#and the fact that he adopted the twinyards

[themundanemudperson]

aftg au where everything's the same except the twins changed their last names to "klose" because nicky already married erik in germany, and they changed their names after he adopted them

[cubbyyyy]

A post about my favorite aftg relationships/friendships because why not?

1. Andreil. Of course. I think I actually don’t need to explain more but yea, they were my favorite part in aftg. they quickly became one of my favorite shippings and in my humble opinion love isn’t even enough of a term for them. No one will ever understand another the way they understand each other. They showed me what perfect compatibility looks like because in tiktok term - no one matches each others freak the way they match each others freak. I can’t imagine a neil without an andrew. they are different enough to make the other improve and similar enough to make the other feel validated. they aren’t afraid to show their dark sides bc the other matches the dark sides.

2. Andrew and Aaron. Twinyards. After Andreil their relationship intrigued me the most. The way they seem so indifferent towards each other but caring so much anyways is just so bittersweet. I live for their improvements. The way they legitimately killed for each other is just everything. Neil making Aaron understand that Andrew did everything for him and that he did the same is just so dear to me. Yea they misunderstand each other, but the brotherly love they have for one another could burn cities.

3. Neil and Matt. I love how matt just adopted neil. Neil may be a little crazy but Matt just goes along with it. So when Neil punches a guy, Matt hypes it up. Matt caring for Neil from the start was precious to me since I still wasn’t sure about the “monsters” in the foxhole court. like they seemed honestly pretty much demanding as fuck and I just wanted Neil to have a save, rest space while figuring them out and that’s what Matt gave him. (I especially like the trio of Matt/Dan/Neil). Matt is just the definition of a best friend and I’m glad Neil has his bestie outside of the monsters.

4. Nicky and Neil. Okay hear me out - when I think about Nicky and Neil I just pretend the eden incident didn’t exist bc I can excuse a lot, especially in fiction, but sexual assault is never on the list. So I made the choice to pretend it didn’t happen (i mean the books also pretend it didn’t happen lmao). And when you see them outside of the incident, they were pretty nice. I think Nickys cheerful personality helped to loosen the tension in the team (and monsters group). I loved when Nicky flooded Neils notifications so Neil wouldn’t flinch about them anymore. I also feel like Nicky played a big role in Neils growth. Like telling him to think about more stuff besides exy. Making Neil realize he has friends now. All that stuff.

5. Andrew and Renee. I just love how they’re sparring partners and understand each other so well, that they were the jogging team where they talk about possible zombie outbreaks.

6. Kevin and Jean. They didn’t have much screen time in the aftg series and I haven’t read the tsc yet, but their relationship intrigued me. This one I could possibly even ship romantically since they are so bittersweet that I just wish to save their ending. they formed a bond so deep but yet so scarred that it’s unexplainable.

7. Allison and Renee. I love them. I love how after Seth died, Renee took care of Allison. They just seem so fitting and I’m still shook they weren’t an official thing in the books.

8. Aaron, Nicky and Andrew. The fact that Nicky took care of the twins when he was barely an adult himself is just very precious.

9. Wymack and Neil. Honestly I could put him higher, I just forgot till now to mention wymack so he’s here. The scene at the end of the kings men where Neil asks for wymacks help is just stuck with me for life.

10. Kevin and Wymack. The fact that Wymack is Kevins father surprised me at first but then it made sense? When Kevin said that his father watches all his games I was ready to shed a tear.

[allforth3pain]

ughh I need to say that I haven’t been in the AFTG fandom for even a fucking month and it’s already taken over. I can’t stop thinking about the relationship between Neil and Andrew. The way they go from hating each other to be being disgustingly in love with one another. The amount of trust and communication between these two and they adopt fucking two cats I can’t. I can’t get over the complexity of the twinyard relationship. The hope they will eventually learn to communicate and have a healthy relationship or the fact they both love each other but are so dumb. The foxes being such an amazing cast of characters and how I love all of them so damn much it hurts. Renee’s relationship with Andrew or Andrew’s relationship with Bee. They are so sweet and probably the first good relationships this little bitch had since Cass. Neil being a little shit and Kevin being relatable and ugh did I mention Andrew??? I didn’t think this five foot nothing emo bastard was going to take over my life but he did. And I let him. His character is so complex and amazing that I get physically upset when people don’t interpret him correctly. This fandom is nuts as fuck with an author who is sometimes unreliable so the fans gotta fill in so many blanks. I mean for fucks sake this is a story about a stickball loving nerd who’s also the son of a murderous mafia man who then falls in love with a man who is literally trauma in human form. I just….god damn this series and screw my friend for introducing it to me

[aftgficrec]

Arranged marriage aus? Or twinyards being adopted?

