Aw, man. You made me laugh so much at Xavi's "disappointed" face and Leo's joke about chauffering and how many Barcelona players it takes to screw in a lightbulb, and then... sucker punch to the gut. It was, however, inevitable. And perfect.
Um so this is stunning and the best thing I've read in a long, long time. It really, really moved me, and you know I have basically no Barca-feels (or in fact, knowledge) at all
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Rach firstly sorry for taking so long to reply, life, you know, and also being totally overwhelmed by the responses to this story.
Now, thank you, thank you, thank you. As always you have read into this exactly what I felt as I wrote it, you have seen things I didn't even quite understand myself, and your compliments are more than I deserve really. Thank you for reading, thank you for taking the time to tell me how you felt, and especially thank you for getting this, completely and utterly.
he's thwarting himself and protecting himself at every turn yes, and friendship, and how it can be unequal, and the role secrets play in it yes, thank you, thank you.
Thank you thank you thank you for taking the time to tell me this and sorry it took me so long to respond. Since you now know I am in complete awe of your abilities to create tangible feelings and visceral reactions, I can say that it is such a compliment to have affected you in this way. Thank you so much for everything you say here, I was really stunned by your comments and so proud <3
oh my god xavilla longfic that i didn't write. AND IT'S SO GOOD. IS THIS MY BIRTHDAY.
xavi is so perfect in this i could almost believe it's true - at least, if it was true, that he would act like this. he does keep things so close to his chest and keep his private life separate from the club. the... contrast? juxtaposition? (forgive me, it's early) between him keeping his sexuality private because of the stigma of sports and then the added secret and pressure because of david's family was amazing, and heartbreaking.
and david, david, daaaaavid. dumped, heartsick david villa is the worst-best thing ever. i literally had to keep telling myself "it's fiction it's fiction" because it was so hard to read the scene where he is begging xavi. break-up fic is my thing though, and you did it so well, how it gets easier over time but then every now and then you get smacked back into it. ahh it hurts so good.
i would quote you my favorite parts but it would literally be everything after He tries, once. “I can’t do this anymore.” thank you
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It's such a pleasure to see that you enjoyed this, because from reading all your fic I know of course how important these people are to you. That juxtaposition was for me the centrepoint of the whole story so I'm so pleased it worked for you. Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to give me your reaction xx
Hey lovely, thank you for your comment and thank you also for your summary in your rec list, it really made my day today. I'm especially pleased that you said that the Xavi/Villa is not the point <3 I'm really pleased you liked it, I was really hoping you would because you have such strong feelings about these characters, and it means a lot.
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And I love your Andres too, what a sweetheart.
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Now, thank you, thank you, thank you. As always you have read into this exactly what I felt as I wrote it, you have seen things I didn't even quite understand myself, and your compliments are more than I deserve really. Thank you for reading, thank you for taking the time to tell me how you felt, and especially thank you for getting this, completely and utterly.
he's thwarting himself and protecting himself at every turn yes, and friendship, and how it can be unequal, and the role secrets play in it yes, thank you, thank you.
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xavi is so perfect in this i could almost believe it's true - at least, if it was true, that he would act like this. he does keep things so close to his chest and keep his private life separate from the club. the... contrast? juxtaposition? (forgive me, it's early) between him keeping his sexuality private because of the stigma of sports and then the added secret and pressure because of david's family was amazing, and heartbreaking.
and david, david, daaaaavid. dumped, heartsick david villa is the worst-best thing ever. i literally had to keep telling myself "it's fiction it's fiction" because it was so hard to read the scene where he is begging xavi. break-up fic is my thing though, and you did it so well, how it gets easier over time but then every now and then you get smacked back into it. ahh it hurts so good.
i would quote you my favorite parts but it would literally be everything after He tries, once. “I can’t do this anymore.” thank you ( ... )
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