fics with jean and neil as friends? or centered around their relationship?
So much potential for this sardonic pair! Just a caution: expect heavy abuse and noncon in stories where Neil joins Jean at Edgar Allan U. -A
staff fave Neil & Jean or Neil/Jean fics here
close friends Neil & Jean here
Foxes & Trojans + Neil & Jean friendship here
‘A collection of Andreil one-shots’ ch 3 here
‘Brittle Identities,’ ‘what's in a name?,’ ‘i'm not the same as i was,’ and ‘At Your Service (Dog)’ here
‘Can I finally stop running now?’ here
‘Mission Impossible: Get the Foxes to get Along’ here
‘Innominate’ here (updated)
‘Soulmarks Bind Ravens And Foxes Alike’ series part 1 here
‘come find me in a crowd (of all the boys and girls)’ here (updated)
Hand Over Heart by Thegaydepression [Rated M, 25444 Words, Incomplete, Updated March 2025]
Nathaniel knows he’s not supposed to be pleased, or glad about being owned, but a small part of him is overwhelmingly excited to leave that house.
He feels even worse as his mother’s corpse cools, but this way, both of them are getting out. He looks up and sees Lord Moriyama’s black eyes looking down at him.
There’s no comfort there, but that’s okay, Nathaniel has always had to create his own comfort, anyway.
Or
Nathaniel in the Nest, from 10.
tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: flashbacks, tw: child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: bullying, tw: anxiety, tw: human trafficking, tw: dehumanization, tw: food deprivation, tw: homophobia, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon
Haunted by mdragonet [Rated M, 53030 Words, Incomplete, Updated March 2025]
"Nathaniel had spent most of his 12 years training in languages and knives. He’s fluent in 3 languages and nearly there in his fourth. He’s even more fluent in the language of knives and fighting with them."
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Mary Wesninski didn't have the chance to run away with Nathaniel during his tryout with Tetsuji. Nathan found out about her plans and killed her at Evermore. He would not give her the chance to escape and would make sure Nathaniel knew the consequences of trying. Nathaniel spends two extra years in Baltimore with his father and building a place for himself, unintentionally, at Ichirou's side. He's sent to Edgar Allan to train under Tetsuji when he is 12.
He suffers and survives and builds his own life and family.
tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: torture, tw: rape, tw: blood/gore, tw: murder, tw: child abuse, tw: physical and emotional abuse, tw: suicidal thoughts, tw: food and sleep deprivation, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: nightmares, tw: ptsd, tw: human trafficking, tw: nonconsensual bondage, tw: dubcon
hoping, until the day it dies by infernalstars [Rated M, 38972 Words, Incomplete, Updated March 2025]
Nathaniel Wesninski ends up in the hospital with two broken legs. Cast out of the Nest, Kevin Day brings him to the Foxes to recover - emotionally and physically.
tw: self harm, tw: blood, tw: dissociation, tw: flashbacks, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: ptsd, tw: nightmares, tw: panic attacks, tw: vomit, tw: psychotic episode, tw: homophobia, tw: suicidal ideation
Feral Fox (In a Raven's Nest) by mooomine [Not Rated, 6966 Words, Complete, 2024]
Jean Moreau never wanted to bite the hand that fed him. The Moriyama's have always taken care of him, and Riko was someone he spent most of his childhood with. They took care of him, and they are trying to take care of Neil in a different way. It is necessary for the Moriyama's to break Neil in order to mold them into who they want him to be- Nathaniel Wesninski. But every day Neil spends at Evermore, Jean sees him turning more and more into the feral fox that he is- Neil Josten. The blood and pain that Jean has to bear witness to may just make him bite the hand that feeds him.
- OR -
Tender Jean taking care of Neil after a rough day in the nest. Jean/Neil but actually Neil/Andrew.
tw: violence, tw: abuse, tw: blood, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon
the weeping of me by minyardzzz [Rated M, 2600 Words, Complete, 2022, Locked]
riko’s knife cut neil’s tongue. it stung but neil didn’t care, he was too busy thinking about riko’s other knife. it was near his hip bone, making shallow cuts on his skin.
tw: torture, tw: blood, tw: food deprivation, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon
Ever More Raven Neil series by ynnon [Rated E/T, Collection, 2 complete works, Updated 2023]
Part 1: as my hopes have flown before [E, 11388 Words]
Neil just needs to survive two weeks at Evermore over the winter break. Too bad he has no idea what he’s let himself in for.
