#theme:band

[aftgficlibrary]

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

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

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

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

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

[aftgficlibrary]

Hey idk if this is too specific but could you help me find a fic where they're all musician and Andrew and Neil would do duets together at concerts. I remember they played desperado once I can't find it.

yes -maz

And We'll Be Running by allyasavedtheday (M | 62,270 | 3/3)

It had been six months ago when Kevin called him, sounding drunk off his ass and on the verge of a breakdown, begging Neil for help. Andrew Minyard, guitarist for The Monsters, had been assaulted by his old foster brother and it finally convinced the courts to take him off the mood altering medication he’d been taking since almost two years prior after an incident where he’d defended his cousin from a bunch of homophobic assholes outside a club.

At the time, he’d had nothing else going for him so he said yes. It was just meant to be something to do for a few months. Now, well, he doesn’t really want to leave.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hi ! I can't find the fabulous au where the foxes are in a band together ??? and andrew is the lyricist and writes (real) Placebo songs. I think Neil sings them but I honestly remember only the fact they're by placebo

this is the one! -maz

Sleeping with ghosts by boybeaulieu (M | 37,420 | 8/8)

The fans like it, that’s what their marketing guys say. They say fans love the edge in his manic smile, the crazy that rises in his eyes and Andrew -Andrew can do nothing but laugh.

or

The Band AU where Andrew and his Monsters learn how to deal with notoriety while performing for an emo, grunge crowd. But what kind of musician has never experienced heartbreak? Not even Andrew, apparently.

[aftgficlibrary]

Andreil, Julie and the Phantoms au pls?? I saw it a while ago and I cannot find it now

Anonymous asked: Hi! I’m try to look for a fic. I think it was based off of Julie and the Phantoms, and I think it was either Neil or Andrew who summoned the ghosts

here it is! -maz

Andrew and The Phantoms by bazerella (M | 27,064 | 13/13)

Andrew goes on a journey to rediscover his love for music when he plays an old CD from the 90's band The Ravens and a few of its members appear as ghosts.

(Julie and The Phantoms AU)

[aftgficlibrary]

hey can u help me find a fic where Neil is allison's friend and he followed her on tour while Andrew is the boss of edencs or something and they meet and ltr write songs tgt

i think this is it! -ari

corresponding shapes by flybbfly (T | 6,748 | 1/1)

Neil Josten and Andrew Minyard met when their bands toured together. Now they're touring separately, and Neil hates it.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hey this may be a real long shot but are there any phantom of the opera aus? Thank you !!

There is this?-Beth

i can’t find a key without you by staywithme_13 (G | 1,686 | 2/2)

Jean is a former violinist in the Orchestra of Maestro Moriyama. Now on his own for the first time in his career, he is trying to find his own chords by teaching a prodigy, Jeremy Knox.Jeremy always dreamed with the Philharmonic. He never dreamed he was going to find Jean.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hi!! i was wondering if you knew of this one band AU?? it was a song fic for the song you know me too well by nothing but thieves but i cant remember what it was called :(

maybe this one? -félix

You Know Me Too Well by Leeroy_in_purple (G | 4,111 | 1/1)

Neil knew that Andrew was never sober when he performed. There was always something in his system to numb the feeling of people walking around his mind and listening to the things they found there.

But tonight, Neil couldn’t help but stop and stare as Andrew sang.------------------------------------------------------OrNeil: you wrote me a song?Andrew: I've been writing you songs for the past 6 months, thanks for noticing

Inspired by the song You Know Me Too Well by Nothing But Thieves

[aftgficlibrary]

hi ! I’m looking for this fic where Wymack owns a bar that most of the foxes work and they hire Neil who’s a pick pocket or something like that and is stealing from the bars customers ? Thanks !

i couldn’t find exactly what you’re looking for but there’s this one where pickpocketer!neil gets hired but not by a bar -félix

You Made a Monster Out of Me by basicallymonsters (M | Incomplete | 10/?)

