#thank you redketchup

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Only Murders in the Building | S01E06

[aftgficlibrary]

What are some of Fall's favorite TFC fics? :) Have a nice day/night

Thank you babe, I’m actually planning on releasing a staff fave list soon along with the new staff’s recs as well, but for the meantime here’s a couple that I really enjoyed that didn’t make it onto my final list-Fall

men, abort mission (that is the silver lining in my cloudy disposition)by quensty (T | 2,125 | 1/1)

The recorded number of times someone hit on Neil Josten and got nowhere, and the one time Andrew didn’t even have to try.

The Name Game by minyrrds (G | 3,042 | 1/1)

What happens when Andrew and Neil change the names on their jerseys

Fear No Fall by  Saul ( T/E | 26,363 | Works: 3 | Complete)

tumbling ain’t the same as falling by badacts for redketchup (M | Incomplete | 7/?)

Neil is a Vixen, not a Fox. He and Andrew still find each other.

A Hole In The World by lscar123 (E | Incomplete | 29/?)

An accomplished FBI agent. A young runaway who is more than he appears to be. A serial killer that’s haunted both of them for years.

The City of Angels just got a lot more interesting.

Favor with the Stars by nekojita for cabeswaterlovesthem (T | 4,049 | 1/1)

This was a prompt fic for TFCFansgive - based on the prompt of Allison and Renee adopting kids and Allison being a ‘soccer mom’ (but not quite). *******

Numb My Skin by Aleekae (Not Rater | Incomplete | 14/?)

“I’m from a school that specializes in teaching kids with certain… gifts,” the stranger said, motioning to Neil with the thin file he held in his hand.

It sounded rehearsed, and the gruff voice he used didn’t help to calm Neil. He was found out, he wasn’t being careful enough. He could almost feel his mother’s hands gripping his hair and thrashing him about, beating him for being an idiot. He should’ve used a lighter, he knew better. His fingers grazed his jeans pocket where he kept his fake driver’s license, a packet of cigarettes, and a pillbox.

(A Foxhole Court X-Men AU)

/Rape/Non-Con /Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Something Sweet by horrorinabakset (M |13,829 | 2/?)

Neil’s mother dies when he is fifteen. As a result, Neil ends up in Columbia, at a diner called Sweetie’s. There he encounters a rather strange family, a boy raising his twin cousins.

(And honestly anything by SpangleBangle I adore. Their writing, characterisation, and relationship building (platonic and romantic) is absolutely beautiful)

[aceaaroniscanon]

hi! i saw your post about how the fandom tends to mischaracterize neil and i just wanted to ask if maybe you had any fic/author recs that you think do him justice? thanks and have a great day

hello!!! it’s been forever since you sent this ask, and since we received it at a pretty… salty time, we didn’t really wanna fuel the fires more than necessary. but now that everything’s calmed down, i’ll answer this now, if you don’t mind!

AUTHORS

wellthengetouttathesoupaisle

conniptionns

badacts

BurningFairytales

flybbfly

stttmsbwa

Saul

SashaSea

(note; these are just a few that i’ve found are pretty on point with characterization, and every author (mostly) in the fics section is pretty decent as well)

FICS

fear in a handful of dust - flybbfly

summary;“I need to talk to Minyard,” Neil says, sipping at a soda. “How do I make that happen?”

Kevin chokes on his whiskey. “You don’t.”

In which Neil doesn’t have Kevin Day to convince him to play, so he becomes a sports journalist; Andrew is a keeper in more ways than one; and Quidditch is the sport du jour. Featuring a frankensteined team, eternal roommate Matt, and hawkish sports section editor Dan. Oh, and Andrew has a shady past (present? future?) that Neil can’t quite figure out. But that’s nothing new for Neil, who is constantly hiding everything about himself anyway—this time with magical abilities greasing the way.

Walking Disasters - queenofcups

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

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

Kairos - redketchup

summary;In this life, Nathaniel Wesninski runs.

In another, he stays.

In Which Neil Josten is a PR Nightmare - CoverYourEyes

summary;Eve was not the best person in the world. Sometimes she didn’t hold the elevator open when she saw people rushing to catch it from the other side of the lobby. Cutting the line at Starbucks was a semi-regular action.

But Eve did not deserve to be Neil fucking Josten’s publicist.

**********

Or, 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.

the coin toss universe - SashaSea (SHCombatalade)

description;A sort-of AU that follows the professional careers and media misadventures of Andrew and Neil.

