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Hey, @missthingsandstuff stuff​! I think we’ve found your fic, thanks to @hesnotmy​, @lightdescending​, and @ninnive!

a nice story by Sixthlight aka @sixth-light​ (T | No Archive Warnings Apply | 1/1 | Part 1 of the past is always present | tumblr link)

“Ask me what you want to ask, Nile,” Nicky said. “It’s all right.”

Also, the second fic of this series continues on this theme so you should definitely check it out as well!

I read a fic not too long ago and I can't for the life of me find it again. Nicky sits Nile down and they have a very uncomfortable (For Nile) conversation about being on the wrong side of history (Crusades, Afghanistan, etc.)

Hey, @missthingsandstuff! I can’t find the fic yet but I’m still looking!

In the meanwhile, does anybody know this fic? If so, drop a note in my ask box or dm me, please!

#gen #post canon #nile centric #the crusades #war crimes #complete #part of a series #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hello! This is a bit of a long shot because I know that this is a fic finding page, but I've been looking for fan art that I'm not 100% sure I didn't dream up. I think it was on Tumblr and there was a rabbit and Nile was like, "bunny!" and either Nicky or Andy catches it and eats it and scandalizes Nile? I've been asking around about it but no one has seen it, so maybe it was a dream. Thank you so much!

Hey, anon! So my search skills are not up to the task of reliably seeking out fan art, unfortunately.

Does anyone know where anon can find this adorable-sounding art?

#open request #the old guard #the old guard art

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Hey I’m looking for this fic where Nicky is really protective over the gang after Merrick and lets himself be killed so they aren’t and he gets annoyed at Andy stabbing Nike while they are practicing I can’t remember any more sorry 😂

Here’s your fic, anon! Remember to mind the fic’s tags and show it’s author some love!

though it was not my task to watch by kaydeefalls, aka @kaydeefalls (M | No Archive Warnings Apply | 1/1 | tumblr link)

"Death always matters. It is not a game, it is not casual, it is real and it is painful and it is not a thing to be chased, not ever!"

After Merrick, Nicky can't stand seeing any of them die. It takes Joe a while to put it together.

#joe/nicky #post canon #angst with a happy ending #canon typical violence #hurt/comfort #found family #complete #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hi! I am looking for a Joe/Nicky band AU fic where Nicky is on tour and Joe is the drummer. It was a WIP on AO3 and it had a title from a jazz standard. Thank you!

Hey, anon, I can’t seem to find this fic. Do you remember anything else about it?

Does anybody else know this fic? Send in an ask or dm if you do!

#open request #the old guard #the old guard fic

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hi I read this fic that I thought I bookmarked but it's an a/b/o joexnicky where nicky is an omega but he had been suppressing his heats so joe didn't realize he was an omega, but once he does he slowly offers to help him out

I remember that there's one scene where nicky does through heat in a cave

thank you!

Hey, anon! I’m pretty sure this is the fic you’re looking for! As always, mind the fic’s tags and show it some love.

Of Lust, Longing and Love by Ariasha (E | No Archive Warnings Apply | 4/7)

Where once Yusuf had been his enemy, he is now Nicolo’s travelling companion and closest friend. But he is also an Alpha. And when Nicolo’s own status as an Omega is revealed, it causes a whole new set of problems for them both

#joe/nicky #pre canon #alpha/beta/omega dynamics #canon typical violence #getting together #incomplete #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hello! I would be sooo grateful for your help. I’m looking for a fic where for some reason joe and Nicky aren’t together but Nicky super loves him, Nile finds out ? And then the van scene happens and joe confesses his feelings ! And it’s beautiful but I can’t find it anywhere :( please help

Hey, anon! Is this your fic?

Nine Hundred Years of Poetry by flawedamythyst (G | No Archive Warnings Apply | 1/1)

“They’re not together. Not like that.”

There was a quiet pause, then Nile snorted. “Bullshit,” she said. “Come on, you’re having me on, right?”

“I’m afraid not,” said Booker, stopping in front of the wine racks and turning to look at her. “They are just very close friends.”

Nicky and Joe never actually managed to get together and so have spent 900 years pining over each other and coming up with angsty poetry. Booker is 100% done.

Let me know if this isn’t what you were looking for! And, as always, please mind the fic’s tags and show it some love!

#joe/nicky #aroace spectrum #mutual pining #miscommunication #complete #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hey everybody! So, really quick note, I’ve been MIA for most of December and I’m sorry about that. Basically, the end of the semester in the year of our lord COVID19 has, uh, not been conducive to a proper work-life balance.

Grad school kicked my ass, y’all. But! I am officially done with my semester as of Dec 24, so good news all around.