We found some arranged marriage fics new to our blog (Neil and Allison??!!) and have previous recs for that and twinyards adoption. - A

also see:

arranged marriage aus here

arranged marriage aus 2 here

adopted twinyards previous recs:

Bee adopts the twins here

Bee adopts Andrew/better childhood here

you may also like:

completed Andrew with a better childhood here

low angst twinyards canon universe here

low-angst twinyards aus here

Paper Anniversary by likearecord [Rated E, 45168 Words, Complete, 2021]

Part 3 of the The Bachelor of Baltimore series; Part 1 here

A year after Nathaniel Wesninski chooses him for a marriage of alliance, Andrew thinks the most stressful thing in his life is going to be his wedding anniversary.

He thinks wrong.

tw: anxiety, tw: murder, tw: gun violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: kidnapping, tw: heavily referenced torture, tw: major character injury, tw: alcohol

Neil's Forgotten Marriage by Luludino [Rated T, 4184 Words, Complete, 2021]

Neil's day is interrupted when someone from his past shows up. Its not that he forgot about them.

He just forgot about the arrangement they had and how it might be important to inform them he is in fact not dead.

tw: violence

The Darkened Underpass by Salathafi, Wishopenastar [Rated M, 4214 Words, Complete, 2021]

Nathaniel watched the familiar ring spinning on the table for a few seconds before he took it to put it in his ring finger.

It fit him perfectly, he wondered if it meant that he and Mary had the same finger size or if his fiance and gotten it resized.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: canonical character death, tw: anxiety

Time is against us. by orphan account [Rated T, 1397 words, Complete 2016]

An arranged marriage can change everything.

tw: canonical character death

Us Against The World by BakaDoll [Rated T, 1147 Words, Complete, 2018]

Nathaniel has to marry Jean Moreau, because his father sold him off to the Moriyamas. He doesn't know anything really about Jean, but at least it can't be worse than living with his parents.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced human trafficking

Pinky Promise by BelaBellissima, threekingbelt [Rated M, 11461 Words, Complete, AFTG Reverse Big Bang 2019]

When Neil is ten years old, he makes a promise. It changes everything.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: eating disorders, tw: referenced human trafficking, tw: murder, tw: gun violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: canonical character death, tw: homophobia, tw: violence

NB: Art prompt for this fic by @sisaloofafump here

hc about mary by @ghost-in-the-stalls [Tumblr, 2021]

So Mary's mother was a woman who I consider not only having married into the Hatfords but who was basically like... sold to them as a child.

[nickyshemmicks]

Aftg prompt- Nicky adopts the twinyards as toddlers?

I am so sorry this took so long. Regardless, I hope you like it!!! Under the cut because yeah it’s short but I don’t wanna clog people’s dash.

Nicky has only had the twins for about a month, and all things considered, it's going well. He thinks. They have both moved past eating strictly Fruit Loops, so he is taking comfort in that. Is he still crying himself to sleep with fear? Yes. Is he much less terrified than he was at the beginning? Also yes. They've also started to show preferences for things, which is good. Nicky takes it as a sign that they're comfortable around him. He's learning that Andrew has a huge sweet tooth and that Aaron loves leaves for all sorts. He's learning that Andrew loves when Erik sings to him. He's learning that Aaron loves taking his toys apart and putting them back together.

Nicky spends a lot of time on Google that first month, because in addition to his fears about parenting (he's working on that with his therapist), he doesn’t want to kill them. He's pretty sure he'll feed them the wrong thing and kill them. Erik says that won't happen. Nicky isn't so confident. It's almost Christmas, and while Nicky isn't a huge fan of the performative nature of Christmas, he loves the celebrations.

