Foxes again before/after a game and it's emotional

24. Nicky or Allison? (Character wise and personality wise seperate)

I'm biased but Nicky. I relate way too hard to his story to not be biased here. But also I relate heavily to Allison and love her as well. I think she's also a lot more underappreciated out of the two, and gets a lot of unfair hate.

25. You're now only allowed to ship Kevin with one person (1) who is it?

man you're really out here discriminating against me and my poly ship here /t, but if it's only one person then I'd say Jean because again, I'm biased.

26. A 2000s song any one/ship/group of character would listen to

I feel like Andrew would secretly adore Lady Gaga's Poker Face and know all the lyrics even if he'd never sing along.

27. A detail or element from an older draft you would've loved to see in the final draft

LMAO so. I'm personally a fan of the version where Riko shot Kevin because Neil dodged/Kevin dove in front of him. I don't think I would have swapped the ending that we got for it instead, but I did think that it would have been an interesting change.

Also Riko and Kevin with longer hair

28. If you had to kill a fox. (Seth doesnt count.)

Aaron, because oh boy that poor medical student is probably already begging for some anvil to drop on him from the heavens

Question 29 for jean! Name a favorite Jean dialogue/quote

All of them because Jean is my favorite but also I think I'm going to go with "I will endure. I will endure. I will endure" because it's the first one I found while flipping through my copy of TSC and skimming for lines I thought were powerful. A classic is "Did a week away from the court damage your ball-battered brain?" (TSC 24), though. And then of course, as a Jeanee fan, the entire conversation between Jean and Renee on pages 68-69 where they talk about finding the joy in small things in life and taking a chance on himself and and

anyway hello thank you for coming to my TED talk

[foxsoulcourt]

plChapters: 1/1 Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Characters: Kevin Day, Nicky Hemmick, Erik Klose, Allison Reynolds (All For The Game), Jean Moreau Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Post-Exy, Retirement, Houseboats and immortal cats, Fluff and Angst, Depression Summary:

"Somewhere along the way, Neil started thinking of his life in terms of things he could count... One husband, one houseboat. Two seemingly immortal cats, two sore knees. A handful of Olympic medals collecting dust, and finally, the number ten, in thick, bold lettering, on a jersey that had been packed into a picture frame."

...

Neil confronts life post-Exy.

I made my way back to @palmetttos work about Neil facing retirement from Exy. I don’t know exactly how I found it again, but I did + loved reading it yet another time. I’m a sucker for stories about Andrew + Neil later in life; this is one of my faves. (P.S. Listen to EDEN’s song falling reverse because it’s a perfect match.)

[splishsplashyouropinionistrash]

AFTG Fic Recs

After receiving several recommendations for AFTG fics, I decided to compile a list of my own favorites so far. All of these are on AO3.

1. it would have been you by thereisnothis ~ 

Jerejean oneshot

TW: major character death, suicide

“Jeremy should have known. He should have fucking known. All the signs were there. How could he have been so blind?”

Short and painful fic where Jean never recovers from the Raven’s Nest and Jeremy is left to pick up the pieces. I sobbed violently. 

2. Scribbles and Sticky Notes by Fortheloveofexy

Andriel oneshot

TW: major character death

“It started soon after Andrew’s official retirement from Exy.”

A painful hurt/comfort fic after Neil is injured and forced to retire. Another one that made me sob uncontrollably.

3. Teach Me How To Heal by foundinthedark

Jerejean, 1/7 parts published, last updated 7-28-22

TW: panic attacks, mental illness, and all the fun stuff that comes with Jean

“After Jean Moreau struggles at practice, his therapist suggests he starts a seven-day self-esteem journal to get him back on track. “

Jean learning to be happy after coming out of the Nest (with Jeremy’s help). It melts my heart-

4. assorted cannon/post-cannon compliant aftg brainrot by mostly_maudlin

a series of oneshots about the Foxes, check out the TW for individual stories

5. In Which Neil Josten is a PR Nightmare by CoverYourEyes

Andriel, 16/? parts published, last updated 7-27-22

TW: None, surprisingly

“the one where Neil does what he wants, picks fights with reporters, discovers Twitter, breaks the internet, and really shouldn't be allowed out of his house. Andrew does nothing to discourage him.”

Post-cannon from an OC’s perspective (his publicist). Kept me up cackling at ungodly hours of the night.

