mary-magpie

[mary-magpie]

Do ya'll ever think about how every character in MDZS is living in a radically different genre of story?

Cause yeah, sure Wei Wuxian is living in a danmei fantasy novel with strong romantic comedy elements, but if you slide over a bit Lan Wangji is living a serious and heady drama about regret, loss, yearning, the passage of time, and ultimately atonement.

Scooch on over to Xichen and your in a straight up Greek tragedy, right down to the parable about hubris and trust. Jin Guangyao is living meanwhile in a political dark fantasy al'la Game of Thrones, Nie Huaisang is in a Gothic moody Monte Cristo-esque reflection on revenge and deception, and while Lan Sizhuhi and Jin Ling are living in two VERY different YA fantasy books ('magic boarding school/secret orphan of destiny' and 'Steven Universe style coming of age/discovering all your family are some flavor of evil and magic' respectively).

Everyone connected to Yi City is living inside a dark psychological thriller/horror flick, except for Xue Yang who is in a Found Family/Enemies to Lover fic right up until he isn't.

Jiang Cheng's entire life has been one long soap opera, and it is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon.

[mary-magpie]

when stray kids in 2 kids room said “i hope you won’t make yourself unhappy in order to make others happy, that’s my biggest wish” and when they said “when i think about you, i feel like i have another reason to live” and when they said “i’m not afraid to do anything when you’re with me” and when they said “they’re like twins, like real brothers” and when they said “so that’s what you think of me” “what do you even know?” and when they said “you’re weird” “no i’m not” “i like weird” and when they said “i was really tired yesterday” “yeah i joked around a lot to make you laugh” “you did that for me?” and when they said “don’t bottle things up, i’m always here to listen, you can tell me if you need an ear” and when they said "regardless of our friendship, you are someone i want to learn from" and when they said “you have the power to heal other people’s wounds with just a few words” and when they said “i listen to everyone, but i listen to you the most" and when they said “you’re my parents’ favorite” and when they said “thank you so much for protecting us, it’s not an easy thing to do” and when they said “because of you i am who i am” and when they said-

[mary-magpie]

Broke:

Belle has Stockholm syndrome because she falls in love with the Beast, her kidnapper.

Woke:

Stockholm syndrome was coined to slander a woman who had been in a hostage situation but openly criticized the poor police response which recklessly put her in more danger and escalated the violence. She was then belittled and discredited publically by the police for this.

So. Yeah. Maybe Belle does have Stockholm syndrome actually.

[mary-magpie]

when i tell you that this line lives ✨rent free✨ in my fucking brain

i had to SIT DOWN and remember how my heartbeat felt in my chest

i will literally NEVER recover from this line

[mary-magpie]

“lgbt people travel in packs” is the only summary of the green creek series needed

[mary-magpie]

do you have any fics where neil is like kinda mean to the foxes or like stands up to them? i want fics where they realize that he’s not very innocent. or just any fics where he’s in character? i hate ones where he acts like a baby. thank you so much for all the work you do!! <3

We had a merry discussion about what is “in character” for Neil, and you might be surprised at the different aspects that we listed. That aside, I think you’ll enjoy many fics in our previous asks, particularly ‘Neil says it's fine I've had worse’ at the top. You’ll also find dark!, bamf!, and butcher!Neil there, plus him standing up to the Foxes about his sexuality or their treatment/dismissal of Andrew. - A

please see:

Neil says it's fine i've had worse here

Foxes find out Neil's not soft here

Neil hurts/kills in front of foxes here

new BAMF! or Raven!Neil here

dark!Neil & Andrew here

bad boy Neil here

Neil Josten: Moriyama spy here

protective Neil here

Neil with DID here

Neil fights with Jack here

confrontations about demisexuality/Andrew's soullessness here

The air gets thin on top of the mountain by maeusetod [Not Rated, 2351 Words, Complete, 2015]

For someone as oblivious as him he wondered how he had survived all those years.

just another language we speak by Yuu_chi [Rated T, 1455 Words, Complete, 2016]

They're never going to be the sort of couple that other people want them to be.

you hold me ransom every time by shamiram [Rated T, 2203 Words, Complete, 2016]

Kevin and Neil fight; it really shouldn't be Andrew's problem.

tw: anxiety, tw: referenced gun violence

escape artist by ArsenicInYourPudding [Rated T, 3612 Words, Complete, 2016]

Really, Neil's going to miss that pair of running shoes the most.

tw: implied/referenced violence, tw: blood

His Father's Eyes by maeusetod [Not Rated, 3012 Words, Complete, 2016]

Sometimes Neil had thought about, when and under which circumstances he would hear the name Nathaniel again, but he had not expected it to happen like this.

