#2018collection

A dream dress, a dream man, and a dream ceremony - what more could a bride want?! Darci is so lucky to have them all!

Another massive thank you to everyone that wrote a fic for the Football RPF week! Here is the collection of fics (can also be found on ao3):

Day 1: Best friends to lovers

Can't Help Falling in Love With You [Podfic] | Dele Alli/Eric Dier

“Have you found out who sent you the mixtape yet?” Dele asks blinking at him with sleep in his eyes. Eric shakes his head. “I haven’t really started looking yet,” he frowns and Dele yawns. “Maybe you should.” Yeah. Maybe he should.

I'm not looking for somebody with some superhuman gifts | Dele Alli/Eric Dier

5 times Dele doesn't tell Eric what's going on with him and one time he does.

(or the one where Dele is totally Spiderman and Eric is totally done with his bullshit.)

Out of reach | Iker Casillas/Cristiano Ronaldo

It had always been friendship between them. Cristiano would hop the fence every weekend at six in the morning, his coffee already steaming on Iker’s counter. They liked to watch the sun rise on Iker’s balcony, sipping from their mugs and scalding their tongues.

Better together | Marco Asensio/Isco

“Do you know that people think we’re dating?”

We'll pull ourselves ashore | Odell Beckham Jr./David Alaba

Sometimes it takes the end of the world to figure out a few basic truths. You know how it is. Pacific Rim AU.

Like a heartbeat drives you mad | Sebastian Rudy/Niklas Süle

The only thing Basti is unprepared for when dealing with Niklas as a werewolf, is other werewolves.

How did we end up like this? | Mario Götze/Marco Reus

André didn’t expect this would happen.

We were burning on the edge (of something beautiful) | Sergio Ramos/Fernando Torres

Fernando doesn't know how he's gonna get out of this situation – and truth to be told, he doesn't even know how he put himself into this in the first place. Or, just a little insight into Sergio and Fernando's first years of friendship.

Ho giocato con i tuoi battiti, ma mai con il tuo cuore | Claudio Marchisio/Paulo Dybala

There’s nothing incongruent or rehearsed about Paulo’s smile either. His large, gray eyes narrow—creasing at the edges, while his lips tug more towards the right. A slanted grin. But it’s how Claudio knows this is undiluted, genuine Paulo. Claudio wants to give him a smile to match, wear his bruised, love-defeated heart out in the curves spread on his lips across his face, but he’s afraid of how stupid it’ll make him look. The corners of his lips tug slightly downwards. A self-imposed restraint on his enthusiasm.

Day 2: Fake relationship

You Make My Love Grow | Lorenzo Insigne/Dries Mertens

“Don’t you worry, it’s just a necessary formality, a fake marriage to show people what they want."

Hypothetically speaking.... | Sergio Ramos/Cristiano Ronaldo

It started with a question. “If I were to hypothetically ask you to be my boyfriend, would you hypothetically say yes?” Sergio to Cristiano. And Cristiano had been taken aback by the abruptness of the question, but the answer had been balancing on the tip of his tongue for a while now for some reason. So he answered “Of course,” as quickly as Sergio had asked.

Kiss Me Where Your Eye Won't Meet Me [Podfic] | Pep Guardiola/José Mourinho

“You’re not dating José Mourinho.” “No. But I think I just implied to the collected English football press that I am.”

Was it just a lie? | Joshua Kimmich/Julian Weigl

If all of this is just a lie, let’s make the best out of it.

Day 3: Bed sharing

All thanks to alcohol | Isco/Álvaro Morata

There was one room left over, two players. Zidane apologized for the inconvenience and suggested that they pull names out of a hat to determine who’d be stuck in the one bed option. But he was met with a chorus of Isco and Alvaro and Isco and Alvaro who were on opposite sides of the room just sighed in response. They’d been steering clear of one another ever since Isco sent Alvaro a nude of himself. Isco had been drunk, mind you. Yet everyone kept insisting that it didn’t make the situation less inappropriate.

