Seasonstocking!
I just went back to seasonstocking to retrieve all the fics and stuff I did for people, because I want a copy of them in my journal, haha. Feel free to ignore if you like.
"Chuck!"
He pauses from his walk down the street, instantly recognising your voice. You get out of the taxi, heels clicking as they meet the pavement.
"Chuck."
He looks at you.
"You're back."
He smiles. It riles you, remembering how sleazy that smile could sometimes look.
Your hand suddenly comes into contact with his face. He flinches, slightly, then looks back at you.
"I guess I deserved that."
"Don't you ever leave like that again!" You point at him accusingly and he captures your wrist in his hand.
"Let me go."
"I won't. I never will again." His grip is tight, fingers circling lines on your palm and your breath hitches in your throat and he sees it and smirks. Again.
"I am NOT one of your conquests, Chuck."
"Am I not one of yours? How do you think I felt when I saw you with Nate? I felt sick-"
"He's my boyfriend."
"-he still doesn't know?"
"No."
"Fuck, Blair."
"Me? You're the one that left. Do you know what happened the last time someone left? My dad went to Paris with another man."
"Are you still with Nate?"
"What? Yes. He's given me the ring."
He kisses you suddenly, pulling you towards him, hands tangled in your hair, and you gasp in surprise. He takes advantage of your open mouth, hands moving towards your hips, and you find your arms curled around his neck, responding in kind.
"Then I have to leave. I'll see you around, Miss Blair."
He kisses you on the hand and disappears into the crowd.
5 things Pat Rice will do on Christmas Day.
1. Kiss his wife on the cheek in the morning, and tell her how lovely breakfast looks. (He does it every morning anyway.) Then, tell her that there's going to be a surprise for dinner before kissing her on the cheek again after breakfast to get ready to get to work. (Sometimes he would just like to sleep in on Christmas Day. But they have matches through Christmas and there is training; and Pat doesn't mind much because he is a morning person.)
2. Greets Arsene when he gets to London Colney. They swap presents - it's socks, every year, and every year they try and outdo each other for the crazier pair. This year they have red pom poms on it. Arsene is greatly amused with his. (They are bright red with christmas trees. and Glitter.)
3. Try and avoid Cesc Fabregas at all cost. Actually, he will probably cower behind Arsene whenever Cesc comes near and let Arsene deal with him. That boy is much too full of bouncy bounciness on Christmas Day.
4. Groan when Robin gives Cesc a Christmas hat, which the Spaniard accepts with much glee and insists he take a photo with everyone else in the hat. Cowering did not help much in this case so he smiled when Cesc bounded over and then let the smile fall off as soon as he was blinded by the flash for long enough that when he could see again Cesc had already bounded off towards Arsene.
5. Go home and take his wife to Dinner and then to the Theatre. His wife will give him a tie and he will give his wife pretty pearls to wear.
5 things that happen when Valencia players have a party.
1. David Villa will always, always, pin the tail on the donkey's nose.
2. Fernando Morientes would be the king of the dance floor.
3. Joaquin will be cracking jokes and spiking the punch.
4. David Silva will get drunk really quickly on said punch, and his face will go red.
5. Timo Hildebrand will sit in the corner to avoid people, but everyone will find Timo's hair rather beautiful and want to braid it. Timo tries to be nice and will let them (only after many, many drinks.)
He's leaving.
He's leaving and you're staying and he's so much better than you and - it's not fair. He doesn't deserve this.
You hug him amongst the despairing screams and stunned silences and you shut your eyes, wanting it to be a dream.
He's smiling.
It's a grin, broad as ever, and he smiles at you when you pull away. You don't know exactly if he's faking it, but it radiates and he squeezes your fingers you didn't know were interlaced with his, barely touching by the edges and tips of your fingers. You smile back (you know it's fake, that smile will never reach your eyes). He just squeezes your fingers again, slightly tighter.
