omg it’s finally open!!! so i’ve been looking for these two fics FOREVER, and i can’t find them anywhere :(
the first one was called “the way young lovers do” i think, and it was aaron and katelyn helping neil and andrew set up their new house, and it ended with neil and andrew dancing to the song in their yard. it was very cute and i can’t find it no matter where I look
and the second one was aaron meeting katelyns parents for the first time, and they are super conservative and hate aaron, so they invite neil and andrew to be there to take the heat off of aaron. i remember neil saying andrew bought him a cartier bracelet and he wanted the one in a different colour, and just being a brat in general?
also if you have any similar fics with the four of them bonding, i would love them!
thank you guys sooooo much for this blog! happy holidays <3
OK, so what we have for you is a collaboration where S instantly remembers every fic she’s ever read BY NAME, and A makes random connections you may or may not want.
The first fic you’re looking for is fluffy, fun, post-canon andreil: ‘We Sat on Our Own Star and Dreamed,’ by fuzzballsheltiepants. The author has locked this fic since its original publication, so you have to be logged in to AO3 to find it. If you’ve ever wondered why some works are locked, check out this article from techcrunch.com.
The second fic you mentioned is ‘the roads I traveled with you,’ which is part 9 of a delicious post-canon series by Ominous that digs deep into the relationships between andreil, andreil + aaron, the twins, and katelyn/aaron, and the stitched-together family they become. I just checked, and part one of this series has nearly 5,000 kudos! -A
the latest roundup of this group bonding (and not!) is our Neil & Aaron: quests, situations, friendship & slash ask here
‘awkward Twinyard/ katelyn & Neil double date,’ and ‘wholesome twinyard hurt/comfort’ here
‘The societies we despise’ here
‘I'll Come Back To You’ here
We Sat on Our Own Star and Dreamed by fuzzballsheltiepants [Rated T, 3815 Words, Complete 2020, Locked]
Aaron & Katelyn have been too busy with their internships at the hospital to visit anyone, but Andrew and Neil just bought a house and they took a few days off to help them move. Fluff and introspection ensue.
tw: implied/referenced abuse
NB: if you love the relationship vibes in this fic, here are other asks where we suggested it:
more like ‘something in return’ here
post canon long domestic andreil here
post canon andreil fluff + snark here
cute and happy andreil here
canon divergent low angst twinyards here
twinyards relationship focus here
progress comes in small steps series by Ominous [Rated T/E, Series, Complete, 2020], featured here and here
Before Andrew & Neil and Aaron & Katelyn, there was Andrew & Aaron. This series tracks the ups and downs of healing a relationship that was broken from the word go.
Part 9: the roads I traveled with you [Rated T, 35542 Words, Complete, AFTG Big Bang 2020]
When his brother gets engaged, Aaron doesn't expect it to send his head spinning as much as it does. Marriage has always felt like a dream, or a nightmare, one he never thought either of them would be able to achieve.
In that moment, Aaron remembers what he's always known, what keeps his head above water. He wants to be with Katelyn forever. That's never been a question. But marriage hadn't been brought up. For so long it was this abstract concept, a fantasy. He'd always reasoned with himself that it would happen, rationally of course it would, but now...
Now Andrew has made the idea a reality, and Aaron has to confront his own wants for his future.
tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced addiction, tw: homophobia
NB: find art by @autumnalpalmetto here, and below are other asks where we’ve featured this series:
favourite new fics 2020 roundup here
domestic fluff w/twinyards bonding, Neil & Aaron friendship here
Katelyn & Neil friendship here
let’s focus on Katelyn here
Katelyn-centric hurt/comfort here
Andrew & Katelyn rapprochement here
Aaron & Neil rapprochement here
Aaron accepting andreil here
fluffiest long post canon college fics here
best post canon fics w/happy ending here
staff fave post canon andreil here
canon divergent low angst twinyards here
healthy sibling rivalry here
twinyards relationship focus here
Andrew & Aaron’s therapy sessions here
Andrew's pov of meeting Neil here
Neil's sophomore year and beyond here
romantic andreil/growing together here
andreil first time sex here and here
andreil getting married here
fics like 'only you' here
more like 'room 308' here
authors like willow_bird here