6. never fallen (from quite this high) by crystalcrow

Andriel, 43/43 parts published

TW: All the fun cannon-typical warnings

“For most people, a problem is a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful that needs to be dealt with or overcome. For Andrew Minyard, it’s the word that fits Neil Josten with a capital P.”

It’s the series from Andrew’s POV, what else do I need to say? A must-read for AFTG fans.

7. Hoax by gus_47

Jerejean, 26/? parts published, last updated 8-01-22

TW: recreational drug use, all the fun stuff that comes with Jean (he deserves a break, oh my god)

“ Jean's first year with the Trojans / a recollection of his last year with the Ravens”

It’s a Jerejean after the Ravens fic, fairly self-explanatory (and fairly heartbreaking so far)

8. goodbye, family by queenDay05

Background Andriel oneshot

TW: mentions of death

“the day before his countdown ends, Neil films a video. it's an apology, a goodbye. for the foxes.”

Neil knows he’s dying, so he leaves a goodbye for the foxes. Utterly heartbreaking.

9. don’t say goodbye by queenDay05

Background Andriel oneshot

TW: mentions of death

“the foxes reaction's to Neil's goodbye video“

Sequel to goodbye, family after the riot when the Foxes realize Neil’s missing and find the video he left them. Somehow more heartbreaking than the first.

10. Innominate by Major_816

Andriel, Jerejean, Ichirou x OC, 17/74 parts published, last updated 7-24-22

TW: mental illness, mafia shit, and general aftg warnings

“An AU where Mary never got Nathaniel out. Instead, he became too invaluable of an asset to be killed off or 'gifted' to Tetsuji. Instead, he's raised with Ichirou and Jean as a part of Ichirou's inner circle. He'd always had a knack for languages and lying and all the 'messy stuff' came easily enough when your father is called the Butcher of Baltimore. So Nathaniel became the Wraith. He was untraceable, unknowable, infalliable; a criminal fairytale. When Kevin Day leaves the Nest, there's no better person to send.”

Neil is in the mafia (and he’s a total badass). Big found-family vibes, a good mix of fluff and angst. One of the best fics I’ve ever read, I am begging you to go read it.

11. Let’s make things interesting by Nico4undead 

Andriel, background Jerejean, 16/? parts published, last updated 6-24-22 (might not be abandoned, author is slow to update)

TW: Nothing, I think (shocking, I know)

“Andreil, after they both join a pro Exy team. Neil suggests they make things a little more interesting and don't necessarily tell anyone about their relationship, just act as they usually would. Cue the Minyard/Josten rivalry and basically just Andrew and Neil being little shits and thoroughly enjoying making everyone think they can't stand each other.”

Andriel after Palmetto. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will laugh some more. It’s hilarious and fluffy and heartwarming (while staying cannon-compliant).

Well, there you go! A list of every AFTG fic I read and enjoyed since figuring out how to use AO3 five days ago (do I have a problem? maybe). 

Hugs and kisses, my loves. Go read about our gays <3

[jtl-fics]

WIP Wednesday

So here is a brief bit of Future!Andrew in my Math Nerd AU. DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO ANY OF THE TRIGGER WARNINGS. Andrew's in a dark place.

Trigger Warnings: Depression / Grief, Planning Suicide, suicidal thoughts, and suicide

Andrew holds the urn in his arms and regrets.

Neil had died alone in that hospital room. Died alone because Andrew had never had the courage to get down on one knee and propose properly. Died alone and in pain because Andrew had never gotten the POAs he’d considered multiple times for both of them, but he hadn’t because it felt like admitting too much. Died alone, in pain, and…

Andrew could only ever tell Neil that he hated him.

Andrew knows that Neil knew he didn’t hate him. Neil had understood that Andrew would never live with someone he actually hated. Neil had understood that Andrew wouldn’t have adopted pets with someone he hated. Neil had understood that Andrew wouldn’t let someone he hated touch him the way that Neil had been allowed to touch him.

Andrew doesn’t know if Neil understood that Andrew loved him.

Andrew isn’t even sure if he had fully understood until it was too late and Neil had died alone, in pain, and unsure of Andrew’s love because Andrew had never said it.

He looks down at the urn and the list of ‘options’ Neil had given him and knows that Neil had not understood that Andrew could not and would not continue to live their future alone.

