all fics where neil shows off his knife skills or knows how to use a knife
We all know that Neil doesn’t like knives for obvious reasons, but put his beloved foxes in danger, and those knife skills come out. You can see Neil in action in ‘Not an angel’ here, ‘Welcome back, butcher’ and ‘Thorn in my skin’ here, ‘Bare your teeth’ here and ‘Forget me not’ here. Check out ‘Hold Each other’ (ch. 3 and 9) here, as well as ‘Trust Fall (and Welcoming Arms)’ here (ch. 1 and 3). There’s more knife-wielding in these other fics. - S
Knives Out by alex_glasses [Rated T, 1214 words, complete, 2019]
A Raven finds himself at the wrong end of Neil's (Andrew's) knives. The Foxes are surprised, Renee is appreciative and Andrew is feeling hot all over.
There's no actual violence. No Ravens were harmed during the making of this fic.
tw: knives
a foxhole collection: on possibilities and digressions by vicariously kingly (pelted) [Rated T, collection, last updated Oct 2016]
Chapter 15: neil josten and the five fingered man
for the prompt: Neil Josten being good at using a knife.
tw: violence, tw: blood, tw: knives, tw: minor character death
The Butcher's Boy by mittamoo [Not Rated, 2289 words, complete, 2018]
He'd done it plenty of times in his life, as a child, on the run with his mom. He'd hoped that the others would never had to witness the darker parts of himself.
tw: dismemberment, tw: knives, tw: violence, tw: blood
An AU where Neil joins forces with Renee in a gang:
The Years of John Doe by story_telling_sage [Rated T, 18780 words, complete, Aftg Big Bang 2017]
Mary Hatford dies not in California, but along the Canadian border, sending Nathaniel nameless and running scared. Call it luck, call it a twist of fate, call it whatever you want, but Nathaniel tumbles onto the streets of Detroit and right into the hands of one Natalie Shields. Ash covered, burnt and bloody, and completely alone, Nathaniel finds himself becoming someone new with the help of this raven-haired girl he should know not to trust.
Going by John Doe, he's mute and ruthless and a member of the Detroit Bloodhounds. Natalie and John fight and they lie and they attempt to face their own demons. They find unexpected allies in each other and John finds that he's breaking the promises he made his mother left and right. The only question is, will it be worth it? John doesn't know, and he isn't even sure if he'll live long enough to find out.
tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/non-con, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: knives, tw: panic attacks, tw: nightmares
NB. art for this fic by @lio-zehel can be found here.
Neil knows how to fight with knives headcanons by @minyahrt [tumblr, 2016]
tw: violence, tw: knives
“Give me a Neil that can beat Renee in a knife fight.” by @neilsexy [tumblr, 2017]
tw: violence
Neil was raised to replace the butcher before being sold to the ravens headcanons by @a-kingdom-of-foxes [tumblr, 2017]
tw: violence
angsty andreil hcs by @ahdriking (formerly @exyking) [tumblr, 2017]
tw: nightmares, tw: knives
Art
A pumpkin carving Neil by @pinkflamingllama [tumblr, 2017]