bijna

[5thofficial]

by ferrassie

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[thelastfig]

The, "it's okay. She knows," makes Ibrahim simultaneously want to laugh and never look Bouchra in the eye again

Mwuahahaha oh awkward. I love it

Lips insistent on the curve of his throat. The planes of Robin's body fit perfectly against his.

This is beautiful. Simple, but perfect.

When he looks up, Robin's staring at where Khalid's hand was. The skin there. He meets Ibrahim's eyes.

This sexual tension is excellent.

It's undeniably sweet and Ibrahim has to look away. Does it just as Khalid gets an arm around him. Voice low when he says, "I got you."

I love this. I can’t really describe why, but I absolutely love this bit.

But then Robin is saying, "I love you," and Ibrahim puts his forehead to his knees. When Robin's done, he stands up to leave

Oh ;_; That so heartbreaking.

I love how well you’ve incorporated the tensions of the team in this fic. It’s so easy to gloss over ‘bad’ things, but you’ve stuck all of it in the light and have done it so well. Well done.

[ferrassie]

thank you so much! the netherlands is so compelling (to me, anyways) because they represent what happens when you do stick a bunch of talented players, egos included, into a one team and ask them to work together while also implying that they work against one another (tension, ahoy!). i'm very glad you liked it.

[hoppipolla]

Poor Ibrahim, I feel like my heart was being torn for him. Definitely wonderful and well written. I wish I could say more about them and the characterization but I don't know them so I will say it that it was nicely paced and I like that it wasn't just sex but you know more than that.

[ferrassie]

thank you for reading! i was hoping that even with including more explicit scenes, which is definitely an aspect of how they communicate, that it wouldn't come to dominate their whole relationship. i'm happy that wasn't the case. :)

[ladytelemachus]

Love this a lot. I can never get enough of your distinctive prose style, all those little fragments and snippets that really convey Ibrahim's jumbled thoughts. Especially this:

Mix of fight and hope leaving him. Absorbs the warmth from Robin. Smell of clean sweat. Dreams of clean-breaks.

You weave all these themes together so well, the pressure of it, their restlessness, the infidelity, injuries and travelling and the gap in their ages and experience and the conflicts within the team...just so, so good. Thanks for an amazing read <3

[ferrassie]

ajdgsgd, i don't know what to say! thank you so much. international teams and the pressures that come from being on them create really interesting relationship dynamics, robin/ibrahim being no exception. they have so much going on and i'm so pleased that that came across. again, thank you!