hi! so there was this fic i read where andrew and neil didn’t get together during the series but everything else still happened (baltimore, the bed sharing, all that) and its the next year and bee tells andrew she thinks he should experiment with his boundaries and such with neil because he trusts him. so they start doing little touches and stuff as andrew gets more comfortable. I forgot what the fic was called tho so i was wondering if y’all could find it and maybe some other fics like it. ty🥰
The fic you’re referring to is “Only You,” and we cannot find anything like it as far as relationship building when they get together after canon. I do have some great canon universe recs for them building trust, developing their relationship and exploring sexual boundaries. And just for fun, I’ve got canon divergent first kiss fics for you. -A
canon universe building trust/developing relationship
‘Hold me close, in fact bury me,’ ‘Trust Fall (And Welcoming Arms),’ and ‘Light fires at night (to push back the void)’ here
‘Right Side of Rock Bottom’ here
‘Sophomore Slump’ (since updated) here
‘on the tip of my tongue (say something)’ series part 1 here
‘progress comes in small steps’ series here
‘the icarus to your certainty’ here
‘I can't make you love me (if you don't)’ here
‘overturn the violence’ here
‘Every Choice Leads to You’ here
canon universe getting comfortable with sex
andreil watching each other get off here
andreil’s first time here and here
the most romantic smut here
andreil I didn’t mean to turn you on here
andreil communicating their kinks here
‘I want this touch to be familiar’ here
‘First’ by Yes_No_OfCourse here
‘Uncurling lifelines’ here
‘Lessons in Cartography’ and ‘The Cartographer and the World’ here
‘Blossom Under Kindness’ and ‘mark me, make me yours’ here
canon divergent Andreil getting together here
Only You by wematch [Rated T, 16070 Words, Complete, 2018]
In their second year a deal is made. Andrew wants to explore his boundaries and there’s really just one person he trusts around himself.
Set in a universe where everything is the same except that Andrew never kissed Neil on the rooftop that night. Instead, they just got closer and more comfortable around each other.
canon divergent first kiss
not appeasement (i couldn't get the boy to kill me) by despitethepast [Rated M (we say T), 1258 Words, Complete, 2020]
A rewrite of Andrew and Neil's first kiss, as told from Andrew's perspective + some insight into Andrew's "I hate you"
This was the fear of heights, the thrill of standing at the cliff's edge and the terror of stepping off of it.
tw: implied/referenced csa
His Gift by SpangleBangle [Rated M, 2933 Words, Complete, 2017]
As a crowning glory to why Neil motherfucking Josten was a Problem with a capital P, he’d sat there this afternoon and offered his precious hoard of money, his opportunity to run, his next persona and life, and offered it so Andrew could waste it on another overpriced gasoline monstrosity. Simply because Neil knew it was important to Andrew.
An alternate take on how their first kiss might have happened differently