I’ve gone through my inbox and queued everything up, so if you sent in an ask recently, expect a post to appear within the next few days!

-P 🖤

#blog matters

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Hey, @the-doctors-psychic-paper! A wonderful anon has found what I think is your fic, although Booker thinks Nicky is raping Joe, not the other way around.

Grey Tinted Glasses by badwolf (Not Rated | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | 1/1)

In which Booker's traumas colour his perception and everyone jumps to conclusions.

Remember to mind the fic’s tags and don’t forget to show some love for it!

@the-doctors-psychic-paper asked: “hey, I read a story where Booker is new to the group and he thinks that Joe is raping Nicky, because the only homosexual situations he’d witnessed were when his commanding officer would rape his fellow soldiers. I can’t seem to find it anywhere - any ideas? Thanks!”

I can’t seem to find it, does anybody know this fic?

#joe/nicky #pre canon #canon typical violence #sexual assault #period typical homophobia #complete #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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I’m so glad I found this blog because omigosh.

The fic I’m looking for was on ao3 and was joe/Nicky but with the focus being Andy as Nickys adopted older sister. It was canon and I’m almost positive it was 6 chapters but I could be mistaken.

Thank you so much!

Hey, @lolicupcake69! I’m glad you found this blog too! Here’s your fic:

our way of saying ‘i love you’ by odyssxus, aka @odyssxus (T | No Archive Warnings Apply | 5/6 | Part 3 of Old Guard Kinkmeme Prompts | tumblr link)

Andy loved her family. She loved Quynh, though she missed her lover constantly. She adored Joe and his easy laugh. She had loved Lykon and the stories he told. Loved Booker for all his faults. And she was coming to love Nile as well, and knew she would cherish the years she got to spend with her.

But Nicky would always be special to her - the little brother she had never had. There was just something about him that had made her want to protect him - to keep him safe and happy.

~~~

Or, Five times Andy was Nicky’s big sister, + one time he was her incorrigible little brother.

1. Training 2. Spoiled 3. Protective 4. Favouritism 5. Comfort 6. + 1 time Nicky annoys Andy

Remember to mind the fic’s tags and show it some love!

#joe/nicky #pre canon #post canon #5+1 fic #fluff #found family #incomplete #prompt collection #tumblr fic #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hi this is an amazing blog and I'm really hoping you can help me. I've been dying to re-read a fic where Joe is kidnapped again by kozak, who starves and hurts him badly. It was long and ended with a lot of comfort.

Hi, anon! Your fic has already been found here!

#found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hello you wonderful person. I am lost. I have been looking for a fic Nicky/Joe. Andy is telling Nile why when after a fight Joe brings Nicky tea. This is Joe's way of apologizing. There are several examples and in the last one Joe gets kidnapped and Nicky goes feral. This is post-cannon as Booker is not in the fic. Also Nicky hates tea.

Aw, thanks @0-titta-estel-0! You are also wonderful, in part because I found a cool new fic to read thanks to your ask. Here you go:

row me to shore by ScribeofArda, aka @theheirofashandfire (M | No Archive Warnings Apply | 1/1 | tumblr link)

Nile watches as Joe gets to his feet and heads towards Nicky, calling out something to him in Italian. Nile is torn between learning Italian, so that she can know what they’re saying, and feeling like it’s an intrusion on something that she’s not meant to hear. "He's very protective of Nicky, isn't he?"

"You're only noticing that now?" Andy asks wryly.

“It all seems a little bit one-sided, that’s all,” Nile muses. “I've never seen Nicky be as...violently protective over Joe.” Andy just hums, and Nile glances over at her. “You think I’m wrong? I know I haven’t been around long, but I’ve seen Joe get killed in a bunch of messy ways and Nicky has never done…that.”

Andy just hums again. “Look again,” she says when Nile throws her hands up in frustration. “Watch more closely. You’ll know when you see it.”

Remember to mind the fic’s tags and show it’s author some love!

#joe/nicky #post canon #angst #canon typical violence #domesticity #fluff #hurt/comfort #found family #nile explores immortality #complete #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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hi I was wondering if you knew that fic where joe and nicky are away from the group for a while and when they come back it's like this is why nicky is never allowed to grow facial hair and it's bc he's super hot with facial hair

Hey anon! I’ve actually found this fic already!

As a friendly reminder, check out the Tag Library (link in description) or just search up the blog in case your fic has been found before.

#found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Ciao - I read a fic ages ago that has STUCK WITH ME but i can't remember the name?? It literally made me cry but feel hopeful and just... weird... It was Joe and Nicky who never died and meet death (or someone like that) at the end of everything and it's just soft and sweet and in character and AHHH it was so good. there was something about stars as well? i just can't find it and it's killing me help

Ciao, anon! Here’s your fic!

Watching the Stars Die at the End of the Universe by odyssxus, aka @odyssxus (G | Major Character Death | 1/1 | Part 4 of Old Guard Kinkmeme Prompts | tumblr link)

Everyone else was long gone.

They’d once thought of Andy as unfathomably old. But compared to them she would be little more than an infant, her life a mere blip on the radar.

Another star winked out. There weren’t many left now.