His friends and family had seem to accept that this was only the first funeral.

Neil’s will was short and sweet. He had left everything to Andrew Joseph Minyard and Andrew spent the month after Neil’s funeral sorting out his own arrangements.

He left large amounts to both of his Nieces and felt faintly bad that he was never going to see them grow up but he had almost puked when Lilly had asked him where Uncle Neil was.

He couldn’t answer her.

He’s going to where Uncle Neil is.

He’ll claw his way to wherever Neil had gone in the great beyond and he’ll tell him this time. Even an eternity in hellfire being tortured next to Neil was better than a single moment without Neil.

He gives Kevin their cats.

Kevin takes Duchess and Lady (King’s daughters) and he looks at Andrew with watery eyes, “He wouldn’t want-“

“I want Neil.” Andrew had said and Kevin’s jaw clenches so hard that Andrew wonders if he cracks a tooth.

Kevin takes a large number of their pictures. More than even Matt, Aaron or Nicky had taken. Andrew watches as Kevin puts them up among the three pictures of pride of the Day household. The large framed photos of Kevin, Jean, Jeremy, Neil, and Andrew through their years winning Olympic Gold for America.

Neil’s smile is so beautiful in each photo that Andrew leaves early.

He wants Neil.

He can’t sleep right without Neil.

He had never once held Neil and slept but they’d shared a bed for years and years. Andrew can’t sleep without that precious weight on the other side of the bed. Neil’s scent is fading from the linens and Andrew struggles to find one of Neil’s shirts that still smells like him.

Renee tries the hardest to change his mind.

Her beliefs are strong as ever but when she had showed up in person to talk to him and had seen how he looked she must have realized that there was nothing she could say to convince him.

She holds him tight and she prays for him.

Then she lets him go.

Neil had been surprisingly thorough in his instructions for his funeral.

Andrew knows that Neil had often planned it out as a way to manage the stress of the whole situation with the Moriyamas. Neil had lived a decade with the threat of his own demise should he fail to give Ichirou the profits the man desired. It had been better after Neil’s accident and subsequent year spent in PT and as Ichirou’s accountant.

Ichirou had released Neil from his deal after the man had gotten his first ever tax return and had even promised to release Jean and Kevin if Neil agreed to become his full-time accountant after he retired from Exy.

Neil had agreed.

The years afterwards had been bliss and Neil had retired when his old injury made it too painful to play. Andrew had been mystified that he would have a longer professional career than Neil but Andrew had come to tolerate Exy and the money he was paid to stand in the goal and do something he was naturally good at was too good to turn away from.

He and Neil had lived comfortably, had traveled, were going to see Australia in two months to enjoy the off season.

But now Neil was gone.

Andrew laid down in the bed he had shared with Neil. He had one of Neil’s favorite shirts under his cheek and held Neil’s urn in his arms.

Neil had been very clear that he wanted to be cremated and that he wanted his ashes to be with Andrew.

Neil had left him numerous ideas on what Andrew could do with them. He could imagine Neil smiling as he found out about some of them. He wonders if Neil had smiled over his top suggestion which was a link to a website that would forge weapons, knives, out of ashes.

Andrew has not used Neil’s body.

The thought of turning any part of Neil into the the weapon that had hurt him so many times was agonizing.

Still, he knows that Neil likely put it down as an option because Neil would never believe that Andrew would actually keep Neil’s ashes close if he couldn’t be useful to Andrew in some practical way.

Neil never would have imagined that his urn was a relic that Andrew would cherish and hold onto. The ashes inside were the only thing that made it possible for him to keep going as he set all of his affairs in order.

Neil was so stupid and Andrew missed him like he would miss both of his lungs.

The drugs were kicking in.

Ichirou had reached out and expressed his sincere condolences. The man who had killed the Moriyama accountant would pay dearly but Andrew had hardly cared. A drunken man’s death would not bring Neil back to him.

Ichirou had offered him something else.

“For a nominal fee and as an act of my respect for Neil’s efforts for my family I can get you what you seek.” Ichirou had said cryptically but Andrew had understood.

He paid Ichirou and Ichirou had delivered Andrew what he needed to go and see Neil.

He wouldn’t cut himself. Neil had been so proud when he’d reached 10 years without a relapse.

The world is growing darker. Neil’s scent growing fainter no matter how he presses his face into the shirt.