Shrike by Leteel6 [Rated E, 13870 Words, Complete, 2021]

Time’s up, Junior.

Indeed. Indeed it was. For who though, Nathaniel was unsure. All he knew for certain that the blood on the wall was still wet, not yet tacky which meant that he wasn't too far behind his fathers trail. He would catch up to him, this he knew with single-minded determination and it would either end in his death or his fathers. Maybe both. One way or another though, he would finish this.

Or, Neil never ends up going back to Baltimore. Instead, his father comes to Palmetto.

tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: dissociation, tw: knife violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: referenced animal torture, tw: murder, tw: canonical character death, tw: gun violence

Lifeline by pandaseek [Rated T, 231608 words, incomplete, last updated Oct 2021]

"What is your name." He wouldn't care usually, but the way this kid had avoided it last time he asked, he was curious.

"I've had six so far." He answers slowly, weighing each word. "Which one do you want?"

Six names? Yep, there is something going on there.

"The real one. The one that fits you best."

"Not my birth name then?" He sounds almost hopeful?

Andrew waits until he sorts through his thoughts. He has another hour before he has to go back.

"Abram." He decides after a long pause. "It's my middle name. The only one that doesn't have to change because it can just as easily be left out."

tw: implied/referenced rape/non-con, tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: implied/referenced child abuse

NB: fanart for this fic by Super_Yellow on AO3 here

Art

Simply hyperfixating on murder lacrosse art by @cowboymoonking

How’s that target on your back feel? art by @kiiakostet

it’s been a hot sec art by @broresteia

I drew Neil again art by @freshsunberries

[mary-magpie]

ASATBIT’s Index Chapters

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

Part 14

[mary-magpie]

🦊Neil my boy🦊

[mary-magpie]

relationship between kevin and thea only existed to establish and distance andreil from kevin. it’s so unnecessary it’s just there, but it BRINGS NOTHING to the plot. like i see why nora put kevin in a relationship and yeah it might’ve worked if it wasn’t SO FUCKING AUWFUL. i hate kevin/thea with my whole heart and just want my boy kevin to be happy and with someone fucking else.

#i know it has been said countless of times #but it just made me so mad i had to write about it #i can’t find the post but kevin deserved a partner who knows nothing about exy #to balance him out #and it’s be fucking hilarious #aftg #all for the game #kevin #kevin day #tfc #tkm #trk #the foxhole court #the kings men #the raven king #thea muldani #thea is also a cool character and would’ve worked separately from kevin #just these two should live their lives but 100 meters away from each other

[mary-magpie]

I still need practice, but digital coloring is getting a little easier 💕

[mary-magpie]

Hi! Do you know any fics, where Andrew and Neil are together and Neil meets Andrew’s family for the first time (Aaron and Nicky or the Foxes in general)? Thanks for any recommendations!

Hi!  We’ve found a few, but in general it’s more common for Andreil to meet/get together pre-canon and then reunite at Palmetto.  See what you think of these! - S

some aus:

Andreil know each other before Millport here

pre-canon Andreil start dating here

‘For He’s a Jolly Good Felon’ here 

‘wingpeople’ here

‘We're the giggle at a funeral’ here

‘Crazy Rich Neil’ here

‘don’t hate the player, hate the game’ here 

 ‘the law of us’ here 

‘Way Down We Go’ here

‘Guns And Horses’ here

‘Red Rabbits’ here

‘The Twins' Day’ here

‘do we arrest him?’ from the ‘married to my enemy’ series here

‘we were together’ series here

‘dirty little secret’ series here

‘Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder’ here

‘set-up for the sequel to No Ordinary Cats’ here

‘Hold each other… Ch. 21-23: Sober’ here

‘Neil and Andrew meeting when they were younger’ here

‘Learn to take what’s already yours’ here

‘Travelers’ series (since updated) and ‘Andrew Joseph’ here

‘Promise of an Unbroken Boy’ and ‘Where No One Knows Your Name’ here

The Bet by AmericanCanada [Rated G, 1303 words, complete, Aftg Summer Exchange 2022]

