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Lost and found out there among the paths by TuskFM

The stars are bright, cold and unreachable, hung high in the firmament.

They haven’t changed in all of her centuries gone. The names are different but the same figures look down on her, the gaze of the Ursa and the Swan’s tail, the Crane hidden under the horizon in these parts of the world.

She isn’t ready to see her homelands yet, but this is enough. This is good. The Steppe hasn’t changed either, the same grass covering the earth everywhere she looks, the sun burning her skin as the winds surround her. It all feels so familiar, the sights, the animals, the long days of travel. Andromache, sitting by her side, walking by her side, sleeping by her side. Andromache, Andy, Andreas, Hadriana, Anath and so many other names forgotten by time. And still, she’s here, with her.

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After reuniting, Andy and Quynh leave the family to have a trip through the Great Steppe and reconnect. They might get more out of this travel than they expect.

No archive warnings apply. POV Quynh, Good!Quynh, Hurt/Comfort, Andy regains immortality, happy ending, character study

Andy/Quynh | ~4450 words | Teen

What I loved: ohhhh the imagery of this one is so lovely - and the thought the author put into the names, the places, the motifs! This fic is calm, and lovely, and Andy regains her immortality. This, and their conversation, are lovely if you need something warm and comforting to sink into.

@salzundhonig is on Tumblr and has written other fic for the Old Guard!

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Repeat. by lilolilyrae

The Old Guard finally has a location that will, hopefully, lead them to Quynh. Andy dives down to find her

Podfic available here!

Creator chose not to use archive warnings. Canon-typical violence, temporary character death, drowning, post-canon, emotional hurt/comfort, saving Quynh, podfic available, Andy regains immortality

Andy/Quynh | 2113 | Teen

What I loved: This is a fic that gets into drowning - heed the tags! - but there’s something about the image of Andy helping Quynh swim up towards the light that’s very powerful in this piece!

@lilolilyr aka @lilolilyrae is on Tumblr and has written extensively for the Old Guard - particularly Andy/Quynh! Check out her works!

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There are just some sights so bright they can’t be unseen by the wolvesrunwild

Andy and Quỳnh enjoy a soft winter morning in their private cabin.

No archive warnings apply. Fluff, implied sexual content, lazy mornings, art, traditional art.

Andy/Quynh | 965 words | Mature

What I loved: Harold, there’s art! This is lovely, and a soft fic! In keeping with the cozy winter theme.

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard fic #Andromaquynh #Andy/Quynh #Andromache of Scythia #Andy #Quynh #Mature #<1k

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and I’ll never leave by strangehighs

She dreamt of rivers, the comfort of her youth; she dreamt of wandering while the world changed around her and she remained the same until the weight of time felt like a stone crushing her chest with every breath. Sometimes she thought she felt touch, gentle as it offered her morsels of food, sips of water, but it couldn’t be. It couldn’t.

How dreams become reality, and yet they still feel like dreams.

No archive warnings apply. Pre-canon, first meetings, romantic fluff, introspection, soft smut (barely there really), getting together

Andy/Quynh | ~2000 words | Teen

What I loved: Quynh’s POV! This is such a soft introduction for both of them and it got me a bit choked up. Tender!!

The author is on Tumblr as @strangehighs and has written other fic for the Old Guard!

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard fic #Andromaquynh #Andy/Quynh #Andy #Quynh #pre-canon #first meetings #getting together #<5k #Teen #please let me know if you'd prefer not to be tagged

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come to deserve by Anonymous (will be revealed later)

After Lykon's death, Andromache and Quỳnh come to terms with the possibility that they could lose each other, too.

No archive warnings apply. Friends to lovers, first time, pre-canon, emotional sex.

Andy/Quynh | ~2700 words | Explicit

What I loved: what it says on the tin – an emotional first time! And the emotions come through very strong and pure, and the metaphors are very appropo for these two. This one’s gorgeous and intimate and was written for the Femslash Exchange 2020!

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard Fic #Andromaquynh #Andy/Quynh #Andy #Quynh #<5k #Explicit #friends to lovers #first time #pre-canon

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Just submitting one of my own and one that I loved. This one is mine.

