Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard
Characters: Andrew Minyard, Neil Josten, Mary Hatford, Aaron Minyard, Nicky Hemmick, Allison Reynolds (All For The Game), Renee Walker (All For The Game), Seth Gordon, Danielle "Dan" Wilds, Matt Boyd, Kevin Day, David Wymack
Additional Tags: pre-books, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst, like super angsty, So much angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Mentions of Rape, Self-Harm, Abuse, Child Neglect, Dysfunctional Family, Suicide Attempt, Long-Distance Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Minor Character Death, Panic Attacks
Summary:
Andrew is 13 and his life is already a living hell. He decides to call a crisis hotline, but ends up dialing the wrong number. Instead, he is on the phone to a boy his age who calls himself Neil. They become friends and talk regularly, until one day Neil needs Andrew's help.
I read this two years ago + cannot believe I didn't make a bookmark for it then because WOW! I REALLY like this story a lot. This is a very intense read, but/and if you mind the tags + dive in, know there's nothing prurient in it. I enjoyed a story where Neil + Andrew meet (but not in person)+ get to know one another the 6 years prior to canon. In between grim @221-bakadoll gives us humour like this bit here, "How did he always get himself in these situations? First Kevin, now Neil. It was as if he was destined to save the asses of idiots who got themselves in all sorts of stupid danger. And, fuck, why were all these idiots cute?