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Kevin is used to pain. Used to the burn in his lungs, the ache in his shoulders, the sharp bite of muscles pushed past what they were ever meant to endure. Pain is familiar. Pain is controllable. Pain is the price of excellence Kevin has always paid without hesitation.
But this pain was another beast. It isn’t the clean pain of impact or the manageable throb of overuse. This pain was bright, blinding, catastrophic. It’s a lightning strike that starts in his lower back and radiates outward. Down his legs. Up his neck. Sharp enough to steal his thoughts.
Andrew drops to a crouch, hands hovering helplessly. His face is pale, eyes holding barely concealed terror. “Don’t move,” he says quickly. “The medics are coming.”
Kevin swallows hard. “I- I can’t,” he admits, the words tearing out of him before he can stop them. His voice shakes. He hates that. “My back-”
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“We’re supposed to play Court together, remember? The three of us.” A pitiful moaned escaped Neil’s throat as he leaned down and laid his head on Kevin’s chest “You can’t leave me” Neil whispered, with a type a desperate panic Kevin is not sure he’s heard from him before “Please”
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Kevin has been lost to the world for long enough, and he is tired of wasting time.
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They could all hear the struggle happening a room away.
“Neil drop it! STOP.”
“You’re not gonna throw a chair at me”
“I’ll do it. I swear to god.”
A manic laugh filled the air.
“DROP IT RIGHT NOW!”
Or: Kevin forgets an essential piece of Neil's food order so Neil must enact revenge, he must.
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Kevin wanted to cry. He wanted to cry for his dad to find him. He wanted to cry for Andrew because he looked dead, slumped against the wheel. He wanted to cry because he didn't try hard enough to warn Neil, who’s now unconscious on the cement road, possibly dead too.
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Kevin grew up in the spotlight, he was used to fan encounters. But when he catches the eye of a certain fan that seems too watchful, Kevin doesn’t realize that he’s become prey until it's too late.
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Riko’s birthday is coming up and usually Kevin would be fine, it’s just another day now that he’s dead. But an interviewer asks questions that bring up some harsh memories that lead to an unforgiving domino effect. Kevin is trying to swim in an ocean that is trying to swallow him whole.
Neil and Andrew try to keep Kevin afloat but only so much can help when the waves keep pushing you down.
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Once You Cross the Line (Will You be Satisfied?) by SAM_42
Fandoms: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
04 Apr 2026
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"I think there's something wrong with me," Kevin blurted out, barely seeing Abby as he scanned the room for threats. "I—I can't sleep, I can't eat. Abby, I can't play. I don't know what's happening to me."
"Kevin," Abby's eyes softened. "You're hurt. You're trying to recover."
"No… No. That's not it. I was thinking, I think I know what's wrong."
"Okay, how about we go sit down in the living room and talk about it?" Abby tried, but Kevin couldn't hear her.
"I think it's me," Kevin realized with a clarity he hadn't had in over a week. "I'm what's wrong. It's always been me."
It wouldn't be a stretch to call Kevin Day broken—not in his current condition. Without Exy, he was nothing, and he knew it. But, call it hope or delusion, Kevin needed to get back on the court. He had two choices: Stay at Palmetto State University, or die. It's quite simple, really. Except it gets infinitely harder when Andrew Minyard refuses to let him stay.
Or, the art of making a deal with one Andrew Minyard.
A pre-AFTG ficlet depicting Kevin's life settling into South Carolina after a decade by Riko's side.
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- Part 2 of One Track Mind (One Track Heart)
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05 Apr 2026
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Sasha was focused on what she knew of Josten and Day, trying to place the information she had in some form of order that made sense.
Every interaction of the strikers was added to her puzzle pieces - not that they were making any sense, be it separately or together.
Josten and Day were the frightening duo they were known as on the court but even off the court, they stuck together. They were friendly enough with most everyone else but it was Day who tossed Josten an electrolyte drink, Josten who taped up Day’s calf, and the two of them who arrived and left together every day without fail.
or: Chicago's newest dealer sub hyper-focuses on teammate Kevin Day and gets more than she bargained for.
Bookmarked by tropicalblend
04 Apr 2026
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pick your poison, babe (i'm poison either way) by aebrostel
Fandoms: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
06 Apr 2026
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Daniel ‘Dante’ Lisiński has simple priorities in life. Seven year old sister he wants to take custody over once he graduates. Third year of vet school he wants to pass. Exy season to not fuck up. Jean Moreau highlights to watch in secret. A bitchy alcoholic striker to avoid.
Everything, of course, gets ruined the moment Neil Josten joins the Foxes.
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02 Apr 2026
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Kevin Day is falling apart, and no one seems to notice. Not the Foxes, not Wymack, no one except Jean Moreau, who left him behind and isn’t sure he has the right to come back. As Kevin spirals deeper into isolation, Jean has to decide if reaching out will save him or push him away for good.
Bookmarked by tropicalblend
31 Mar 2026
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"Don't you know you're out of time?" by cUWUtie
Fandoms: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
30 Mar 2026
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There was no way that Kevin could hide from this. He was facing one of his worst nightmares. His dysphoria is at an all-time high, his mood is at its lowest it's ever been, and to top it off, he has a goddam baby to care for. He feels far from his body.
Bookmarked by tropicalblend
30 Mar 2026