He holds on to Neil’s urn.

He’ll see him soon.

***

Andrew wakes up.

He’s going to fucking murder Ichirou Moriyama.

For that insane ‘nominal fee’ Andrew should not be waking up.

His head aches and his mouth is like sandpaper, “Andrew, are you okay?” A voice that is familiar but wrong comes from his side and when Andrew cracks his eye open (blurry, is that blood) he sees Aaron, except it can’t be Aaron because he looks like he’s 20 again.

What the fuck.

[matdrew]

I see a lot of hc about Andrew breaking up with Neil, so I present you this.

Neil breaks up with Andrew after a few months he graduated.

It was obviously bc of the mafia and Neil telling himself that it was to keep Andrew safe.

One of his father's men kidnapped him, (for the record, Neil let him, bc he had called the FBI to arrest him and take down what it had left of his father's inner circle).

But of course, the man had to bring up Andrew, and how they'll be going for him to make Neil watch how they were going to play with him. That take the little control Neil had and killed him, to hell with the FBI and the Moriyama.

After all of this, Neil made sure no one but Wymack knew (he made it swear he wouldn't tell anyone, especially Andrew, Wymack knew Neil was going to do smth stupid).

So Neil called Andrew and told him that this wasn't going to work, and some bullshit about how he didn't know what Andrew feel when he wasn't around, something that would hurt my boy, so he'll not read between the lines and make Neil tell him the truth.

Andrew understood, bc he knew this would happen and that no one ever stick with him for so long. Neil was, after all, a pipe dream.

Neil told Matt that they weren't a thing anymore, without giving any explanation. They assumed it was Andrew who called it off. Except for Aaron, who was with Andrew when all of this happen.

So Andrew wanted to quit exy altogether because everything was too much, everything remind him of Neil, and wasn't Neil a bit of the reason that he went pro?

Aaron kept reminding him that it wasn't, but Andrew wasn't so sure. So, if in one practice he injured himself to get out of it, no one would tell him that he has ulterior motives.

Neil called Kevin when he knew of this, asking what happened and nearly having a panic attack, because, what if they have Andrew? What if they hurt him?

That's how Kevin gets to know that Neil breaks up with Andrew. And how bad Andrew was taking it.

Andrew told him to fuck off, with no result bc Kevin went to spend the off-season with him, he told himself that it was bc Neil asked him to take care of him, but it wasn't true.

Then Neil went pro, and Neil took the offer of the team far away from Andrew's team.

Andrew understood this, but Kevin and Aaron had talked to him some sense. Something about exy being paid so well, not taking so much emotional energy from him, something that will keep him healthy (after all, he smoked and drink too much), and most importantly something that will guarantee an early retirement if he saved enough.

Andrew was helping Aaron to paid med school, so he accepted.

It helped a little that his team respects him and that Jeremy keep most of the teammates at arm's length from him. (they became BFFs and Neil is not having it)

Talking about Neil...

Neil suffered a lot after the breakup, Matt came after the news, telling him that it wasn't his fault and that things will fix up. Neil didn't correct him about who ended the relationship, bc he couldn't figure out how to tell him without Matt asking and seeing the real reason.

Neil considered cutting all connections to the foxes too. But after a week of him ignoring them, Wymack treated him by calling Andrew and telling him what happened before they break up.

So Neil keep up and started to see how Andrew was always by Jeremy's side, in the airport, on the bench waiting to play, even they were spotted in the mall, coffee shops, and literally everywhere.

Neil didn't know how to ask Kevin without Kevin getting angrier with him and quit talking with him after knowing that Neil had break up with Andrew. (Kevin suspected that the reason has to do with Moriyama's but, every time he brings it up, Neil left or ended the conversation)

So Neil asked Jean, in one of the games they were playing against each other. Asking if not Jean and Jeremy weren't a thing (he was pretty sure that he heard Kevin say how Jeremy helped Jean a lot, and how he was sure Jean was in love with him).

Jean obviously told him to mind his own fucking business. (Jean was well aware that Jeremy and Andrew spend so much time together, thank you very much)

And then the news break, "Andrew Minyard and Jeremy Knox spotted at Twilight Eden's, a queer bar, are they a couple?"

Neil could ask Robin or Renee, sure, except that he didn't talk to Renee.