~~~

Nicky and Joe never lose their immortality, and meet an interesting figure at the end of all things.

Remember to mind the fic’s tags and show some love for it!

#joe/nicky #post canon #complete #on ao3 #tumblr fic #prompt collection #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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I have tried to find this fic so many times through various means and I'm always unsuccessful. Basically it's a hunger games adjacent au where the the first Crusades ended when the opposing sides agreed to have a kind of marriage hunger games. Nicky and Joe were about to kill each other when the war ended and have never forgotten each other. They have to draw straws as to whether they will be the pursued or the pursuer with a marriage at the end. Joe catches Nicky (who wants to be caught). Help!

Hey, anon! Here’s your fic!

the hounds of love are hunting by wordslinging, aka @ihavealotoffeelings (E | No Archive Warnings Apply | 1/1)

In the third year of the Hunt, in accordance with the Treaty of Jerusalem, Nicolo di Genova and Yusuf Al-Kaysani are chosen as tributes for their respective homelands.

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#joe/nicky #alternate universe #alternate history #no powers #enemies to lovers #developing relationship #complete #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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I've lost a fic - nile was ace and/or aromantic?? It had booker in it too. I thought I bookmarked it but I can't find it now and dont remember who wrote it. Help!

Hey, anon! So there’s a number of aroace!Nile fics around, which is beyond cool, but that means I had a little trouble narrowing down to your fic. However! Here is a little gem that has an aroace!Nile and also has Booker at the forefront. Please let me know if this isn’t the fic you’re looking for.

This Place To Call Home by MayQueen517, aka @cactusdragon517 (G | No Archive Warnings Apply | 1/1 | Part 14 of The Old Guard Tumblr Prompts | tumblr link)

Nile reveals that she's Aromantic Asexual to the team and Booker learns a new thing.

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“I liked stories about romance because I liked stories about people. But it was never something I saw for myself. It wasn't something I wanted," Nile explains, watching Booker appear struck by her description. He looks away from her, down to his hands where his book is splayed open.

As always, mind the fic’s tags and show it some love!

#gen #post canon #nile centric #aroace spectrum #found family #complete #prompt collection #on ao3 #tumblr fic #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hey @mornnen, your fic has been found! Much thanks to @royalcinnamonbuns and the anon who found it!

The Last Man on Earth by Survivah, aka @optimismology (M | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | 1/1 | tumblr link)

It’s not lost on her that technically, her dating pool is now exactly one person, if she wants to be with somebody who won’t die on her. Still, “you’re my only option” is miles away from being a good enough reason to give it a shot.

5 Times Nile & Booker Ended Up in a Romance Novel Scenario + 1 Time They Didn’t

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Hey, fandom! @mornnen is looking for this fic: “I am looking for a fic on AO3. Nile has been captured and is in a small container and Booker rescues her. That is all I can remember. Y'all are awesome.”

I can’t seem to find it; does anyone know it?

Please send me an ask or message if you do!!

#booker/nile #post canon #5+1 fic #canon typical violence #fake/pretend relationship #sharing a bed #complete #on ao3 #found fic #the old guard #the old guard fic

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Hey, @liliaeth! Calling your attention to this post over at @theoldguard-recs that may help with your fic search!!

Signal boost for anyone who may also have fic recs for this: let our fandom’s wonderful fic rec blog know!

Also, how cool is @lightdescending’s search strategy?!

I'm not looking for a specific fic, but I was hoping you knew any Nicky/Joe fics set in canon, so no aus, where Nicky came from a loving family. Where there's no 'his parents didn't really love him', or 'he was abused' bits. But where the story has him deal with the prejudices he gained from said loving family, who thought him morals, to be kind, and caring, but who still taught him to hate yusuf's people.

Hey @liliaeth! Nothing pops into my mind right now but you may find something in the Tag Library (link in the description)? I’ll reach out if I remember any fics like this!

This blog isn’t really designed for fic recs but @theoldguard-recs is a very handy resource for this kind of fic search! The folks who run it are very nice and helpful, everyone should absolutely hit them up for new fic recs. I’ll pass this along as well; I’m sure they’ll be able to help you out!