#masterlistmonday

cigarettes and riots. by nebulousviolet (T | 1/1 | 2,709)

“Renee,” he acknowledges. “Matt and Neil?”

She flashes him a smile, a little too knowing for his taste, then dulls. “Matt’s being kept behind a while longer,” she explains. “We-I didn’t see Neil there. There’s another hospital nearby that he could’ve been taken to.”

Andrew doesn’t care about Neil being in another hospital. He knows, with blinding clarity, that he will not be there. Matt would’ve made sure where he was if that was the case. Neil is gone.

—

or, Andrew and Binghamton featuring his constant inner monologue.

neil josten can never die by kuroneko (T |1/1 | 2,802)

After their match and the riot breaking out, Andrew realizes Neil is nowhere to be found…

baltimore blues by spanglebangle (M | 3/3 | 17,097)

He saw the duffel. It was battered all to hell and the strap was nearly torn from the bag, but it still glowed almost neon in the darkening night and streetlamp glare. Neil would never… He dropped to his knees beside it and rifled through it, looking for any sign, any clue as to where Neil might have run. Nothing, nothing, nothing. Until his fingers found the keyring. Until he found the phone.

Andrew’s perspective on the Binghamton riot and the walking tragedy that is Neil Josten.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

where the evening splits in half by countlessuntruths (kalicephirot) (G | 1/1 | 587)

“Thank you,” Neil says. “You were amazing.”

Andrew has but a second to wonder why it sounds like a goodbye.

you were amazing. by tolvsmol (Not Rated | 1/1 | 5,271)

“Thank you. You were amazing.”

Why was there such finality in those words? Like he was thanking Andrew for more than the game? Andrew knows every breath Neil took was at least half a lie, concealed hints of the truth laced with every other word. So why did this sound like the most honest thing he’d ever said?

amazing by reneewvlkers (M | 1/1 | 4,892)

Andrew can be patient. His knuckles are red, and with that familiar pain comes a wave of calm. He has no control over this situation and that’s nothing new. Neil Josten is a force of nature; utterly unpredictable and infuriating.

But he knows one thing. Neil would not leave if he had a choice. He would come back to Exy, to the Foxes, to this godforsaken bus if he had to limp the whole way. And Andrew will be right here when he does.

falling by fuzzballsheltiepants (G | 1/1 | 4,663) (also on tumblr)

When Neil disappears during the riot in Binghamton, Andrew is going to tear the world apart to figure out where he’s gone. (The King’s Men abduction scene from Andrew’s point of view.)

i felt your pain when you were gone by elfo98 (G | 3,533 | 1/1)

Another Soulmate AU where Neil and Andrew can feel each other’s pain and how the Foxes find out.

Or: my take on the Baltimore incident because I can’t seem to get enough of it.

Series: Part 1 of soulmates

lost boy by amesbaloo (T | 2,421 | 1/1)

It fell completely silent when the rest of the team realized what Andrew had noticed minutes earlier: Neil was nowhere to be seen. Neither the bus nor the slowly thinning crowd contained the striker.

Andrew’s PoV during Neil’s absence.

our days are numbered by unknown_entry ( M | Incomplete | 13/? )

What if the FBI stop the Hatfords from entering the country on the day of Nathan Wesninski’s Parole? What if Neil was left in his father’s hands for longer than a few minutes?

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

through your teeth by modernpatroclus (T | 2,598 | 1/1)

prompt: andreil + “things you said through your teeth”

//

Andrew’s phone rang where he clutched it in his fist. It was blaring Neil’s ringtone. As he answered, the rest of the Foxes crowded around him, Dan demanding, “Is it Neil?”

Andrew ignored her and said, “Neil,” into the phone. Neil didn’t respond to him, though. He listened to a voice beg on a whisper, “Please, please don’t.”

It was Neil.

here and where you are by pentagrammed (Not Rated | 24,999 | 1/1)

“I exist in two places, – here and where you are.”

On March 10th, Neil Josten died.

After awhile I thought I'd never find you by Moth2Flame (Not Rated | 7,754 | 1/1)

He never came back.

