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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Aaron Minyard & Andrew Minyard, Katelyn/Aaron Minyard, Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Characters: Andrew Minyard, Aaron Minyard, Katelyn (All For The Game), Neil Josten Additional Tags: Drug Use, Relapsing, Drug Withdrawal, The Twinyards love each other so much but have a lot to talk about, Hallucinations, but not really, This is probably OOC, Softness, But also not, Aaron just wants his brother to love him, spoiler alert: he does Summary:
Andrew hasn’t seen Neil in 3 months. He’s in his final year at PSU, and Andrew in his rookie season playing for Las Vegas. Leaving had been hard, harder than he ever imagined it would be. Who knew what kind of trouble Neil would get into without Andrew there to protect him. Still, Neil had said “I’ll be fine,” and “It’ll be over before we know it,” and “I’ll take good care of myself.”
Now Andrew wishes he had forced Aaron to make that same promise.
Bookmarker's Notes:
This is a powerful fic looking at what if... what if Aaron relapsed and Katelyn wasn't able to intervene on her own? What if she called Andrew to come + help? This story feels sadly realistic - from the relapse + Katelyn's hesitancy to call Andrew to Neil desperately wanting to see Andrew, yet reassuring him that it's Aaron who needs him more, and then Andrew's rough talk with Katelyn, while also giving her practical suggestions for what Aaron needs next. The interactions between these two brothers is tender without being sticky sweet. In fact, @usnavisbubbly walks that tightrope very well: true to characters, albeit ones who have grown. 10/10 recommend!