Do you have any outsider pov on neil and andrew(either separate or as a couple)? Preferably from the point of view of someone who's not an og fox.
We've got restaurant staff, the press, the fbi, pro exy players, a mother who faked her own death, and more! -A
previous recs andreil:
andreil secret relationship/relationship reveal here
freshmen react + pov outsider here
canon compliant, post canon Minyard-Josten rivalry here
pro players andreil coming out here
details of andreil being intimate go public here
andreil in a magazine here
the return of Mary Hatford here
‘Fluent Freshman’ here (complete)
‘Small Angry Gardeners’ series here
‘The societies we despise’ here
‘grand theft auto’ here
‘Stay’ series here
‘most likely to commit crimes’ here
‘Misunderstanding,’ ‘hearts’ series, ‘Professor’ series, and ‘Imagine Andrew as a teacher’ here
‘Professor Neil’ series here
‘Better Together’ series here
‘Fall Apart In My Arms’ and ‘Just hold me’ here
‘Nine Weddings and No Funerals’ and ‘faking it’ here
‘snakes on a plane. so to speak.’ here
‘Not What It Looks Like, More Than it Seems’ here
‘A flash of anger.’ here
‘“1,000%”’ here
Neil:
famous Neil (no exy) here
Neil kills Nathan here
Neil & Ichirou friends/brothers here
latest Jean & Neil ask here
‘way i tend to be’ here
‘Maybe a Mobster’ here
‘Don’t Try to Steal from Neil Josten’ here
‘Welcome Back, Butcher’ here
‘His Father’s Eyes’ and ‘Shrike’ here
Andrew:
famous Andrew, average Neil here
Andrew sees Cass post canon here
Andrew interacts with Nathan here
‘Even the Darkest Night Will End and the Sun Will Rise’ here
‘Warmth’ here
‘Learning To Feel (When You've Forgotten How)’ here
‘The Hand That Needs Me’ here
The One on Fairway by Ominous [Rated T, 6586 Words, Complete, 2025]
"Is this your fucking date spot?" Allison asks, the joy like water spilling from a damn, a cackle woven between syllables.
"It's a Chili's," Neil deadpans.
"Holy shit, it is. You guys were totally holding out on us."
"Wonder why."
The Foxes decide to eat at an off-campus restaurant. Andrew and Neil are already quite familiar with it.
til death do us part by alcego [Rated T, 7114 Words, Complete, 2024]
We follow Neil's professional exy career, including the ups and downs, from beginning to end.
tw: blood & injuries
Dead in all ways but one by kitausu [Rated T, 2712 Words, Complete, 2021]
It was just by chance that Mary caught sight of Nathaniel on TV ten years after her death.
Linger by QueenInsomnia [Rated M, 46016 Words, Incomplete, Updated Feb 2025]
Neil wasn't supposed to live past his first year at Palmetto, but now he's gone pro. Now signed with the Columbia Knights, Neil is living his life how he wants. Despite this, he's struggling more than ever. Neil now has to deal with the stuggles of being a pro athlete and the past he once thought was dealt with.
The Men in Apartment 22B by jjmash [Rated G, 4951 Words, Complete, 2021, Locked]
Andrew and Neil's new neighbors are extremely confused about the two mysterious men in 22B. Are they dating? Are they in the mafia? Are they rival assassins who've fallen in love? As always, the truth is stranger than fiction.
tw: implied/referenced torture
Don't Shoot Me Down by jjmash [Rated M, 6556 Words, Complete, 2021, Locked]
whumptober 2025 series by boxysmiles [Rated G/T/M, Collection, 4 complete works, Updated Oct 2025]
Part 2: one, two, mercy [M, 6063 Words]
"I've never heard you beg, Doe," Riko muses.
“And you won't," Three cuts in. "Why should he? You've missed scoring plenty more goals than he's missed saving."
Andrew misses a goal. The reason — and the consequences — are one and the same. If only Neil could work that out.
Part 3: from the telescope [T, 7966 Words]
If they make a single wrong move when the Moriyamas might be behind Neil's disappearance, then they will cost him his life.