You pat him on the back and squeeze his shoulder lightly before getting off the stage. The real goodbyes can come later.
*
And when it's really over and the audience and even the judges have gone; you go and find him.
Carl's there when you see them, in the little room that has not much but a couch. They're hugging and Carl catches your eye and you see genuine sadness. He pulls away and then Benji turns and sees you and smiles again and you barely notice Carl leave.
"Hey," you say.
"Hey," he says back, in that teasing voice that is smooth and beautiful and sounds almost like laughter. [You can't help but stare].
"You alright?" he says seriously. You shake your head quickly and smile at him.
"Yeah. Yeah, I should be asking you the same."
He doesn't say anything and he just sits there and looks at you for a moment , tilting his head slightly to the side and you suddenly feel self conscious.
"Look at me, Matty," he says, and you force your eyes to meet his.
"I -I'm really sorry you're going."
Benji rolls his eyes dramatically in reply.
"Oh. That. Don't be ridiculous, you're miles better than me."
"No - I mean." The words get stuck in your throat. Benji looks at you sympathetically and cups your face in his hands and you could see every freckle that dusts his cheeks and his nose.
"You'll get there. Don't give up. It's only the beginning, Matt Corby. I said it out there and I still mean it." You could barely take the intensity in his eyes; the determination still in him.
"I'm scared." You say. He laughs suddenly.
"People probably believe in you more than you believe in yourself. BELLLLIEVVEE, Corby."
"And us?" You whisper, and feel the heat rush to your cheeks.
"Us?" He echoes impatiently, and suddenly you have to grab out; grab at him and his hair and pull him close and his mouth is on yours even before you intended it, because he's pulling you close to him as well.
You feel him whimper deep in his throat and then he pulls back and he looks at you with sad eyes but he's still smiling and you guess that is a good thing. You punch him playfully on his shoulder.
"We had the world but time," he says. Natalie; Natalie is at the door.
"Wait for me?" It means more than you could convey.
He shakes his head sadly, says "You'll move on", squeezes your fingers again and you're scared because of everything you know about him you know that for most of the time he's right.
And Natalie - Natalie is at the door.
"I'm not saying goodbye," and you pull your fingers away from his and leave that little room to lock yourself in the bathroom and splash water over your face. You're determined not to cry for him.
You'll see each other anyway; again; someday - soon.
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And he drops to his knees, there on the cold tiles, and he bends over and cries (and cries and cries) - he can't do this anymore, he can't keep trying to save this team, he can't hold the weight of those expectations on his shoulders, he can't do it all himself, and - and the one person who might just be able to help him, make him smile, make him hope - barely gets a start, and it's not his fault but it hurts when Yoann looks at him and tries to smile for the sake of the team and it doesn't reach those beautiful (oh so beautiful) green-grey eyes and Ricky just wants to hold him as the wetness catches on Yoann's lashes when Ricky watches him sleep.
5 things Tomas Rosicky does at Champions League away games
1. Cross his fingers and hope he rooms with Aleks.
2. Always take the bed closest to the window. Aleks thinks it's strange, but he loves watching the sky and the stars as he falls asleep and taking in that first breath of morning air when he wakes and being able to gaze out across the new city.
3. Always insist that him and Aleks go and visit Cesc instead of Cesc coming over. Tomas prefers to keep the room somewhat in an orderly state. (Well, his side, anyway.)
4. Going over to sit with Aleks on his bed to read a novel together in an attempt to improve his English.
5a. If Aleks falls asleep whilst reading, Tomas pulls off the Belarussian's slippers and tucks him in, pulling the covers up, and kisses Aleks on the forehead before going back to his own bed.
5b. If they get frisky, they have sex, and Tomas likes to watch when the sunlight hits the Aleks' pale face and tints his cheekbones pink.
5c. If they read a horror novel and Tomas wakes to find Aleks unable to sleep in the night, Tomas lets Aleks share his bed. He likes to wake up swallowed in Aleks' semi-subsconscious bear-hug-slash-cling.