The space carved out for him ripped open like a jagged, rotting wound. Never healed, never filled. A festering gash contaminating the air around it with something black and toxic, so thick you could choke on it. So contagious it could seep into your skin and infect every muscle, every bone, every organ, every pore.

It could steal your very breath and turn your vision black.

It could crawl into your veins and grip your heart so tight it turned to a charcoaled dust.

AU if Neil never came back from Baltimore as is presumed dead Andrew's POV

Anything by a_case_for_wonder (T | 4,595 | 1/1)

Andrew promises to close the goal against the Bearcats, and Neil says "anything." Now all Andrew has to do is figure out what he wants in return.

OR

5 things Andrew doesn't end up asking for, and 1 time he figured out the perfect trade

Two Can Keep a Secret if One of Them is Dead by ThePackWantstheD (T | 1,186 | 1/1)

Kevin had ignored the itch under his skin as they filed out, contributing it to the satisfaction of a win and the urge to get right back on the court to feel the rush again, and now Neil was gone and everything felt wrong.

Wheat Is Still Wheat by monster_without_a_name (Not Rated | 928 | 1/1)

a re-imagining of parts of baltimore with trans Neil

Series: Part 2 of trans!neil

Love Hurts by Demi_jos10 (T | 3,319 | 1/1)

Soulmate au where you get the same injuries as your soulmate.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

Martyr by PalmettoFoxDen (Not Rated | 8,763 | 1/1)

Andrew catches on that there is something off when Neil takes longer than usual in the locker room after a game and then thanks him for putting effort into the game with a little too much weight behind his words. So he goes to investigate and convinces Nathan's men that taking him instead is a better way to truly punish Neil.

Waiting on Nothing by Sundaye (M | 1,902 | 1/1)

A short piece on Kevin's perspective of the events that followed the riot at Binghamton.

Kevin has to deal with the realization that Neil isn't returning to the Foxes once he goes missing following the riot at Binghamton. Being the only person who knows the whole truth about Neil's father, he makes that realization before everyone else.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

dealbreaker by lolainslackss (T | 1,095 | 1/1)

In Baltimore, Aaron figures some stuff out.

Colors of You by foxesjosten (Not Rated | 3,580 | 1/1)

Neil first sees the world in color when he's looking up at the boy who smacked him with an exy stick. That same boy sees color for the first time as he's taking a swing at Neil. If both of them ignore this obvious mistake, then it isn't real. The universe would eventually fix its mistake. What Andrew can't ignore is the world reverting to black and white when Neil goes missing. And there's only one reason Andrew would lose his colors, but that's another thing that can't be real, right?

Four minutes ahead by Obsessedwithfanfiction (T | 943 | 1/1)

Small drabble of the scene after the riot if Kevin had made himself tell the truth before Browning called Wymack to tell them Neil was alive

Coming Home to Hell by RayreadsDestiel (E | Incomplete | 6/7)

My EXTREMELY GRAPHIC take on what could have happened in the Baltimore house after Neil was reunited with his father.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence /Rape/Non-Con /Underage

You knew the game by EvanJosten (Not Rated | 3,733 | 1/1)

What would've happened if Baltimore had gone as planned for Nathan Wesninski is a path full of tears and regrets. One of the hardest things I've ever wrote and kept secret for a long time.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence /Major Character Death

Everything by conniptionns (T | 7,076 | 5/5)

Baltimore from Andrew's pov

“Thank you, you were amazing.”

The words sent a thrill up Andrew’s spine. No one had ever spoken to Andrew with such conviction before—at least not in a positive light. Whenever foster parents had spit venom at him, Andrew always knew that they were telling the truth. He had always had a knack for knowing when someone was lying to him, and when his foster parents had told him how worthless he was...he knew they weren’t lying. And that was what he deserved. Not a ‘thanks’ spilling from the lips that had never conveyed so much emotion before.

Andrew was certain that he deserved the opposite of a ‘thanks.’ And Andrew was mad, because he never should have let Neil have this much of an effect on him. What was worse was Andrew didn’t think anyone had thanked him for anything before. There was a reason that they called him a monster, and there wasn’t a moment that Andrew had ever disagreed with the assessment. Andrew knew when people lied to him, and he knew that they were being genuine when they called him a monster.