Take Another Drag - OrdinaryVegan

summary;Andrew knows exactly who Travis is. Travis William Patterson, 27 years old, 6’3” backliner from middle of nowhere, Texas, current starter for the Boston Hurricanes, #9. As a matter of fact, Andrew is looking at him right now. ESPN is showing Exy highlights from last weekend, and Neil’s team just happens to be up at this very moment.

The Neil on screen has just performed some ridiculous move that absolutely should not have ended with a goal but somehow did, and he is immediately met with high-fives from his teammates and an affectionate-looking hug from Travis. Andrew can most certainly be objective, and this exchange looks pretty platonic. But Andrew is also a man attracted to men, and he has to admit that Travis is good looking. Really good looking.

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Neil seems to be spending a lot of time with his new friend, and Andrew is Not Jealous.

Trapdoor - ronanlynqch

summary;Neil Josten’s first day at Millport’s really shitty High School.

Southern Comfort - ceilingfan5

summary;Neil is drunk and in love and at home in the world. Andrew is drunk and sits on him.

What Does Neil Do? - smokesprite

summary;No one knows what Neil’s job is, but they value him for his eclectic knowledge. AFTG characters in the Kate Daniels universe, for the 3 people who will appreciate it.

the key to sleeping. - andreil

summary;The evolution and growth of Neil and Andrew sleeping in the same bed.

just another language we speak - Yuu_chi

summary;They’re never going to be the sort of couple that other people want them to be.

on giving a chance - BurningFairytales

summary;Neil Josten is a quiet kid. Almost jumpy. He doesn’t talk to the other students, but he’s a good enough player, and his line-up is missing a striker, so Hernandez lets him on the team.

ignominy - Saul

summary;That sentinels - marvels of science, human beings enhanced to the edge of human perfection - fell apart without someone to focus on was, by every scientist’s account, complete bollocks. That all his running went down the drain because Neil happened to match with one was, in his personal opinion, even more absurd.

Meanwhile, Evermore Laboratories continued to care not one bit about what was or wasn’t possible, and weren’t about to let a little matter like basic human rights stop them.

Baltimore Blues - SpangleBangle

summary;He saw the duffel.It was battered all to hell and the strap was nearly torn from the bag, but it still glowed almost neon in the darkening night and streetlamp glare. Neil would never…He dropped to his knees beside it and rifled through it, looking for any sign, any clue as to where Neil might have run. Nothing, nothing, nothing. Until his fingers found the keyring. Until he found the phone.

Andrew’s perspective on the Binghamton riot and the walking tragedy that is Neil Josten.

The Smallest Exy Player, Now Even Smaller - ionlyloveyouironically

summary;Aaron pissed somebody off, which isn’t a surprise, but what happens to Andrew in retaliation definitely is.(Just another beloved-character-gets-magically-turned-into-a-child fic.)

and this is all i have for now! again, sorry this took so long.

[burningfairytales]

tag meme: get to know me

rules: answer all of the questions below, then tag 20 other people you would like to get to know better!

tagged by: @bluejaye91 Can I just - ahhhhh?? Thank you? 

nickname: Kaylie’s already a chosen name, but Kay always works.

gender:  Female.

star sign:  Aquarius

height:  1,68m which I think is liiiiike.... 5′4″? 5′5″? (Which is first anyway, the apostrophe or the quote marks?)

sexuality:  Demiromantic ace.

hogwarts house:  Slytherin.

favorite animal:  All of them. But probably foxes and wolves and otters.

average hours spent sleeping:  Depends - weekdays or weekend? I like to sleep in on weekends, so probably like 10? During the week, it ranges from anything between 4 and 7.

dogs or cats:  Both.

number of blankets I sleep with:  Just the one - ah, but I have one I use as a pillow. So technically two?

dream trip:  Damn. Okay, so definitely a roadtrip through New Zealand - buy a cheap car and drive all across both islands; sell the car when I leave. I really want to see Seattle and visit my friend once she moves there, so that’s definitely gonna happen in the future.  I want to go to Japan - see Tokyo and Kyoto and Hokkaido (and also the fox village, but I don’t remember where that was.) Also I want to see Edinburgh and go to Dublin again... Actually, flying to London, taking the train up to Wales and then the ferry from there to Dublin, that’d be neat. (So many plans, so little money.)

dream job:  Hahahahahahh I have no idea. Something that makes me happy.  I’d love to be a writer, but that’s never gonna happen.

when I made this account:  Gods, I don’t know. Uh, lemme see if I can find out. Okay, According to the post limit checker, I made it back in 2011.  ...Wow.

why I made this account:  My friend had one at the time, and kept telling me about how cool it was, so really, this is all her fault.

number of followers:  562, as of yesterday.

tagging: @nibelstrife @jedierenjaeger @atardisbluenight @gadelingsofthegalaxy @describingcolours @evil-rainbow-sunshine @harmonization @tubbie11 @thaddeusscreams @onpanwa @redketchup

And everyone else that wants to do this!

