The background is a photo by Peter Herrmann on Unsplash of three shelves taking up a whole wall, with books filling the shelves. In the center of the picture is a white box. The text reads: Books & Crannies • A magical bookstore AU • Aaron/Neil • 10.3k • Rated T • by neiljokesten (vykio) • for kittkatattack • aftg spring exchange 2025.

Summary: “Are you hungry?” Neil thinks about it and seesaws his hand midair, meaning so-so. “I’ll get you something to eat. Don’t follow me. Can you wait a while?” Neil shrugs and nods. Aaron follows the movement of his shoulder and trails his eyes to Neil’s collarbone, where the zip-up he’s wearing reveals the beginning of a design on a bright yellow shirt. The zip-up has twin white stripes on each side of the zipper that match the ones running down its sleeves. It sits loosely on Neil, though not uncomfortably, but it’s obviously not his, and very possibly Kevin’s, and there’s something about that that Aaron finds irritating. Neil vigorously gestures at the box in front of him, meaning he’s occupied, then flaps his hand towards Aaron, meaning go away. Aaron rolls his eyes and goes. “Don’t be too long,” Neil calls after him. “You know I get bored without you.” Aaron does take too long, so Neil can't be held responsible for what happens next, can he?

BOOKS & CRANNIES
A magical bookstore AU • Aaron/Neil • 10.3k • Rated T • by neiljokesten (vykio) • for kittkatattack • aftg spring exchange 2025 #aaronneil #taedrabbles

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Graphic of a notebook with stickers of USC, post-its and notes in different handwriting. Words on the page include: A Super Comprehensive, Totally Foolproof, Really Effective Step-By-Step Guide on How to Appear Normal by Jeremy Knox. Jeremy/Jean. Rated PG. 15.5k words. College AU. For glittersinnin. For AFTG Mixtape 2025. "Real!!!!" "Don't forget to buy record player" "Not clickbait" "Seriously, it works" "For who..." "For someone..." "Not Jeremy tho"

Graphic of a notebook page with the fic's summary: They sit in the sand for awhile after the sun is well over the horizon, even though they always regret it later. The sun shines brightly, and Jeremy supposes that bodes well for the kind of year coming up. He puts a hand on his heart and exhales deeply. He’s lucky to see this and feels a little embarrassed about how dramatic he’s being about it, even if it’s to himself. But it’s the truth: the sun rose again, and Jeremy is okay, and sometimes life sucks for a few months and you don’t know how to manage it. Jeremy has been through worse than this with much less, and it’s the new year, and he’ll make it different. It’s fine. Jeremy Knox is not going through anything, actually. But if you were going through it, and you wanted to handle it the way Jeremy would, here’s the advice he’s give you: Avoid ever thinking about your problems (try to do this successfully) Angst in bathrooms, not in public Show everyone you’re fine by doing things almost exactly as you would normally Lie about it until the lie becomes true enough (try to do this successfully)

A Super Comprehensive, Totally Foolproof, Really Effective Step-By-Step Guide on How to Appear Normal by Jeremy Knox for glittersinnin as part of@aftgmixtape.bsky.social !

JereJean | 15.5k of pining... | PG
#aftg #taedrabbles

I LOVE ugly graphics LOL

Read here: archiveofourown.org/works/63001264

#jeandrewlentines | vykio Posts tagged with #jeandrewlentines

Eventually I will post a thread of them here but I'm doing jeandrewlentines over on tumblr :3 #aftg #jeandrew #taedrabbles www.tumblr.com/vykio/tagged...

Joining Clarence and kicking off my thread for #12daysofneilmas over here🎄⬇️

100w a prompt surrounding my pookie Neil 🫰

#aftg #taedrabbles

I will try my darndest to commit to kevaaronmas ❄️. Embedded are the prompts and below are my microfics for each day bc I am copying Jane 🫰
#taedrabbles

ILLUSTRATION: Two darkened silhouettes staring at each other, illuminated by a cracked open door. TEXT: I’VE BEEN FEELING SMALLER by neiljokesten (vykio). Aaron/Neil, Rated T, 2.4k words. Prompt: What if Aaron picked up Neil from the airport that first day?

t&n reveal!!!! I wrote the aaron/neil wound tending fic 🫶

I’VE BEEN FEELING SMALLER
Rated T, 2.4k

Aaron narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Neil. “Don’t do anything stupid in Arizona.”