Viva la cucaracha or whatever the fuck.

Scars by all_my_dreams_and_ambitions (M | 3,098 | 1/1)

An AU where the injuries of one soul mate appears on the skin of the other, but they aren't as severe. This is a oneshot focusing on Andrew's take on what happened to Neil in Baltimore after they played the Bearcats.

When he’d been younger, Andrew had never thought himself worthy of a soul mate. His own mother hadn’t wanted him, let alone a random stranger. Then, he felt the sharp pain of a knife on his ribs. A few months later, the hot press of an iron left him blistered and red under his shirt. Years later, the shape of a bullet hole appeared in his shoulder and that’s when he realized he’d been wrong the whole time.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence /Rape/Non-Con

You'll Have to go Through Me by Pyreof_Books (E | 2,380 | 1/1)

When Neil is taken from under the Foxes noses, Lola taunts him. She shouldn't have threatened his family.

Andreil Week 2018 Day Eight

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

Coming Home by puddlejumper99 (T | 19,341 | 1/1)

After Baltimore, the Foxes get Neil back--in a jar of ashes.

Across the ocean, Nathaniel Wesninski schemes to get back to his family.

Angst and copious amounts of fluff ensue.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

Baltimore Memories by Wolvesandwerewolves (Not Rated | 3,422 | 1/1)

Idk what this is. I was bored, its not my best, I apologize.

Lola recorded some of the Baltimore kidnapping. The videos surface after years.

Aaron and Katelyn visit New York City to see the ball drop. Aaron can't miss the opportunity to see his brother while he's in town.

/Graphic Depictions of Violence

At least he said goodbye by AlexGlass (G | 1,715 | 1/1)

Neil dies in Baltimore, but leaves behind letters for the foxes.

/Major Character Death

two birds by hulklinging (M | Incomplete | 1/3)

"I almost believe you," Lola says with a smile. "That's too bad. If you're telling the truth, we didn't really need the one in the trunk."

The ride to Baltimore takes on another level of horror as Neil fights with thoughts of who is in the trunk, and who he hopes it isn't.

trending by frenchie (fauks) (G | 2,142 | 1/1)

It starts with a clickbait article: 25 Themed Weddings You Wish You Were Invited To Number 3 on the list: 3. Exy-Themed Wedding

wrap me up by starfleetbanana (T | 3,573 | 1/1)

“Give me my jersey back, I’m not wearing yours” Andrew says and Neil furrows his brow because he’s pretty sure there’s a 10 on his jersey, except he didn’t get to look at himself in the mirror, and-

5 times Neil wore Andrew’s foxes jersey + 1 he didn’t.

the truth behind it by wematch (T | 2,801 | 1/1)

Neil finally makes a Twitter account the year after he leaves the Foxes. His PR has been nagging him about making a social media account since he joined the team but ultimately he uses it to annoy Andrew. Of course things escalate and the rumours of a rivalry between the two form, that is until Neil clarifies everything.

ask me no questions (and i might not cuss you out) by wingsofwax ( T | 2,777 | 1/1)

Neil’s and Andrew’s relationship becomes public - without their permission. It’s annoying because now they have to actually deal with it. Neil gets more than a little rude when someone asks the wrong kind of question.

in which neil josten is a pr nightmare by coveryoureyes (T | Incomplete | 14/?)

Eve was not the best person in the world. Sometimes she didn’t hold the elevator open when she saw people rushing to catch it from the other side of the lobby. Cutting the line at Starbucks was a semi-regular action.

But Eve did not deserve to be Neil fucking Josten’s publicist.

**********

Or, the one where Neil does what he wants, picks fights with reporters, discovers Twitter, breaks the internet, and really shouldn’t be allowed out of his house.

Andrew does nothing to discourage him.

captured moments by simplydevotedtoyou (G | 8,710 | 1/1)

Neil has finally made it to pros, joining the RedSock Lions in Chicago. Andrew however is with the Houston Hornets.

When Andrew is asked about how he feels about seeing his ex team mate on an opposing team, he makes a comment which starts the supposed ‘rivalry’ between the ex team mates.

