All For The Game Bingo

this took me longer than it should have

(image description under the cut bc it’s very long)

(Working title, from that song that goes “All around me are familiar faces”, etc.)

So, I’ve been doing the AFTG Bingo 2020, as you may have noticed and, since I had a few hours since I posted my last one, I decided to start work on another square. I’m not going to finish it tonight so I decided to just post the part that I’ve got done now and relax before I go to bed (or I won’t sleep well, as per usual). Anyways, I was going to attempt another line, but since I knew I wouldn’t finish, I went with the Musicians AU.

(I’ve put some under the cut cause this is a rather long post, but I wanted to show off the first part, so.)

The summary would be something like:

Neil was happy with his new name, new life, new friends, new home. He still had a lot of pop culture and movies and music to catch up on. Which is probably why all of his friends are excited when the popular rock band that Neil has never heard of - The Monsters - have come to town.

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“There’s a rockstar in town,” Matt told Neil, three months after Neil had finally felt settled in his new life. 

“Okay,” said Neil, placidly. He pulled out a paper cup. “What do you want today?”

“A mocha,” said Matt, distractedly. He was scrolling through his phone, even as he was bent almost double to lean against the counter. 

“Cake?” Neil asked, knowing that Matt liked to have something at this point in the day.

“Hm, yeah. I should be healthy so, like, the carrot cake?”

“Sure,” said Neil, grinning cheekily at Matt when he looked up with a pout.

“Aren’t you interested?” Matt demanded, waving his phone at Neil.

“Nope.”

“Neil!” Matt whined. 

“You know I’m not a big music fan,” Neil pointed out, already starting to work the coffee machine. The clanging and hissing filled the air of The Foxhole, the little coffee shop that Neil now worked in. 

He loved working there. Aside from the delicious smells that bloomed from the kitchen, the shop itself was cosy. There were two types of tables. Some were low for the comfy couches and armchairs. Others were attached to the thin pillars that were dotted around the place, tall stools available for the customers. The walls were painted white with little fox pawprints dotted across it. Napkins with foxes printed on them were available at the tables and every table also had fox salt and pepper shakers. A giant fox looked down on Neil from above the machines, nosing at the menu that was done in orange writing. 

It was home and Neil treasured it.

At the moment, since it was an hour till closing, there were very little people in. Anyone that wasn’t Matt were taking their coffees to go, on their way to back shifts and night shifts. Only a few people were actually sitting in, most of which were students. There was also a couple who were on a blind date, blushing at each other and stuttering through flustered conversation. That meant that Matt could block the counter without annoying anyone.

“I can let you listen to some right now,” Matt said, quickly tapping away at his phone.

Neil glanced towards the students and the date. “I don’t think doing that here is a good idea, Matt,” he said, nodding to them. “Maybe another time.”

Instead of backing off like Neil had hoped, Matt pointed his phone at Neil. “Tonight. After work. Come by my place. We’ll get pizza and we’ll listen to The Monsters’ albums and watch movies. Right?”

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Characters: Andrew Minyard, Neil Josten, Kevin Day, Danielle “Dan” Wilds, Matt Boyd, Renee Walker (All For The Game), Allison Reynolds, Aaron Minyard, Nicky Hemmick Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Burlesque Club, Burlesque, Detectives, Alternate Universe - Detectives, Murder Mystery, Flirting Series: Part 7 of AFTG Bingo 2020 Summary:

On their 25th birthday, the Minyard twins are taken to The Fox’s Paws by their cousin, Nicky. Andrew doesn’t expect to like it enough to go back, but there’s one particular performer that he’s drawn to and his expectations are not met.

A random post got Andrew the attention of a guy he’s slowly starting to fall for. He’d never expected to feel this way about anyone and now his entire life’s been turned upside down. The only problem? They’ve only ever communicated online and Andrew’s scared that he’ll not be enough in real life.

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Relationships:its kandreil but unrequited, andreil, jerejean,

Words: 1644

Read on AO3 here

Andrew had thought long and hard about why he did what he did. He has seen the reproving glances thrown in his direction from everyone, from Nicky to Dan.

