[fanfiction] football/soccer rps
Untold Things
Football/Soccer RPS, Steven Gerrard/Xabi Alonso, PG
273 words
For Stef, for numerous reasons. She's the only reason any of my RPS is seeing the light of day and she insists that this one is worthy of being made public and since I trust her and all I am doing what she tells me. (And the Arctic Monkeys are eating my brain because of you, dear, but I still love you.) Also, to my American Drama professor for giving lectures so boring that I can write slash during class and still retain all that I need to.
I do not own these boys but oh, if I only did.
It’s Rafa of all people who triggers it when you’re talking with him after a practice. You’re being a captain, separating yourself from your teammates and you hesitate too long after a pointless question. Rafa’s stare is sharp as he comments on sharing important information for the good of the team and something inside you clicks. You nod through the rest of the conversation and then you walk to the locker room in search of one person.
You find Xabi quickly and you’re thinking of how to preface this - I know we said that secrets were okay but there’s something I want to tell you - when you hear yourself blurting out “I have a copy of the picture of you kissing me in Istanbul hidden in a drawer.” Xabi’s face is expressionless and for a moment you’re not even sure if he heard. There’s no obvious response to the statement and you’re not sure if there’s anything in particular you want to hear him say. It’s not as though the picture is being discussed for the first time. It’s been joked about often and even Alex laughs over its perennial presence on the internet. But this has never been admitted before - for good reason - and you find yourself hoping that Xabi didn’t hear.
But the momentary flicker in Xabi’s eyes says otherwise as he nods slowly. There really is nothing to say and you start to walk away when his hand is on your arm. He presses his lips against yours and it’s like the picture only longer and more real and you’re glad you told him the truth.
Linked to from footballslash ( here) and stevieandxabi ( here).
Football/Soccer RPS, Steven Gerrard/Xabi Alonso, PG
273 words
For Stef, for numerous reasons. She's the only reason any of my RPS is seeing the light of day and she insists that this one is worthy of being made public and since I trust her and all I am doing what she tells me. (And the Arctic Monkeys are eating my brain because of you, dear, but I still love you.) Also, to my American Drama professor for giving lectures so boring that I can write slash during class and still retain all that I need to.
I do not own these boys but oh, if I only did.
It’s Rafa of all people who triggers it when you’re talking with him after a practice. You’re being a captain, separating yourself from your teammates and you hesitate too long after a pointless question. Rafa’s stare is sharp as he comments on sharing important information for the good of the team and something inside you clicks. You nod through the rest of the conversation and then you walk to the locker room in search of one person.
You find Xabi quickly and you’re thinking of how to preface this - I know we said that secrets were okay but there’s something I want to tell you - when you hear yourself blurting out “I have a copy of the picture of you kissing me in Istanbul hidden in a drawer.” Xabi’s face is expressionless and for a moment you’re not even sure if he heard. There’s no obvious response to the statement and you’re not sure if there’s anything in particular you want to hear him say. It’s not as though the picture is being discussed for the first time. It’s been joked about often and even Alex laughs over its perennial presence on the internet. But this has never been admitted before - for good reason - and you find yourself hoping that Xabi didn’t hear.
But the momentary flicker in Xabi’s eyes says otherwise as he nods slowly. There really is nothing to say and you start to walk away when his hand is on your arm. He presses his lips against yours and it’s like the picture only longer and more real and you’re glad you told him the truth.
Linked to from footballslash ( here) and stevieandxabi ( here).