What the majority of people don’t know is that Neil and Andrew are in fact together and have been since college, well that is until someone releases photos of them which show that the whole rivalry wasn’t 100% real.

or Neil and Andrew are both too stubborn to let the other have the last word.

Part 3 of the what everyone doesn’t see unless they look close enough. series

Series : delete all accounts by  onesweetmelody ( T | 4 Works | 23,284)

Social media snapshots following the Exy Fandom.

Series :  pro exy, pro twitter au by jaylocked (T | 2 Works | 6,238)

Series: The Minyard-Josten 'Rivalry' (T | 3 Works | Incomplete)

stickball chat by obsessed_fangirl_13 (T | Incomplete | 1/?)

Wymack starts a group chat for the foxes for “business”.

of bets and kittens by bellatrixie (G | 2,621 | 1/1)

Andrew walks into his home only to be greeted by his boyfriend on the floor with more than 20 kittens on top of him. He didn’t sign up for this.

666 unread messages (or, a lifeline) by julesdap (T | 1,267 | 1/1)

neiljosten: Hi daniswilds: omg whats up bby cap u never chat here!! neiljosten: Well, uh neiljosten: I kind of miss you guys? niki: OMG niki: YALLLLLLLLL niki: WAKE THE FUCK UP GUYS WTF WHERE ARE YOU niki: LOOK AT THIS!!! walkerenee: that’s rly cute neil allisonvevo: SCREENSHOT daniswilds: im gonna frame it neiljosten: Shut up. neiljosten: I’m never texting you guys ever again

(Supposedly, phones were only for emergencies— until suddenly they weren’t. Sometimes Neil feels a little alone at Palmetto, and tries not to.)

9 foxes walk into a bar by svcculents (T | Incomplete | 9/?)

doesnickyisgay added aminyard, thebetterminyard, imcatholicnotdead, queenofexy, neil.josten, cattybitch, exyandhennessy and datboyd to this coversation.

doesnickyisgay named the conversation “9 foxes walk into a bar”.

nicky makes a groupchat and doesn’t make good decisions. chaos ensues. enjoy

We'll Make It Happen by honorarystar (G | 1,676 | 1/1)

“Why would I want to share pictures of my personal life with strangers though?” Neil slumped down in his seat on the lounge couch. He wished that he had waited for Andrew instead of getting to practice early. This could have been avoided.

minyard-josten: a rivalry for the ages by dustbottle (M | 1/1 | 4,203)

After four years of playing together at Palmetto State University, Neil and Andrew end up on different professional teams. Neil is the new striker for the Atlanta Hawks; Andrew is goalie for the Boston Rebels. This is the story of their so-called rivalry. Three guesses as to who starts the rumours. (Spoilers: It’s Neil.) Part 2 of andreil: into the future

please tell me it’s just the fandom freaking out by onesweetmelody ( T | 7/7 | 16,573)

And finally, the Minyard/Josten Rivalry as told through social media. __ Neil Josten @neiljos10 Sadly @ajminyard isn’t too excited about that face off Neil Josten @neiljos10 Maybe @ajminyard will learn how to block an offside bouncer before then. Or any shot.

in which neil josten is a pr nightmare by coveryoureyes (T | Incomplete | 12,442)

Eve was not the best person in the world. Sometimes she didn’t hold the elevator open when she saw people rushing to catch it from the other side of the lobby. Cutting the line at Starbucks was a semi-regular action. But Eve did not deserve to be Neil fucking Josten’s publicist. Or, the one where Neil does what he wants, picks fights with reporters, discovers Twitter, breaks the internet, and really shouldn’t be allowed out of his house. Andrew does nothing to discourage him.

shut up and kiss me by emmerrr (G | 528 | 1/1)

“You’re incorrigible.”

“I’m proud of you,” Neil says. “What’s wrong with being proud of you?”

Part 17 of To live will be an awfully big adventure

Wait, Neil Has a Boyfriend? by samaykay912 (Not Rated | 1,231 | 1/1)

It was all Matt's fault that they were here. Who drops the bomb that the boy who doesn't swing have a boyfriend, and not expect them to do anything about it?

