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AFTG Fanfiction

Neil Josten joins the Foxes Exy team while running from his past.

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3 popular ships

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What is AFTG fanfiction?

AFTG fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the All For The Game - Nora Sakavic universe. With over 32,000 works on Archive of Our Own, AFTG is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.

These stories explore beloved characters like Neil Josten, Andrew Minyard, Kevin Day, Aaron Minyard, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.

Most Popular AFTG Fanfics

These are the highest-rated AFTG stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.

1

Not Nothing

by TheRainbowElectric

“Have you considered the possibility that Neil has chosen you, but believes you have not chosen him?” Renee says. "Have you ever explicitly told him what you want?”“Neil knows what I want,” Andrew snaps. This is not Andrew’s fault.“How do you know?”Because Neil always knows. He is as fluent in Andre

18,123 kudos 23,148 words 1/1 chapters Not Rated
content warnings for all the canon-typical trauma 5 Things Post-Canon
2

men, abort mission (that is the silver lining in my cloudy disposition)

by quensty

The recorded number of times someone hit on Neil Josten and got nowhere, and the one time Andrew didn't even have to try.

15,831 kudos 2,125 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Neil Josten the Most Oblivious Person On Planet Earth Fluff and Humor Podfic Available
3

loving you is muscle memory

by Talls

Neil has temporary amnesia, and Andrew is disconcertingly attractive. This is especially disconcerting because Neil was pretty sure he didn't swing. Nicky is endlessly pleased by the entire situation.

12,585 kudos 3,530 words 2/2 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Temporary Amnesia Fluff neil is a mess
4

quicksand

by likearecord

Andrew and the Idiotic, Thirsty, Ill-advised, Very Off-Limits Crush on his College Roommate's Younger Brother.

12,389 kudos 89,063 words 12/12 chapters Mature
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Alternate Universe - College/University Alternate Universe - No Exy (All For The Game)
5

Trust Fall (And Welcoming Arms)

by SpangleBangle

Life goes on after the Foxes win the championship, and for Andrew and Neil it's uncharted territory with only each other for guides. Maybe it's time to put away some of those hard edges, and learn how to touch more softly, and speak more honestly. And if they falter, they have their family to help t

12,233 kudos 84,557 words 13/13 chapters Explicit
Post-Canon Established Relationship Vice-Captain Neil
6

Bad Dream

by PalmettoFoxDen

Andrew has a nightmare about losing Neil, so Neil spends the rest of the night in Andrew's bed. The next morning, no one can find Neil and Andrew is no help.

11,921 kudos 4,188 words 1/1 chapters Not Rated
Nightmares Sharing a Bed Neil goes missing without actually going anywhere
7

Identity Theft

by likearecord

The Foxes make a bet: will Neil really be able to tell Aaron and Andrew apart if Aaron is deliberately impersonating his twin? Or, Aaron Minyard's adventures in identity theft.

11,472 kudos 5,469 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Wholesome Twinyards Established Relationship Hijinks & Shenanigans
8

Die Free or Die a Failure

by Mickey_99

“He’s joining us earlier than we anticipated.”“He’s a flight risk. This way there should be no more risk of him getting away from you. I’ve killed his mother. He belongs to you.”“Six years old and already training in the Raven’s nest. He will be a player that won’t be rivaled.”Nathaniel lives a hard

11,380 kudos 200,180 words 55/55 chapters Explicit
Any warnings for the books are warnings for this Dark Angst with a Happy Ending
9

Those That Broke Us

by WriteThroughTheNight

"Neil doesn't talk about his mom and doesn't think about what she'd do to him if she saw him now. He has a family, he has Exy, and he has Andrew. He has more than enough, more than he ever could have dreamed of.Neil doesn't talk about his mom until a warm fall day outside the locker room, waiting fo

10,887 kudos 6,652 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Past Child Abuse Injury Sickness
10

Reputation

by lemonicee

The rise and fall of the Minyard-Josten Rivalry. Usually when Neil starts shit in a post-game press interview, he does it on purpose. This time, he really just meant for it to be a joke. “How do you feel about the possibility of ending up on a team with a former Fox teammate?” is the next qu