Robin would know, because she spent the holidays with Andrew, but he wasn't so sure that she would answer him, she was upset that Neil break up with Andrew.

[doodlingstuff]

On The Run

I know, I know, I knoooow I shouldn't be posting things like this (maybe someone did first). Blame my fingers and suffer with me: •Kevin, Jean and Neil are close to retirement, but still pro •Near to pay their debt, but they still owe •Covid happens •Exy seasons get suspended •Olympics get cancelled •Ichirou won't take a pandemic as an excuse •They go after Neil first •It doesn't end well •For the other guys •It's been so long since Neil stopped running, but he still knows how to do it •Andrew sticks with him, obviously •Because he made a promise and now it's time to fulfill it •They take the cats and run to the Kerejean apartment •It's almost too late •Together they can overpower Ichirou's people •Jean feels defeated and ready to die •Kevin is having one of his nervous breakdowns™ •Jeremy wants to comfort them but he is also scared af •The five (seven) run away •This is bigger than anything before, so Neil calls Stuart's people •They are offered a safe place to stay abroad. However, •Borders get closed •They are trapped inside the country, with the Moriyamas on their heels •Neil is taken back to the years on the run with his mom •But ten times worse •Everything is closed •They can't risk their friends •Their only advantage they have is wearing face masks •The following days, they squat in empty houses, break in backseats of parked cars •Kevin is so afraid he doesn't complain •They have a few close encounters •Everything goes to hell •Neil starts having constant panic attacks again •Kevin's are increasingly worse •Jeremy has never been on the run or in danger. His sunshine mood gets drown in fear •Jean and Andrew are the ones who stand their ground and get their lovelies moving •All hopes are lost •Then, Jeremy remembers •His family used to have a cabin in the woods •They make it to California •Jeremy finds the cabin •It's old, empty and a bit creepy, but it's hidden •And safe •Neil and Andrew sleep back to back, ready to fight •Kevin and Jeremy sleep tangled, failing to ease each other’s nerves •Jean can't sleep anymore. He becomes the night watch •Time blurs. There aren't any more attacks •They get comfortable and make a good life far away from the rest of the world •It's been so long when Jean decides to give it a shot and explore civilization •Everyone is sure he won't return. They get ready to move again •Jean returns. A small grin on his face, a newspaper on his hands •Ichirou caught the virus and didn't make it •He had no successor, the Moriyama empire is crumbling to dust •They can breathe again for the first time in months •Outside, the world is still strange. Everything changed •But after all they gone through, face masks, sanitizer and staying at home isn't such a big price to pay for being alive

[shebelby13]

Riko is Dead

The day after Ichirou Moriyama killed his brother Riko, Kevin couldn’t get out of bed. Neil had told the team on the bus ride back to Palmetto in a wondering breath, a grin lighting his face as if it was a good thing. Maybe it was. Kevin couldn’t parse the strange swirl of emotions reverberating through his chest. Was he happy? Was he relieved? He had to at least be relieved, right? When he noticed the rest of the team staring at him expectantly, he snapped at them. He harped on all the mistakes they had made during the game (easy, familiar as an exy stick in his hands) until Wymack yelled at him to “Knock it of and celebrate a victory for once in your miserable god damn life or I swear to god I will sign you up for marathons every week until the start of next season!” Then Andrew was shoving past him to the back of the bus, Neil in tow, and they all left Kevin alone with his whirlwind of not-quite-thoughts.

When they finally arrived back on campus, Kevin shut himself in the bedroom and turned out the lights, but sleep evaded him. He laid awake in the darkness, listening to the voices filtering in through the thin college dorm walls, feeling too much and nothing at all, all at once. He thought about the Nest, about Riko’s cruel hands holding him down and the malicious grin he got whenever Kevin made a sound. He thought of Jean’s wrists in his own firm grip as Jean squirmed from the same hands that made Kevin’s skin crawl. He thought about the soul crushing weight of the cast around his left hand as the doctors told him he would never be able to play exy again. Riko is dead, Riko is dead, Riko is dead, he repeated it like a mantra. Kevin thought about all the terrible things that had happened over the span of his life, and he felt… nothing. The only feeling his mind settled long enough to discern was a bone deep exhaustion, yet sleep still wouldn’t come. His eyes traced patterns in the black room as one by one his roommates retired to their own beds.