Kevin can't do anything if it's them. Neither can Jean. If Neil is in their hands, then it is too late already, and there is nothing anyone can do.
But Jean, brave, doesn't falter. "This isn't their doing."
Just as Nathan's trial starts to conclude, Neil goes missing. Jeremy watches the fallout, and comes to realise a few things.
tw: kidnapping, tw: implied/referenced abuse
Under the Flickering Flourescent Lights by how_did_it_end [Not Rated, 1664 Words, Complete, All For the Bingo 2025]
The night shift at 3rd Street Convenience Store in Palmetto is a boring thing; barely anyone comes in during the long hours of the overnight that seems to drag endlessly. Trevor doesn't have much to distract himself from the never-ending whine of the refrigerator cases and the flicker of the faulty bulb that sits above the cash register, so he observes the ones who do come in, and sometimes, he lets his imagination wander. What's the harm in that, right?
Neil and Andrew by stressedandanxious [Rated G, 1908 Words, Complete, 2024]
Neil and Andrew play exy
trending now by kieka [Rated T, 4820 Words, Complete, 2025]
exy simp @biggestrebelsfan
more importantly, did you see what was in the BACK of the interview stream?
neil's left glove💕 @jos10stan
no????????
neil’s left glove💕 @jos10stan
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!
[Screenshot of interview video zoomed in on the living room table behind Neil, where what looks like a half-used bottle of lube sits]
Queen of the Court♟️ @kevindaystits
neil josten fucks????
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Neil's transfer to the Boston Rebels sparks discussions online. Specifically about his love life.
Andriel is a Secret? series by Taekookschanbaek [Rated T, Collection, Updated 2024]
Part 1 previously recced here
Part 1: That Isn't Nothing [38362 Words, Complete, 2022]
A look into the lives of pro exy players Andrew Minyard and Neil Josten. The world says they hate each other, but when Andrew gets transferred to Neil's team, their teammates begin seeing something else between them.
Part 2: Something From Nothing [2046 Words, Complete, 2022]
Andrew goes to one of Neil's games and is unamused to find his idiot of a husband playing with an injury. What follows is Andrew's first meeting with Neil's coach who learns just why you shouldn't fuck with Andrew Minyard's people.
tw: violence
Part 3: It's Always Been Something [21168 Words, Incomplete, Updated Oct 2024]
A look into the lives of pro exy players Andrew Minyard and Neil Josten. The world says they hate each other, but we all know there's more to the story.
We've all heard Neil's side, but now it's Andrew's turn and he's determined to show people just why he hates Neil Josten more than anything.
When Neil stole Andrew’s cats by DinoMinks [Rated T, 1021 Words, Complete, 2022]
Andrew Minyard and Neil Josten hate each other and will do anything to show it.
or
That time Neil and Andrew decide to trick the media into thinking Neil stole Sir and King.
A life in Exy by Ani_Rygaard [Rated T, 2502 Words, Complete, 2021]
A reality tv show has been invented following the lives of exy players. "A life in Exy". What happens when it's Andrew's turn to be featured on the show and the camera crew shows up only to find Neil Josten taking up residence?
Or an outside pov on andriel cause they cute and also it's when they're like pro.
coming out of my cage (and i'm definitely bi) by mareofthesky [Rated M, 3674 Words, Complete, 2021]
Jason from Track has been struggling with his sexuality for years now, though he didn't realize it. Enter one Neil Josten. Maybe there isn't anything left to figure out.
Aka a story from an outsider POV on the exy team, Neil, and his relationship with Andrew. Lots of pining, over-used tropes of characters running into each other everywhere, and maybe some heart-warming displays of friendship. (It's heartwarming when friends bond by verbally eviscerating jerks, right?)
tw: implied/referenced torture
The Power in a Name by Chancy_Lurking [Rated T, 500 Words, Complete, 2020, Locked]
Maybe forcing a new name onto a fey child is its own kind of magic—unique to humans, or mothers—because he learns to do it himself while she isn’t watching.
