Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: Bob/Frank
Length: 5,076 words
Author on LJ:
graceoftheworldAuthor Website: author's masterlist of ficWhy this must be read: In the MCR corner of bandom, "asshole!Frank" has become a well-loved characterization of Frank. However, more often than not, stories that attempt that characterization end up diverging so wildly from the Frank that we know, it's hard to relate to or care about him.
Instead, this story does an incredible job of making him a
genuine asshole, a really unattractive personality, but still making us care by showing
all of him for what he is: someone who doesn't know how to ask for things any other way than making someone angry enough to give it to him, who looks for intimacy in fists and teeth and his knees hitting the gravel, and who uses insults to let someone know how much he cares about them. Frank's pretty messed up in this story, but he's also pretty gone for Bob and Bob
gets him. And that's why - in amongst the spitting and snarling - you see exactly why they're so good for each other. That, I think, makes it a pretty unique story and definitely worth a read!
( Excerpt ) You Want But You Want But You Don't Wanna Be (On Your Knees) (and the sequel,
You're Living All Over Me)