Morning After

[2theletter]

Title: Morning After
Author: 2theletter
Rating: PG (mild language)
Pairing: Madison Bumgarner/Buster Posey
Synopsis: They had been fooling around for a while, and it wasn't at all unusual to find them making out in their apartments, or even secluded spaces at the park. What happened next, though, was unusual.
Disclaimer: This story and Uncle Sam have this in

Comments

[shoemaster]

You should tell us more about how Buster's totally cool and experienced with the gay sex thing. Surely MadBum's a little surprised/jealous when he finds this out.

But basically this is amazing and adorable.

[2theletter]

You've given me a pretty good idea. I may have to explore that further.

Thanks for reading.

[shoemaster]

That's pretty much my job in fandom, convincing other people to tell me stories :D

[learnthemusic]

Awwww, that was so cute! I like Buster taking charge like this when they're both, like, so...young and stuff. It makes more sense in my head, but yeah :)

I agree with the above comment!

[2theletter]

Thank you! I guess for me it was a reflection of that no-nonsense quality that makes him such a good catcher to begin with. After all, part of his job is to calm jumpy pitchers. It turns out he's just as good at it off the field.

[fordandfitzroy]

It's the Buster/MadBum fic I've been waiting for since 2009!

:DDDDDD

[2theletter]

You win comment war.

Thank you so much.

[pickedoffthird]

Oh my gosh this was soooo cute. I love pitcher/catcher relationships (both ways, heh :D), and I think you really captured them well here. Madison bluuuushing and Buster telling him to say "sex" and, eeee. I loved it!

[2theletter]

Thanks! I wrote this in something like two hours, so I felt little rushed. But the idea just wouldn't leave me alone. I had to sit down and type it out.

[sunsetfog]

Oh shit, I go and check LJ and there's more Buster fic which is better than what I have just written. Beaten to the punch again! I have another piece almost ready but this is so adorable that I'll hold off for a few more days so this one can sink in.

So many things to love about this, where to start. Ok, I love that Madbum is making fun of Buster for his speech, because it was so, so mockable-- he sounded exactly like he was giving a high school graduation speech, which was adorably earnest. I like that he's such a morning person and has crazy plans for the first day off. And I love the crazy plans, like let's go do everything today, and then maybe win another championship in our second year, who's gonna tell me no?

How long have you been waiting to use that 'paint the corners' line, though, I must know.

[2theletter]

Oh, but I really like yours, too. I'm excited to hear you've cooked up something new. I love how you and I are cornering the market on this pairing. :^)

I love Buster's energy here. It flows right from the continuity established in "Someone Like You Around," where Madison is unsure about spatial orientation in the Bay Area, and Buster has a better grasp on the geography of the area. I like to play with that dynamic.

Haha! I originally used it over on MCC as a joke line, something very cliche that a catcher would say to a pitcher as a double entendre. It was a while back, during the early playoffs.

[sunsetfog]

This flowed really well from your last story, I thought. Also, for someone who does not live in SF, you've done really well with the whole geography thing, something that can ruin the moment in a story if it doesn't feel right. But in general, I like the dynamic you set up between these two. Buster is definitely more of a take-charge kind of guy than Madbum, and you give him the appropriate level of sweetness and experience even though he's so young.

I'll post my story soon once I'm done tweaking it. Then after that, I think I'll explore another pairing in the offseason, because who knows what next year will bring. (Other than more Posey/Madbum for sure.)

[2theletter]

I try to be as accurate as possible about this stuff specifically for that reason. San Francisco is one of those great American cities defined in large part by its geography and topography. Mess that up, and you've taken away suspension of disbelief. As you pointed out, I don't live there and I've visited only once, so there will inevitably be some inaccuracies. But I try to avoid that at all costs.

The dynamic was pretty accidental, but I realize now it fits them pretty well. Buster's a very level-headed guy, so it would make sense that he looks at the world through a very rational lens. Bumgarner's still trying to figure out that part of himself, and I guess the best way to put it is, he knows his role on the team much better than he knows his role in life.