Title: the forest begins with a tree by loyaulte_me_lie (also on tumblr @if-fortunate).

Summary: Sometimes being immortal is about fighting. Sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes it’s about stories and homes and justice and closure. There are, after all, many different ways to live forever.

Warnings: (non-explicit) violence, mentions of (but no depictions of) slavery, drowning, grief.

Pairing/Character: It’s Joe/Nicky and Andy/Quynh, but it’s a general character study of each person in turn.

Word count: 15k

AO3 rating: Teen & Up Audiences.

Submitted by if-fortunate

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you are my sweetest downfall by rupzydaizy

There are names that came both before hers and after. Andromache struggles to remember them, but for all that she does, she calls on them. She pleads to Tiamat, drain your ocean dry for her, sobs to Nu and Ağ Ana, raise her back up, bring her home where she belongs, begs Yam, I will take on any burden, trade my life for hers, place me in those depths instead.

She asks Bangpūtys, Lạc Long Quân, Aruna, Tsovinar, Mazu; How did I wrong you? What can I do? Any trial, any task. Tell me! Show me!

Andromache appeals to the names before them, those lost to time and memory. It is a desperate hope that they would stir for her, for Quynh, but if ever they were to, perhaps it would be for ones with equally long memories.

No archive warnings apply. angst, fluff, the bargaining stage of grief, i play fast and loose with mythology, my apologies, there is a happy ending for them, you and me - until the end, reunion AU

Andy/Quynh | ~1700 words | Gen

What I loved: This one starts with so much grief and rawness and ends tender and sweet! It’s a great Andy / Quynh fic that I think deserves a lot of love : )

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard Fic #Andy/Quynh #Andromaquynh #Andy #Quynh #Gen #<5k #No Archive Warnings Apply #angst #fluff #reunion

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Pretend there is no kryptonite by tenderjock

“Her name was Andromache,” Nicky said. “She was the first of us, of all of us.”

No archive warnings apply. AU - Andy gets thrown into the ocean instead of Quynh, the main focal point of the story here is Quynh but there's lots of the others as well

Minor yet vital Andy/Quynh | ~5500 words | Teen

What I loved: This is genfic imagining a rich inner life and point of view for Quynh – and a really inventive AU where Andy (terrifyingly) is the one who’s been locked up in the ocean. It’s a gorgeous fic with a suckerpunch of an ending! @tenderjock is on Tumblr and has written other fanfic for the Old Guard (including a sequel to this fic)

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard Fic #Andromaquynh #Andy/Quynh #Andy #Quynh #Quynh-centric #<10k #Teen

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Searched the Sand by biblionerd07

Quýnh is back from the dead, in a sense. She wakes most mornings with Andromache beside her, but they haven't been touching and they certainly haven't been talking.

No archive warnings apply. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Healing, Guilt, Getting Back Together, Touch-Starved, Team as Family, Character Study

Andy/Quynh | 3400 words | Teen

What I loved: I so appreciated the direction that this author took a possible conversation between Andy and Quynh, addressing feelings of guilt! This fic scratched an itch I had for this pairing and it’s really lovely. The author is on Tumblr as @biblionerd07 and has written other fanfic for the Old Guard!

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Hello to the person reading this!

Got a gem of a fanfiction from The Old Guard that you think needs some love? Submit your fic with Your Fave Friday after the title and we will post it!

The next YFF will be on October 23rd! You have until October 21 to get it in- anything submitted after that will appear in the next YFF. Check out our submission guidelines if you haven’t already!

With your submission please include: Title + author (as a link) Fic summary Content warnings (AO3 major archive warnings + other content warnings) plus any additional tags as desired! Pairing or character of focus as applicable, approximate word count, and AO3 rating A brief statement about what you love about the fic!

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We can’t wait to read your recommendations - and please feel free to spread the word!

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Andy and Quynh One Shots by 5y8m12d

"Just you and me." "Until the end."

