Like Water is finished so now there’s no excuse go read it!

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Like Water - likearecord

February, 1996: Andrew gets into his car and disappears over the horizon, leaving Aaron and Neil behind to pick up the pieces.

Chapters: 5/5 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, Danielle "Dan" Wilds, Kevin Day, David Wymack, Matt Boyd, Allison Reynolds (All For The Game) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Radio, Yearning, clumsy flirting, Andrew Minyard Has Feelings, references to past abuse, TW: this is almost certainly not how independent radio stations operate, Trope: New guy! Summary:

A new guy starts working at the radio station.

He's fragile.

Better keep Andrew away from him.

Bookmarker's Notes:

This story starts out with some great humour + then gets real, but still felt fun + snarky...and then BOOM! We are in deeper water folks. Well, until the last 1.5 chapters where there is some more great humour which feels grounded because of all Andrew + Neil have gone through to get there. So often I felt my heart was opened while I was reading - for Andrew, certainly; for Neil, absolutely; and even for Wymack who, as in canon, is the stable-enough adult holding the center of the wheel together for the whole group of young adults.

The friendships between Kevin + Andrew and Kevin + Neil are so well done - full of sweetness, understanding, humour, appreciation. Kevin + Neil's banter is where we see Neil fully formed while others are still trying to figure him out. The story is primarily Andrew's and how he navigates his increasing attraction to this human who people have conveyed is fragile, but isn't. One of the many things I love is how Mandi/ @likearecordbb shows Andrew's attraction towards Neil is not solely sexual; he is drawn to this person who is whole, yet camouflaged + a little worse for the wear when they meet. Neil is wonderfully written: not clear how to navigate larger group settings, yet sure footed when he + Andrew interact.

There's this great part at the end that I cannot spoil for you because it's so.much.fun. I loved this fic; read it all in one go + can feel it's going to stick with me for a while. ENJOY READER, ENJOY!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jeremy Knox/Jean Moreau Characters: Jeremy Knox, Jean Moreau, Kevin Day Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Professional Exy (All For The Game), gentle pining, Back on my introspective bullshit Summary:

Six years after Jean becomes a Trojan, he transfers to Jeremy's team.

And, well...he's different.

Bookmarker's Notes:

This story. Wow.

I have all.kinds.of.respect when writers craft a work for a new pairing + HOLYSMOKES!!! all of us won when likearecord did so with Jeremy Knox + Jean Moreau. She gets the essence of both characters SO WELL in this post-canon work and then walks them + us through when they meet again on a pro team. There are lovely moments, some fantastic humour, deep sweetness + L O V E through it all.

Keep your eyes on Jeremy noticing just exactly how Jean has changed, enjoy Moreau teasing Knox about his ads, and then savour how everything begins to shift when...WAIT, I can't tell you that! If I do YOU will miss the thrill of the ride and --reader-- that is so much of the fun.