#The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022

[ghoulangerlee]

But You're Screaming So Loud ; E

this post is so late, I'm sorry. But! I did the reverse big bang this year and wrote a fic for the wonderful art that @queen-of-badomens did!

So much of this fic was either a) typed on my phone with one hand when I was trying to deal with a bad carpal tunnel flare up(with PT and medication treatment, almost surgery but I persevered) and b) typed frantically after midnight after I gained the ability to use both hands again haha.

Post is late because literally the day I was assigned to post, I started moving all of our belongings to our new apartment and then I caught COVID again while waiting on WiFi to be turned on at the new place...

(also?? look at this lovely header?? I've never had a header for a fic of mine before???)

Anyway, working with Em was an absolute blast and I'm only sorry that my Life and Health decided to intervene so much while doing this. Please please go check out the art post and give lots of love and reblogs to that <3

Fic is here, please heed the tags and the chapter warnings <3 and above all, I hope you enjoy!

Summary:

Someone's taking photos of Nicky, and while that seems a very mundane thing, it doesn't feel like it. There's large quantities of them, traveling at the speed of light to somewhere and while it seems harmless at first, Nicky still feels off-center by the amount of photos, all of him, in different places, days and times.

What starts out as a relaxing vacation, quickly turns into something so much more.

Closing and locking the door behind himself, he turns and walks over to the couch, sitting down heavily, sinking into the cushions and almost immediately turning himself into Joe’s side, “A few months was enough rest, right?” he asks, tired, trying to keep his tone light and joking. “At least no one’s shooting at us.”

[captain-grammar]

Y'ALL

If you're taking part in the TOG RBB 2022, remember you've got a check-in deadline of the 1st June! Check emails, find links, ask on Discord, sacrifice your first born to appease the mods, etc etc etc

[oldjane]

Here's all @hoax1918 's art for the Old Guard Reverse Big Bang together in all its glory!

Thanks for letting me write the story that goes with them. 💙

Here are all my art works for @oldjane‘s beautiful fanfic. The story is completed!

The road to Malta

thank you again,Jane!<3

[krimsnkramsart]

✨ Another submission for the Old Guard Reverse Bang 2022 hosted by @theoldguardevents ✨

Again, a big thank you to @pigsinablanketfort for choosing my art and writing an amazing story based on my drawings! 💕

Go read the second chapter here:  You and I Together, That Would Be Forever    

[linaxart]

The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 - @theoldguardevents

Fic: All this time - by @knoepfchen 15k. T+. Post canon.

A fic focused on Nile and the growing pains of coming of immortality - how it  can reflect on the big things but not take the joy out of the small ones. Happy TOG movie 2ys anniversary! Hope you enjoy reading this as much as we did creating it!

[ID: A digital drawing of Nile Freeman from The Old Guard sitting on the passenger seat of a car with the window open. She has one leg on the seat and has a pink drink in one hand, the other resting across her lap. She’s wearing jeans, pink sneakers, a blue-green tank top and a red cap. Her hair is on thin braids, blowing on the wind. She looks content and relaxed, bathed on sunlight from the setting sun. End ID.]

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 1

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Follow us or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see more previews over the coming week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!

[aftgficrec]

Hi! Thank you for your amazing work, I've discovered many great fics thanks to you guys, so thank you!

I wanted to ask about your latest fav fantasy fics? Preferably if they're long but anything is welcome honestly. thanks again!

Plenty of fantasy here, friend! There are some amazing longer fantasy aus in our previous recs, and luckily there’ve been quite a few long fics posted lately, especially during the Aftg Reverse Big Bang 2022. We’ve listed some of the longer AUs here, listed according to length. I’m sure you’ll find something to enjoy here. - S

Previously recommended:

new/fave fantasy aus here (see list at top of post for links to further recs)

fave fantasy aus here

magic/urban fantasy here

renison fantasy aus here

fantasy aus (with dragons) here

dragon/magic/mythical creatures aus here

‘Into the Deep End’ here

‘eclipse’ here

and for all things supernatural:

supernatural compilation here

Of Smoke & Bone by wishbonetea [Rated M, 187751 words, incomplete, last updated March 2022]

In general, Neil Josten managed to keep his two lives in balance. On the one hand, he was a nineteen year old art student in Prague with a part-time job in a mostly-normal coffee shop. On the other, he, Allison, and Renee worked for an inhuman creature, running errands in exchange for wishes. For the most part, these two lives rarely intersect. But it's fair to say that the Foxes bring their own brand of trouble, and Neil's two lives soon start to collide.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: recreational drug use

Between the Devil and the Ice Blue Sea by coritkyo [Rated T, 70000 words, incomplete, last updated Feb 2022]

The water splashed.

Andrew held his breath.

Then; something surfaced.

Auburn red hair was the first thing Andrew saw, in loose waves that managed to curl as if they were dry. The hair curled around ‘ears’ with odd webbing. A sharp jaw gave way to a slim neck with unusual slits and shoulders that had peppered scales climbing up over their smooth and muscled shape. There was a face, a human face with red lips. It had icy eyes textured in every most ethereal shade of arctic and ocean blue, with flecks that appeared violently magenta, and rainbow patterns reflecting off it’s irises.

It was impossibly beautiful.

“Mother of God,” Wymack whispered.

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

NB: art for this fic by @estavs here

The Unchosen Ones Of The Southern Seas by TheQueenofAngst [Rated T, 44540 words, complete, Aftg Reverse Big Bang 2022]

Part 1 of the The Unchosen Ones Of The Southern Seas series

Nathaniel Wesninski is a prince made out of scars and secrets. In a kingdom that is built on bloodshed and salted ashes there is one secret that will lead to his death if it were ever revealed. Nathaniel Wesninski has magic.