I made this at 3, so feel free to ignore it, really

*****

“Hernandez, it’s done!”

Wiping his hands on the rag he had on his shoulders, Neil listened as footsteps approached where he was leaning against a wall. A moment later, Hernandez entered the room and started inspecting his work. He almost felt offended, except he knew the mechanic cared about the rebellion too much for him not to check. Besides, it was not as if he knew that Neil was not completely human and so would not make the mistakes he was searching for unless on purpose. Some use had come from his father’s work, at the very least.

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Characters: Andrew Minyard, Neil Josten, Danielle “Dan” Wilds, Matt Boyd, Allison Reynolds (All For The Game), Renee Walker (All For The Game), Seth Gordon, Nicky Hemmick, Aaron Minyard, Kevin Day, David Wymack, Mary Hatford, Nathan Wesninski, Lola Malcolm, Patrick DiMaccio Additional Tags: Ghosts, Haunted Houses, Horror, Supernatural Elements, Supernatural Gore, Character Death, (not sure whether to count that as major or minor), character injury, (probably) Series: Part 6 of AFTG Bingo 2020 Summary:

Andrew thought something was odd with the house the Foxes had to move into after their Athletes’ House had been burnt down. He just wasn’t prepared for what was actually wrong with it.

My final bingo fic is posted! A self indulgent, completely un-researched, Hacker AU. As part of the Fluffy Cupcake’s group attempt at blackout. 

Thank you to @aftgbingo  for hosting this event, I’ve had a great time participating!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Characters: Neil Josten, Andrew Minyard, Agent Browning Additional Tags: Hacker AU, cyber pranks, I know less than nothing about computers, fluffy indulgence Series: Part 5 of AFTG Bingo 2020 Summary:

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.

[Image Description: A digital drawing of Katelyn and Aaron Minyard made to look like a picture on Snapchat. Katelyn is pale with light orange hair tied in a bun. She is wearing a green shirt and a white doctor’s coat. She is wearing a pink polka-dotted mask. She’s taking a selfie with her right hand and she is holding up a peace sign in her left. Aaron is tan with freckles and light blonde hair cut short. He is wearing a gray shirt and a white doctor’s coat. He is behind Katelyn as his eyes are closed and he is throwing up two peace signs. His mask is black with a white, toothy smile. Katelyn captioned the photo, “reminder to drink water & wear a mask ! <3″]

yeah i gave aaron a sans mask. what abt it ?

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Characters: Neil Josten, Andrew Minyard, Kevin Day, Danielle “Dan” Wilds, Matt Boyd, Renee Walker (All For The Game), Allison Reynolds (All For The Game), Aaron Minyard, Nicky Hemmick, Riko Moriyama, Nathan Wesninski, David Wymack, Abby Winfield, Betsy Dobson Additional Tags: My Hero Academia AU, Quirk Au, Heroes & Heroines, Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers, Vigilantism, Villains Series: Part 5 of AFTG Bingo 2020 Summary:

Neil’s father and his associates are famous. They’re the heroes that defeat all of the villains on the Eastern coast of America. If Neil didn’t know the truth, he would likely be with them.

But he knows what his father is like behind closed doors, and so did his mother.

Now, with his mother dead and all on his own, Neil makes a fatal mistake. He plays hero.

And now he’s come to the attention of notorious villain group, the Foxes, and a man named the Monster.

Bingo!

[Image Description: A digital drawing of Kevin Day and Andrew Minyard’s silhouettes in front of buildings. Kevin has curly strands sticking out at odd angles and he is taller than Andrew. Andrew’s hair is short and messy. The buildings in front of them are burning, broken, and there is a fire below.]

look idk what this is but i’m tired, my hand hurts, n i am running out of ideas

[Image Description: A digital drawing of Kevin Day and Andrew Minyard’s silhouettes in front of buildings. Kevin has curly strands sticking out at odd angles and he is taller than Andrew. Andrew’s hair is short and messy. The buildings in front of them are burning, broken, and there is a fire below.]

look idk what this is but i’m tired, my hand hurts, n i am running out of ideas