I think that's it. Phew.
"Chuck!"
He pauses from his walk down the street, instantly recognising your voice. You get out of the taxi, heels clicking as they meet the pavement.
"Chuck."
He looks at you.
"You're back."
He smiles. It riles you, remembering how sleazy that smile could sometimes look.
Your hand suddenly comes into contact with his face. He flinches, slightly, then looks back at you.
"I guess I deserved that."
"Don't you ever leave like that again!" You point at him accusingly and he captures your wrist in his hand.
"Let me go."
"I won't. I never will again." His grip is tight, fingers circling lines on your palm and your breath hitches in your throat and he sees it and smirks. Again.
"I am NOT one of your conquests, Chuck."
"Am I not one of yours? How do you think I felt when I saw you with Nate? I felt sick-"
"He's my boyfriend."
"-he still doesn't know?"
"No."
"Fuck, Blair."
"Me? You're the one that left. Do you know what happened the last time someone left? My dad went to Paris with another man."
"Are you still with Nate?"
"What? Yes. He's given me the ring."
He kisses you suddenly, pulling you towards him, hands tangled in your hair, and you gasp in surprise. He takes advantage of your open mouth, hands moving towards your hips, and you find your arms curled around his neck, responding in kind.
"Then I have to leave. I'll see you around, Miss Blair."
He kisses you on the hand and disappears into the crowd.
5 things Pat Rice will do on Christmas Day.
1. Kiss his wife on the cheek in the morning, and tell her how lovely breakfast looks. (He does it every morning anyway.) Then, tell her that there's going to be a surprise for dinner before kissing her on the cheek again after breakfast to get ready to get to work. (Sometimes he would just like to sleep in on Christmas Day. But they have matches through Christmas and there is training; and Pat doesn't mind much because he is a morning person.)
2. Greets Arsene when he gets to London Colney. They swap presents - it's socks, every year, and every year they try and outdo each other for the crazier pair. This year they have red pom poms on it. Arsene is greatly amused with his. (They are bright red with christmas trees. and Glitter.)
3. Try and avoid Cesc Fabregas at all cost. Actually, he will probably cower behind Arsene whenever Cesc comes near and let Arsene deal with him. That boy is much too full of bouncy bounciness on Christmas Day.
4. Groan when Robin gives Cesc a Christmas hat, which the Spaniard accepts with much glee and insists he take a photo with everyone else in the hat. Cowering did not help much in this case so he smiled when Cesc bounded over and then let the smile fall off as soon as he was blinded by the flash for long enough that when he could see again Cesc had already bounded off towards Arsene.
5. Go home and take his wife to Dinner and then to the Theatre. His wife will give him a tie and he will give his wife pretty pearls to wear.
5 things that happen when Valencia players have a party.
1. David Villa will always, always, pin the tail on the donkey's nose.
2. Fernando Morientes would be the king of the dance floor.
3. Joaquin will be cracking jokes and spiking the punch.
4. David Silva will get drunk really quickly on said punch, and his face will go red.
5. Timo Hildebrand will sit in the corner to avoid people, but everyone will find Timo's hair rather beautiful and want to braid it. Timo tries to be nice and will let them (only after many, many drinks.)
He's leaving.
He's leaving and you're staying and he's so much better than you and - it's not fair. He doesn't deserve this.
You hug him amongst the despairing screams and stunned silences and you shut your eyes, wanting it to be a dream.
He's smiling.
It's a grin, broad as ever, and he smiles at you when you pull away. You don't know exactly if he's faking it, but it radiates and he squeezes your fingers you didn't know were interlaced with his, barely touching by the edges and tips of your fingers. You smile back (you know it's fake, that smile will never reach your eyes). He just squeezes your fingers again, slightly tighter.
You pat him on the back and squeeze his shoulder lightly before getting off the stage. The real goodbyes can come later.