The light creeping in behind the shades darkened then began to lighten again, and Kevin’s mind continued to reel through the shadows of his past. His alarm went off at the respectable hour of 9:30, yet he couldn’t force his arm from its resting place on his chest to shut it off. Nicky groaned obscenities at the noise, and Neil huffed out a lazy insult, but still Kevin couldn’t move. There was a brief shuffle from Andrew’s bunk, before he padded over and shut off the alarm himself. He just stood there, after, blinking slowly down at Kevin like a cat. He tilted his head before raising his hand and resting it over Kevin’s painfully dry eyes, applying the slightest pressure at his temples and along his brow. “Sleep.” Came Andrews grunted command, keeping the weight steady over Kevin’s closed eyes. Kevin wanted to laugh, he wanted to cry, he wanted, desperately, to sleep. He wished he could tell Andrew that he had been trying fruitlessly to sleep all night, but even the idea of speaking the thought aloud was more exhausting than any of the thoughts he’d had all night. Suddenly there was a hand on his, lumpy with scar tissue and still sleep warm as it dragged his unresisting hand up and forced it flat against a warm chest. Neil’s breaths were deep, and his heartbeat was steady beneath Kevin’s hand. He found himself counting the rhythmic taps almost against his will. Neither of the men moved, and Kevin got to 172 before he began to lose count and realized he was finally, finally, going to fall asleep. And he did, with Andrew’s hand over his eyes and Neil’s heart beating against his palm.

[redlikesnow03]

So I just want more kerejeandreil so I wanted to write a lil bullet fic for them… Depending on inspiration I may use this to write something proper.

・Breaking up with Thea was the hardest thing Kevin had ever done but being with her had become too hard, she was still too much of a Raven.

・And it didn't help much that his attentions were being pulled in so many different directions

・After his breakup, he went to California to spend some time with Jeremy and Jean while he had a weekend off his games

・The trio had gotten pretty close, all things considered, and when Kevin wasn't with the Foxes, he was in California with them

・He and Jean were both in a better place, the Ravens were behind them

・And Jeremy was pretty much the reason Kevin couldn’t say he was straight (no matter how hard he wished it)

・During his stay, Jeremy kept catching the glances thrown his way and, judging by how his smile shifted into a smirk each time, he knew exactly why Kevin kept staring

・Jean wasn't exactly oblivious either and the idea of adding Kevin to their arrangement wasn't a terrible one

・Kevin couldn't believe his ears when Jeremy invited him to sleep in their room one night

・"You don’t have to but, Jean mentioned you swing both way and well, I've sort of had a bit of a crush on you for a while and-"

・"I'd like to," Kevin interrupted, a flush covering his cheeks.

・Jean stepped forward and curled one arm around Jeremy, cupping Kevin's neck with the other before leading them both to their room.

・Having two sets of lips on his neck, on body beneath him and one holding him from behind was a surefire way to forget about the girl he'd just left

・He returned to Fox Tower after that weekend feeling like he was walking on air

・And Neil noticed the difference. He wasn't as focused on Exy anymore, he appeared less anxious and Neil began to remember why he'd admired him so much

・Andrew also remembered what had drawn him to the Foxes and to Kevin in the first place

・One night in their dorm kitchen, Neil stepped out to block Kevin's way out and took the bottle of vodka out of his hand before he could drink it

・Andrew had a no intoxicated rule so if they were doing this, they'd do it right

・"What are you doing?"

・"Can I kiss you?"

・Kevin was dumbstruck, what was going ON? Had he been missing out on everything while clinging to a dying relationship?

・He nodded and Neil looked over to Andrew, who watched from the couch, who nodded that it was OK

・With his hands latched onto Kevin's collar, he pulled him down to kiss and, what he'd intended as a chaste kiss to test the waters, soon turned heated.

・After a few minutes of making out that had ended up with Kevin hoisting Neil onto the breakfast bar, Andrew cleared his throat and the pair broke apart to look over at him

・He simply stood up and walked into their room, leaving the door open in invitation and Neil hoped down to follow, looking back at Kevin.

・Kevin wasted no time following and they pushed their beds together to be able to sleep side by side and not be on top of each other

・It was very different with them and Kevin had to work up to being intimate with them but it soon got to the stage where Neil would use Kevin as a pillow as they slept with Andrew watching over both of them

・When Kevin got an invitation back to USC, he decided to broach the topic of their relationship with them

・"So you’ve slept with Jeremy and Jean?" Andrew raised an eyebrow. "This concerns us how?"