Three thousand years of love, and more. All the little moments of joy, pain, adoration, and yearning. Andy and Quynh, all through history, all over the world, always in love.

or,

Andy and Quynh One Shots (originally posted on my tumblr @afterlaughy)

No Archive Warnings Apply, Immortality, One-shot collection, fluff and angst, domestic fluff, humour, romantic, AUs with Canon Divergence, Canon Compliant, Post-canon, Pre-canon, Originally posted on Tumblr.

Andy/Quynh | ~8000 words (incomplete) | General

What I loved: If you’re into Andy/Quynh content, then you’ve probably heard of the author @afterlaughy on Tumblr who created these works! These are all based on Tumblr prompts – and sometimes, you just need some fluff, or angst with a happy ending. This work is updating with additional chapters, so check back or consider subscribing if you enjoy.

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard fic #Andromaquynh #Andromache the Scythian #Quynh #Andy/Quynh #Andy #incomplete #fluff #angst #one-shot collection #post-canon #pre-canon #Prompts #please let me know if you'd prefer not to be tagged #Gen

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venus laughing, venus singing, venus moaning (oh my goddess) by thatsparrow

Andromache strikes first, as is her custom.

No archive warnings apply. Pre-canon, sparring, held down, thigh riding, established relationship, breathplay.

Andy/Quynh | ~1100 words | Mature

What I loved: Sparring that turns to sex – there’s a hint of kink – and with a writing style that is a lot of fun and very poetic! “It's a dance as often as it is a fight, fluid and synchronous before turning sharp and staccato, the flow of a river's current turned rough and roiling when it runs against the rock.” Nice.

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard Fic #Andromaquynh #Andromache the Scythian #Quynh #Andy/Quynh #Andy #pre-canon #sparring #mild kink #mature #<5k

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Artifacts by praycambrian

“When Andy does this, it is love,” Nicky says. “What you do is love also. Don’t stop, if you can help it.”

Ongoing collection of loosely connected snippets pre-, during, and post-canon.

Creator chose not to use archive warnings. Family, vignettes, ancient history, queer history, art history, food, music, love, immortality, families of choice, POV multiple.

Andy/Quynh, Nicky/Joe, Nile, and Booker | 3007; chapter length varies | General

What I loved: Hhhh what isn’t there to love! This author has a gorgeously poetic writing voice – every word deliberate, the diction impeccable, the writing style utterly lyrical and poignant and gorgeous. There are fics about Andy and Quỳnh’s backstories that made me tear up; a fic involving Nicky and Yusuf in the aftermath of a big fight featuring preserved lemons; Booker and Andy talking about petrichor. I can tell that the author has put so much research, time, care, and thought into every single one of these vignettes and I’m living for them! The historical and cultural elements included are so thoughtful, and the author includes links to learn more in the notes often. Don’t miss this one!

Also: The author is taking prompts of one word! They may use the prompt in a future snippet. The author is on Tumblr as @praycambrian and has written other fic for The Old Guard!

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let my right hand wither and turn to dust by displayheartcode

Five dreams Andy and Quynh have of each other.

No archive warnings apply. Friends to lovers to enemies, spoilers, post-canon, angst & drama.

Andromaquynh | 448 words | General

What I loved: Short Andy x Quynh fic, dreams, some canon-compliance and speculation – this one’s a quick read and I love how selective the author’s been with their words here.

@displayheartcode is on Tumblr, and has written multiple Old Guard fanfic!

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard fic #Andy #Quynh #Andromaquynh #andy/quynh #<1k #Gen #angst #dreams #post-canon #Please let me know if you wouldn't like to be tagged

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A Welcome Laugh by Sigrid_sloan

Quynh had been quiet, these last twenty years.

“It is not the same without Lykon,” she’d say, setting out her bedroll or snapping a man's neck.

Creator chose not to use archive warnings. Bisexual Andy, Canon-typical violence, pre-canon, implied/referenced character death, not canon with the graphic novel, they bone directly after this.

Andromaquynh | ~600 words | Teen and up

What I loved: Short, sweet, and with Andy and Quynh choosing each other in the aftermath of losing someone Andy loved. Standout line: “Twenty years is too long to mourn, even for Us.”

#The Old Guard #The Old Guard fic rec #TOG fic #Andy #Quynh #Andromaquynh #Andy/Quynh #<1k #Teen