(Mary observes her son's evolution.)
tw: implied/referenced child abuse
Hidden beneath the surface. by orphan_account [Rated T, 1053 Words, Complete, 2016]
An outside view of Andrew and Neil's relationship. Post series.
NB: Podfic by CrimsonMoonn here
Neil Crashes a Dinner Party by Carryonhowell [Rated G, 2414 Words, Complete, 2021, Locked]
Neil put the key in the lock and turned it. When he opened the door, he realized the sound was not coming from the tv.
Neil opened the door and was met with the entirety of Andrew’s team. They looked at him with wide, confused eyes. He was sure his own face mirrored theirs.
Neil gave an embarrassed laugh, “I-uh,” he tried to explain.
He changed tactics, “You know what? I would try to lie this away but even I don’t think I’m a good enough liar for that,”
That time Neil and Andrew visited Jean and Jeremy in California by Eye_of_the_Dragon [Not Rated, 1829 Words, Complete, 2025]
Little one shot because I am OBSESSED with Neil Jean friendship and I want more.
Out in the Open by icyvanity [Rated T, 990 Words, Complete, 2016, Locked]
Neil and Andrew handle press duty, and Neil is asked about his relationship status.
Let the record state… by MakeBreakfastNotWar [Rated T, 567 Words, Complete, 2019]
Interviews of PALMETTO STATE UNIVERSITY FOXES conducted by Special Agent BROWNING and recorded by Special Agent TOWNS on MARCH 10, 2007.
Headlines by WindChimePheonix [Rated G, 1140 Words, Complete, 2019]
Neil had no idea why he had agreed to this PR event. Of course, of all things, it had to be a baseball game.
At least Andrew was sitting next to him.
A Tree, A Corner, & You by pleonazein [Rated G, 1656 Words, Complete, 2025]
There are people under the tree.
Two boys, red-haired and blonde and the most beautiful beings Caz has ever seen.
Sierra had the worst job in the world.
~~
Or Neil Josten get's a publicity manager and they all get more than what they expected.
Andrew and Neil’s pro exy teammates reaction prompt fill by @sirencalll [Tumblr fic, 2017]
headlines/heart eyes fic by @badacts [Tumblr, 2018]
Minyard and Josten: they've got something fucking weird going on fic by @aledethanlast [Tumblr, 2023]
Andreil as married pro teammates fic by @allforthecourtt [Tumblr, 2017]
peak Minyard-Josten rivalry Neil interview hc by @24-0z [Tumblr, 2021]
passenger reacts to Neil speaking Russian on a flight hc by @neil-jortson [Tumblr, 2020]
we dont talk about how fun is to be an andreil stan sometimes hc by @phantaloon [Tumblr, 2025]
NB: Some fandom fun posts about FBI agent Browning…
so done with college athletes meme by @maladaptivedaydreamerlala | moreau and josten: ball is life hc by @minyard-05 | finally free from two evil twinks meme by @sargent-major-jane | unwilling Pseudo Uncle hc by @palmettoshenanigans and @ffroppydisk | marriage name change joke by @pussyexy | fbi agents’ hc of neil josten meme by @afurtivecake | interviewing high-on-pain-meds neil hc by @ace-ephalopod | shipping browning/towns hc by @ninyard and @ghost-tings | imagine browning & towns as powers & trigger hc by @hedgehogcryptid
Art
paparazzi candid art by @/eislekaj on instagram
EXY GIANTS Issue 2: Andreil Relationship reveal art by @teomoy
personally victimized by Neil Josten t shirt queue art by @leroiestmortvivelareine
Agent Browning pov of andreil Baltimore reunion art by @moonsnqil
I’ve been rereading kings men and you know how in the book Alison keeps going ooo look at that hey when Andrew and Neil do anything cause she’s betting on them to be together- is there like any fics which kinda focus on this like the foxes betting on them to me together and then like them investigating leading up to Baltimore when they find out.
