hi!! do you have any andreil fic recs where they’ve been like best friends for a while? thank you!
Anon, the ‘Friends to Lovers’ trope has given us lots of amazing fics, full of fluff and pining! We’ve compiled a list of fics with this theme that we have recommended previously, and then added a few more. Enjoy! - S
Here’s what you can find in other posts:
‘Dating and other disasters’ here, ‘For better or for worse’ here, ‘The Calculus of Nocturnes’ here, ‘Tales from a Quirky Small Town’ here, ‘If you must’ here, ‘Revelation’ here, ‘He’s my best friend’ here, ‘Call Me Neil’ here, ‘ANDROMEDA’ here, ‘Treacherous’ and ‘Andrew Minyard certainly, most definitely does not have a crush’ here, plus ‘let the bells ring on a fool's holiday’, ‘I Found Love Where It Wasn't Supposed To Be’ and ‘For He’s A Jolly Good Felon’ here
In Too Deep by moonix [Rated T, 8386 words, complete, 2020]
Neil works as a lifeguard at the local swimming pool. Andrew can't swim.
Would You Rescue Me by shadowdreams [Rated G, 37691 words, complete, 2020]
His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Nathaniel of Baltimore has been tasked with rescuing the shy Princess of Palmetto from a dragon as part of a marriage ritual as old as time.
The only problem? That’s definitely not a princess waiting for him in a dingy cave in the mountainside.
tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced abuse
Haunted: Not Clickbait by Autumnalhogwarts [Rated T, 15255 words, complete, Aftg Reverse Big Bang 2020]
Andrew Minyard is a normal college grad with a new office job that will let him retire at the average age of 64 years old. It's boring but that's life.
When he and his cat move into a new apartment they're forced a live with a roommate they never expected. Maybe life won't be so boring after all.
tw: temporary major character death
NB: Art for this fic by @tigerjawed [tumblr, 2020]
Taller than giants by exybee [Rated T, 7256 words, complete, 2018]
Neil's a photography student who's trying to get an ESPN sports photography internship, Andrew's an early childhood education major who's definitely not in love with his best friend, and Allison, Dan, and Matt are only half aware that Neil and Andrew are soulmates.
The AU in which Neil loses his keys, Andrew drinks Michelobs, and the gang finally cashes in on a three year old bet.
Sailor by starstrucktooru [Rated G, 2730 words, complete, 2019]
One night when Andrew was going home from Neil's house he got caught in a downpour and ended up in the hospital. Neil, comes to visit him and Andrew's gay panic is On.
turn around, bright eyes by palmettto [Rated G, 2532 words, complete, Aftg Valentine’s Exchange 2019]
Andrew would say, until the day he died, that his heart didn’t clench and quake when Neil dared to look at him like… like that when he saw him. He didn’t acknowledge the way his eyes widened and his cheeks flushed, nor did he acknowledge his own body’s subtle responses.