The twins, they learn, love candy canes and hot spiced grape juice. They go to a Christmas Market. They decorate a Christmas tree. They make chicken cutlet, which Nicky and Erik learned Aaron and Andrew love, mostly for the fact that they get to beat up the chicken, but hey, it works.

Nicky finds that he doesn’t mind being woken at 5:30 am on Christmas morning. Erik is still sleeping, and he'll take the win. When he gets out with the twins, they sit and stare at him. He and Erik had prepared for this, so he gives them a little gift to tide them over- a small orange, because they both love fruit. It's wrapped, too, so they get to unwrap something.

Erik wakes up a couple hours later (Nicky never thought he'd say that sleeping in until 7:30 was sleeping in, but here he is), and then they open the gifts under the tree. The way their faces light up, Nicky thinks he'd die for this. He knows he is so glad he gets to live for it.

[palmett-hoes]

Hi, I really loved your post with the monsters as Birds of Prey! Was wondering if you had any thoughts on the Foxes as Marvel or Mcu characters? I feel like I could see Dan as Carol Danvers and Andrew for sure is Jessica Jones, idk about the rest.

oh wow old post!!

haha unfortunately i’m not really a comics person so i don’t feel like i can really give the best analysis possible, but i have seen most of the mcu movies and bits and pieces of the netflix show so i’ll try my best. also im using dc characters too bc i want to

1. Dan: I think your instinct with Dan as Captain Marvel is spot-on (at least uhhh,, based on the movie lol sorry comics ppl). Her direct, forceful powers and fighting style are definitely reminiscent of dan’s no-nonsense leadership approach. similarly the themes of overcoming sexism and acceling in a male-dominated industry in the captain marvel movie is pretty much the same as dan’s story establishing herself as the first female exy captain (tho sports is way more valid than the military). plus there’s a lot of emphasis on love and friendship between women that dan is ALL about. also lashana lynch would be a god tier dan wilds fc. Dan could also def have that lawful good Okoye from Black Panther energy. Loyal, disciplined, no-nonsense leader. no powers except discipline. no hair. also danai gurira in 2012 with the dreads and the sword and the cape on TWD was definitely part of my middle school sexual awakening

2. Kevin: Aquaman. this is based pretty much exclusively on the fact that jason momoa is my #1 kevin fc and also that Pasifika kevin is phenomenal and mandatory, actually. otherwise i think he has a decent amount of stick-up-the-ass cyclops energy. or dick grayson nightwing energy but i don’t have any evidence for why. kinda looks like him tho

3. Andrew: andrew gets the most characters bc he’s my favorite. i think ur jessica jones instincts are absolutely correct, both in her storyline (i only watched the first season) and her powers. i’ve seen some powers au and the tendency seems to be giving andrew like,, psychic powers or the like, and i don’t really agree. andrew is a very direct character. he’s pragmatic, he confronts problems head on, and he doesn’t muck about in details. to me this really translates best into physical powers like super strength that help u big punch straight thru all ur problems. also i def think andrew would be not just a solo hero but a mercenary (or a detective) because he’s not altruistic enough to be a standard vigilante. he doesn’t care enough about other people to hang out on rooftops all night waiting for Crime to occur. there’s a price for that.  which brings us to the NEXT andrew hero: deadpool. maybe in personality more of a drugged andrew but the superpowered mercenary is really a perfect fit for andrew. also, healing powers have a decidedly tragic poetry to them on andrew. already he’s self-destructive, if he had a healing factor his concern for his own well-being would be so beyond rock bottom it’d be in the earth’s core. even worse when you remember that with a healing factor, as opposed to indestructibility, you still feel all the pain. which brings us to Wolverine and X-23, who have the same thematic points as deadpool but are much more of a personality match and they have knife hands, which i really think andrew would appreciate. ending that sadness train and onto another tho, andrew’s aesthetic and Vibes fit the Winter Soldier just SO well (just that movie tho, not really civil war or anything past that) and a reinterpretation of the captain america story using the twinyards would be incredibly interesting. and finally, one last hero that would work really well for andrew: rogue, only remove the angst around not being able to touch people, andrew would love that. one touch and their comatose? baller. don't fucking touch him.

