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Xavi and Iniesta, footballing soulmates
Mar. 10th, 2012 09:59 pmthis is part of my interconnected series of this is why I ♥ Barcelona informational posts.
( Xavi and Iniesta, footballing soulmates )
some fic recs (originally commissioned by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
angualupin)
Six Steps to Becoming Something, Part I and Part II, by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
storyofameadow: Six games that changed the course of Andres and Xavi's relationship. Written entirely in lowercase, which makes me want to set things on fire, and the prose is a bit purple, but it's otherwise very lovely. (And far more sexually explicit than you usually see with these two!)
Elevation, bystickmarionette: After the Chelsea match. You know which one.
And I saw sparks, byel_defe: Winning the league in 2005. Some of the phrasing is a little awkward (the author is not a native English speaker) but it's a very sweet little first-kiss snippet.
untitled drabble, bystickmarionette: Leo on the outside of the Xavi-and-Iniesta show, looking in.
Abort, Retry, Fail, byacchikocchi: Okay, Xavi and Andres are not a major part of this fic (it's mostly about Villa failing to recognize that he has human emotions and also it's a software programmers AU), but there's this one scene where they haul Andres over because he's the only one who can translate Xavi's technobabble into real person talk and augh, FEELINGS, FEELINGS EVERYWHERE.
[petit prince], bygreenpixiehair: This is mostly about Andres' relationship with Leo - he and Xavi coincide for about a sentence - but it's lovely and sad and both Xavi and Andres are (individually) perfect in it. (Pastiche of Le Petit Prince, in case that's not obvious.)
(if you tolerate this then) your children will be next, bystickmarionette: Batfamily AU! Xavi as Dick Grayson and Andres as Tim Drake works creepily well.
The Catalan Opening, byspdfg: Imaginative and hilarious cop AU, mainly about Pique and Puyol but also featuring Xavi as a cranky prosecutor and Andres as his assistant.
other media
Xavi and Iniesta; A Soundtrack: Sometimes Xavi and Andres inspire people who've never heard of fanfic to write fanfic. Songfic, even. I love it.
Lizstomania: BarçaTV made this as a promotional video last year when Andres, Xavi and Leo were all in the final three for the Ballon d'Or. More importantly, it is an awesome vid that highlights their fabulous interplay on the pitch. (Bonus promo vid here which is not really a masterpiece of film editing but is nevertheless super cute!)
( Xavi and Iniesta, footballing soulmates )
some fic recs (originally commissioned by
angualupin)Six Steps to Becoming Something, Part I and Part II, by
storyofameadow: Six games that changed the course of Andres and Xavi's relationship. Written entirely in lowercase, which makes me want to set things on fire, and the prose is a bit purple, but it's otherwise very lovely. (And far more sexually explicit than you usually see with these two!) Elevation, by
stickmarionette: After the Chelsea match. You know which one. And I saw sparks, by
el_defe: Winning the league in 2005. Some of the phrasing is a little awkward (the author is not a native English speaker) but it's a very sweet little first-kiss snippet. untitled drabble, by
stickmarionette: Leo on the outside of the Xavi-and-Iniesta show, looking in. Abort, Retry, Fail, by
acchikocchi: Okay, Xavi and Andres are not a major part of this fic (it's mostly about Villa failing to recognize that he has human emotions and also it's a software programmers AU), but there's this one scene where they haul Andres over because he's the only one who can translate Xavi's technobabble into real person talk and augh, FEELINGS, FEELINGS EVERYWHERE. [petit prince], by
greenpixiehair: This is mostly about Andres' relationship with Leo - he and Xavi coincide for about a sentence - but it's lovely and sad and both Xavi and Andres are (individually) perfect in it. (Pastiche of Le Petit Prince, in case that's not obvious.) (if you tolerate this then) your children will be next, by
stickmarionette: Batfamily AU! Xavi as Dick Grayson and Andres as Tim Drake works creepily well. The Catalan Opening, by
spdfg: Imaginative and hilarious cop AU, mainly about Pique and Puyol but also featuring Xavi as a cranky prosecutor and Andres as his assistant. other media
Xavi and Iniesta; A Soundtrack: Sometimes Xavi and Andres inspire people who've never heard of fanfic to write fanfic. Songfic, even. I love it.
Lizstomania: BarçaTV made this as a promotional video last year when Andres, Xavi and Leo were all in the final three for the Ballon d'Or. More importantly, it is an awesome vid that highlights their fabulous interplay on the pitch. (Bonus promo vid here which is not really a masterpiece of film editing but is nevertheless super cute!)
