(andrew refuses to say its a date and that theyre just saving money buying only one milkshake to share, neil is beginning to understand andrew’s obsession with icecream)
This is my fic for the AFTG Big Bang 2018 event! Huge thanks and lots of love to Christine (@c-dragon-art) for making kickass fanart for this fic, to Olivia for proof-reading it, and to @aftgbigbang for organizing this event. You guys fucking rock.
TWs: References to past abuse, descriptions of scars. Please let me know if you need me to add to the list.
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By the time the plane lands, Neil has managed to shake off the memory of his mother’s protective grip and urgent hisses. The passengers deboard and the airline employees bid them all a chipper thank you, we hope to see you again.
Neil takes his time, dragging his feet across the washed-out carpets while other people move in big groups around him, talking loudly as they lug their tropical holiday paraphernalia and hop onto the travelator. It’s different, he muses derisively, than all the other times he’s been at an airport, leisurely instead of vigilant.
The airport is old and smells like coconut lotion, and some parts are closed off for renovation. The arrival hall is quiet and dreary except for the rainbow banner that says Welcome to the Aloha State!
(or: Neil moves to a small town in one of Hawaii’s islands, where he works at a beachfront shop, breaks into a public swimming pool, learns how to surf, pillion-rides a motorcycle, and finds a home)
hi yes it’s me again with the showman neil/police and detective andrew au THIS TIME WITH A SCENE FROM @nakasomethingkun‘s FIC
i do encourage you to read it. they’re taking this au and putting so much more than i could ever imagine with it. this au has always been in my mind and something i always go back to and i lovee ittt
Nothing but My Aching Soul 