He realizes that everyone feels exactly the same way he does, filthy and buzzed and understood and angry. His eyes find Andrew again, sober but animated like the drums are a live wire and he’s electric.

He thinks, if he could be part of this, if he could stand in the middle of the stage in a garden full of monsters, and sing the audience’s veins open, he would never need another drink, or another moment on court.

Prompt: Andreil in a rock band setting – tattoos, harsh lighting, calloused fingers, Andrew’s sweaty arms, Neil’s striking blue eyes, someone’s excellent voice, an uncomfortable undercurrent of drug abuse.

[aftgficlibrary]

Heyo I was looking for a specific fic that was a band au I believe. I have one specific memory of the whole group going out for karaoke and having to sing songs in languages that they don’t know. If you guys could find that for me I’d be so happy:) thanks

Hi! i think this is it! and the karaoke scene occurs in Chapter 12-Scout

Something, Nothing & Everything by TheBashfulPoet (E | 139,900 | 28/28)

Neil Josten is yet another name in a long list of identities used to hide a boy long since dead from a past blood had been spilled to forget. Essentially, he is and always will be nothing. And yet there has always been one thing that made Neil Josten real: music. After his mother’s death, music and singing were the only things tying him the threads of reality by the strap of a well-worn guitar. Too bad he’s pretty sure that it’s also going to be the thing to kill him. Especially when Kevin Day, international rock star and blast of Neil’s past comes waltzing back into his life demanding he joins the upstart and infamous band EXY as its new vocalist. To make matters worse, Kevin’s unofficial shadow, Andrew Minyard with a rap sheet taller than he is has taken an interest in the lie that Neil Josten and has made it his mission to uncover the bloodied truth that lies beneath.By all accounts, Neil should just pick up his guitar and disappear like he’s done so many times before, but the chance to be real and seen is almost enough for him to plant his feet for the first time in 11 years he’s been running. Going into the spotlight means certain death, but Neil’s just not so sure that leaving it would mean anything different.

Series: Part 1 of The Sound of EXY

[aftgficlibrary]

Hi I’d like to recommend a fic called you made a monster out of me by basicallymonsters on ao3. It’s also on tumblr by @ravenvsfox . It’s one of my absolute favorites!

thank you for this rec! -félix

You Made a Monster Out of Me by basicallymonsters (M | Incomplete | 8/?)

He realizes that everyone feels exactly the same way he does, filthy and buzzed and understood and angry. His eyes find Andrew again, sober but animated like the drums are a live wire and he’s electric.

He thinks, if he could be part of this, if he could stand in the middle of the stage in a garden full of monsters, and sing the audience’s veins open, he would never need another drink, or another moment on court.

Prompt: Andreil in a rock band setting – tattoos, harsh lighting, calloused fingers, Andrew’s sweaty arms, Neil’s striking blue eyes, someone’s excellent voice, an uncomfortable undercurrent of drug abuse.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hi! Can I recommend a new fic on AO3? It’s called “lamb to the slaughter” by babeyghost. It’s only got one chapter up but it grabbed my attention immediately! :)

sure thing my dude-Halley

lamb to the slaughter by babeyghost (Not Rated | incomplete | 1/?)

He walks up right in front of Neil, looks into those boring brown eyes, and says, “Last chance. Join, yes or no?”

Neil hesitates, but says, “Yes.” Then looks surprised by his answer. Andrew stares him down, raising a brow slightly. “Yes, I’ll join.”

Andrew does not believe in regret, but he may start after this.

(basically a band au that will probs be a mess)

[aftgficlibrary]

Hello, I'm looking for the fic where Andrew has synesthesia? Thank you for everything you all do btw!! Its greatly appreciated in the fandom

here it is!-Maz

Where Everything is Good by iaquilam (Not Rated | 10,804 | 1/1)

“Shut up,” Andrew says, and lets the door slam shut behind him. It’s satisfying in a petty sort of way, but he’s never claimed to take the higher road. “I do not care if you are recording.” “Your friend is charming,” a voice says drily from the corner, and Andrew pulls up short. Two things: he was not expecting Neil Josten to be here already. And he was not expecting Neil Josten to have a voice the color of the sky at noon.

