Fic rec - Untitled
Title: Untitled
Author: fangirl_lizzie
League/Team/Pairings Ruud van Nistelrooy/Gabriel Heinze
Genre of the piece: slash
Rating: NC17
Short Summary: Just before the Argentina/Holland match in the World Cup 2006 Ruud remembers the beginning of his relationship with Gaby.
Why we should read this:
Frankly, football slash can get a little monotonous, with perfect men groping each other in a strange twilight world only inhabited by other footballers. The whole point of this fandom is that it is fantasy, but even fantasy needs a little grounding in reality, and that is why you should read this fic.
The history of the two characters is totally believable, with the hesitations, false starts and misunderstandings that do happen. In particular you are always aware when reading it that the relationship is between two men who react to each other on that basis. It's the writer's understanding of the different dynamics and the quality of her writing that make this fic so worth reading.
Link to the fic: Untitled
Author: fangirl_lizzie
League/Team/Pairings Ruud van Nistelrooy/Gabriel Heinze
Genre of the piece: slash
Rating: NC17
Short Summary: Just before the Argentina/Holland match in the World Cup 2006 Ruud remembers the beginning of his relationship with Gaby.
Why we should read this:
Frankly, football slash can get a little monotonous, with perfect men groping each other in a strange twilight world only inhabited by other footballers. The whole point of this fandom is that it is fantasy, but even fantasy needs a little grounding in reality, and that is why you should read this fic.
The history of the two characters is totally believable, with the hesitations, false starts and misunderstandings that do happen. In particular you are always aware when reading it that the relationship is between two men who react to each other on that basis. It's the writer's understanding of the different dynamics and the quality of her writing that make this fic so worth reading.
Link to the fic: Untitled