10,318 kudos 7,729 words 1/1 chapters Mature
Soft Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Minyard-Josten Rivalry Post-Canon
11

The Sun Still Rises

by mordax

Somewhere on the road, Mary Hatford gets pregnant with her second child. When she passes, she leaves behind not only Neil, but his toddler brother. Survival is difficult without also raising a kid. Worn out and desperate, Neil still somehow ends up at Palmetto, only this time, he brings his four-yea

10,093 kudos 619,001 words 95/95 chapters Explicit
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Canonical Character Death Rewrite
12

wingpeople

by likearecord

I mean, what else could Nicky have done when he spotted Andrew smiling at the hot guy making his coffee?Not meddle?Not get all the Foxes on board?It's like you don't even know him.

9,836 kudos 11,308 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés Hijinks & Shenanigans Meddling
13

Way Down We Go

by nekojita

How would things be different if Nathaniel and his mother had been in Seattle early enough to put him in California the same time as Andrew? What if their paths had crossed back then? What if Andrew's first promise wasn't to Aaron but to Nathaniel?

9,590 kudos 620,924 words 46/46 chapters Explicit
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Pre-Canon Other Additional Tags to Be Added
14

at the edge of what was

by BurningFairytales

He flips Neil’s phone open and scrolls through the call history. It’s not a long list; his own name is at the bottom, then there’s a call from Nicky one from Dan. There’s an outgoing call from Neil’s phone to Andrew’s – that day they went to Atlanta – and one to a number that isn’t saved but that An

8,908 kudos 8,973 words 1/1 chapters Mature
Threats of Violence Canon Compliant Canon Rewrite
15

Echo

by likearecord

Neil gets drugged at Eden's. Again. They get him back quickly, but the parallels fuck with everyone and reveal what happened with Nicky the first time around. But Andrew remains flawed, so doesn’t know anything is happening until he hears Nicky gasp. Nicky makes a lot of unnecessary noises, so this

8,709 kudos 9,125 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Non-Consensual Drug Use Non-Consensual Kissing Protective Andrew Minyard
16

you think my bruised knees are sort of pretty

by anomalousity

Neil knows, objectively, that he’s attractive.

8,591 kudos 4,618 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
Fluff Scars (there's a lot of focus on his scars/general appearance)
17

You Might Get It

by likearecord

The one where Andrew makes a perfectly reasonable request and Neil takes it too far like the dumbass he is. Or, relationships are complicated and communication is hard. They don't always nail it.   So, Andrew has hit his limit. Neil’s charged silence next to him is so loud that Andrew can’t read ov

8,424 kudos 6,657 words 1/1 chapters Mature
Relationship Problems Established Relationship Idiots taking things too literally
18

Walking Disasters

by queenofcups

Andrew and Neil were never going to be a normal couple but for some reason this is really hard for people to understand. Or: five times people questioned Andrew and Neil’s relationship (+1 time they didn’t give them a reason to)

8,129 kudos 17,934 words 6/6 chapters Mature
5+1 Things
19

Deadly Affections

by NikNak22

Neil Josten is not soft- has never been in fact. But when an unintended comment from one of the Foxes throws Neil for a loop, he finds himself reminding them why no one should think of him in that way. But why is Andrew suddenly so distant? And what happens when all of these reminders of his past

8,084 kudos 12,287 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Angst with a Happy Ending My First Fanfic no beta we die like men
20

and we're just starting to get it

by Ominous

Neil is nothing and everything all at once, the entire universe for Andrew, however small of a universe that is. Even Aaron is starting to see it, though the pieces still don't line up. And Andrew is trying to convince Aaron that he's never jealous? Yeah right. You don't spend your entire life being

8,064 kudos 11,196 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
Aaron POV Wholesome Twinyards aaron is suffering but he's not too upset about it

Popular Characters

Neil Josten Andrew Minyard Kevin Day Aaron Minyard Renee Walker

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