・"Well with the fact that we've been spending so much tim-"

・"Kevin, you’re an adult. If you want to go sleep with them, go sleep with them."

・Neil nodded his agreement although he was clearly disappointed to be losing what had quickly become their normal for a weekend.

・"Actually, I wanted to see if you wanted to come with me…" Kevin looked up from his hands to see Neil looking at Andrew with his eyes shining and Andrew staring him dead in the eyes, searching for any sign of an ulterior motive.

・"Why?"

・"Because they’re my friends and, if we're going to be… together, I'd like for you both to get along with them."

・Andrew agreed but held both Neil and Kevin's forearms captive on the flight over.

・Jeremy and Jean picked them up at the airport, both excited to see Kevin again and happy to be getting the chance to get to know Andrew and Neil

・At their dorm, Jeremy asks Kevin where he'd like to sleep

・"Actually, I'm sort of-"

・Neil interrupts with a hand on his arm. "You're not married, Kev. If you want to, we're OK with it."

・Kevin opened his mouth to protest as Jeremy and Jean both cottoned on to what they were talking out and began to protest until Jeremy caught Neil’s eye.

・"Unless you'd like to share?" he suggested and the other three boys turned to look at the two strikers.

・Neil turned to both Andrew and Kevin to see what they thought. Jean had to stop the smile blooming on his face.

・"We need some ground rules," Andrew turned on his heel and sat down on the couch, expecting the other to follow him.

・Neil and Kevin did immediately, settling on either side of him.

・Jean and Jeremy shared a look and Jeremy squeezed his hand before joining them.

・And that's how Kevin lost one love and gained four more.

・To this day, the five are still together.

・Jeremy and Kevin play on the same pro team in Los Angeles.

・Neil and Jean play on another in Denver.

・Andrew retired and went to law school works as a prosecutor in Columbia. He lives in the house he gave Neil a set of keys to with the cats and the others join him in the off season.

・During the Exy season, they go back to Columbia whenever they have an off week and always stay with each other instead of the team when they play against each other.

Hope you enjoyed~

[kumarapanda]

Okay listen! I have this in my head for a while now and i have to write it down! Its an other idea of the adult Foxes. Im sorry for all the typos and the bad english. English is not my mother language. So have mercy.

Neil is sitting outside his home in his yard. A beer in his hand. Watching the sun going down. Their dogs (yes after he and Andrew stopped playing Exy professional he convinced Andrew to get two dogs) laying by his side. A few weeks ago their yard was full of their family. They were celebrating his 53th birthday. 53. Holy hell. He nevet tough he hit his 20th birtday.

They where all there. Matt and Dan with their two boys. Still madly in love. Neil doesn't know how they do that. Dan is still on the foxcourt. She took Wymacks place after he retired. He died a few years ago of a heart attack. Sad day for all of them.... Matt works in a Box club near the foxcourt. After a leg injury he stopped playing Exy and started to coach young boxers. His mother supported him. Their kids play Exy as well. Maybe they will be court some day.

Nicky and Erick were there. Those two married shortly after Nickys graduation and moved back to germany. But they stayed in touch. Nicky called at least twice a week. Nicky loves his family and never fails to show them. He worked a few year as a salesman. But he always wanted a big family and in the end they adopted 3 children. Hes such an awesome dad. And so is Erick. The kids are all grown up now. A few years ago they moved back to America only a few streets away from Neils and Andrews home. Nicky never told them why but Neil was happy to have Nicky and Erick close. Andrew always bitches about Nicky but Neil knows Andrew loves his cousin and secretly enjoys his company.

Kevin showed up alone. He and Thea got divorced after 3 years of marriage. They have a daughter together and Kevin loves her with all his heart. Even more than Exy... Sometimes. But his little angel (who is now 21 and has her own life) never liked Exy. Shes one of the big newcomer models for Channel and other big labels. It drives her dad badshit crazy. He is now coach for the National Exy Team and does a great job. Due to his bad drinking habits he had to quit Exy earlier than Neil and Andrew did. His liver...