Andrew decides it's finally time to introduce his partner Neil to the Foxes on a summer weekend vacation, but Nicky has a better plan.

research purposes only by saturnwaves [Rated T, 5843 words, complete, 2022]

Oh no. Andrew’s fingers twitch on his keyboard. He leans sideways again trying to get a look at Neil’s office but the door is closed. Neil. The enigmatic mysterious IT guy they hired a few months ago that walks around the office like a cryptid. Matt made quick friends with him but otherwise no one knows Neil. And now Neil is going to see his search history. About Avatar mating rituals. Neil that is unfairly pretty, curiously mysterious, with blue eyes the color of the deep ocean.

Fuck.

that's just something people say by nanatsuyu [Rated T, 119396 words, complete, AFTG Big Bang 2021]

Neil makes the mistake of stealing the wrong car. Andrew makes the mistake of offering a ride to a liar. They both make the mistake of turning the whole affair into a road trip ‘home.’

tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: panic attacks, tw: alcohol, tw: drugs, tw: implied/referenced torture

NB: Companion art by @starcrossedfates here

Brother of Mine by Paradoxolotl [Rated T, 11884 words, complete, 2021]

Part 1 of the Inked Truths series (also see part 2: ‘Ink Stains and Paper Cuts’  here and part 3: ‘Ink Blotted Memories’ here)

'Aaron should have known something was going on with Andrew when he had agreed to change their deal. It had taken Aaron months to build up the nerve to demand to be let out of it, determined to keep Katelyn no matter what. In the spring of their freshmen year at Palmetto, Aaron finally approached the subject, cornering Andrew in their shared kitchen and laying out his terms. He was not expecting Andrew’s counteroffer: sessions with Dobson once a week and an understanding that if anything happened with Katelyn, Andrew would step in.

Thoughts of Katelyn, of not having to hide her anymore, took up all the space in Aaron’s mind and he never wondered why Andrew would have relented so easily.

Looking back, it should have been obvious what was going on.'

OR

5 times Aaron should have realized Andrew had somebody, and the one time he met him.

tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: car accident

Paint Our Lives In Color  by Fortheloveofexy [Rated E, 41386 words, complete, 2021]

Part 2 of Artist!Neil AU series

It's been two weeks since Neil followed Andrew to the States, and life couldn't get any better. Neil has never really known what home feels like, but he imagines it must be something like this.

Or; Neil settles into his new life, makes some new friends and learns a little about the meaning of family.

Set after "May We Meet Again" and before "And May We Never Part"

tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: panic attacks, tw: ptsd, tw: anxiety, tw: explicit sexual content

NB: Accompanying art by @fortheloveofexy here and here.

something different by djhedy [Rated G, 7287 words, complete, 2019]

Neil curled his fingers round Andrew’s and let himself be tugged out of the car. He took a deep breath.

Andrew tightened his grip on Neil’s and shut the door behind him. His eyes raked across his face. “Ready?”

“Yeah,” said Neil, letting the breath out again. “Sure.”

“Convincing,” said Andrew, pulling Neil behind him as they walked towards the house they’d parked in front of.

---

or, Neil's dating Andrew and wants to meet his friends. kind of

tw: mild homophobia

Both Neil AND Andrew meet Aaron for the first time here:

A World of HIPAA Violations by shufflelumpy [Rated G, 3640 words, complete, 2022]

Andrew goes to the hospital to get a new kidney and gets more than he asked for when his doctor reveals he has a twin brother.

[mary-magpie]

Reposting

[mary-magpie]

blep 🦊🦊

[mary-magpie]

"take a scene from miraculous ladybug but switch the costumes to emphasize the irony" except the most cursed version possible

[mary-magpie]

“Andrew kissed him like this was a fight with their lives on the line. Like the world stopped and started with Neil’s mouth.”

Guys I had so much fun creating this spideypool au with @fortheloveofexy !!!! Go check out their post!!!

My prompt was “first kiss” and their prompt was “last kiss” 😘

If you want to support me you can find me on PATREON ❤️

[mary-magpie]

Sometimes a family can be a boy, his cool dragon girlfriend, his cousin/twin/clone, his talking bird, and his mum who possibly probably definitely stabbed a bitch for him

[mary-magpie]

they just being cozy 💓💓