football rpf: it’s not like a tree where the roots have to end somewhere

[dorkorific]

title: It’s not like a tree where the roots have to end somewhere.
pairing: Steven Gerrard/Xabi Alonso
rating: r
disclaimer: this is just absolutely 100% untrue.
summary: "When the team's your whole life, the thing that makes you happier than anything, of course you love the people who...who can make you happy like that. It is a bit gay, really."

Comments

[waferkya]

Gosh, this was so good I don't even, I don't even, I don't even have the words, really. I feel kind of full, complete now, and sad, of course, but in a nice, warm way. This story gave me a lot - every single character you put on the line, even the minor ones, has such a depth, is so three-dimensional and lifelike I just loved them all. And how you portrayed Steven's needy hunger for Xabi, it actually gave me goosebumps all over. Their need to be together struck me. How they can't actually make it real, that broke my heart. This was beautiful, I guess you managed to write everything I love the most about 8/14 - the love, the need, Liverpool, the melancholy, and their families. Alex is gorgeous, too, and their interaction with the team just perfect. Sex ed with Carra was fucking brilliant, I don't know; You wrote so many details I can't recall everything, but I loved it. I really sincerely did, so thank you for writing. Really thank you

[dorkorific]

UGH I am overwhelmed by the generosity of this comment. I am just so glad that you liked it. And are you kidding? If you want to translate this I'd be completely thrilled. ♥ ♥ ♥ Although! You do have to point me to your translation as soon as it's up so I can learn how to say useful things like "I'm not going to have sex with you on the pitch" in Italian.

[waferkya]

Well hello! First of all, let me thank you again for writing this story - I dunno, I read my comment again and suddenly realized I didn't squee or point out not even 1/4 of the things I loved ♥
So, thank you. And thank you for letting me translate it, too - italian fandom is kind of growing and will be forever thankful to you.
So, I did it XD It took me a while because university life is so tiresome I don't even have time to breathe, but I managed to finish my translation (I did my best ♥) and posted it here on my personal journal (I also made a little banner-ish thingie for it, I dunno, it's something I usually do with my fics but if you don't like it I can take it off in a sec ♥). I think I'll crosspost it (via fake-cuts, mostly xD *laziness, i haz it*) to some of the main italian archives, like dietrolequinte or fanfic_italia (I don't mean to spam you, sorry if it seems rude; I just think you might not be accustomed to our fandom comms ♥).
Did I already mention how thankful I am to you? XD Thank you, really ♥

so I can learn how to say useful things like "I'