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Title: Proof
Author: desfinado
Reader: shiningartifact (posted here at her journal)
Pairing: Gerard/Frank (Lindsey/Gerard, Jamia/Frank)
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 6,400
Runtime: 40m 00s
Disclaimer: They don't belong to me; not making a profit.
Summary: Frank won't stop taking pictures in the studio while the band records their new album.
Notes: Completed for the 2011 pod_together

Comments

[shiningartifact]

Hi! So, though I've given you some feedback along the way, I haven't given you a proper comment on the finished product, so HERE GOES!

"I think I'll call it a god has fallen," he says from where he's crouched in the doorway.

LOOOOVE this. SO fucking funny and deadpan. I adore it. I love the whole beginning, which begins with an action and sets up the feeling of warm camaraderie that they had in the studio. The entire conversation between Mikey and Gerard is so awesome - I can totally picture Gerard and his "note that makes you think". <3333

"I'm invisible when I'm being a photog, remember?"

"You're not allowed to say photog anymore,"

OH GOD. When I first read this, I laughed out loud because it's SO PERFECT. Gerard says EXACTLY what we're thinking, and it's so satisfying. :)

"You okay?" he asks Ray quietly, feeling kind of bad.

I am so glad that this is here, because he would care. He'd be a bit of a dick about it at first, just to tease, but he would totally care. <3

[shiningartifact]

And then - yes. When Frank's discovered, he feels WEIRD. As he should. And Gerard feels kind of embarrassed. And it almost almost gets laughed off and they move on, but Frank says the magic words I can make anything look good, and Gerard CAN NOT RESIST. This is the greatest, and the way you do it is so incredible. That they realistically go through all of these emotions and then end up where they end up. And it's exactly right that they're tired and punchy and it's the middle of the night, because there's no way any of this would have happened otherwise. But things HAPPEN in the middle of the night when you're exhausted but happy and adrenaline-filled. IDK. I totally get why Frank stays and takes that first shot, you know? And that was a hard thing to get across, and you did it so well.

Frank doesn't notice he's licked his lips until he feels his own breath ghost across them.This is just one of those things that you do so well. It's beautiful and REAL

[shiningartifact]

Gerard tilts his head back and raises one dark eyebrow at him. Frank just arches his back at him over the top of the camera, snapping a few more shots

I LOVE THIS SO HARD. THEIR LITTLE EYEBROW-RAISE CONVERSATION. IT'S ONLY TRUMPED BY THE AWESOMENESS OF THEIR EYEBROW CONVERSATION LATER, WHICH WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO READ. <33333

"Oh," he moans, sounding surprised by how good it feels, and his eyes flutter shut again, that bravado slipping.

YES. This is what I mean. I love him slipping between diva-for-the-camera mode and just "this feels fucking AWESOME" mode. It is the actual greatest.

kicking and catching again on the rungs

This was another favorite line to read. Sometimes things sound SO GREAT out loud. <3

And oh god the whole lead-up to Gerard coming and his actual orgasm is ridiculously hot. *______*

...and then it's awkward. Because YES. It would be!

And oh man. Their kiss is SO HOT.

Gerard's tongue slides in one smooth line along the seam of Frank's lips and Frank feels his whole body just open, fists relaxing

[desfinado]

Holy fucking SHIT, woman. This comment is above and beyond anything I was expecting, or deserved, after all the incredible support you provided through the whole editing process - not to mention the fact that you CAME UP WITH so much of the plot itself! ♥_________♥ you spoil me to DEATH and I cannot wait for when I have the time to spend a whole evening listening to yours with my notepad out so I can write you a proper comment on it too.

I'm really, really glad the beginning worked for you - set the stage and also provided a bit of a different backdrop to compare things to, when they get heavier later on... and Frank being just SO HAPPY about what they're doing! Boys/happiness, still one of my favourite pairings :D

Half of the reason that I love reading your words is because they are so beautiful, and this is no exception. Once again, it's an idea that I've NEVER heard before, but as soon as I read it, I thought: YES. THIS.THANK YOU. Ugh. THANK YOU. I don't know why, but I often spend a lot of time looking at maps and images and

[desfinado]

Thank you for doing this with me, bb. It's one of my favorite podfic experiences, but the very best part has been getting to know you better.

;______________♥ seriously HOW ARE YOU REAL. YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLE. Thank YOU for doing this with ME and for being amazing and I remember hesitating about signing up but secretly thinking "maybe I could somehow trick shiningartifact into partnering with me?" and it has been SO much more fun, and I've learned SO MUCH MORE about writing and podficcing than I could have imagined, and I'm so glad I got to know YOU better too. <3333333333333333333