AFTG Fanfic Rec List! :D
This will be updated frequently!
“Lessons” (“Lessons in Cartography” & “The Cartographer and the World”) by crazy_like_a
Post-canon, canon compliant. Follows along with most of Nora’s extra content for the series
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Nora mentioned in her extra content that Neil slowly maps out Andrew's body and then this fic happened. Starts after The King's Men.”
"No Straighter Path Than To Struggle" by otatop
Post-canon, canon-compliant
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: "Neil is sick and it's fine until it's not.
There's a lot of soup."
AKA Neil is very sick and goes to the ER :(
"Never Said That I Didn’t Need You” by incogneat_oh
Post-canon, canon-compliant Twinyards
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: N/A
Summary: “‘Aaron, are you ready to go? The emergency room queue isn’t getting any shorter.’
Aaron feels a thrill of nervousness pull unpleasantly in his belly. He doesn’t want to spend the night in a brightly-lit, overcrowded emergency room and have strangers prodding at him. He glances back at Andrew, who looks as disinterested as ever. He’s slouched over, hands in his lap and unmoving, face expressionless. He’s facing forward, but his eyes are on Aaron.
And Aaron’s halfway out the door when he swivels. Blurts, ‘You’ll come with me?’
--
Aaron and Andrew spend an evening hanging out in the emergency department.”
“And All The Roads Will Disappear” by broship_addict & cave_canem
Post-canon, canon-compliant
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “He made his decision, jumping head first into the idea with the kind of reckless need-laced spontaneity that had driven him to Palmetto in the first place. ‘I should go back,’ Neil said, tracing the road that connected Denver to Arizona and then, farther away, California.
Ten years later, Neil's safe from his past, but he won't let himself forget. Soon enough it's just like old times: Neil in a car and the vast stretch of the road straight ahead. Only, Andrew is at his side and Mary is not, and isn't that the root of the problem?”
“Camp Foxhole” by everythingsshiny
Summer camp AU
Status: Complete
Rating: General
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Working at Camp Foxhole was supposed to be just another way for Neil to hide. Perhaps if he knew how chaotic a summer camp could get, or how prone one particular co-worker was to violence, he would have chosen to hide somewhere else.”
“Friday Night Big Screen” by moonix
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “‘I can fake anything,’ Neil says with a smirk. ‘Including passports, but those don’t come cheap.’
‘What about orgasms,’ Andrew asks.
(or, Andrew’s roommates are having noisy sex. Enter Neil Josten, actor extraordinaire and willing to help Andrew get petty revenge.)”
"Sleeping With Ghosts" by boybeaulieu
Band AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: 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.
“Finders Keepers” by moonix
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Andrew meets Nathaniel through a scavenger hunt app. As their team takes part in a hunt that sends each of them to creepy, abandoned places alone to solve clues and gain points, Andrew and Nathaniel begin a little treasure hunt of their own. The anonymity of getting to know each other in small increments, never meeting face-to-face, allows them a level of intimacy neither are used to. Meanwhile Renee’s friend Neil is acting weird whenever Andrew shows up...”
“Fragile” by likearecord
Radio station AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “A new guy starts working at the radio station. He's fragile. Better keep Andrew away from him.”
“The Glow In Our Mouths” by ephemeralsky
Twinyards Parent Trap AU!!
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: N/A with background Andreil
Summary: “A breeze blasts by, the leaves rustling and shaking above them. Aaron’s heart is thumping wildly in his chest, blood roaring in his ears. ‘Andrew, do you think…’ It takes him a while to finish the sentence. ‘Do you think that we might be brothers?’
Andrew blinks, slowly. His face doesn’t look quite so severe and detached anymore, with the ghost of a smile on his lips. ‘Aaron,’ he says, ‘I think we might be twins.’
(or: a Parent Trap AU where Aaron and Andrew are twins who meet at summer camp, Nathaniel is the boy next door who should not be underestimated, and Abby and Wymack are unsuspecting parents who try their best)”
“Right Where It Begins” by boulderuphill & TheSlavicShadow
Pre-canon
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Kevjean
Summary: “‘Don’t.’ Riko’s voice is venom dripping off his tongue. ‘Don’t pretend like you don’t fucking love it. We’re supposed to be a fucking team, Kevin, but I guess you just couldn’t help making it the Kevin Day Show. You know if it were you they were humiliating, I would have defended you. So why can’t you do the same for me?’
