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The Knitting Kind by Matchbox_bones (PG-13)
Fandom: BANDOM (MCR)
Pairing: Frank Iero/Gerard Way
Length: 2,756 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
matchbox_bones
Author Website: Fic tag
Why this must be read: Kicking off the "All AU, All the Time" (final) theme for my recs is a story posted a mere day ago. I was so charmed by its premise that I just had to rec it.
In this story, the author takes Gerard's canonical aversion to needles and gives it a twist by making him afraid of knitting needles. Normally, Gerard wouldn't think about it too much except for this one time when the one art store clerk who talks to him is none other than knitting enthusiast!Frank.
Trying to appear less failboat-y to Frank, Gerard lets him believe that he's just as much into yarn and knitting as Frank is. Of course, Gerard's lie prompts all kinds of randomly hilarious results.
Craftster!AU is one of those tropes Bandom really knows how to work. This story is just the latest example of the great type of fic this fandom has to offer.
An excerpt
Gerard hates needles.
Specifically, he hates knitting needles.
In fact, Gerard hates knitting needles so much that he would rather use the rotting organs of a dead pig for an art project than attempt to fumble his way through a “pfb” or a “p2tog,” or whatever the fuck that shit was. And, okay, so maybe his hatred wasn’t actually quite that intense (because honestly there’s really no way he’d ever step within twenty feet of rotting pig’s flesh, let alone engage in hands-on work, not even for the sake of his art), but the aftershocks of accidentally impaling himself after tripping on Grandma’s basket of knitting needles and Imperial Purple yarn at the tender age of six had, more or less, left a lasting impression.
The Knitting Kind
Remember: leaving feedback for a writer whose story you've enjoyed is awesome.
Pairing: Frank Iero/Gerard Way
Length: 2,756 words
Author on LJ:
matchbox_bonesAuthor Website: Fic tag
Why this must be read: Kicking off the "All AU, All the Time" (final) theme for my recs is a story posted a mere day ago. I was so charmed by its premise that I just had to rec it.
In this story, the author takes Gerard's canonical aversion to needles and gives it a twist by making him afraid of knitting needles. Normally, Gerard wouldn't think about it too much except for this one time when the one art store clerk who talks to him is none other than knitting enthusiast!Frank.
Trying to appear less failboat-y to Frank, Gerard lets him believe that he's just as much into yarn and knitting as Frank is. Of course, Gerard's lie prompts all kinds of randomly hilarious results.
Craftster!AU is one of those tropes Bandom really knows how to work. This story is just the latest example of the great type of fic this fandom has to offer.
An excerpt
Gerard hates needles.
Specifically, he hates knitting needles.
In fact, Gerard hates knitting needles so much that he would rather use the rotting organs of a dead pig for an art project than attempt to fumble his way through a “pfb” or a “p2tog,” or whatever the fuck that shit was. And, okay, so maybe his hatred wasn’t actually quite that intense (because honestly there’s really no way he’d ever step within twenty feet of rotting pig’s flesh, let alone engage in hands-on work, not even for the sake of his art), but the aftershocks of accidentally impaling himself after tripping on Grandma’s basket of knitting needles and Imperial Purple yarn at the tender age of six had, more or less, left a lasting impression.
The Knitting Kind
Remember: leaving feedback for a writer whose story you've enjoyed is awesome.