I hope this makes sense lol
Hmmm. This is tricky, anon. The first fic below is the closest. - A
4 Times the Foxes Didn’t Believe That Andrew and Neil Were Together and One Time They Had to. by back2beesness [Not Rated (we say T), 3482 Words, Complete, 2020]
A look at Neil and Andrew's relationship from the perspective of the Foxes, pre and post Baltimore. The Foxes don't find out about them after the Baltimore incident, so the bet stretches on longer, and Allison grows more and more desperate. Also, someone help poor Aaron, he can't unsee this.
i wanna see you (be brave) by arkastadt, orphan_account [Rated T, 8632 words, Complete 2019]
“That’s just ridiculous,” Allison says, shaking her head. “Tell me they’re not getting it on.”
“No idea, but I’m gonna take a picture.” Dan lifts the camera that’s been hanging around her neck for the last hour or so and actually snaps a picture of the two of them like that. “Maybe if we hang it up, they’ll notice how it looks like from the outside.”
„Fellas,“ Allison says, voice dropping a few octaves lower, “is it gay if I stare deep into my homie's eyes for three minutes?”
— or, neil and andrew's evolution over the books but through matt's eyes
tw: implied/referenced torture
I felt your pain when you were gone by Itshellfo [Rated G (we say T) 3533 Words, Complete, 2017)
Another Soulmate AU where Neil and Andrew can feel each other's pain and how the Foxes find out.
Or: my take on the Baltimore incident because I can't seem to get enough of it.
fics where neil runs after he's with the foxes and andrew?
Yup, yup, sometimes he just can’t help himself. - A
from previous recs:
Neil runs/Andrew finds him here
Neil runs after joining the foxes here
Neil runs angst + forgiveness here
Neil breaks his promise and runs here
Neil betrayed/leaves foxes here
‘AFTG/TFC minifics...ch 10’ here
‘After awhile I thought I’d never find you,’ ‘looking for you,’ and ‘Gone and Back Again’ here
‘unkind’ and ‘the key to fighting’ here
‘Stepping on The Last Train...’ and ‘All I'm sayin' is...’ here
‘Lessons in Cartography’ (ch 29) here
‘Fractures’ here
‘shuttered windows’ here
‘Dare You to Hurt Me’ here
‘Miscommunication’ here
‘Follow the Path of Your Heart’ here
‘built this house on memories’ here
‘and now I’m covered in you’ here
‘N for nebulous’ (since updated) here
‘Deadly Affections’ here
‘You're the Sunflower’ here
Suddenly I see by Sharking [Not Rated (we say T), 1260 Words, Complete, 2020]
7 years ago Neil had ran when Andrew told him to stay.
When Neil shows up at his apartment dripping blood Andrew wishes he’d have stayed missing (not really).
tw: blood
Never Should Have Left Home by cadkitten [Rated T, 563 Words, Complete, Andreil Week 2019]
It's happened again and this time Neil isn't entirely certain he hasn't gone mad and this isn't just some figment of his imagination. The entire parking lot is alive with half the students from their dorm and every light in the lot has been broken. Head lights, over head lights, the parking lot lights. Neil thinks it looks a lot like something from everyone's collective nightmares.
tw: violence, tw: blood
Unsteady by lipsstainedbloodred [Rated T, 808 words, complete, 2017, Locked]
Andrew and Neil get into an argument and Neil has a panic attack.
tw: panic attacks
run away days by @anactualfairyqueen-blog [Tumblr, 2017]
Some how Neil escapes both the Feds and the hospital. It’s mindblowingly amazing that after being tortured and kidnapped and held under surveillance that he managed to slip past the Feds and out the front door…
neil anxiety head canon by @anactualfairyqueen-blog [Tumblr, 2017]
-Neil doesn’t stay in one place very long.
-he never has.
-and one day after practise he feels it, like a buzzing in his chest.
tw: anxiety
andrew having to talk neil down from the need to run? prompt fill by @orangefoxes [Tumblr, 2017]
It wasn’t anything in particular that set Neil off. There was no trigger, no nightmares, no significant date just-passed or soon-coming. For all intents and purposes it was just a regular day.
tw: anxiety
"I wish I'd never..." prompt fill by @nekojitachan [Tumblr, 2018]
18. "I wish I'd never you." for Andreil? ANGSTY but with a happy ending because the boys deserve happiness. Please?