“I won’t do anything stupid in Arizona,” Neil had promised.
#aftgthenandnever #taedrabbles

Summary “I’ll give you a hint,” Andrew says. He rolls his eyes and turns Neil to face the house again when he tries to look at Andrew for the hint. “I hate him the most in the world.” Neil stops at the threshold just before they cross it to turn towards Andrew. “Me.” Andrew is grateful for the old t-shirt he borrowed to cover his chest, because the flush creeping across his body is sudden. It is embarrassing how quickly and confidently Neil answered, but more embarrassing that he guessed himself first. Andrew manages a cool, “That’s bold,” which is not a denial. Neil blinks slowly then says again, “Me?” This time, it’s a question, and Neil’s whole face transforms with it. His mouth falls into an ‘o’ as Andrew watches him process this in real time. “This is you confessing to me?” “Don’t make this weird,” Andrew says flatly. Neil sobers up, serious now. “It’s not weird,” he says. “At all.” But somewhere in their conversation, wires get crossed and a message gets lost.

SECOND TIME'S THE CHARM
for cheru-bine
#Andreil • 5.2k • High school AU • Misunderstandings • for the AFTG Fall Exchange 2024

Omg i wrote andrew confesses his feelings to neil but he gets rejected.... unless? 👀 :3👍

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/59633977

#aftg #taedrabbles

SUMMARY: “What’s their deal anyway?” “Andrew’s afraid of romance,” Kevin answers, bored. With a little more concern, he asks, “I’m not on speakerphone, am I?” Aaron snorts and confirms he isn’t, and he’d have been fine anyway since there’s a whole closed door between him and Andrew. Kevin goes on. “But history suggests they will figure it out.” There’s a pause in which Aaron thinks Kevin wants him to be bolstered by his words, but he really is shit at offering any kind of real encouragement. Aaron flips his hand in the air and makes a noncommittal noise, and Kevin interprets that however he wants. “Aaron,” Kevin says, serious. It’s a complete tonal shift, so Aaron braces for what he thinks he might say next. “You and I—we’re better at arguing than they are. Do you agree?” “What,” Aaron says, relaxing but still exasperated, “are you talking about? Kevin, we argue all the time.” “Yeah, but not about anything serious. Don’t pick a fight with me right now.” Spoiler: Aaron does pick a fight with Kevin, and on the road to resolution, they acknowledge something new—or maybe not so new—about each other. To the left, a graphic of a text thread to "Kevin Loser Day" Aaron: Your ass better be awake (sent on Saturday) Kevin: There is no reason to start the day so early Kevin: 608 when you come up Aaron: k Kevin: About last night (sent on Sunday) Kevin: Call me when you land Aaron does not respond.

EXPERTS ON COMMUNICATION
for jane and mina
#Kevaaron • 3.2k • friends to lovers

omg i wrote andreil break up and they totally make it aaron's problem then boom now kevin day is being a problem too :3👍

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/57693493

#aftg #taedrabbles

Poster with the fic title and a graphic of a bowling alley. Summary: Admit it, you like us. Dan had accused him of this once. Kevin hadn’t spent more than a breath to refute it. “Not at all,” he’d said, and ignored every taunt and finger-jab to his arms she subjected him to while trying to get him to take it back. Part of him recognizes he hadn’t been lying—the Foxes are a headache to deal with more often than they are not. Like right now. They are taking his precious minutes away from the court to go bowling and at this moment none of them are doing that. -- In this one, Kevin measures his friendships against how many times they stop to talk about non-important things instead of bowling. Stopped more than 5 times: -10 Friendship Points.

A Minor, Not-Very-Thorough But Very Time-Consuming Self-Reflection on Belonging
by neiljokesten • for Kevin Daylight Fic Fest 2024
kevin day centric • 4.7k • post-tkm • college

kevin omg-i-have-friends-and-i-love-bowling day :3👍

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/566491...

#aftg #kevinday #taedrabbles

Title: Crossing Lines, Running Reds Summary: Aaron says plainly, “I’m not in denial.” It’s not his own feelings he was ever worried about, he realizes—it’s always been the threat of Kevin’s that scares the shit out of him. Kevin, who has never known how to follow posted speed limits and runs reds because he can, because no one has ever told him he shouldn’t, probably likes him. Probably definitely. He’s afraid that one day he’ll realize he doesn’t. Maybe that’s the heart of the issue. There’s precedence for this. Aaron has spent a long time being jerked around by people who love him for a period. It hurts, still, that his mother doesn’t know how to want him; that Andrew’s apathy is hard to interpret as caring sometimes; that Katelyn decided it wasn’t working after all. But that’s not very accurate data. Not that it matters. Kevin and him were never supposed to be together—that was their agreement.

CROSSING LINES / RUNNING REDS
by neiljokesten (vykio) • for jane • aftg mixtape 2024
kevaaron • 12k • college au • fwb • pining

TL;DR: I wrote has-feelings-but-is-in-half-denial-half-gestures-vaguely kevaaron :3👍

🔗 archiveofourown.org/collections/...

#aftg #kevaaron #taedrabbles