The Four Stages of Oh Nuts I Like Him, by memlu (PG/PG13)

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Fandom: Eyeshield 21
Pairing: Hiruma/Mamori
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: memlu / mekosuchinae
Author Website: Fic list at delicious.
Why this must be read:

I've already rec'ed memlu this month, but I love this fic too much to let a little detail like that stop me. While I adore the Hiruma/Mamori pairing, it's hard to move the relationship along without warping them out of character. This fic manages beautifully, and with a wonderful dash of humour.

And, true, Hiruma had immediately responded, "Shut up, fatass," to which Mamori had felt it her moral obligation to respond with, "Do you have to call everyone by degrading names?" and, really, it had all basically come down to "fucking manager" and "stop calling me that!"

Even that, though, had been casual; almost friendly. As if somewhere along the line being called fucking manager by a gun-toting quarterback probably suffering from some advanced form of psychosis was normal.

The Four Stages of Oh Nuts I Like Him