-
Or the one where an interview goes wrong and Kevin and Jean suffer the consequences.”
“Dear True Love” (“Watermark” & “Careful Hands”) by fairietailed
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Jerejean & Andreil
Summary: “In which bruises and scars from your soulmate appear on your skin.”
“The Marks We Make” by Fortheloveofexy
Andreil soulmate AU based on the tumblr prompt, “what if everyone is born with a stripe on their wrist that matches their soulmate's natural hair color?”
Status: Ongoing
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Andrew Minyard doesn’t believe soulmates exist. Or rather, he doesn’t believe his soulmate exists. The vibrant stripe of auburn tucked between the scars on his wrist like a secret is real enough, true. He’s stared at it enough times over the years to be certain of that. But the person it connects him to? Impossible. A hallucination. A pipe dream.”
“Secondhand Lovers” by alex_who
Post-canon amnesia AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “‘Mr. Minyard,’ said the doctor, ‘Can you tell me who this is?’
Andrew looked at Neil, his gaze clinical, ‘I don’t know.’
Memory is a funny thing, Neil thought, even as he felt himself unravel uncontrollably as he looked into the eyes of the man he loved and saw only distrust.”
“The Pinterest Wedding Board” & “I’ll Race You There” by RedHeadFireBred
A fluffy post-canon wedding planning fic!
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Status: Complete
Summary: “‘Do you want to see my Pinterest wedding board?’ Andrew asked, already pulling it up.
Aaron, who’s arms had been crossed in what could only be him trying to be intimidating, completely lost his composure. ‘Your what?’
‘My Pinterest wedding board,’ Andrew repeated. He patted the cushion next to him in invitation that Aaron hesitantly accepted, sitting down so slowly and gingerly it was comical. ‘Here.’
He turned the computer towards Aaron, who gave Andrew a concerned look before finally looking at what was there. ‘You’re serious,’ he stated.”
“In My Head” by RedHeadFireBred
Post-canon. Andrew has intrusive thoughts :(
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “It usually happens. After sitting still for so long there wasn’t much else to do than think, to process, maybe reflect. Sometimes it felt like there was too much in his head, and he often spent more time imagining conversations rather than actually carrying them out. Important things he’d give voice to, but sometimes he’d wonder what it would be like to debate with Kevin over WWII, sing along to songs on the radio with Nicky, or to admit something meaningful to Neil. And then, there were the darker things.
~*~
Andrew is healing. Which is complicated, so he struggles and learns how to reach out.”
“Five Times Neil Thought Andrew Was Pretty And One Time He Said It Out Loud” by RedHeadFireBred
Post-canon. Just Neil and Andrew being really adorable :D
Status: Complete
Rating: General
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “He wanted to tell Andrew every day if he got to see this side of him, but Neil needed to make sure that it was okay to do this. That it was something Andrew wanted, because Neil was pretty sure nobody had told Andrew just how beautiful he really was.
‘Yes or no?’ Neil asked, sure that Andrew would understand.
~*~
Or, Neil thinks that Andrew is really pretty and can't stop thinking about it. It was bound to be blurted out one day.”
“tell the world i'm coming home” by animosities
Post-canon Kandreil
Status: Ongoing
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Kandreil
Summary: “Kevin joins the New York Leviathans. Luckily for him, Neil and Andrew have a spare room he can stay in.
Or: Kevin has always been a little bit in love with his friends. It's about time he finds out.”
“One More Time” by AfraidOfBananas
Time loop AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Being a collegiate exy player at Palmetto State University is hard enough. Reliving the same day over and over again with no end in sight is just overkill. Alternatively: Neil gets stuck in a time loop.”
“Singularity” by puddlejumper99
Friends with benefits AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Neil Josten's Guide to Hooking Up With Your Roommate (your results may vary)”
“Love And Other Assorted Foolishness” by puddlejumper99
Canon compliant 5+1
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: "5 times andrew and neil kissed in secret while there were other people around + 1 time they got caught"
“Bad Dream” by PalmettoFoxDen
Canon compliant Andreil
Status: Complete
Rating: Not rated (IMO it’s General)
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Andrew has a nightmare about losing Neil, so Neil spends the rest of the night in Andrew's bed. The next morning, no one can find Neil and Andrew is no help.”
