The Merits of Teaching, Master Post
The Merits of Teaching
Author: soporta
Bands: MCR, PATD (FOB, CS, THS)
Pairings: Brendon/Gerard
Word Count: ~10,000
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 (swearing)
Summary: Gerard hopes that getting hired at another new high school (after getting fired from two others) will end with success. Third time’s a charm, he likes to think. While he hopes to make a good impression on his new coworkers, new boss, and new students, he meets Brendon, a fellow Spanish teacher, and they instantly click. Can their common love of Spanish (and Shakira) blossom into another kind of love?
The Merits of Teaching
Bonus Tracks/Enhanced Content
Fanart:
one piece by crazybutsound
Fanmix:
thirteen songs from cloudlessclimes
Podfic:
length: 01:03:49, from dapatty
Author's Notes: So, I'm kind of ridiculously in love with Spanish, to the degree that I ended up writing 10k of self-indulgent fluff about it. (Though it was also partially due to the thought of Gerard being fluent in Spanish. Rolling his R’s, using ridiculous slang terms--hearts in my eyes, you guys, seriously. I am horribly in love with the language.)
In writing this fic, I did what I could to be politically correct. My Spanish teachers and possibly Tumblr have successfully pounded into my brain the proper use of “Spanish” as an adjective describing people from Spain, the fact that America encompasses more than just the United States, and the correct spelling of Colombia. Even so, it’s possible I’ve missed something. I don’t mean to offend anyone, and given my love for Spanish, I’m always excited to learn more, so don’t hesitate to be like, “Hey, no, that’s not quite right.”
Special thanks to starsandsands for helping me with all of this. Specifically with editing, reinforcing the use of the word pato, not yelling at me for writing 10,000 words about Spanish, and drilling me on the details of life in the A.P. world, something I am not horribly familiar with. She’s sort of the most amazing chica ever, and this would not have been possible, under any circumstances, without her. A huge thank you goes to the_gentle_man, as well, for helping to beta the fic! (Any remaining errors are completely my own.)
And, of course, thanks to crazybutsound for the absolutely gorgeous art, cloudlessclimes for the wonderful mix, and dapatty for the amazing podfic. (Lots more rambling about all of their fabulous work on the art, mix, and podfic posts.)
Author: soporta
Bands: MCR, PATD (FOB, CS, THS)
Pairings: Brendon/Gerard
Word Count: ~10,000
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 (swearing)
Summary: Gerard hopes that getting hired at another new high school (after getting fired from two others) will end with success. Third time’s a charm, he likes to think. While he hopes to make a good impression on his new coworkers, new boss, and new students, he meets Brendon, a fellow Spanish teacher, and they instantly click. Can their common love of Spanish (and Shakira) blossom into another kind of love?
The Merits of Teaching
Bonus Tracks/Enhanced Content
Fanart:
one piece by crazybutsound
Fanmix:
thirteen songs from cloudlessclimes
Podfic:
length: 01:03:49, from dapatty
Author's Notes: So, I'm kind of ridiculously in love with Spanish, to the degree that I ended up writing 10k of self-indulgent fluff about it. (Though it was also partially due to the thought of Gerard being fluent in Spanish. Rolling his R’s, using ridiculous slang terms--hearts in my eyes, you guys, seriously. I am horribly in love with the language.)
In writing this fic, I did what I could to be politically correct. My Spanish teachers and possibly Tumblr have successfully pounded into my brain the proper use of “Spanish” as an adjective describing people from Spain, the fact that America encompasses more than just the United States, and the correct spelling of Colombia. Even so, it’s possible I’ve missed something. I don’t mean to offend anyone, and given my love for Spanish, I’m always excited to learn more, so don’t hesitate to be like, “Hey, no, that’s not quite right.”
Special thanks to starsandsands for helping me with all of this. Specifically with editing, reinforcing the use of the word pato, not yelling at me for writing 10,000 words about Spanish, and drilling me on the details of life in the A.P. world, something I am not horribly familiar with. She’s sort of the most amazing chica ever, and this would not have been possible, under any circumstances, without her. A huge thank you goes to the_gentle_man, as well, for helping to beta the fic! (Any remaining errors are completely my own.)
And, of course, thanks to crazybutsound for the absolutely gorgeous art, cloudlessclimes for the wonderful mix, and dapatty for the amazing podfic. (Lots more rambling about all of their fabulous work on the art, mix, and podfic posts.)