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A short ficlet that was written for the @litsquadnw creation event.

Fandom: All for the game / The foxhole court Pairing: Andrew Minyard/Neil Josten Summary: Occasionally childhood demons are real legitimate hellspawn that take over your body

“Hello there, Nathaniel,” Andrew Minyard says to the demon possessing his husband’s body. Neil’s eyes - Nathaniel’s eyes widen in surprise, and he puts down the sandwich he’s eating.

“Hello Drew,” Nathaniel says softly, “I made hot chocolate?” the demon poses as a question, sliding the mug towards Andrew, who wraps his palms around it.

“Not bad,” Andrew mutters taking a sip. “How’s hell then?” Nathaniel glares at him and lets out a growl.

“I wouldn’t have made a soul deal with you if I realised how much fucking havoc it was going to cause downstairs,” Nathaniel groans. Andrew hums calmly into his drink.

“What has my soul done this time then?” Andrew asks. Nathaniel takes a few savage bites out of his food, grumbling under his breath.

“The bloody thing is running the place which shouldn’t even be possible because other than the fact you sold it, it’s teetering on the side of goodness. If you weren’t a dumbass, you’d be sitting nice and pretty up top for all of eternity.” Nathaniel says. The demon slams his fist down on the kitchen counter. “You don’t fucking deserve any of this.”

“There have only been two times that I’ve gotten what I deserve,” Andrew tells Nathaniel calmly, Nathaniel’s eye - Neil’s eye twitches. “The reasons for both of them are standing in front of me,”

“I -” Nathaniel begins, and then he abruptly closes his mouth. He turns away from Andrew, his shoulder blades bunching together under his shirt as he leans on the counter.

“Yes or No?” Andrew questions gruffly. There’s sheer silence for several moments until Nathaniel relaxes.

“Yes,” and then Andrew’s hands are on him running down his spine and making him relax. Nathaniel feels like a puddle of water underneath Andrew’s fingertips. The muscles of Neil’s body are toned from years of playing exy, with Nathaniel’s possession they knit together angrily. Andrew massages out the kinks wordlessly.

“I believe you and Andrew have an anniversary coming up,” Andrew says blandly when he’s done.

“Our eighth in earth time,” their nine hundred and sixtieth in hell, Andrew calculates in his head.

“Getting him anything nice then?” Nathaniel laughs, it sounds both bitter and sweet and is far too much like Neil's own laugh for comfort.

“there's not much room for niceties in hell,” Nathaniel says. Running a hand through Neil's deep auburn locks. “I can never get used to the red you know, too much like hellfire,” Andrew doesn't comment on the abrupt change of subject.

“Too much like Nathan you mean?” Andrew quips and Nathaniel's fist clenches.

“Don't even say his name, I hate him, I hate him so much,” Nathaniel growls lowly.

“His name is half of your name,” Andrew points out. Nathaniel's teeth tug at Neil's lips.

“No it's Neil's name, and he wasn't using so I borrowed it,” Nathaniel says.

“Stole it,”

“Waste not want not,” Nathaniel sing-songs. Andrew feels the corners of his mouth tug up, but he doesn't smile.

“You know most people's childhood demons aren't this chatty,” he says.

Most people's childhood demons aren't real,” Nathaniel fires back.

“Careful there, just because some people’s demons aren’t hellspawn doesn’t make it less real,” Andrew says.

“I’m sorry,” Nathaniel says.

“Don’t be a liar now Nathaniel, it doesn’t become you.” Andrew hisses, keeping an eye on his knives. He’s sure Neil would understand if it came down to Andrew needing to use them.

“Just because I’m a demon doesn’t mean I don’t have fucking feelings,” Nathaniel says.

“Good for you, I don’t care. You can leave now,” Andrew tells him apathetically. Nathaniel sighs and then there’s blessed silence for a few moments.

“Andrew?” Neil’s voice says shakily “Why does my head hurt so much?” Andrew stares at his husband blankly.

“Nate was here wasn’t he. That fucking asshole is going to possess me in the middle of practice and then what am I supposed to do?” Neil whinges.

“Honestly he’d probably just keep playing he loves stickball as much as you do,” Andrew says. Neil flicks his tongue back and forth against his lower lip.

“He was okay though?” Neil questions. Andrew takes a step forward, so he’s standing between Neil’s legs.

even more, i had never meant to love him. one thing i truly knew - knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, knew it deep in my empty chest - was how love gave someone the power to break you.