Neil Josten is a singer with a dark past and smart mouth. Andrew Minyard is a music producer who has synesthesia and secrets of his own. Their paths cross the day Andrew realizes he has never seen a voice quite like Neil’s.

[aftgficlibrary]

y'all do some bless work. I'm looking for a band au where Andrew catches neil trying to steal his booze and ends up bringing neil on as the lead singer and tries to have neil do a trial performance in Baltimore

pretty sure it’s this one?-Maz

You Made a Monster Out of Me by basicallymonsters (M | Incomplete | 3/?)

He realizes that everyone feels exactly the same way he does, filthy and buzzed and understood and angry. His eyes find Andrew again, sober but animated like the drums are a live wire and he’s electric.

He thinks, if he could be part of this, if he could stand in the middle of the stage in a garden full of monsters, and sing the audience’s veins open, he would never need another drink, or another moment on court.

Prompt: Andreil in a rock band setting – tattoos, harsh lighting, calloused fingers, Andrew’s sweaty arms, Neil’s striking blue eyes, someone’s excellent voice, an uncomfortable undercurrent of drug abuse.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hey! I’m looking for this one fic and I know it’s been on this page before (love this, btw!). It is about the monsters as a band but then Andrew goes away to get off the meds and Neil takes over. Then he comes back. It’s not many chapters but the chapters are long. Thank you so much. I would also appreciate it if you could recommend some more fics like that? Thank you! Ilysm!

hello! hope this is what you’re looking for!-Rachel

And We’ll Be Running by allyasavedtheday (M | 62,270 | 3/3)

It had been six months ago when Kevin called him, sounding drunk off his ass and on the verge of a breakdown, begging Neil for help. Andrew Minyard, guitarist for The Monsters, had been assaulted by his old foster brother and it finally convinced the courts to take him off the mood altering medication he’d been taking since almost two years prior after an incident where he’d defended his cousin from a bunch of homophobic assholes outside a club.

At the time, he’d had nothing else going for him so he said yes. It was just meant to be something to do for a few months. Now, well, he doesn’t really want to leave.

Where Everything is Good by iaquilam (Not Rated | 10,804 | 1/1)

“Shut up,” Andrew says, and lets the door slam shut behind him. It’s satisfying in a petty sort of way, but he’s never claimed to take the higher road. “I do not care if you are recording.” “Your friend is charming,” a voice says drily from the corner, and Andrew pulls up short. Two things: he was not expecting Neil Josten to be here already. And he was not expecting Neil Josten to have a voice the color of the sky at noon.

Neil Josten is a singer with a dark past and smart mouth. Andrew Minyard is a music producer who has synesthesia and secrets of his own. Their paths cross the day Andrew realizes he has never seen a voice quite like Neil’s.

corresponding shapes by flybbfly (T | 6,748 | 1/1)

Neil Josten and Andrew Minyard met when their bands toured together. Now they’re touring separately, and Neil hates it.

Ultraviolence by lscar123 (E | 76,527 | 12/12)

Neil Josten is of the most successful songwriters in the industry but years of blocking out his own personal pain and writing mind numbing radio hits have started to wear him down so he decides to take a break from it all and return to The Fox Hole, the bar he stumbled onto years ago and helped set up an open mic night at.

It’s there he meets Andrew Minyard, a bartender who makes an immediate impression on him. Something about Andrew tells him to run but it’s either his own stubbornness or his pension for self destruction that makes him stay.

Nothing in his life will ever be the same after the first night he spends back in the place he used to call home.

[aftgficlibrary]

Hi do you think you could rec some band aus? Thanks!

