Do you know of any fics where Andrew and Neil get kid/s, either having them themselves, adopting, or one of them having a younger sibling they need to take care of?
(Preferably not abandoned)
Oh, there are so, so many fics about Andreil with kids or siblings! Our previous posts contain many complete fics, but who knows of a complimentary comment or kudos on an older wip wouldn’t provide the author with the encouragement and motivation to continue?
The fics included in this post are either complete, or have been recently updated. And don’t forget the behemoth that is ‘Blame It On My Youth’ (previously rec’ed here), a wip that updates consistently and currently stands at over 1 million words! - S
recent Andreil with kids here
long complete Andreil with kids here
Andreil fostering/adopting here
cute parental Andreil here
complete Andreil as parents here
Andreil with a kid before meeting here
Andreil and Kandreil with kids here
K(andreil) fostering here
new single parent/domestic with kids here
new kid fics (parental) here
the minyards with long lost siblings or kids here
Neil with a kid/younger sibling here
Neil with a brother/sibling here
Neil with a half-sister here
Foxes taking in a younger sibling here
‘A Home for the Holidays’ here
‘I could carve you in my dermis’ here
‘My Brother's Keeper’ here
‘where the heart is’ series, ‘Forming a Family; Forging a Future,’ and ‘We Are Survivors’ here
‘"Do you see my old man’s scowl? That’s his nice face…"’ here
‘spilt coffee and bumped heads’ here
‘Bean.’ (a/b/o with mpreg) here
‘All Hail the Underdogs’ here
Big Brother, I'm Just Like You by hoziertozier [Rated T, 16312 words, incomplete, last updated March 2022]
What if Neil got a call weeks, months after Baltimore, that he had a little sister? Well, this series of vignettes shows how he and the other Foxes would adjust to having a kid around, and also gives a new point of view on Neil, Andrew, and the Foxes.
Everyone, meet Charlotte Josten.
(this originally started as posts on my tumblr, and i'm still gonna make those but i'm moving it onto here as well for ease of navigation. very self-indulgent, i'm very passionate about these characters healing slowly goddamnit!)
tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: nightmares, tw: panic attacks
Jostens And Minyards by Flaunt_the_weird [Not Rated, 21713 words, incomplete, last updated March 2022]
“And why did you sign me up?” he asked, drawing her attention back to him.
“Would you believe me if I said it was supposed to be a prank?” Nyla asked him with an innocent, almost sheepish, expression that did not fool Neil for a second. He was having words with her once they get out of here.
“Did you or did you not?” Neil asked again.
“Did” she replied, this time her eyes flickered with concern.
“Nyla I presume?” asked Wymack.
AFTG but they all have to babysit while fighting the mafia.
tw: canon-typical violence, tw: internalised homophobia
and there is happiness. by smokeandspirits [Rated G, 881 words, complete, 2022]
She wonders if this is what it means to be happy. Happiness - that word that never meant much to her because it was the definition of a feeling and it was a feeling Piper had never felt. She wants to know if that is what she's feeling now; if happiness is bubbles in your chest like fizzy lemonade, is warmth like the sun on your skin, is your face aching because you're smiling and smiling and smiling. So she does something she was never allowed to do with Ma and Pa - she asks.
Neil and Andrew adopt a daughter; this is her realising they make the best parents (because i believe they would)
After You Two by Fox_Fan13 [Not Rated, 13482 words, incomplete*, last updated Feb 2022]
Neil is forced to have a child after his father kidnaps him, but after his father hurts his son, he decides to take things into his own hands and has him killed. After getting out safely with his uncle, they move to London with him, but decides to move back after reconnecting with his old roommate Matt.
He goes, not knowing that his first heartbreak was still living in the small town of Palmetto.
tw: child abuse, tw: violence
*there’s only an epilogue to come
It’s like being smashed in the stomach by allforthegayz [Not Rated, 3346 words, complete, 2021]
She took the seat and pulled out her jotter, reading what was on the board and listened to the teacher talk. It’s fine. She could get through this. She took a sip of her water and focused on getting the work done.
Only an hour till break, you’ll be fine.
Post-canon, Andrew and Neil have two daughters and one of them feels sick and calls Andrew to come pick her up. Andrew comforting his daughter + soft Andreil aka what you get from me when i’m angst about my period.
Big brown eyes by LukaHatsune [Not Rated, 3354 words, complete, 2021]
"But there was something, something like acceptance.
Nina accepted Neil before they could even figure it out, something like an automatic connection, something that might have happened between him and Aaron if they had stayed together or met earlier. Nina looked at Neil and blinked, lying her head on his shoulder soon after, Nicky made a sound that sounded like a cat meow that called King Fluffkins and Sir Fat Cat straight into the room.
Andrew would later discover that only Aaron had seen something that seemed close to a smile pulling on his face."
Andrew and Neil adopt a little girl.
the one that got away (now stay) by neilwrites [Rated T, 5792 words, complete, Aftg Exchange 2021]
Andrew fiddles with his keychain. “Oh, you know, I’m not sure if we’ll be able to make it.”
“Oh, no! Are the girls okay?”
Andrew turns around to watch as Hazel drools on her shirt and Sienna takes turns between giggling and shrieking at an inhuman frequency.
He didn’t think far enough ahead to create an excuse to go back home. Fuck.
“It’s just that the meeting will start in five minutes—” Renee says, dangerously neutral.
“I know, maybe next week—”
“— and I can see the Mas parked out front.”
Andrew Minyard, forced to attend a 'Single Parent Support Group' meeting by his best friend, Renee Walker, unexpectedly comes face to face with his old teenage crush. Although looking at him (and Renee), it's not so unexpected to him. Just where have you been, Neil Josten? And where did that four-year-old carbon copy of you come from?
tw: implied/referenced violence
We Are Family by LufwoodEmilius [Rated T, 23052 words, complete, Aftg Big Bang 2021]
Andrew and Neil never considered having a family. Not until other Foxes began and then family suddenly became important. Look into the little family moments of the Minyard-Josten family from birth until age ten. Chaos ensues but also warm family moments. They never knew that being fathers would be so good.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj4t8aGZLva5KKy85DsgmUmXsrgqgYTI8
For an additional bit of fun I made a playlist for the fic as well.
Thanks to caraleadraws for doing the art. And RainbowObsidian for betaing this mega fic!!!! You two rock!
NB: art for this fic by @caraleadraws here
blood on their teeth by foxholedumbasses (everyonedeservesamiracle) [Rated T, 6558 words, complete, 2021]
Marian wakes up to her mother’s steely face and her younger brother’s sleepy one. She is the one who stays awake in the car with Mary as Nathaniel slips back into dreams. She is the one who asks, “Where are we going?”
And she knows Mary’s smile is fake when Mary replies, “An adventure.”
Katelyn Williams is born as Marian Ophelia Wesninski and the world shifts sideways
What if Neil had a younger sister? by @the-high-queen-emory [tumblr, 2022]
okay, i feel like this headcanon is popping up more and more and I have some things to add to it
Wesninski Brothers Au by @you-are-a-fox [tumblr, 2018]
(Just something I thought of. Don’t know if it’s been done before.)
Neil and Aiden Wesninski art
tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: violence
Aiden Wesninski by @you-are-a-fox [tumblr, 2018]