(Or: Neil’s stay with the Ravens goes differently, with different results. Edgar Allan’s machinery exists to grind people into dust.)
tw: systematic rape by a team doctor, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: dehumanization, tw: violence, tw: abuse, tw: blood, tw: bullying, tw: human trafficking, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture
Part 2: be that word our sign of parting [T, 8380 Words]
The news about Neil's transfer to the Ravens hits. The Foxes are feeling the blow.
tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: car accident, tw: vomit
spirits of martyrdom by sagely_enchanted [Rated T, 6416 Words, Complete, AFTG Fall Exchange 2024]
Neil is pretty sure that he’s drowning, a phantom feeling of a washcloth and water rushing over his head as he stares into the never ending hazel. The blonde of his hair is so bright that it nearly blinds him when compared to the dark of the dorm. He squeezes his eyes shut tightly, willing the image to disappear when he opens his eyes next, but Andrew is still there.
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Andrew gets released early from Easthaven and finds Neil at Evermore.
tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: anxiety, tw: major character injury
Put Me Back In It ( Darlin' I’d Do It Again ) by httphimbo [Rated M, 36475 Words, Incomplete, Updated March 2025]
Part 2 of both arms cradle you now, part 1 here
It’s not fair. It’s all Neil can think, childish and foolish and true. It’s not fair. It’s not fair. It never has been. The tickets weigh as much as a coffin lid, as the lie that is Neil Josten. Kevin’s hand is still on top of his and his fingers tremble. Neil stares. It’s his left hand, a solid reminder of the bastion of cruelty these tickets are going to lead him to.
“I’m sorry.” Kevin whispers.
Neil barks a bitter laugh that ravages his throat and tucks the tickets into his pocket. “Yeah, me too.”
Or:
Nathaniel Wesninski dies in a basement in Baltimore. Neil Josten wakes up on the bleachers in Millport. One of them still has to get Jean out of the Nest.
tw: car accident, tw: canonical character death, tw: alcohol abuse, tw: flashbacks, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: panic attacks, tw: dissociation, tw: nightmares, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: self harm, tw: sexual assault
lighter canon divergent feral neil
Chaos: What It Is and How To Cause It. A Thesis by Neil Josten by sweetteaandspite [Rated M, 64230 Words, Incomplete, Updated March 2025, Locked]
Flames lick at the hateful walls surrounding him and the house groans, a final homage to all the screams it has been witness to. The few people left alive groan along with it, but their initial desperate movements have staggered and slowed and stopped already. Not much longer now.
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It’s time to go. One last look. Definitive proof. He turns to leave and the crisp, pure air outside is almost disappointing. They say that hell is fire and brimstone, and Neil could laugh at their naivety. No; hell is empty, and all the devils are here. He exhales tar-coated grief, but the triumph sitting heavy on his tongue is almost enough to make up for it.
tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: homophobia, tw: recreational drug use, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: violence
Golden by nightlight9 [Rated T, 17547 Words, Complete, 2024]
Years after escaping the violence of the Nest and starting a new life in California, Jean is content with his life. Sure the fear lingers around every corner, but at least he has a chance to live for once. Besides, he has Neil and his merry band of misfits, and it is enough.
But then a chance encounter with a beautiful stranger and a blossoming friendship make him want to be brave enough to take a chance on happiness even as the shadows of his past threaten what he’s come to hold so dear.
tw: implied/referenced abuse
NB: this last one is Andrew’s pov of a post-canon reunion and is an interesting overview of the central characters’ complicated relationships.
The Sickness Was Forever by FoxyAtlas [Rated T, 3601 Words, Complete, AFTG Exchange Spring 2022, Locked]
Jean, Neil, and Kevin get together at Andrew's house as adults to watch the Championship game and celebrate an anniversary.
tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture
*potential tsc/tgr spoilers: art & tumblr posts
why the fuck did he get caught art by @dawnatlas
parallels. cheers to more tsc art by @manekkii-art
neil with jean vs neil with literally anyone else art by @vartoids, inspired by this meme by @joejhang
literally every single time kevin and jean talk about neil fandom fun post by @kevindavidday [Tumblr, 2024]
jean about neil in tsc fandom fun post by @yaraaflor [Tumblr, 2025]
The misplaced forever partners meta by @heartstringgs [Tumblr, 2024]
jean’s possessiveness of neil meta by @thedeathwitchescats [Tumblr, 2025]
neil josten calling up his uncle post tgr fandom fun post by @minyard-05 [Tumblr, 2025]
helping your partner art by @nyaar0n
“You were right.” art by @still-waiting-for-godot
ravens Kevin, Jean & Neil perfect court art by @/jansendraws on instagram
Renee, Neil, and Jean comfortable happy children art by @/jansendraws on instagram
neon Jean and Neil art by @tropical-lycan
air jail for the feral puppy art by @emry-stars-art
jean probably explaining the thermodynamics of exy art by @doesephs
we listen and we judge art by @quequeishere