“Bad Blood (tastes sweet after a while)” by dahmers_apt213
Enemies to lovers AU where they are dorm neighbors
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Status: Ongoing
Summary: “Neil’s neighbor is an asshole. Or at least, that’s how it starts.”
“12 Ways To Woo A Minyard” by NikNak22
AU where Neil is an actual certified dumbass lol
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Neil is a math nerd who, by a stroke of dumb luck, falls into a group of friends that are the closest thing to family he’s ever had. So, when he tells them about his new mysterious crush, he shouldn’t be surprised how immediately they come up with a plan to help win them over. One they insist that if Neil follows it, he’ll have them falling for him in no time. But things don’t always go to plan – or do they?
Nicky wants to set him up with someone else. Matt and Jeremy are confused but supportive. Allison and Seth offer lewd suggestions, while Dan does her best to keep everyone in line. Jean and Renee know something, Aaron doesn’t really care, and Kevin just wants Neil to join the lacrosse team.
But one thing’s for certain – whether Neil’s successful or not, everyone’s got money riding on this.”
“All That I’ve Been Dreaming Of” by bazookajo94
Twitter AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Exy fanboy Neil Josten stumbles across roleplaying Twitter accounts. Lonely and curious, he requests one for literally any of the players from the professional exy team Palmetto State Foxes. Someone calling themselves rp_aaaaaminyard03 responds.
Andrew Minyard, bored with life, the universe, and everything, makes a fake roleplay account on Twitter. He is roleplaying himself. He is rp_aaaaaminyard03.”
“All The Way Home” by bazookajo94
AU where Neil gets stranded on an island with the Foxes and it is Chaotic
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Neil is on a plane going far and away from his murderous father. He is on a plane with two rival sports teams. The plane is going down.
Neil is stuck on an island. He is stuck on an island with two rival sports teams, and at least one of those teams is going full Lord of the Flies.
Neil is fine being stranded on an island. At least he's away from his father. But how do any of these people know how to survive on a deserted island?
Oh my god, none of these people know how to survive on a deserted island.”
“Way Down We Go” by nekojita
Pre-canon AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “How would things be different if Nathaniel and his mother had been in Seattle early enough to put him in California the same time as Andrew? What if their paths had crossed back then? What if Andrew's first promise wasn't to Aaron but to Nathaniel?”
“Wingpeople” by likearecord
A super cute coffee shop AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “I mean, what else could Nicky have done when he spotted Andrew smiling at the hot guy making his coffee? Not meddle? Not get all the Foxes on board? It's like you don't even know him.”
“Black As Is The Raven, He’ll Get A Partner” by nekojita
Canon divergent, The Perfect Court AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit (Please make sure to read all tags! This fic especially gets pretty dark)
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “When Wymack, Kevin and Andrew came to recruit Neil Josten in Millport, Neil decided to say 'no' instead of 'yes' to joining the Foxes and does what he does best, which is run. Unfortunately, that brings him to the attention of the Moriyamas, who return him to his 'rightful' place. Now Neil has to learn how to survive at the Nest with his only ally another 'asset' long kept under Riko's heel.”
"In A Manner of Speaking" by likearecord
Status: Complete
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: "In Andrew's defense, blind dates are terrible and almost all of Kevin's friends are worse.
Nine times out of ten, calling in a favor to get Aaron to switch and tank it for him would be fine.
Unfortunately, Andrew found number ten."
“Severe Storm Warning” by aceofreaders
Status: Complete
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “On average, the Earth in its entirety is hit by a hundred lightning bolts per second. And thunderstorms are dangerous things. Risky. Unpredictable. Charged. Andrew used to think it would be a storm that killed him, that he might get struck by lightning. But that won't happen now. Those odds are too low. But some storms you can't see coming. Some storms you can't slow down. Some storms you can't run from. Some storms you don't really want to. Some storms you chase. And someone always has to be the 1 in 700,000 don't they?”
“A Different Matter” by djhedy & moonix
Friends with benefits AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “After college, Neil is drifting and a bit lost. When Matt makes him move in with him and his housemates, Neil isn't sure what to expect. Finding a family, having casual sex, and then promptly ruining that by falling not-so-casually in love is not on his agenda, though.”
