Football AU: Now That I Am in Madrid and Can Think 10/22

[an_only_tree]

Now That I Am in Madrid and Can Think 10/22
Rating: R (swearing and grownup stuff)
Summary: Arteta really did drink and drive that night and his hair really is made of Lego pieces. The rest is pretty much crack.

Comments

[anaile20gh]

...and his hair really is made of Lego pieces. PLEASEEEEEEE...hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha...OMFG...because is totally true...after 90 minutes of running, tackling, roll over the floor, still his hair is...i just can't stand him...IS TOO DAMN PERFECT!! BTW, i think he is charming...honestly!!

And what is going on with my other sweet basque man?? mmmm drama coming...

If you're not coming around here before the holidays...FELIZ NAVIDAD...si te portaste bien, Santa te recompensará!! Or baby Jesus...!! In my country is baby Jesus, no santa!!

[anaile20gh]

Hey, forget add: For years to come, he will always remember it every time Pepe or Luis or Fernando bitch about the Merseyside weather during one of their many dinners at the Dock and all Xabi ever has to say on the subject is I love the rain. lovely...beautiful...love it!!

[an_only_tree]

That's an actual quote from an interview with some Spanish radio where Rafa and co. bitch about dreary, rainy Liverpool and Xabi's all quiet and just says he loves the rain.

Sometimes... it writes itself with these two dorks.

[an_only_tree]

Gracias! Santa has been decent, I think what I wanted most was to not slip into a fatal case of writer's block and I got that. :)

Arteta kind of freaks me out (even though I'm convinced he's fantastically smart and classy and just everything you'd imagine from Xabi's boyhood BFF), it's his hair and his... features, I can't even explain it, so I transferred that onto Stevie a bit, but I'm also trying to convince myself he's not a cyborg so... :)

[papper_docka]

I'm shamelessly spoilt about the next chapter and have myself convinced where this story is heading, so I'm not sure I can give proper feedback here, let me just say that I love the tension, the charged mood before a confrontation or something big, possibly disturbing happening... My favourite part is this: Xabi looks him straight in the eyes for a couple of seconds, a shadow of annoyance unmistakable in the set of his jaw. “He’s great.” It’s both jarring and unsurprising to realize what a terrific liar Xabi can be. I had chills when I first read it. You're fantastic at exploring the darker corners of the mind without it coming out comically and without pathos (maybe because you balance it with humor in other parts of the story), you take your readers on a ride of self-exploration and self-realization that way, don't let them remain mere onlookers, you disturb them (in the best possible way) - what would a story be worth if it didn't make us contemplain the human nature? So this is amazing and obtained with very sophisticated

[an_only_tree]

I'm shamelessly spoilt about the next chapter

You sure about that... ;) I swear I didn't do it on purpose, I've been obsessing about the order of these two chapters since I first mapped out the story... Hopefully this will convince you to stop asking for spoilers. :p