*
And when it's really over and the audience and even the judges have gone; you go and find him.
Carl's there when you see them, in the little room that has not much but a couch. They're hugging and Carl catches your eye and you see genuine sadness. He pulls away and then Benji turns and sees you and smiles again and you barely notice Carl leave.
"Hey," you say.
"Hey," he says back, in that teasing voice that is smooth and beautiful and sounds almost like laughter. [You can't help but stare].
"You alright?" he says seriously. You shake your head quickly and smile at him.
"Yeah. Yeah, I should be asking you the same."
He doesn't say anything and he just sits there and looks at you for a moment , tilting his head slightly to the side and you suddenly feel self conscious.
"Look at me, Matty," he says, and you force your eyes to meet his.
"I -I'm really sorry you're going."
Benji rolls his eyes dramatically in reply.
"Oh. That. Don't be ridiculous, you're miles better than me."
"No - I mean." The words get stuck in your throat. Benji looks at you sympathetically and cups your face in his hands and you could see every freckle that dusts his cheeks and his nose.
"You'll get there. Don't give up. It's only the beginning, Matt Corby. I said it out there and I still mean it." You could barely take the intensity in his eyes; the determination still in him.
"I'm scared." You say. He laughs suddenly.
"People probably believe in you more than you believe in yourself. BELLLLIEVVEE, Corby."
"And us?" You whisper, and feel the heat rush to your cheeks.
"Us?" He echoes impatiently, and suddenly you have to grab out; grab at him and his hair and pull him close and his mouth is on yours even before you intended it, because he's pulling you close to him as well.
You feel him whimper deep in his throat and then he pulls back and he looks at you with sad eyes but he's still smiling and you guess that is a good thing. You punch him playfully on his shoulder.
"We had the world but time," he says. Natalie; Natalie is at the door.
"Wait for me?" It means more than you could convey.
He shakes his head sadly, says "You'll move on", squeezes your fingers again and you're scared because of everything you know about him you know that for most of the time he's right.
And Natalie - Natalie is at the door.
"I'm not saying goodbye," and you pull your fingers away from his and leave that little room to lock yourself in the bathroom and splash water over your face. You're determined not to cry for him.
You'll see each other anyway; again; someday - soon.
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And he drops to his knees, there on the cold tiles, and he bends over and cries (and cries and cries) - he can't do this anymore, he can't keep trying to save this team, he can't hold the weight of those expectations on his shoulders, he can't do it all himself, and - and the one person who might just be able to help him, make him smile, make him hope - barely gets a start, and it's not his fault but it hurts when Yoann looks at him and tries to smile for the sake of the team and it doesn't reach those beautiful (oh so beautiful) green-grey eyes and Ricky just wants to hold him as the wetness catches on Yoann's lashes when Ricky watches him sleep.
5 things Tomas Rosicky does at Champions League away games
1. Cross his fingers and hope he rooms with Aleks.
2. Always take the bed closest to the window. Aleks thinks it's strange, but he loves watching the sky and the stars as he falls asleep and taking in that first breath of morning air when he wakes and being able to gaze out across the new city.
3. Always insist that him and Aleks go and visit Cesc instead of Cesc coming over. Tomas prefers to keep the room somewhat in an orderly state. (Well, his side, anyway.)
4. Going over to sit with Aleks on his bed to read a novel together in an attempt to improve his English.
5a. If Aleks falls asleep whilst reading, Tomas pulls off the Belarussian's slippers and tucks him in, pulling the covers up, and kisses Aleks on the forehead before going back to his own bed.
5b. If they get frisky, they have sex, and Tomas likes to watch when the sunlight hits the Aleks' pale face and tints his cheekbones pink.
5c. If they read a horror novel and Tomas wakes to find Aleks unable to sleep in the night, Tomas lets Aleks share his bed. He likes to wake up swallowed in Aleks' semi-subsconscious bear-hug-slash-cling.
I think that's it. Phew.