Six of Crows AU where there's some sort of International Farmers Association that has big meets every now and then where farmers come from all over and Jesper's father has met Kaz's parents there before so when Colm (Jesper's father) meets Kaz he recognizes him almost immediately
"Do I know you?" Colm asks, "That is, have we met before?" And then, before Kaz or anyone else even has the chance to respond: "The Rietvelds! You're the Rietvelds' boy, aren't you? Now, which one are you, then? Jordie or Kaz?"
(Someone, inevitably: "Kaz is a farmboy?!")
Edit: I give full blanket permission for anyone to write fanfic of this AU, btw. <3
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âbut what if I actually am becoming besotted with him?
cardan is more knowledgeable than I am at love. he could use that against me, just as I asked him to use it against nicasia. perhaps he found a way to turn the tables after all.
kill him, a part of me says, a part I remember from the night I took him captive. kill him before he makes you love him.â
theyâd been two farm boys, missing their father, lost in this city. that was how pekka got them.Â
it wasnât just the enticement of money. heâd given them a new home ... pekka rollins had lured them with a warm fire and the promise of the life theyâd lost. and that was what destroyed you in the end: the longing for something you could never have.
what happened to you, kaz? what happened to your brother?
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alright look, i know it's been a hot minute since you wrote AWBR and maybe since you wrote any extra content for it but i would literally lop off both of my arms and sell a kidney on the black market for you to write when Neil performs For Him for the first time on stage and see the aftermath of what THAT does to Andrew because that's a whole song for *him*, not just a verse in Wild and also the first time they perform Too Good together on stage and the aftermath of that too because !!!
askldjfads youâre so sweet omg iâm just honoured you even wanted to hear any more from this story!!! like you said, itâs been a hot minute so iâm a little rusty when it comes to this âverse but hopefully this lives up to expectations!!
song used is for him by troye sivan obviously askjdfh
enjoy <3
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Neil clutches his guitar pick in his hand as helistens to Nicky hype the crowd. Itâs been a good show so far â the crowd havesung along at the top of their lungs for most songs but also always seemed toknow when to go quiet. He canât ignore the nerves gnawing at the pit of hisstomach now though.
He looks at Andrew, a few feet away and seeminglyfocused on fixing a string on his own guitar, and tries to make himself relax.
Heâd debated even putting this song on the album.
Posting a couple of lines of lyrics on Twitter hadbeen one thing but sharing the whole song with the world had made him pause. Hedoesnât like inviting people into their relationship all that often. Let themspeculate as much as they want but in general, he and Andrew like to keepthings separate.
Theirs.
And like the title says, the song is for Andrew.
No one else.
Still, Neil had been talked into it after theyâdstruggled to find another song to put on the album and tonight is the firstnight theyâre playing it live.
âAlright, whoâs ready for a song off the new album?âNicky asks and the crowd dutifully screams back. All it does is make Neilâsstomach churn.
Nicky grins his signature smile, glances over hisshoulder to wink in Neilâs â and subsequently, Andrewâs â direction and says, âThisone is courtesy of Neil,â before hurrying to get into position.
Thereâs a single second of still before the songstarts and in that moment Neil sees the way Andrew turns his head, justslightly as if catching Neilâs gaze out of the corner of his eye. Itâs all Neilneeds to get the courage to play the first chord.
Nicky begins the song before Andrew takes over and itâsenough time to get the adrenaline pumping in Neilâs veins in time for thechorus. He doesnât consciously decide to look in Andrewâs direction but when heopens his mouth to sing he canât look anywhere else.
âYou donât haveto say, âI love you,â to say I love youForget all the shooting stars and all the silver moons,â
He knows Andrew knows heâs watching him. He can seeit in the set of Andrewâs shoulders, can see it when they make eye contact fora single second and Andrewâs eyes are blazing. It makes a grin form on Neilâsface and thereâs not a single doubt in his mind as he sings, âAll I need is youâŠâ
The roar of the crowd is the only thing that snapshim out of his reverie at the end of the chorus and he looks out into a sea offlashing lights as Andrew sings about the halves of their hearts.
Itâs one of Neilâs more revealing songs definitely âhis most revealing, probably â and heâd been surprised when Andrew had evenagreed to sing it. Heâd been convinced itâd be him and Nicky leading the vocalswith possibly Kevin assisting. But when theyâd been figuring out thearrangement Andrew had walked over with a sharpie, circled the first pre-chorusand the second verse and said, âIâm singing those parts,â and that had beenthat.
Listening to him now makes shivers run down Neilâsspine.
Theyâre his own words but hearing them from Andrewâsmouth makes them mean so much more.
They all come together for the final chorus but Neilis mostly playing on autopilot now, stealing glances in Andrewâs directionevery time he gets the chance. He never thought theyâd be here. He neverthought heâd get to breathe like this.
He never thought he could be this free.
The song ends and the concert keeps going but Neilonly has eyes for Andrew.
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Later, when the show is over and theyâre runningbackstage with too much energy Andrew stops him. The entire backstage area isin disarray with everyone hurrying around but Neilâs world narrows down to theperson in front of him as soon as Andrewâs hand touches his arm.
Andrew turns to face him, catching Neilâs chinbetween his finger and his thumb. He searches Neilâs expression at first, eyesflitting all over his face and Neil is happy to let him look his fill, limbsloose and relaxed the way they always are after a good show.
Then, without any hesitation or grandeur, Andrewsimply says, âI love you too,â punctuating it with a firm kiss.
He leans back seconds later and Neil blinks dazedlyat him, mouth twitching at the corners.
âOkay,â he says with a disbelieving smile.
Andrew nods, releasing his grip on Neilâs chin tolace their fingers together instead.
In the time it takes to walk from the backstage areato his dressing room he starts writing his next song.
@sixofcrowsnet heist: minor characters - aditi hilli and colm fahey
ââhowâs my land?â sheâd ask every day when his father returned from fields, and later jesper would learn that the farm had been in her name, a wedding gift from his father, who had courted aditi hilli for nearly a year before sheâd deigned to give him the time of day.
âblooming,â heâd say, kissing her cheek. âjust like you, love.ââ
âThere was Helen, now deliberately effete and decidedly unattainable in a black sheath, her legs longer than the driveway. âWhat shall we toast to? Toast to me, of course. Oh, yes, my mother, too.ââ