When his father arranged a marriage to the Moriyama's second son Nathaniel runs away. He doesn't get far. There is a group of pirates waiting for him—the Foxes.

A new name—Neil Josten, and a deal with the captain of the most feared ship of the Southern seas. Andrew Minyard is a man of truth who keeps his family close with deals he won't break whatever the cost.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: scars

NB: art by @safinisaway here

nowhere to hide by CherrryBlosssoms [Not Rated, 41198 words, incomplete, last updated Feb 2022]

Don't stop running, Abram. Do not tell anyone who, or what, you are. Do not let your guard down, no matter what. You are special, Abram, far too special for your own good, and Nathan knows this better than anyone. Never return to Palmetto- you will never survive if you do. Bury Nathaniel Wesninski in the very soil we walk on.

Oh well- Neil has never been particularly good at following rules.

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: blood, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: nightmares

Where the Sun Meets the Sea by Mystrana, TeoMoy [Rated M, 32786 words, complete, Aftg Reverse Big Bang 2022]

In a desperate bid to avoid war between their kingdoms, Prince Neil of the Sea Kingdom reaches out to Crown Prince Andrew of the Sun Kingdom with a marriage proposal. The idea is simple: get married and force peace between the kingdoms.

The execution is a little trickier: Neil’s uncle (who happens to be the King of the Sea Kingdom) believes that Neil isn’t being treated well, and he’s still ready to declare war if Andrew and Neil can’t convince him otherwise. And Prince Riko from the Raven Kingdom seems to think that this is the perfect time to try to expand his territory.

Neil and Andrew have to pull together to convince Uncle Stuart that everything is fine, figure out how to thwart Riko’s plans, uncover ancient magic, and maybe, just maybe, fall in love for real.

NB: art by @teomoy can be found here and here

Hold on to Me by Willow_bird [Rated M, 25600 words, complete, 2021]

When an old friend appears to be in trouble, Neil rushes off into certain danger -- because of course he does. Good thing he isn't alone anymore, because Kevin and Andrew aren't going to let him fall.

--

In a world filled with magic and dragons, Neil and Kevin and Andrew prove that love really is the strongest power of them all.

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

The Poet by anonymous_scapegoat [Rated T, 20700 words, incomplete, last updated Feb 2022]

Neil grins, his cheeks smudged with soot, and opens his mouth to respond, and -

Nothing comes out. Nothing, not a whisper or a croak or a click of his tongue, even. He tries again, with the same result. Andrew sees Neil go from baffled to vulnerable to furious and back again.

It doesn’t take long for Andrew to put the pieces together. In his last act of wounded rage, Riko took Neil’s voice.

Andrew has been angry for most of his life, rage his constant companion and for years the only spike in the smooth, flat line that he is, but for a split second he feels a fury unlike anything he has felt before. It claws at his throat.

Riko took Neil’s voice.

tw: implied/referenced abuse

a little magic by ConventionalExy (Conventionals) [Rated M, 8122 words, complete, Aftg Reverse Big Bang 2022]

Neil Josten used to think magic was useless, and that the only useful magic out there was his very own. Shapeshifting was an art form, delicate and precise, one he took years to master, one he continued to work on constantly. You couldn't simply leave it aside, do whatever, not focus, if you did so you'd end up looking… wrong, wrong in a way that made people look at you twice.

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

NB: companion art by @whyzard on twitter

take a sip by Ominous [Rated T, 6087 words, complete, Aftg Mixtape 2022]

Neil knows Andrew deserves to find someone he can plan a future with, and he knows just the thing to help him.

A love potion, one with such specifications, is one of the hardest things any potion maker can craft. Neil could do it in his sleep, so that’s no longer the quandary.

Really, it’s whether or not he should.

He tells himself it's all for Andrew's sake, and not to simply stop the pining ache in his own heart.

That would just be a bonus...he hopes.

Art

Merman Andrew by @drewneil

Little Mermaid AU with Kandreil by @kitkatartstuff-moved

Andreil urban fantasy AU art by @coldcigarettes

Fantasy AU Jeremy Knox & Jean Moreau art by @linecrosser

[mekana47]

My Baby Shot Me Down (Andy/Booker, The Old Guard)

art by GoldHeartedSky

The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022

Summary: His chest ached, but he didn’t let himself think about the orders tucked inside. He’d have the rest of his life to wonder if the decisions he made tonight were the right ones.

-or-

When agent of the French government Booker is ordered to take out Andy, there are two major problems-- she's an assassin too, and she's his wife.

Read now on AO3.

[blood-suits-and-tears]

The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022  || @theoldguardevents (click on image for better quality)

To Hold Life Like a Face

written by orangeblossomlove

art by @blood-suits-and-tears

It’s got EVERYTHING. It’s got CHEESY. It’s got FLOWER SHOP. it’s got CAFE. It’s got FIRST FANFIC. It’s got LOVE. it’s got CONFLICT. .

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 7

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Follow us or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see the previews this week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 6

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Follow us or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see the previews this week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 3

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Follow us or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see the previews this week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 2

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Follow us or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see more previews over the coming week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 11

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Follow us or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see the rest of the previews this week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 12

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Check out our blog or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see the other previews this week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!

[theoldguardevents]

TOG REVERSE BANG LINE-UP: Day 13

Posting for The Old Guard Reverse Big Bang 2022 begins on the two-year anniversary of the movie’s premier, July 10 - and you can look forward to new content every day for two weeks!

Here’s a sneak peek of the amazing fanart and fanfiction that you’ll get to enjoy very soon. Check out our blog or the tag #togrbb2022preview to see the other previews this week!

Check back at this blog to see the final works, or keep an eye on our AO3 collection. Thank you to our wonderful creators, who have worked very hard on their projects over the last few months!