Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Length: 36,000 words
Author on LJ:
mrsronweasley and
theopteryxAuthor Website: mrsronweasley's masterlist of fic,
theopteryx's masterlist of fic and fanartWhy this must be read: Continuing on my theme of "stories done in interesting and new ways", I'm
very excited to bring you one of the best stories I think has come out of our fandom in a long time, writing a theme I love (cross-dressing) in
such a unique and relateable way! This story follows Frank as he experiments and discovers parts of his own gender identity - all because he has to buy a dress from a thrift store as a disguise.
Instead of sexualizing it right away, the authors acknowledge that for Frank, putting on the women's clothing at first is strange - feeling at once the wrong shape
and the right one - and involves more than just stuffing a bra. His relationship with Gerard is exciting, and seeing him support Frank as he navigates the cross-dressing (something that becomes not just a disguise but a
part of Frank) warms my heart. Watching Frank move through both worlds - working at a diner, sweaty and unshaven and in all ways a
man, and then sitting in front of the mirror with a bra strap falling off his shoulder, fixing his makeup - is incredible, treated by the authors with a perfect mixture of homour, honesty and realism.
( Excerpt ) Becoming Joan