AK s5

To summarize, the only takeaway from this season is that Craig really hates scooters.

No Competition - neapeaikea - Animal Kingdom (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Fuck it, I wrote the fic I was thinking of as I watched the surfing at the Olympics. Inspiration very much struck down like lightning, an idea of Adrian competing with Deran nervously watching in the stands. It was great to write, ‘cos I’ve not had time nor inspiration in a long while, so I was doubly excited to have both and fucking went for it!

I usually give fic time to rest and myself time to consider edits, but I’m a Olympic junkie and absolutely want to post during the games, so this has only had two days. That means plotholes and grammar mistakes are probable, please excuse them! Focus on the excitement instead :D

For Deran to be in Tokyo, covid had to disappear, and to make it work somewhat with the show’s timeline, I moved the Olympics back to 2020. Meaning no restrictions to travel etc. I have huge respect and sympathy for the entire world affected by the pandemic and think it’s kinda crazy the Olympics are even happening at all in our dark reality so I truly hope this doesn’t come off as tone-deaf. It’s supposed to be a fun, fast fic with some cool dudes and not at all a reflection on reality.

As for the show, it’s canon divergent with all of S3 and S4 having happened except for Adrian’s storyline. Let’s pretend he and Deran were trying to navigate a healthier relationship but that money and drug use were creating obstacles on top of Adrian being away so much.

I hope you all enjoy! Again, I’ve not seen any of S5 so NO SPOILERS PLEASE :D