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   fair winds (and following seas) by Major_816

   Fandom All For The Game - Nora Sakavic

   • General Audiences, Teen And Up Audiences, Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Series in Progress

   31 May 2025

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard
   • Neil Josten & Andrew Minyard
   • Neil Josten & Aaron Minyard
   • Aaron Minyard & Andrew Minyard
   • Neil Josten
   • Andrew Minyard
   • Aaron Minyard (Mentioned)
   • Aaron Minyard
   • David Wymack
   • The Foxes | Palmetto State Foxes Members (All For The Game)
   • MerMay
   • nobody look at me
   • Merfolk
   • Sea Monsters
   • sea creatures - Freeform
   • Sweet
   • Soft Neil Josten
   • POV Andrew Minyard
   • POV Neil Josten
   • Andrew Minyard Has Feelings
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Minor Angst
   • POV Alternating
   • ignore how badly ordered these tags are
   • take two: electric boogaloo
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Comfort/Angst
   • Violence
   • Blood and Violence
   • Semi-graphic violence
   • Neil Josten Loves Andrew Minyard
   • Protective Neil Josten
   • BAMF Neil Josten
   • Andrew Minyard Loves Neil Josten
   • Hurt Andrew Minyard
   • yes you heard that right we're back with the mermaid shit
   • and happy to fucking be here
   • take three: we're in the sea
   • or whatever
   • I'm trying
   • Minor Violence
   • mostly of hunting and animal predation
   • Fluff
   • Comfort
   • i would say comfort no hurt
   • but - Freeform
   • Light Angst
   • emotionally
   • you know?
   • there's some pretty big feelings
   • but also in a good way
   • Readers Choice - Freeform
   • Soft Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard
   • Protective Andrew Minyard
   • Soft Andrew Minyard
   • who even knows anymore
   • I'm stopping now
   • before the whole fic ends up in the tags
   • birth-defects
   • but for merfolk
   • it'll make sense I swear
   • take four: on the ocean floor
   • Don't Ask Questions
   • i'm truly doing my best
   • but yes start the boat
   • i have more merfolk shenanigans to shenag
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Major Character Injury
   • Smut
   • i forgot about the smut somehow
   • and considering it's the whole first scene
   • that's kind of impressive
   • creative persecution of the fishing industry and wasteful eco-tourism shams
   • don't think too hard about it if you don't want to
   • Blood and Injury
   • Major Illness
   • Near Death Experiences
   • insert winky face
   • you know what actually a lot happens and the tags are bound to be insufficient
   • no matter how many there are
   • last one:
   • have fun
   • (good luck)
   • Minor suicidal ideation

   Summary

   Andrew and Neil are merfolk. They’re just…not very good at it.

   Raised pod-less and alone in the deep sea, they meet, mate, and figure out the whole merman thing together, one fin at a time.

   ~

   AKA a series of unconnected moments in Andrew and Neil’s life as they learn, live, and love

    

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   Bookmarked by Sharp_stinger

   19 Nov 2025