It’s 2349859 years late, but here is the playlist/ficlet I made for the @litsquadnw Halloween creation event! The playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1C2m7Zez3pONFfZSOrplw1

(not all the songs I chose were on Spotify, but I did my best)

The lovely @exytrash is working on some beautiful art to accompany this so stay tuned!

The Gangsey are sitting on the floor of 300 Fox Way’s living room, gathered around a computer, trying to agree on a playlist for the Halloween party they plan to throw at the barns.

 1.“The Monster Mash”-Gansey

Gansey insists on putting this first, because he wants to start the party with a Spooky Vibe, and because he unironically loves it since he is an 80-year-old dork at heart.

“Could you be any more basic, Dick?”

“It’s a classic, Jane”

2. “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.-Blue

Blue is adamant that this go second

“This is a real classic, Dick”

(but secretly she loves the Monster Mash and the stupid boy who picked it).

3. “What’s This?” from Nightmare before Christmas, the Fall Out Boy cover-Noah

When Noah was alive, he listened to this pretty much every day from Halloween until Christmas. He picks it because it reminds him of singing along with his little sisters (but also because he’s pop-punk trash). And no, Ronan, it’s not just a Christmas song, fuck off.

4. “Thriller” by Michael Jackson-Gansey

Unbeknownst to the rest of the group, Gansey has been practicing the Thriller dance since September and is eager to impress Blue with his newfound talent. But being Gansey, when the party arrives he’s pretty much a clumsy mess and way to preppy to achieve anything close to MJ’s style. So Henry, who has obviously had the dance memorized for years and can perform it flawlessly, joins in to show Gansey how it’s done (also because he’s an attention whore). He is shortly accompanied by Noah, who claims that, as the only the only actually dead person of the group, he is the only one who can deliver the right spirit to the performance. Blue stands with her head buried in her hands for the first minute or so because she can’t believe she actually loves these idiots, but then jumps in on the chorus, pulling a slightly startled Adam and an exceedingly disgruntled Ronan along with her. 

5. “The Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show-Henry

Henry adores rocky horror. He has every song memorized word-for-word and can perform the time warp with a god-like elegance. Blue and Noah love the show too; they aren’t quite on his level of performance prowess but are still pretty magnificent. The rest of the boys were never introduced to Rocky Horror for various reasons (I mean, can you imagine Gansey Senior sitting down to watch that with his son? I think not). Needless to say, they’re a little confused, but join in clumsily all the same.

6. “Monster” by Lady Gaga-Adam

“What? I listen to the radio at the garage. She has a great voice.”

7. Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Jingle Bells”-Ronan

“If that emo little fuck can play his Christmas music, so can I”

The rest of the Gangsey all try to argue but after 10 minutes of Ronan giving responses foul enough to compel Calla to shout at him from the kitchen to wash his mouth out with soap, they give up and add it to the list. 

8. “Its Almost Halloween” by Panic! At the Disco-Blue

Blue had a pop-punk phase too. Noah is ecstatic upon discovering this. They agree that the video is a cinematic masterpiece and show it at the party on a wacky dream-projector that Ronan found at the barns. 

9. “Spooky Scary Skeletons”-Noah

This is Noah’s anthem year-round. 

10. “Science Fiction/Double Feature” from Rocky Horror-Henry

They need a slow song, and Henry picks this because it’s a little spooky and the more Rocky Horror, the better. At the party, the couples slow dance while Henry and Noah give a dazzling lip-sync performance.

11. “Ghostbusters Theme”-Adam

One of the few happy memories Adam has of his childhood is watching this film with his grandma. It will always have a special place in his heart, and it's also a spooky bop, so it’s a must for him.

12. “Toxic” by Brittany Spears-Henry

Ronan groans.

“This is an absolute banger and you know it, Lynch”

(Ronan does know it, and has been known to blast it when he's alone at the barns while thinking about a certain magical mechanic, but would never admit this in a million years)

13. “The Murder Squash Song”-Ronan

After the party planning session has been adjourned, Ronan sneaks this on, unbeknownst to the rest of the Gangsey. A collective sigh of disgusted resignation ripples through the room when it is played at the party. Henry slaps him.

@underratedlitnet event two: film / tv au   »   ost: we are the ants by shaun david hutchinson

we may not get to choose how we die, but we can choose how we live. the universe may forget us, but it doesn’t matter. because we are the ants, and we’ll keep marching on.