traces, part nine.

[casi_casi]

Title: Traces
Part: 9 of 10
Characters: David Beckham, Martín Cáceres, Fabio Cannavaro, Iker Casillas, Royston Drenthe, Julien Faubert, Fernando Gago, Raúl González, Pep Guardiola, Thierry Henry, Guti Hernández, Xavi Hernández, Gonzalo Higuaín, Andrés Iniesta, Bojan Krkić, Lionel Messi, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Sergio Ramos

Comments

[eileenyx]

When it comes to fic, I'm ~intense(ly geeky). When it comes to "Traces", the intensity grows exponentially, for real.

It's really interesting, what you said about Thierry's confidence being somewhere along the lines of bravado and self-delusion. As I read this, I'm somewhat rethinking my opinion. The bravado/self-delusion thing, I still kind of think possible only because for all of Titi's hubris, he's bound to miss a step somewhere (probably when it comes to Rubén). And because the idea of Raúl's momentary clumsiness as a partial performance to bring down such a master is attractive. However, I say "somewhat" because Titi's too smart and too seasoned a puppet master to be predictable. The end result will probably be far more nuanced and complicated than I could ever anticipate, so I'm squirming in wait.

As for Canna, I won't say much, but do you remember when Iker said that he suspected he might have killed Beckham? OMG, YES! Canna's failed attempt to involve Iker in his coming-out scenario for the election. Hmm... Protection issues, and Canna's duplicity, and Canna's obsession with Iker (therefore, Becks, too), and what Becks means to Iker, and Titi and weaknesses... Work, brain, work.

Pfft, thank you. ♥

[casi_casi]

I think you were spot-on about Thierry's bravado the first time. He's not predictable; he'd rather be anything but predictable. Raúl's clumsiness only appears clumsy in the face of someone who is so intricately in control of the situation that's unfolding around him. Sergio, for example, thought he had that kind of control when up against Raúl but Raúl's ruthless interrogation technique floored him. But you're right, Thierry is bound to miss a step, and Raúl's pretty damn excellent when people miss steps. ;)

Uh-huh. Fabio hasn't come close to being scrutinised by Raúl and Guti yet; he's managed to evade them quite admirably, though he has all the motive in the world to have wanted Beckham dead. But I will confirm now that there are no more Thierry-Fabio surprises to come.