4. Matt: Shazam. I didn’t see the shazam movie but my dad and brother did and they said it was very funny and all the trailors looked like it had a lot of fun himbo energy and i really think that fits. in terms of matching himbo disaster energy i think i’ve heard good things about comics hawkeye (not mcu). thor?

5. Aaron: Mr. Fantastic. now this might be a stretch but aaron is a character who uses a skin-deep veneer of anger to cover the fact that he’s actually quite pliant and bends to other people’s wills. and he’s a doctor or w/e. he could alse be like,, antman. he’s smart right? hank pym not paul rudd. katelyn can be wasp

6. Seth: Arm Fall Off Boy. no i will not elaborate.             ..... ugh fine, but i'm using my favorite piece of superhero media of all time: x-men evolution, the one where they're all teenagers in public high school. seth can be lance alvers/avalanche who’s a bit of a jerk and has a lot of issues with authority and has a rivalry with cyclops very reminiscent of seth with kevin, but still there’s the recurring theme that he’s lashing out because of low self-esteem and a bad situation and he’s a surprisingly sympathetic character who i’m very fond of. his power is earthquakes but i think the name makes that pretty self-explanatory

7. Allison: Iron Man. cocky, bitchy, and rich rich rich. sounds like allison to me. then to elevate it a level higher: emma frost, rich bitch extraordinaire. also if allison had telepathic powers she would be unstoppable. plus one more bitchy, morally-gray blonde (but chaotic this time): Harley Quinn

8. Nicky: Okay so I do wanna give a quick shout-out to Northstar, the first openly gay comicbook superhero, who’s a speedster which I’d actually say fits Nicky pretty well. However, if i had to choose a superhero to represent nicky in presence and powers it would have to be Jubilee from x-men (... from what i’ve heard lol. i’ve never actually consumed any of her Media hahaha anyway) she’s a joyful, energetic presence and her powers are setting off fireworks which i think is a good balance of nicky being a supportive cousin-parent AND a chaotic train wreck garbage trash man. also gonna throw in johnny storm for a cheap 'flaming' joke

9. Renee: Thunder/Blackbird from Black Lightning bc she’s a fufkin lesbian lol. (i don’t watch the show but i do follow nafessa williams’s tag). now the fr ones i’m gonna do together because to me they have the same Vibes so i chose them for the same reasons. Wonder Woman and Storm who to me have the same  reserved, impartial, regal energy. honestly ethereal and somewhat otherwordly, and quite literally goddesses. also op as hell.  black widow and her “red in my leger” looking for redemption story also fits thematically.

10. Neil: okay lazy answer first: the flash or quicksilver. get it? because they run fast? and neil run too? yea i like to think i've proven myself to be better than such a surface level interpretation but worth the mention ig. so for srs now, mystique and her shape changing powers would be an interesting interpretation of neil's identity issues, but i wanna push it a step further. nightcrawler would actually be possibly the MOST interesting hero to apply to neil 1. because powers still very movement go fast place to place 2. because of the thematic focus on neil's unusual looks and the lengths he goes to hide them, very much in line with the way nightcrawler will use a hologram-projector in order to look human, yet in both cases it's only a surface-level illusion, and 3. his parentage. here, mary would be mystique, which i also think works very well considering mary seemed to be the far more effective chameleon on the run than neil, and also fits with her place as a morally grey character, as mystique herself is often a villain or an antagonist, with her own agenda and shadowy motives. then nathan matches well with nightcrawler's father: azazel, a literal demon, and also where kurt gets his appearance. it's a shockingly coherent narrative between the three of them. then, to also give neil some powers that aren't contingent on his fucked up geneology and rather on his own merit and abilities, Black Canary and her sonic voice parallel the way that neil began to anchor his identity and take ownership over himself through his voice and his sick roasts

and 1 extra, wymack: batman, on account of his altruism, his dedication to second chances, and his many, many adopted children

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anon, ik it's been a sec since you sent this, so i hope it gets back to you. i had a fun time with it and it prompted like,,, 7 different au s that i'll never write

[aftgficrec]

Hello!!

Do you have any fics where Aaron and Andrew grew up together where Andrew doesn’t go into foster care or Aaron goes into foster care with him?

Thank you!!