Or, where two of Neil's teammates walk in on the morning after Andrew and Neil reunite after they played against each other.

Chapter 18 of Glipses by goldveines (E | Incomplete | 21/?)

andreil + "your sarcasm is not amusing"

Cover Story by FreakingOutGirl (G | 1,015 | 1/1)

Neil doesn't like it when he sees the newest Exy Today!'s cover and Andrew is just having fun seeing Neil getting angry at everyone from Kevin to the editor.

Or

Thea and Kevin grace the cover of a magazine and Neil is having none of it with the bullshit tagline.

The Name Game by minyrrds (G | 3,042 | 1/1)

What happens when Andrew and Neil change the names on their jerseys.

(also available as a podfic here)

Clickbait by Frostandcoal for ilgaksu (T | 5,431 | 1/1)

It is fitting that Josten is set to don a Dragons’ uniform. Like his new mascot, Josten is a fire-breathing, relentless, somewhat mythical creature whose very existence seems larger than life. And Minyard is the perfect manifestation of a Cyclone; an inescapable, violent maelstrom of unpredictability, where your only chance of survival is to hunker down and wait out the storm.

What happens when a dragon battles a force of nature? That’s what we’re all waiting to find out. The media reacts to teammates-turned-rivals in the summer before Neil Josten’s first year in the pro’s.

those to come by jaylocked (T | 4,282 | 1/1)

Neil Josten @njosten @aminyardofficial did they skip English lessons at angry midget academy? 5:23 PM - 94,203 likes - 84,502 retweets

Andrew Minyard @aminyardofficial @njosten i will fight u 5:30 PM - 84,302 likes - 68,394 retweets

(an AU where everybody plays Exy professionally, there is no backstory at all, Neil is technologically illiterate, and Andrew and Neil somehow develop a rivalry anyway)

Part 1 of pro exy, pro twitter au

The Future Is Brighter Than We Thought It Would Be (Social Media Is A Disaster) by CasTheButler (Not Rated | 2,695 | 1/1)

Georgie O'Reilly is freaking out. Andrew Minyard just called her to willingly arrange an interview. Not just any interview. An interview where he's going to tell everyone who his boyfriend is. Live. On Television. The ratings are going to sky rocket.

This took me a ridiculous amount of effort. A ridiculous amount for a ridiculous fic and I'm a little proud.

"I can't stop thinking about you." by drugstoreperfume (T | 1,696 | 1/1)

Neil and Andrew are on separate teams, and Neil has to come to terms with how much he truly misses Andrew when the distance is so far.

Series: Part 4 of drabble prompts for the exy kids

Goalie by IceAngels (Not Rated | 835 | 1/1)

This was just supposed to be a short thing about Exy players doing that thing that hockey players do when there's a fight, partnering up, but instead it became a kind of genesis story for the Josten-Minyard Rivalry.

Really just a short fun fic

Captured moments by simplydevotedtoyou (G | 8,710 | 1/1)

Neil has finally made it to pros, joining the RedSock Lions in Chicago. Andrew however is with the Houston Hornets.

When Andrew is asked about how he feels about seeing his ex team mate on an opposing team, he makes a comment which starts the supposed 'rivalry' between the ex team mates.

What the majority of people don't know is that Neil and Andrew are in fact together and have been since college, well that is until someone releases photos of them which show that the whole rivalry wasn't 100% real.

or Neil and Andrew are both too stubborn to let the other have the last word.

Series: Part 3 of What everyone doesn't see unless they look close enough.

'cause it's not what it seems by flickerfonds (Not Rated | 1,252 | 1/1)

based on a prompt from @exyprompts on tumblr -- okay but like an outside pov of the Minyard-Josten Rivalry where they’ve recently been transferred to the same team and the team is really edgy and tries to keep them away from each other, but then they get put in the same hotel room for an away game (obviously they request this) and the whole team goes through all of these antics to separate them because they think it is a mistakeTM

The Self I Am by dustbottle (E | 5,536 | 1/1)

Though Neil and Andrew have been on the same professional team for years, the Minyard-Josten rivalry is still going strong. No one has caught wind of the truth of their relationship – but maybe it’s time for that to change.

(Or: Neil and Andrew decide to come out. This is how it happens.)