[minyavd]

@clubbingattheclub and @parkjiminbiased tagged me in the “post your lock screen, home screen and currently playing song” thingimabob thank you babes

Sad news: I dropped a hammer on my iPhone 6 so I’m working off of a Droid Maxx (RIP my aesthetic) and that’s why I don’t have a lockscreen 🙃

Home screen art

I taaaaaaaag @minyardfluff @redketchup @alarmingnic @bekingly @scarvesandsecrets

[braveveth]

My favorite aftg fics are: "i am flesh (i am bone)" by ilgaksu, "'til it was near morning" by Metis_InkFandoms, "Kairos" by redketchup, "those to come" by jaylocked, "at the edge of what was" by BurningFairytales and "touchstone" by badacts (all on AO3) hope you'll like some of them! ❤︎

oooh my god okay thank you??? so much??? you are a Lifesaver honestly this is exactly what i need rn all of it looks super good (i saw a social media!au which is totally. my jam). i just put them all on my marked for later list and i’m going to curl up and read them tonight so !!! thank you this is amazing 

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

[aftgficrec]

Do you guys know any fics where Aaron has a healthy rivalry with and/or andrew, you know, like dumb teenager stuff, not traumatised relationship stuff (oh god I hope Im making sense). I only seem to find fics where he's either the bad guy™ or like super sweet, and I need him to still be a little bitch™. Thank you💕

(2) Anonymous said to aftgficrec:

twinyards behaving like normal brothers in a canon / post canon setting?

There’s plenty of good twinyards content around - some fluffy, some angsty, some humorous.  I hope the fics we’ve put together here suit your craving for sibling bonding and rivalry! - S

Twinyards bonding here

Twinyards relationship focus here

Twinyards relationship part 2 here

‘Post Its and Missing Persons’ here

‘Progress comes in small steps’ series, part 1 - 7 here; find part 8 below and part 9, ‘the roads I traveled with you,’ (now complete), here

‘i won’t say we aren’t family’ here 

‘The PDA Challenge’ here

wait to call by nanatsuyu [Rated T, 11842 words, complete, Aftg Winter Exchange 2020]

“You do your job, and I’ll do mine,” Andrew said without any heat. He placed the gun down, eyes sliding to Aaron’s. Gears were turning, like he was deciding on how much he should say; what he was willing to give up in a conversation that should have happened a long time ago when it was still reasonable to ask.

“Forget I asked—” Aaron decided he didn’t want to know. The answer would probably haunt him more than the question.

“I wasn’t done,” Andrew bit off.

Aaron took another drink.

“At the end of the day the same blood gets spilled. As long as it’s not ours, I don't care who pulls the trigger.”

Aaron thought that ‘ours’ sounded suspiciously like ‘yours.’

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Or, the five times Aaron reaches out for Andrew, and the one time Andrew reaches back.

tw: violence, tw: blood, tw: injuries

an unconventional crossing by Ominous [Rated T, 8144 words, complete, 2020]

Part 8 of Progress comes in small steps

Aaron likes to believe he and Andrew have a lot more practice navigating their conversations now. And he’s right, mostly. But sometimes, challenges arise at the strangest times, and especially when their significant others are concerned.

In which Andrew and Aaron run into each other at the grocery store, and choose not to part ways.

tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced drug addiction

Identity Theft by likearecord [Rated T, 5469 words, complete, 2020]

The Foxes make a bet: will Neil really be able to tell Aaron and Andrew apart if Aaron is deliberately impersonating his twin?

Or, Aaron Minyard's adventures in identity theft.

don't be so cold by Lavende [Rated G, 4275 words, complete, Aftg Fall Exchange 2020]

Aaron is on a quest to discover what is Andrew’s favorite ice cream flavor, but of course he can’t just ask him.

Cats and Dogs by redketchup [Not Rated, 5916 words, complete, 2019]

They’re pulling onto the exit for the airport, a small line of traffic ahead of them.

