#af11

[toasttt11]

secrets

summary: still hiding their relationship makes it difficult to celebrate together

adam fantilli x reader

Adam froze as the wood floors creaked under his foot and sighed in relief when he didn’t hear Luca stir or wake up. He quickly walked down the hallway and to the room she is staying in holding a tray in his hands as he slowly opened the door closing it quietly behind him.

Adam was currently on the four nations break and he was on a trip with Luca and Luca’s best friend, who Adam has had a crush on since he met her when he was five.

They had only recently started dating as they got closer when she started working at the Blue Jackets and they were neighbors in Ohio meaning they spend a lot of time together as they are both away from home.

It was a mutual decision to not tell Luca yet because their relationship is still new but with keeping it a secret still it meant they couldn’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day as a couple without Luca finding out.

Adam still wanted to do something special though.

He smiled softly seeing her looking so peaceful sleeping and was looking forward to getting back to Columbus so he could sleep next to her again.

Adam gently sat on the bed next to her the tray set over his lap as he reached out and gently brushed his hand through her hair, “Wake up sweet girl.” Adam cooed gently making her stir and lean into his touch.

“Happy Valentine’s day.” Adam leaned over pressing a soft kiss to her forehead and smiled watching her eyes flutter open and she smiled sleepily seeing him.

She mumbled a soft Happy Valentine’s day back and just scooted closer to Adam but perked up smelling something good and she looked over seeing a tray in Adam’s lap filled with breakfast foods.

Adam laughed softly seeing her perking up for the food, “It’s for you.” Adam brushed his hand over her hair and gently rested on her back.

She made a happy sound and sat up a bit more and leaned into Adam’s side as he shifted the tray to be over both of them.

“It’s not as much as i would like to have been able to do but given our circumstances.” Adam sheepishly said as he watched her look at all the breakfast and the one red rose on the tray.

She shook her and cupped his cheek, “It’s more than enough. I just need you.” She gently reassured him, her thumb gently rubbing across his cheekbone making him close his eyes and softly nod at her words.

She smiled at him pressing a kiss to his lips before she turned back to the tray and quickly took a piece of bacon and happily started munching on it as she leaned her head on his shoulder.

“Thank you.” She thanked him softly pressing a gentle kiss to Adam’s cheek.

“Always.” Adam softly mumbled back resting his chin on the top of her head and smiling as she lifted the fork up to him and he took a bite.

They just sat in comfortable silence enjoying breakfast together on Valentine’s day.

[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

Edwige Fenech

© Angelo Frontoni

[flowerbeasblog]

Aim & Nam

Aside from Nan and Hongyok, there was actually at least one other sapphic ship/khu jin that was formed on the Thai reality tv show Academy Fantasia- Aim and Nam.

Unlike Nan and Hongyok, they never worked in the Y-industry together, so they're kind of another ship that's been lost to time. But I always find stories like this really interesting- they speak to an interest in sapphic shipping that was present throughout the 2010s.

Aim and Nam were contestants on the eleventh season of AF in 2014 (the one that aired directly after Nan and Hongyok's). Aim actually ended up winning the season, placing first. Nam's journey, on the other hand, was a lot more rocky (she dealt with more criticism from the trainers/judges, and also was at risk of being eliminated several times). However, she still ended up making it to fourth place.

If you're interested in learning more about Nam's time on the show, I highly recommend watching the supercut above- it gives a lot more context into the challenges she faced, as well as the structure of the show as a whole.

(I also want to shoutout the amazing Youtube channel Mantaray17, who has a playlist of AimNam related moments that are subbed. If you want to learn more about them as a ship/CP, I totally suggest giving that a try).

Similar to Nan and Hongyok, there's several edits of Aim and Nam on Youtube that have over 100k views- one of which even made it into the top 200 most popular videos in Thailand when it first premiered.

They also had a few couple concerts together, mostly between the years of 2015 to 2016.

So, there was definitely a substantial enough fanbase/audience for them back in the day, which is cool to think about.

I think that something else that I find interesting about Aim and Nam is how their journey is a product of the unique structure of AF- and how, unlike other survival shows, it really makes room for shipping.

During the show, they'll periodically have 1-v-1 competition rounds, where contestants will compete against each other. In some cases, the winning person will be safe and the losing person will be at risk of being eliminated.

Although these individual battles are supposed to be super competitive, in practice friends or possible romantic interests will sometimes compete against each other, leading to shipping.

For instance, in week 7 Aim and Nam ended up going head-to-head in one of the competition rounds. Their song had a choreographed sequence where one of them wraps their arm around each other in a moment that was intended to feel fierce or competitive. But onstage, it reads a little bit more sensual, and, combined with the intense eye contact they're making, it gave off a totally different set of vibes.

Because the show was also livestreamed 24/7, it allowed fans to see the contestants practicing together (such as them rehearsing the move several times before they made it to the stage, which must have been really exciting for fans).

In terms of other survival shows, I've seen discussions sometimes about editing occasionally pushing certain ships/pairs. But I think something that AF was really good at was leaving space for them to naturally form, before implicitly encouraging shipping (or enabling it) through the format of the show itself.

Anyway, it's no surprise that so many het and queer ships have formed on the show- sometimes even several in one season.

Aim and Nam join the ranks of a few other sapphic khu jin such as Tina and Aom and Namneung and Noey who had fandoms active from the early to late 2010s before the start of the GL industry.

It's really interesting to think about the connections between now and then, especially because I've come across several people on Twitter who entered into the Thai GL fandom through some of these early ships.

For me, I think that in a couple of different ways the trajectory of the current industry would've been different if not for some of these earlier pairs- so I always love being able to talk about them.

[cixrosie]

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[inejghafawifesblog]

i feel like i’ve read every adam fantilli fic out there so if you have any recs PLEASE tell me them🙏🙏

[toasttt11]

oh a

“Can you stay with me?”  “Of course, my love.  Always.”

She was pacing in Adam’s apartment worried sick after seeing him get injured in the game yesterday. She knew he was coming home today and she just needed to see with her eyes that he was okay.

She heard the door unlock and she saw Adam on a knee scooter rolling into the apartment with a dejected look on his face and his backpack on his back.

“Oh A.” She whispered in relief rushing over to him, Adam looked up tears filling his eyes and the second she was in his reach was wrapping his arms around her tightly hiding his face in her chest starting to cry.

“Ssh let it all out my love.” She cooed brushing her fingers through his hair as he cried againt her chest, she knew how upset he was getting injured in his rookie year.

She placed soft kisses on top of his head just holding her boyfriend letting him cry out all of the emotions he’s been holding in.

“I’m out eight week.” Adam sadly whispered once he calmed down slightly.

Her grip tightened on her boyfriend feeling terrible for him, “I’m sorry.” She held him tightly.

“Can you stay with me?” Adam softly questioned not wanting her to go home.

“Of course, my love. Always.” She softly responded and reluctantly let go of Adam and helped him take his back pack off and let him go into his bedroom and getting into bed, she helped him slip his shoes off and get under the cover.

She grabbed a pillow for his leg and put it under his leg before sliding into the bed and Adam immediately cuddled up next to her relaxing against her.

[cixrosie]

This is still so fucking funny to me 😂😂😂😂

[cixrosie]

THIS IS MY LAST STRAW

PLEASE GET WELL SOON ADAM ❤️‍🩹🥹🥹