Do you know of any fics where Neil gets hurt/tortured by his father and co in front of the Foxes?? Or where the Butcher also kidnaps the team to use as leverage against Neil in Baltimore???
We have some fics like that in our Baltimore divergence posts, but you might also want to check out the fics below. - S
Baltimore divergence here (especially ‘Martyr’, ‘Bare Your Teeth’, ‘You’ll Have to go Through Me’ and ‘Andrew and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’
More Baltimore divergence here
‘through your teeth’ here
The Martyr Card by seaaweedbrain [Rated M, 2325 words, complete, 2020]
There, behind Coach Wymack, stood a wanted criminal, Butcher of Baltimore, and most notably, Neil’s father.
“Team,” Wymack greeted. “I'd like to introduce you to Nathan Wesninski.”
Or
What would have happened if Nathan had found Neil instead of Lola?
tw: violence, tw: knives, tw: gun violence
‘Hold each other’ by exctly13percent [Rated E,128456 words, complete, 2018]
Chapter 18: To Protect
Another Baltimore AU. Instead of being taken from the game, there's a misstep, and Nathan is there. He's ready to start; the Foxes are ready to stop him.
tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: blood
Foxes hear Neil screaming on phone-Baltimore divergence prompt fill by @philosophiums [tumblr, 2017]
I love angst so maybe The Foxes/Andrew (you choose) receiving a call from Neil while he's in Baltimore, except it's not Neil the one that called but the screams on the background are definitely Neil's?
tw: violence, tw: torture, tw: maiming
Baltimore Divergence-Lola kidnaps Andrew and Neil prompt fill by @ravenvsfox [tumblr, 2017]
Neil’s face is so sunken with grief that he’s barely recognizable. Andrew watches cooly as Nicky jokes with him, the energy of the team cascading down and off of Neil, water off an indifferent umbrella. This is not the same man who was buoyant with a fresh win half an hour ago, who holds exy in higher regard than his own life, some days.
‘A Mewment Like This’ series parts 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11 here
Escape (The Pina Colada Fic) by makebelieveanything [Rated T, 2590 Words, Complete, AFTG Bingo 2020]
Neil hates his job.
His real achievements include hacking the Pentagon (somehow they never caught him, so it’s not like he can stick that on his resume, can he?); multiple bank jobs (he only siphoned money from half of those, he wasn’t a complete idiot); and hacking the President’s secret service (that one had been a dare, but you’d be surprised what secret service agents will accomplish on their days off). His practical resume however, is unsurprisingly lackluster - at least compared to his real one - so the low level IT job he goes to 8 hours every day is the best he can accomplish.
or a Hacker AU where Neil Josten is an above average hacker attempting to be a completely normal citizen, surprisingly he isn't very good at it.
Escape (The Piña Colada Fic) (The Turncoat Remix) by iridescent_blue [Rated T, 3027 Words, Complete, AFTG Remix 2020]
Andrew is a low-profile, high-level hacker who manages to fly under the radar, most of the time.
Until his Tinder gets hacked, and he decides to investigate.
And finds someone very... interesting on the other end.
Your Trojan’s In My Head by IKnowWhoYouAre_Damianos, LI0NH34RT [Rated G, 3640 Words, Complete, 2018]
Jean’s working in IT support for a big insurance company where not only teamleader Kevin day and technology dyslexics grate on his nerves, but also the ever happy Jeremy Knox who’s all thumbs when it comes to his office computer. Streaming a football game isn’t his best idea, especially not when there’re more balls involved then Jeremy intended to. What will it cost for Jeremy to make Jean help him out?