Series: Part 4 of Andreil: Into The Future

The Truth Behind It by wematch (T | 2,801 | 1/1)

Neil finally makes a Twitter account the year after he leaves the Foxes. His PR has been nagging him about making a social media account since he joined the team but ultimately he uses it to annoy Andrew. Of course things escalate and the rumours of a rivalry between the two form, that is until Neil clarifies everything.

Andreil

even broken hearts may have their doubts by exyjunkies (T | Incomplete | 7/?)

Neil says no to Andrew, who takes it a lot harder than he wants to.

[Breakup AU, Post-TKM | Updates (supposedly) every Sunday]

slipping in and out by coveryoureyes (T | Incomplete | 4/?)

Neil was just the newest Alex, Stefan, Chris. Neil had arrived with dyed hair, false eyes, and an American accent. ‘Neil’ was a skin he’d slipped on as easily as ‘James’ in England or ‘Jacques’ in Montreal. He wasn’t anyone, really. ‘Abram’ might be the common denominator, maybe the neutral label for the conundrum of a human he’d always been, but even that person didn’t exist.

Abram didn’t know if he had ever really existed.

where did we go wrong by lilypaws (G | 560 | 1/1)

It doesn’t matter who the guy was. What mattered was that Neil had done it. That Neil had betrayed Andrew and destroyed everything they had. What mattered was that he broke both their hearts and there was no going back.

only by jemejem (G | 10,212 | 3/3)

There’s only so much you can do.

paralyzed by nnooorraa (G | 7,976 | 2/2)

He felt nothing. He was nothing. He had given the last bits and pieces he had left of himself to Neil a long time ago and now everything was gone.

//

The breakup fic literally no one asked for but that I wrote anyway

solivagant by playmaker (Not Rated | 1,902 | 1/1)

Some days, Neil was reminded that no matter how hard he tried to bleed the Wesninski from himself, he was still his fathers son, and Nathaniel Wesninski could burn down cities with the wildfires in his veins.

Series: Part 1 of liminal spaces

idfc by icyvanity (T | Incomplete | 1/?)

Andrew and Neil break up in the wake of Aaron's trial, and neither are handling it well.

Don't Let Me Go by EwDontTouchMe (Not Rated | 1,765 | 1/1)

All Andrew's life, he's been drowning. Every new obstacle life has thrown his way has only dragged him further below the surface. Neil was his first taste of blissful oxygen, and he wasn't ready to let him go.

shadows fill my mind up by drunklesbian (G | 1,136 | 1/1)

Neil hasn't seen Andrew in over three years. At least in person. He still watched every game he played since he transferred to another team; since the day he broke up with Neil. If one could call it a break up as they never established whether the thing between them was a relationship in first place.

Or: another one where Andrew calls things off with Neil and they haven't seen each other in over three years.

Series: Part 1 of i lost you not long ago

and i'm falling, falling into the deep end now by drunklesbian (G | 1,376 | 1/1)

companion fic to shadows fill my mind up

Or: another one where Andrew calls things off with Neil and they haven't seen each other in over three years. This time from Andrew's POV.

Series: Part 2 of i lost you not long ago

a phone booth i somehow stumbled into by fuzzballsheltiepants (G | 1,283 | 1/1)

I can’t take the silence. Those five words, written in Neil’s jagged scrawl.But silence was all he had left.

Secrets by yourwritersblock (tumblr fic)

Renison

sore-ring to cope by flybbfly (T | 5,810 | 1/1)

Far-future fic. Nicky and Erik are finally getting married, which means the Foxes are about to have a mini-reunion in Germany. That'd be great, except that Allison hasn't talked to Renee in nearly a year.

Jerejean

he promised. by lilaliacs (Not Rated | 914 | 1/1)

(Jeremy misses him.)

I Miss You by wheezyboys (Not Rated | 5,598 | 1/1)

"You’re supposed to break up with someone because you’re not in love with them. Not because you’re completely in love with them." — If I Stay

Nicky/Erik

Party boys don't get hurt by AgapantoBlu (M | 3,593 | 1/1)

In one reality, Nicky and Erik break up.