Not many fics feature the twins together from birth, but there are some excellent fics where Aaron and Andrew get adopted at a young age, or when they first meet.  We’ve collected what we could, and pulled out some of these fics from our previous posts. - S

Also see …

‘Fox Daycare’ here

‘The New Normal’ here (now complete)

‘lock away that winter of mine’ series and ‘he is the words that i can't find’ here

‘but you fit me better than my favorite sweater’ here

‘i will bring you rings of gold…’ here

‘Andrew Minyard certainly, most definitely does not have a crush’ and ‘If I Tried’ here

‘Normal Isn’t A Virtue’ here

‘sting like a bee’ here

‘fugue in red’ here

‘i'll crawl home to him’ here

‘I Found Love...’ here

‘I hate every inch of you’ here

‘I Hate the Way I Don't Hate You’ here

‘I hate you so much it makes me sick’ here

‘the glow in our mouths’ here

The Kids Are Alright (Now) series by Marmeladeskies [Rated G/T, incomplete, last updated March 2020]

Part 1: The Kids Are Alright (Now) (T, 13098 Words)

When they're two years old, Aaron and Andrew are adopted together- and it changes the course of their fate drastically.

A story about scars, healing, dogs, and the little boy with the auburn curls who just moved in next door.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Part 2: The Kids Are Alright (Now) - Extras! (G, 4407 Words)

tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Part 3: I Fall Apart With All My Heart (G, 17893 Words)

"Mom says they‘re starting puberty. Andrew knows puberty is that that weird thing with the hormones that make boys like girls and all that stuff. He‘s not stupid, after all. But so far he‘s not liking any girls, and he can‘t really imagine it, either."

Puberty is hitting hard- will Neil's and Andrew' friendship make it through it?

Part 4: Summer of Change (T, 6345 Words)

Neil is on his trip to Europe, and Andrew is home all summer, trying not to overthink how things were between them before Neil left. But two months of summer is a long time, and, like it usually does, summer brings change with it.

tw: underage drinking

Counting Stars series by Nikotheamazingspoonklepto [Rated M/T, 24470 words, complete, 2018]

Part 1: These Days (M, 21900)

Identical twin brothers Aaron and Andrew Doe have been in foster care since they can remember. They have each other and as long as they are together, nothing else matters. So every year on their birthday, they remind themselves and each other of this fact.

“Will our birthday always be bad?” Aaron suddenly asks as they get closer to the monitor, scowling at them from the door.

Andrew is just surprised Aaron remembers the last few. “I guess we already got what was comin’ to us,” he suggests.

“...I guess, but I’ve got you.” Aaron glances at him, a tiny, sincere smile on his lips.

Andrew smiles back and nods. “And I’ve got you.”

tw: self harm, tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

Part 2: Under the Christmas lights (T, 2570)

The twins' first Christmas out of juvie with their guardians Nicky and Erik is much more magical than they could have ever anticipated.

It’s Not Family Without Love by AgapantoBlu [Rated T, 115550 words, incomplete, last updated Nov 2020]

Snippets of an AU in which Nicky takes the twins in when they are five and he's twenty and he tries his hardest.

The kids will be alright, hopefully.

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: attempted csa, tw: references to conversion therapy, tw: homophobia, tw: alcohol, tw: blood, tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced suicide attempt, tw: implied/referenced overdose, tw: vomit, tw: non consensual drug use

i just had a growth spurt (took so long, my tippy toes hurt) by Talls [Rated G, 8448 words, complete, AFTG Exchange 2019]

In which twins scheme against the wishes of their older cousin to be left alone for the last few days of school before summer vacation.

Featuring a lovely school nurse, the weird kid, Matt Boyd's weak stomach, two important libraries and a blushing teacher's pet.

Nerik + adopting a baby + adopting the twins by @palmettofoxden [tumblr, 2018]

Nicky marries Erik the moment he turns 18

Because Nicky knows that Erik is his future and he has been waiting a long time for this

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced homophobia

Art

Baby Twinyards by @exyfordays [tumbler, 2017]

twinyards as babies by @hi-raethia [tumblr, 2018]

Salt & Pepper by @rainbowd00dles [tumblr, 2018]

[aftgficrec]

Thank you for all the work you're doing :) do you know any single parent aus?

Hi there, anon! Parenting fics  - so full of fluff, and on occasion even angst.  Here are a few featuring either single dad Neil or Andrew (and even single dad Jean!).