Aaron was there with his son and his new girlfriend. When his son was 3 years old Katelyn died in a car accident. She was pregnant with their second child. After that Aaron was a mess. He felt back in drugs but Andrew intervened. Neil and Andrew paused their Exy careers for a year and helped Aaron. Neil never thought they could actually help Aaron but wonder! Andrew used his own methods and involved Betsy. Neil was often looking for the kid and even bounded. Actually he kinda loved the little shit. But he would never tell.

And then there were Allison and Renee. Together. Neil didn't understand their relationship in the beginning. It looked like Renee was all over Jean. But they were just good friends. The Foxes had no idea. The two girls started dating in their last senior year. After graduating Renee dedicated her live to charity. She did everything to help young adults. She worked as a streetworker and helped homeless people. And Allison? She supported Renee on every step of the way. The scary one and the cute one made a pretty good team.

Wymack and Abby finally got married five years after the victory over Edgar Allen. They were so good together. But time doesn't stop for anyone and Wymack passed away. One year after Abby followed him. Just felt asleep and never woke up again. Neil missed them.

Betsy is still alive. Andrew never lost contact. After Rikos death his nightmares were bad. After a few months of bad sleep Andrew tricked him in a session with Betsy. Oh hell this was no fun. Andrew stayed and really tryed to help in his way. It took them four more sessions till Neil finally started to speak. And honestly he thinks Andrew saved him again that day. He still doesn't "like" her like his family but Andrew does. And so he is still looking for her. Now shes in a really nice retirement home payed by him and Andrew.

Neil sight. Live was really good for him after his father died. He smiles of thinking back of his and Andrews careers. They played Exy. For a living. And always together. It was perfect. Andrew was such a great goalkeeper. After he started communicating with his teammates nothing could stop them. They won National League, Champions League, World cup and won the Olympics gold medals for US. Kevin was most of the time with them. The deadly tree.

After Kevin had to retire Andrew and Neil played for a few more years but finally they agreed their time in pro league was over. They bought a house and settled down. Now they coach Exy junior league.

Sometimes he imagine his life with many "what ifs". What if he ran that day and never came back? He shakes his head. Not today.

The sun was almost down, the twilight surrounding him. Its still warm. One of the dogs lifts his head and looks back. He hears footsteps behind him. A hand touches him slightly on the shoulder. He looks to his side to see Andrew take a seet besides him. Cuddling one of the dogs head. His face shows a slight smile. One that is reserved for Neil. Only. He smiles back. They never hand kids or got married. But they are happy. They have matching rings. Neil wears his on his finger and Andrew his on a chain arround his neck.

Neil leans forward and takes Andrews hand. He kisses his cheek and wisper a "i love you". Yeah he learned a lot over the years of feelings and how to express them. Andrew only grunts a "shut up" but squeezes his hand and entwine their fingers together. They sit there in silence for a while. A "yes or no" from Andrew breaks trough and Neil smiles. "its always a yes". A soft chuckle from Neil then their lipps are together...

Yeah i had to write this! Sorry not sorry!

[ok555ficideas]

AFTG/911 fanfiction

Anyone here a fan of both All for the game series and 911 TV series?

Imagine this:

It’s 2024; Kevin retired two years ago, Jean and Neil  are about to retire. Kevin tried to coach with no luck, Jean has no idea what he is gonna do. His husband Jeremy is an Exy commentator and hosts his sports show. He invites Neil to be his co-host. 

Kevin and Jean are done with Exy. Aaron works as a doctor in LA. Kevin joins the LAFD and Jean becomes a dispatcher.

Buck and Jeremy golden retriever friendship, 

Jean and Maddie become besties,

Kevin and Bobby bond over their sobriety,

Andrew is a social worker and bonds with Athena, 

Katelyn and Aaron are divorced with kids (Chris’s age), but stay friends, (Oh this would be Kevaaron endgame by the way) 

Aaron and Eddie become friends ( both think they are straight and have no idea why they are so jealous about Kevin and Buck getting along)

Buck is an Exy fan and fangirls over Kevin, 

Buck and Kevin enter a friends with benefits relationship, because they both try to move on from their respective crushes on their friends.

Chim watches Neil and Jeremy’s show since Neil joined even though he knows nothing about Exy, because he loves how sassy Neil is

Cat and Laila & Renison & Henren friendship 

Neil prompts Eddie Demi realization. 

Buddie get together, Kevaaron get together and everyone lives happily ever after.