[...] At the airport, Erik kisses him one last time and Nicky smiles a tremulous thing before boarding. On his plane, he erases Erik’s number before the hostess asks him to turn his phone off.

Kevin/Thea

True, But Irrelevant by exyjunkies (T | Incomplete | 1/?)

I Want You To by minyrrds (T | 21,835 | 8/8)

The Foxhole was a hole in the wall, quite literally. It was painted a muted orange with a series of white paw marks trailing across the wall that glowed under the pale yellow lighting of the café, with a small curled up fox painted right up against the counter. The sign said open, and the lights were on (well some of them were), but there was not a soul else in the café. The chairs were still stacked on the tables, and the register appeared to be turned off. Neil checked his watch, it read 5:26, and he figured he would have to get moving soon to keep to his schedule (even though there was nothing that required him to keep that schedule), coffee cart coffee wasn’t terrible (only it was), and maybe Renee had messed up and meant to tell him a later time (even though he had gotten his hopes up for halfway decent coffee entering his life).

(A fake dating coffee shop au blend!)

The Bodyguard by bourbon (T | Incomplete | 11/?)

“Hello, you’ve reached the homosexual agenda, how may I help you?”

“Nicky.”, Andrew growled.

“Oh, my favorite cousin! I would ask you to join our cause but it seems you already did.”

_______

Or where Neil hires Andrew as a bodyguard but ends up (fake) dating him instead.

we're just strangers by whenwordsflyoffthepage (T | 83,662 | 21/21)

AU where Neil is in witness protection but still ends up an Exy junkie, Andrew doesn’t play Exy and needs a fake date to Allison and Renee’s wedding, the Moriyama’s aren’t criminals but Riko is still a dick, and Kevin has been living with his father since age 17 and just wants his friends to stop being dramatic so he can play Exy in PEACE

fall banquet pr stunts by flybbfly (T | 7,134 | 1/1)

Kevin decides Neil needs a female date for the fall banquet for PR purposes. Luckily, there are two lovely single ladies on the team.

Fake dating shenanigans ensue. Pretty equally features Renee/Allison and Andrew/Neil.

Like it's real by aftgandreil (arituzz) (T | 1,167 | 1/1)

Neil looked at Andrew, who mouthed “don’t”, and then back at Nicky. He seemed rather desperate. Every fibre of his body told him this was a bad idea, but then again Neil wasn’t known for making wise decisions. “Okay. I’ll do it,” he said. Neil could feel Andrew’s heavy gaze on him. “I’ll be Andrew’s fake boyfriend.”

wanting what you think you cannot have by orphan_account (T | Incomplete | 1/?)

this was a fic written for the aftgexchange on tumblr, but i decided to continue it as a multi-chapter fic on ao3! this is a fake dating au with no seth, riko/the moryamas, and drake so it's the softest thing you'll ever read

neil is a runaway, andrew works at a bakery, and nicky is really, really nosy. being someone's fake boyfriend is a lot harder than it looks, especially when you're hardcore crushing on them

Renison: 

Love You a Latte by ceilingfan5 (G | 8,465 | 1/1)

Allison's favorite barista is adorable Renee, so when she gets the news that she has to go on a terrible family vacation and bring an "appropriate plus-one", she decides to finally get herself uninvited from the rest of those events for all eternity. She and Renee go together, pretending to be a very much in love couple, stir shit up, and leave a lot closer than they ever expected. (Obviously they fall in love.) Allison may say "I decided love was fake a long time ago and it’d take a miracle to change my mind now,” but if anyone can be a miracle worker, it's Renee.

Jerejean:

Just a Little Unsteady by wesawbears (T | 5,039 | 3/3)

Jeremy and Jean having been living with each other for the past 4 years after graduation. Now, though, Jeremy doesn't know how to tell his mom they weren't dating and they need to go to his sister's wedding. How long can they hide their feelings before they both crack? Your typical Fake Relationship AU for the AFTG Exchange.

Maaron:

Because He's Sunrise by WingsOfWax for WeBeDragons (E | 23,390 | 1/1)

Aaron is the Matt Guardian, Guardian of the Matt. Riko quivers before him. (FUCK OFF!)