It’s not family without a love by agapantoblu and Fox Daycare by PalmettoFoxDen aren’t strictly speaking single parent aus, but feature a teenage Nicky trying his best to raise the twinyards, so if you’re interested, take a look.  Hope you enjoy this little selection - S

a bicycle made for two (or three) by lazarusthefirst [rated E, 98,516 words, complete, 2018]

The other hindrance was due to the fact that Santa had been very generous this year, which left Jean standing on a patch of sidewalk he’d kicked clear himself, holding his four year old daughter’s hand and wondering how he was going to get all of their stuff plus the Pink Unicorn Princess Dream House up four flights of stairs without something breaking.

Tales from a Quirky Small Town by gluupor [rated G-T, Series, AFTG Bingo 2018, 2019]

A Gilmore Girls AU where Kevin’s a kid, Neil’s his caffeine-addict father, and Andrew’s a grumpy diner owner who loves them both.

 tw: implied/Referenced child abuse, implied/referenced murder

what now? by jemejem [rated T, 9,216 words, complete, 2019]

Neil and Andrew are dragged to school to deal with their respective children, of whom hate each other. It doesn’t start well - but does it have to end poorly?

…Parent Trap… Sorta… Not Really… by Mother_of_Tragedy [rated G, 4628 words, incomplete, 2019]

Identical twins Sophie and Isabelle are separated after being put up for adoption. Years later, they discover each other at a summer camp and because of some unfortunate circumstances they switch places, now trying to heal the other sister’s relationship with their adopted father and trying to get back home.

a world alone by ephemeralsky [rated T, 54,850 words, complete, 2018]

“It will not be cheap,” Andrew finally says.

“I know,” Wymack says. “Two bottles of Johnnie Walker sound good to you?”

“Four,” Andrew says without missing a beat. He thinks about having to deal with Nicky later on, about the additional work he has to do, and decides that he will not do anything for less.

“Three,” Wymack argues.

“Four or we have no deal.”

Wymack mutters something about blood-sucking hooligans under his breath before he concedes with a, “Fine.”

(or: a High School AU where only some of them are high-schoolers)

Eighteen Wheels And Three Beating Hearts by Autumnalhogwarts, IKnowWhoYouAre_Damianos [rated T, 82,102 words, complete, Aftg Big Bang 2019]

Nathaniel Wesninski had never thought he’d ever end up on a greyhound bus to Palmetto with a toddler cradled to his chest, trying to process the end of his mobster life and starting all over as a 20 year-old single dad. Creating a new life as trucker Neil Josten, he finds a new home and family in his colleagues and quirky small town inhabitants, especially growing fond of the Foxhole Diner’s grumpy owner Andrew Minyard. But what happens if Andrew finds out about his past? Will Andrew really commit his life to the son of a serial killer with a toddler?

Andrew Minyard never expected much of his life and found much more in David Wymack and his lot in Palmetto. His diner means working all day and meeting all kinds of people, but it’s his and he wouldn’t want it any different. Not as long as he can pay for his twin’s study. As one day Neil Josten stumbles into his diner for an interview for a job at Wymack’s transportation company, Andrew senses that his life will change in ways he’s never anticipated.

tw: violence, tw: mentions of child abuse, tw: mentions of rape,

Ember by Autumnalhogwarts [rated T, 127,720 words, incomplete, 2020]

When Nathan catches up with them in Seattle things turn out a little differently.

At 16 years old Neil is left with no parents, a criminal empire to dismantle, and a newborn. 6 years later he’s settled into a safe and sound life as a brother/father and is almost done with his bachelor’s degree. When a professional Exy player moves in next door his life gets a little more exciting.

tw: death in childbirth, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/ieferenced rape/non-con, tw: ptsd, tw: anxiety attacks,

The Manny by orphan_account [rated E, 57,000 words, complete, 2018]

Problem #1: Neil accidentally becomes the nanny of two adorable kids.

Problem #2: Neil somehow manages to fall in love with their father.

Fuck.

tw: past character death

[la-pata-fea]

This bitch wants me to die or what

aftg au where everything's the same except the twins changed their last names to "klose" because nicky already married erik in germany, and they changed their names after he adopted them