Heyya, here are all the band AU’s I could find!- Fall

And We’ll Be Running by allyasavedtheday (M | 62,270 | 3/3)

It had been six months ago when Kevin called him, sounding drunk off his ass and on the verge of a breakdown, begging Neil for help. Andrew Minyard, guitarist for The Monsters, had been assaulted by his old foster brother and it finally convinced the courts to take him off the mood altering medication he’d been taking since almost two years prior after an incident where he’d defended his cousin from a bunch of homophobic assholes outside a club.

At the time, he’d had nothing else going for him so he said yes. It was just meant to be something to do for a few months. Now, well, he doesn’t really want to leave.

corresponding shapes by flybbfly for quensty (T | 6,748 | 1/1)

Neil Josten and Andrew Minyard met when their bands toured together. Now they’re touring separately, and Neil hates it.

Everything That Matters by Emeryuu for Coldsaturn, shh_go_to_sleep (M | Incomplete | 7/?)

Neil Josten has nothing. No name, no family, no home to call his. The only thing that truly belongs to him is a battered guitar and his voice.

Andrew Minyard is famous. His face is recognized evetywhere he shows up. and that makes him angry, makes him want to throw everything away.

It’s a coincidence that both of them meet at the bar in Columbia.

end of the road by reneewvlkers (M | Incomplete | 1/?)

Neil loves music, and he never feels more alive than being surrounded by a song that sounds like him. Something inside of him resonates to every chord, every note, every word of the Monsters’ songs, and that something is what made him pick up on Kevin and follow his movements. Kevin is what he could have been, and the music is their link. It’s as dangerous as it is intoxicating.

(Neil’s just trying to avoid the bright lights of tour, but it’s hard when everyone’s living on top of each other and, despite the existence of one Andrew Minyard, he’s managed to make himself the resident mystery.)

I know why the caged bird sings by nefelibata (T | Incomplete | 5/?)

He started his gigs the way he finished them; without preamble, phasing in and out of silence so naturally it’s as if you wake up in a daze when it’s permanently gone. Introductions were for people who wanted to be known, it sent shivers up Neil’s spine just being heard.

Where everything is the same but instead of Exy it’s music.

/Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Something to Believe In by Ainsley_olive (Not Rated | Incomplete | 6/?)

His mother would have given him a black eye and bruised ribs if she knew how long he had been in the city, surrounded by people, and cameras; she would have killed him if she knew what he had done to get enough money to eat or sleep in a place he didn’t have to break into.

avant gaurde by YellowGoingBlue (Not Rated | Incomplete | 6/9)

Jazz music and gangs grew in the same vein.

Nathaniel Wesninski would know. By day his father was a cellist, gingerbread ties, and chocolate bows, russet hair glossed back to a rosin; by night a chorus of screams, by morning rotting cardinal sheets. Musicians made for good murderers. His mother was a classical harpist. There was a rhythm – a precision - Lola would say in killing, an upbeat on the swing, a downbeat on the breath. Quarter note after quarter note, it was important to keep time. Nathaniel Wesninski learned early on to keep the tempo.

Although the transitions between time signatures were muddled.

Safe and Sound by djordi (T | Incomplete | 1/?)

Neil Josten finally found his place in life-but it’s temporary.

Roped into a one year contract to play for the world-famous band, The Monsters, Neil falls in love with playing music and simply leading a normal life, for a while.

But when the band’s leading guitarist, Andrew Minyard returns from long-term care, things are shaken up. First, dealing with Andrew’s return and current condition and Neil’s own problems at dealing with the demons of his past.

However, despite their tormented pasts, each other may end up being exactly what they need to be happy.

[aftgficlibrary]

Friday Fic Rec 15 Dec. 2017

corresponding shapes by flybbfly for quensty (T | 6,748 | 1/1)

Neil Josten and Andrew Minyard met when their bands toured together. Now they’re touring separately, and Neil hates it.