Lo siento | Iker Casillas/Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas/Cesc Fàbregas

"Sergio watches in silent sorrow as the last tulip in the garden dies."

The edge of something beautiful | Thomas Müller/Manuel Neuer

Thomas' cousin is getting married. Why he asks Manuel of all people to be his plus one, the latter doesn't quite know. Especially when his whole family seems to be convinced that they are more than friends. Which of course, isn't helped by the fact that Manuel has a raging crush on his teammate.

My Fair Lad [Podfic] | Gareth Bale/Cristiano Ronaldo

It starts from a jersey swap and turns to a grand night out. Kind of a Pygmalion-theme fairy tale set in Manchester 2007.

Your touch - my comfort, and my lullaby - holdin' on tight and sleepin' at night | Gareth Bale/Aaron Ramsey

“I think I love you.” The first one to break the silence was Gareth; he whispered quietly and held his breath being afraid of Aaron’s reaction.

Day 4: Getting together

The Story of My Heart | Sergio Ramos/Fernando Torres

Fernando sits on his couch, watches Sergio in Russia, and tells his Locco plushie how Sernando got together.

It’s Not Like I Care | Gerard Piqué/Sergio Ramos

Sergio reached out and patted the crest on Gerard’s chest, feeling the frantic heartbeat under his fingers. “You okay?” After you realize you’ve fallen in love with someone, the next words they say to you will appear on your skin if they are your soulmate.

Magic [Podfic] | Dele Alli/Eric Dier

They call it magic, we call it true.

Who's to say it isn't flight | Miroslav Klose/Thomas Müller

Thomas is less displeased than he should be about his dragon suddenly turning into a man. Temeraire AU.

I can’t stop thinking about you. | Toni Kroos/Lucas Vázquez

Mats wants to know everything about how their relationship started.

Something just like this | Lukas Podolski/Bastian Schweinsteiger

"... they have been together for a long time, they just realized it now."

You smiled and then the spell was cast | Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano was Leo's first kiss and first boyfriend but then he moved away. Now nine years later, he's back and Leo finds himself drawn to his childhood friend once more.

Day 5: Mutual pining

The one that I can't have |  Leon Goretzka/Joshua Kimmich

"You’ve got a date tonight and you asked for advice on what to wear but I’m so in love with you and damn you look good in the outfit I picked out for you." Joshua is dating Julian, and Leon has this stupid crush on Jo he can't get rid of.

Learn to Listen [Podfic] | Iker Casillas/Sergio Ramos

Sergio manages to get himself cursed – now he hears everything in magnified levels. It’s not as much fun as one might think.

Can you feel the love? | Isco/Álvaro Morata

“I think I like you too.” He finally whispered and just buried his face in the pillow feeling how his cheeks turned pink.

There must be something more | Benedikt Höwedes/Mats Hummels

"He basically stick with you for entire time when you actually meet each other; in Brazil, during Confed, and even when we have an IB. That must be saying something.”

Day 6: Rivals

Rivals |  Toby Alderweireld/Mousa Dembéle/Jan Vertonghen

Mousa and Toby have unknowingly competed for Jan's affections over the years. Because in football, even emotions are something to be contested over.

You and I Aren't Friends [Podfic] | Gerard Piqué/Sergio Ramos

Sergio and Gerard, pining after each other during the national call-up.

Odi et amo | Mario Götze/Marco Reus

Mario Götze hates the newest addition to the team: Marco Reus.

The feeling's mutual (until it isn't.) Follows the relationship of sworn enemies Mario Götze and Marco Reus during the 2012/2013 season.

I can't stand you, can I? |  Gerard Piqué/Sergio Ramos

"I hate you." "No, you don't."

Day 7: World Cup

Vergolden uns diesen Tag [Podfic] | Miroslav Klose

It’s the eighty-ninth minute of regular play and Miroslav Klose is still on the pitch.

Put on Your Brave Face | Christian Eriksen/Vincent Janssen