#theme: surgery

We’ve got the fluff for you!  Neither of these guys are great at taking care of themselves, but they sure are good at taking care of each other.  Hope you enjoy the selection below!  Promise, all angst is minimal.  -F

‘you would treat it tenderly’, ‘careful hands, mended hearts’ and its remix, and ‘No straighter path than to struggle’ here

Neil Is A Dumbass™️ by HonoraryFox [Rated T, 1841 words, Complete 2020]

Neil wakes up early one day and ignores the fact he feels only slightly better than death. He ends up calling Andrew to come and pick him up.

(tw: panic attacks)

Progress by sketchbookreader [Rated G, 2207 words, Complete 2020]

Andrew is sick; Neil helps.

(tw: vomit)

Andrew gets the sniffles/sick voice hc by @tsoachilles [Tumblr, 2016]

- imagine he has a sick voice and he tries to hide it by not talking

tremor by badacts [Rated G, 1730 words, Complete 2016, Locked]

“Do I need to take you to the emergency room?” Andrew asks, feeling his eyebrows creep up.

Sick Andrew by @badacts [Tumblr, Complete 2016]

Andriel caring for each other while ill / I already wrote Andrew-looks-after-sick-Neil here but here’s a little of the opposite because sick fic is my jam:

The Flu Is Contagious by sonyathefairy [Rated G, 972 Words, Complete, 2017]

Neil catches a cold and Andrew has to take care of him.Too bad the flu is contagious, though.

Anesthesia's Effect by celestia [Rated G, 1375 Words, Complete, 2016]

We sure do!  We’ve got quite an array of post-canon major Neil injury in previous asks and below.  Some are while he is still at Palmetto, and some during his pro career, and all have that good good hurt/comfort feel. -F

‘i can become any miracle you need’, ‘Crash course in feelings’, ‘you’re not next before forever’, and ‘i won’t say we aren’t family’ here

‘Azure Blue’ here

‘The Bones of You’ here

‘climb a mountain (hold his hand)’ here

‘Pause and Restart My Heart’ here

And for a near miss we think you might enjoy, check out ‘Fine’ here

Neil Josten Is a Lucky Man by migz_writes [Rated T, 11264 words, Complete 2020]

5 times Neil ends up in the hospital and nobody tells Andrew

+The 1 time someone has the common sense to tell Andrew and Andrew decides, fuck, he has to marry Neil.

"If you didn’t keep ending up in the hospital, I wouldn’t have to marry you just to be able to know when you get hospitalized,” Andrew said.

(tw: violence, tw: blood, tw: stabbing, tw: gun shot)

A Broken Promise by dilemmaed [Not Rated, 2076 words, Complete 2020]

“I keep my promises,” Andrew said, “if you kept yours, we wouldn’t be having this little problem.”

For a moment, the coach was silent and Neil thought that Andrew might let go.

Then, “h-he said he was fine to play.”

Andrew barked out an incredulous laugh, “and you believed him?”

The coach gaped as Andrew’s hand tightened in his shirt. Neil could hear Andrew’s sick smile in the tone of his voice, reminding him too much of the time Andrew had spent on anti-psychotics, of Andrew’s thin laughter and his manic grin, “then you’re an even bigger idiot than he is,” he said.

(tw: violence)

Falling by dilemmaed [Not Rated, 5555 words, Complete 2020]

“I told you always,” Neil said, blinking a few times in rapid succession, his words coming slow in an obvious attempt not to tangle them.

“And I told you to stop it,” Andrew replied sharply.

“I won’t,” Neil said, with a shrug of one shoulder, wincing still. “I’m stupid, remember?”

“Doubtlessly so,” Andrew quipped.

Neil let his head fall to the pillow, turning it so that he was looking at Andrew. His blue eyes flicked about the other man’s face, either studying him, or trying to read his expression, Andrew couldn’t tell. All he knew was that Neil’s gaze burned, felt like a flame licking too close to his skin, dangerous and unyielding.

(tw: blood) 

"I've endured far worse" by elawless [Rated M, 13567 words, Complete 2018]

“s’nothing” Neil slurred.

“Isn’t it?” Andrew challenged.

“I’ve endured far worse than a bruise in m’stomach” Neil said gesturing to the array of scars that littered his skin.

Anonymous said to aftgficrec:

So...Andrew in a Skirt? Is that a thing that exists??

Yes, a bit of that exists.  Enjoy! - S

Luck by infernalstars [Rated G, 1301 words, complete, 2020]

“I will not be caught dead in a skirt,” [Andrew] said, listing things off on his fingers. “If you call me [deadname], I will hurt you. You will make an appointment for me to get my hair cut. And I swear to god if you think I’m making this up you’re dead to me.”

or in which neil josten gets their boyfriend to wear a skirt :)

tw: implied/referenced rape/non con, tw: gender dysphoria

Halloween couples costumes by @nakasomethingkun [tumblr, 2020]

This is my gift for @xlady-saya as part of the Fall 2020 @aftgexchange. One of the things you asked for was ‘matching couple costumes for Halloween’ for either Andreil or Kateaaron, so here you go! I hope you like it :)

NB: art by @fornavnhere

skirt and a crop top by dil_aakhir_tu_kyun_rota_hai [Rated G, 831 words, complete, AFTG Summer 2020]

Andrew Minyard avenges his sun lotion

Art