Andrew taps his index finger on the wheel. “Dogs shit, and you’re obligated to clean it up.”

Aaron bristles. “Yeah, well at least dogs actually interact with you, not ignore your entire existence.”

(Or, Aaron and Andrew deal with some issues through the age-old dogs versus cats argument.)

Learned to Lose You, Can’t Afford To by RoseGold_En [Rated T, 2959 words, incomplete, last updated Dec 2018]

Aaron reflects on how normal brothers act.

Or, Andrew annoys Aaron by doing typical sibling things.

Step 1 in "How To Handle A Crisis" (consult your lawyer, not your doctor) by ApprenticedMagician [Rated G, 1062 words, complete, Twinyards Appreciation Week 2017]

Neil is, predictably, at the center of Andrew's latest crisis.

Aaron is NOT equipped to help his brother through it but that doesn't mean he won't try - it's the brotherly thing to do, after all.

Fundamentals of Communication by GaiusTheGenius [Rated G, 1337 words, complete, 2017]

People would never believe him, mused Aaron Minyard idly as his phone buzzed on the table beside his text book, if he told them that it had been Andrew who started it.

i feel it coming by aceaaronminyard (necklace) [Rated G, 1041 words, complete, 2017]

"What the fuck. How?"

"You already know how. It's not my fault I'm better at everything."

"Just because you're older doesn't make you better, dickhead."

OR: Andrew has a nosebleed and Aaron is angrily concerned about it.

tw: blood

thinking about andrew and aaron doing actual sibling shit hc by @dumbwaves [tumblr, 2019]

part 1, part 2

Just imagine the Twinyards for a moment. hc by @thetallwinchester [tumblr, 2018]

Now imagine the two of them sneezing at the same time and then glaring at each other before someone can call them on it

Some more Twin Things™ in honour of our favourite genetic identicals hc by @ijustwanttoreblogthings [tumblr, 2017]

-being pissed when people don’t make an effort to tell you apart

Healing Twinyards hcs by @polliniaa [tumblr, 2016]

Do you ever just think about Aaron Minyard and how his all of his relationships are going to improve once he fixes his relationship with his brother?

The Foxhole Twins meta by @millportdingo [tumblr, 2016]

I am a twin. And it’s complicated, like all human relationships are, especially familial.

Art

Neil’s plan B art by @verdiris [tumblr, 2020]

Minyards art by @roadk1lll [tumblr, 2020]

Aaron trusts Andrew as far as he can throw him comic by @shihoran [tumblr, 2017]

[aftgficrec]

this is so vague, i’m sorry, but maybe you guys will know what fic i’m talking about? there’s a scene where neil is remembering how he asked mary what her favorite fruit was. and he got it for her for her birthday or something, but she got mad at him for wasting money and said that she didn’t even like that fruit in the first place? something along those lines? again, sorry for being vague. thanks for your help!

Hi anon!  Luckily some of our members are very good at remembering details and were able to find this very quickly.  Enjoy the read!  - S

Kairos by redketchup [Rated T, 11033 words, complete, 2016]

In this life, Nathaniel Wesninski runs.

In another, he stays.

tw: injury

[burningfairytales]

Random shoutout time because I feel like people deserve to be told they’re awesome a lot more than they sometimes are. So here goes!

@that anon that cared enough to ask me how I was, and told me my feelings are valid. You are a beautiful human being and the world is a better place thanks to people like you.

@thaddeusscreams for being the one mutual that likes my personal posts and occasionally selfies, and even takes the time to reply to me, even when no one else does. You listen, and you care, and that means a lot to me.

@jedierenjaeger FOR PUSHING ME INTO THE ABYSS WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE, and then enduring my incoherent rants and gross sobbing about certain video games for the last few days. (He’s DEAD, Rys. He’s dead and they’re sad and the kingdom is saved but its king isn’t, and where’s the fucking point in any of it?) Anyway, we’ve been talking until I basically pass out at night - mid-rant; sorry about that - and I hope you don’t mind me continuing to scream about these dorks for a while :D

@redketchup for taking the time to let me know she’s not mad at me, even when she’s super busy and stressed, because she knows I get worried. For listening to my troubles and trusting me with hers. For being there for me, always. Hell, for naming the toy shark I sent her after Michelle Obama and taking the time to let me know that, because there are seriously very few things better than knowing that you did something that made someone happy.

I love you guys; you guys rock. Don’t ever let anyone change you.