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CH1: Betrayal of Voices
Nathaniel made his best attempt at ignoring the pain and pushed up to his knees, his hand almost slipping out from under him due to the blood on the floor. Whether the blood was his own or Jean’s, Nathaniel couldn’t be sure.
CH2: Stitch by Stitch, I Tear Apart
The following week was only slightly less hellish than the week before. The pain levels were the same, but Riko was off doing some special interview in Vancouver with Jean. Riko would never do anything to Jean when they were in press-mode, so Neil wasn’t worried. Neil got the privilege of not going because the main branch didn’t love having him in the n…
CH4: Sinking Ships and Drowning Flames
The only reason Neil didn’t run the second his hands and feet were out of the cuffs was because Minyard stayed unusually far away from him. That, and the fact that he felt two seconds from passing out.
CH5: I Promise, I'll Do Better
“Your father sold you to me, Nathaniel,” Ichirou said, as if discussing the weather. Nathaniel felt his entire body start to shake after the initial shock wore off, and the hands on him tightened. “So, you’re not in the position to be making demands, are you?”
CH6: "Listen, Son," Said the Man With the Gun
Katsu leaned against the wall of Ichirou’s bedroom, his eyes trained on Nathaniel’s back. He watched for a few seconds, noting the consistent rise and fall of his chest, then looked away. He let his head fall against the wall. If anyone was good at staring off into fuck-all space, it was him.
CH7: Crossing Out the Good Years
Jeremy sat at the table in the Trojan lounge/media room, his feet kicked up on a rolling chair across from him. The screen of his Mac glared at him with untouched schoolwork, and despite his good—albeit pathetic—effort, Jeremy wasn’t getting anything done.
CH8: A Cure for Minds Unwell
Kevin woke Andrew around 3 AM and asked to go to court like the addict he is. His eyes were clear of that drunk haze Andrew had gotten used to, shadowed only by whichever past memory his mind decided to bring back around tonight. Andrew didn’t have any reason to deny him when he could tell Kevin needed a hit off his vice—other than to piss him off, whic…
CH9: The Lunatic is in My Head
Nathaniel wouldn’t necessarily say his life got any better or worse after the whole shindig with Ichirou, Jean, and Riko… the priest, the rabbi, and the duck. And, of course, Andrew, though Nathaniel didn’t think he’d appreciate being called a priest, a rabbi, or a duck.
CH10: Cold and Broken Hallelujah
“Sexier, just as sexy, or less sexy?” Katsu asked as he walked out of the closet.
CH11—currently in progress
Information
All for the Game by Nora Sakavic fanfiction, read the books first.
Cross-posted on AO3: Sleeping At Last
Russian translation by Lynier on Ficbook: SAL Translation
Beta reader is aridantesimp (AO3)
Playlist: SAL
Introduction
Welcome to Sleeping at Last.
Take a leap of faith. It’s a wild ride. I love many Raven!Neil fics, but none had exactly this. Updates are fairly consistent. There are POV switches. All content warnings for Sakavic’s series applies here.
AO3 Summary
“And what will you give me, Nathaniel?” Ichirou asked.
“Loyalty. Compliance. Partnership–”
“We do not have a partnership, Wesninski. Partnerships are bought.” Nathaniel looked into those onyx eyes and almost felt free. He wanted to be free. He wasn’t—far from it—but he didn’t have the willpower to tell himself to keep fighting.
“Relationship,” Nathaniel said.
The right side of Ichirou’s mouth pulled into a small, lethal grin.
Nathaniel knew he answered correctly.
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Nathaniel Wesninski makes a deal with Ichirou to get Jean out of the Nest after Kevin signs with the Foxes.
Neil could've survived Riko for two more years—then he (re)met Andrew.