The Not-So-Secret Santa by fuzzballsheltiepants [Rated T, 1677 Words, Complete, 2018, Locked]
Jeremy is thrilled to draw the beautiful Jean Moreau as his work Secret Santa. Unfortunately, sometimes we do dumb things when we're in a hurry.
to the moon (and back) by ephemeralsky [Rated T, Collection, Complete, 2020]
Chapter 5: the grand office debate of the century [2012 Words]
Neil's co-workers argue over who this 'Andrew' figure in Neil's life is - is it his pet or his son?
tell me where the line is by chvteaux [Rated M (at this point it’s T) 983 Words, Incomplete, Last Updated 2016]
Neil is a sports reporter with a penchant for trouble. Andrew is the editor-in-chief Neil is sent to help.
There's a deadline. They're not sure if they can survive it.
hey!! i was wondering if you knew fics in wich neil got tortured and lola (or another of wesninski’s circle) called the foxes for them to hear neil getting tortured?
Sure! You may also like the canon divergent Baltimore fics and previous recs here, and check out our tag page under themes > locations > Baltimore for even more angst. - A
Foxes hear Neil screaming on phone-Baltimore divergence prompt fill by @philosophiums [Tumblr, Not Rated, 2017]
- Andrew found Neil’s bag and racquet, he found Neil’s keys
- but he couldn’t find Neil’s phone
- so Andrew calls it
tw: violence, tw: torture, tw: maiming
here and where you are by pentagrammed [Not Rated, 24991 Words, Complete 2016]
"I exist in two places, -- here and where you are."
On March 10th, Neil Josten died.
tw: murder, tw: torture tw: knives, tw: implied/referenced character death
Hey! Y’all are wonderful and after stalking your account I was hoping you would be able to help me find a fic similar to a foxes react sort of thing but more so to do with the bet and the conversation Allison wanted to start if you know of any. Thanks so much!
I know what it’s like to stalk accounts. I hope you continue to reach out and make some good fandom/tumblr friendships. I couldn’t find much for this, but you can also check out the fics in a recent ask about Allison’s comment in Baltimore here. - A
Andriel from the eyes of the foxes by bri_the_weeb [Not Rated, 1579 Words, Incomplete, Updated August 2020]
Foxes thoughts while observing Andriel interactions. Nicky, Allison, and Renee.
They all observe different aspects of the Andriel relationship, sort of.
Chapter 1: Nicky starts it off basically by silently wandering wth makes Andriel more than just hate sex.
Chapter 2: Allison follows with the dreaded discussion with Neil, where she makes him severely uncomfortable by asking prying and very rude questions about their sex life lol. This is where relationship hypothesis are formed.
Chapter 3: Renee's much more insightful take on Andriel, with actual factual information about Andrew's character instead of Nicky's sort of biased but loving misunderstandings and Allison's just as biased, semi-violent dislike of Andrew coloring everything lol.
tw: canonical character death
NB: It looks like the Allison stuff will be coming up in chapter 2, so subscribe to the fic if you don’t want to miss it.
i wanna see you (be brave) by Junia [Rated T, 8632 words, Complete 2019]
“That’s just ridiculous,” Allison says, shaking her head. “Tell me they’re not getting it on.”
“No idea, but I’m gonna take a picture.” Dan lifts the camera that’s been hanging around her neck for the last hour or so and actually snaps a picture of the two of them like that. “Maybe if we hang it up, they’ll notice how it looks like from the outside.”
„Fellas,“ Allison says, voice dropping a few octaves lower, “is it gay if I stare deep into my homie's eyes for three minutes?”
— or, neil and andrew's evolution over the books but through matt's eyes
ok so i need help finding this fic ive been looking for everywhere so its about neil having a lil sis and agent browning finds her in this crappy old house were she lived with her gran and his lil sis is in hospital bc she needs care and he says that he wants to fight for her even if the agent browning is wrong. please help me thank you.
She’s not in the hospital, but I’m pretty sure this what you’re looking for. - A
The F Word by robbiwrites717 [ Rated T, 22238 Words, Incomplete, Updated Nov 2019]
Neil is in his third year at Palmetto State and things couldn't be better. Then a call from FBI Agent Browning completely upends his life and he's forced to make some difficult choices.
(or the one where Neil finds out he has a half sister and must decide if he's going to become her guardian or let her enter foster care.)