"Falling” by Idnis
Artist & Photography AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “The sun was bearing down on the park, on Andrew, on Neil Josten’s sketch, his auburn hair and blue, blue, blue eyes.
After a dozen tries, Andrew clicked through his photos. All the way to the first one. The one where Neil was staring straight at the camera.
Andrew’s breath caught.”
“Artist!Neil” (5 Part Series) by Fortheloveofexy
Artist AU
Status: Ongoing
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Neil hurriedly pulls out his sketchbook and crosses the street. ‘Excuse me,’ he says in fluid German, waving his hand to catch the short blonde's attention. He’s soundly ignored right up until he’s next to the man’s table. ‘Hi, sorry to bother you,’ he smiles politely, ‘But I was wondering if I could sketch your portrait?’”
"So Let The Stars Fall” by fuzzballsheltiepants
Paleontology AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “The newly discovered dinosaur fossil site in New Mexico is a good opportunity for PhD student Andrew Minyard to take a break from his complicated thesis and get some field experience. He knew there would be a lot of hard work, hot sun, and irritating paleontology geeks. He didn’t quite expect to discover a major new dinosaur species…or the sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued PhD student from Cambridge who notices too much and makes him feel too acutely.”
“Catfish” by likearecord
Artist AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “There’s very little Andrew likes less than being tricked, but not knowing things does make the cut. He stands, throws his messenger bag over his shoulder, grabs his coffee, and stomps over to slide into the chair across from the guy. He looks up at Andrew with a flash of calculated flight or fight in his eyes, but he quickly smooths this over and affixes a look of polite interest on his face. ‘Can I help you?’
‘Are you on Grindr?’ Andrew asks. Bluntly.
‘Uh,’ the guy says, looking more confused. ‘I don’t know. What is it?’
‘It’s a hookup app gay men use.’
‘Oh,’ he says, frowning. ‘No, I’m definitely not on that.’
‘Because you don’t do gay men?’
The guy shrugs. ‘Because I don’t do hookups.’”
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here are fics that I am planning on reading soon! They seem really interesting based on their descriptions so I wanted to list them as well. :) Feel free to suggest more for me to add here!
“N For Nebulous” by minyards (carxies)
Status: Ongoing
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “After his frankly terrible second year of university, Andrew wants a quiet, peaceful summer with his family. Of course, he should have thought about that before bringing a total stranger to the camp he calls home.”
“Out Of The Ashes” (“Pressure Points,” “Flatline,” & “Borrowed Time”) by puddlejumper99
Status: Ongoing
Rating: Explicit
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Neil enrolls at Columbia High School and remarkably fails at remaining invisible.”
“The Books of Baltimore” (“Ghost of You”) by Major_816
Status: Ongoing
Rating: Teen & Up
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “After the events of Baltimore, the FBI convinces Nathaniel to join the Witness Protection Program at least until the rest of his father’s people have been arrested or found.
~
He puts Neil Josten to rest along with the memories of the Foxes. Locks the box containing the last year of his life up and tucks it back behind the thousands of other things he’s hidden from himself over the years. Another life left behind, another name and another story tucked away.
His father is dead, he’s going to tear everything he left behind apart. He’s won, hasn’t he? Done what his mother had always deemed impossible. He’s outlived the monster and he’s as free as he’ll ever be now.
Eyes shut on a hospital bed in the city he hates, Nathaniel is swallowed by his sorrow and his shoulders shake with a pain he will never be allowed to let go of.
~
AKA - the one where Neil hides.”
“Jailbird” by 6_impossiblethings
Canon divergent
Status: Complete
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “Neil can't hold out long enough during his winter break with the Ravens at Edgar Allan, and signs his name--Nathaniel's name--on the contract he is given. Soon after he breaks down in Wymack's apartment, he's on a plane back to Virginia with a number four on his cheekbone and the Foxes heavy on his mind. With the whole of spring season looming in front of them, how will the Foxes fare without their runaway striker, and how far will Neil make it in the Nest?”
“A Switchblade Is My Preferred Weapon” by badacts
The Perfect Court AU
Status: Complete
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Andreil
Summary: “The Foxes take on an injured Kevin Day, and get a Raven-trained backliner with a point to prove into the bargain.”
