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In My Place by Ada15 (M)
In honor of Mr. John Laurinaitis getting (kayfabe) fired -- we hope! -- on RAW this evening, here's a fic about Management behaving badly.
Fandom: WWE
Pairing: John Cena/Randy Orton; pastRandy Orton/Triple H
Length: 22,549 words
Author on LJ: unknown Author Website: Ada15 on FF.net
Why this must be read: because it's, according to the author, "a different take on Randy Orton's face turn".
One thing you need to know about Randy Orton: in my Fandom Overview, I described Randy Orton as an "arrogant, sadistic loner who takes great pleasure in RKO-ing his opponents' heads off".
Randy Orton as a face, ladies and gentlemen!
This improved Randy is a relatively new development; prior to the spring of 2010, Randy was an evil, manipulative, ends-justify-the-means, egomaniacal tyrant. Even Cena (the nicest guy on the WWE's roster) called him an a$$hole.
So, then, the question becomes -- what causes a guy like that to change his spots virtually overnight?
Most WWE fans watch for the feats of daring athleticism and the sophomoric derring-do, but I've always enjoyed the stories behind the in-ring action just as much... which is why it can be frustrating when the WWE's creative writing team smacks you upside the head with an unexpected character development. Like, say, Randy Orton's face turn -- which is why I frequently turn to fan fiction to satisfy my need for backstory, and Ada15 doesn't disappoint.
Ada's Randy is great, sliding precariously back-and-forth between douchebag and decent human being. The story is also extremely well plotted; there's suspense throughout most of the story, as Ada makes you wait, along with John, to find out what's going on with Randy. Another thing I really enjoy about this story is the fact that the ending doesn't come complete with all loose ends tied up in a neat bow.
Ada's other stories are well worth a look; I actually had a difficult time picking which one to rec! (And, IMO, she's one of the few WWE fanfic writers that has CM Punk's voice nailed.)
In My Place
Fandom: WWE
Pairing: John Cena/Randy Orton; past
Length: 22,549 words
Author on LJ: unknown Author Website: Ada15 on FF.net
Why this must be read: because it's, according to the author, "a different take on Randy Orton's face turn".
One thing you need to know about Randy Orton: in my Fandom Overview, I described Randy Orton as an "arrogant, sadistic loner who takes great pleasure in RKO-ing his opponents' heads off".
Randy Orton as a face, ladies and gentlemen!
This improved Randy is a relatively new development; prior to the spring of 2010, Randy was an evil, manipulative, ends-justify-the-means, egomaniacal tyrant. Even Cena (the nicest guy on the WWE's roster) called him an a$$hole.
So, then, the question becomes -- what causes a guy like that to change his spots virtually overnight?
Most WWE fans watch for the feats of daring athleticism and the sophomoric derring-do, but I've always enjoyed the stories behind the in-ring action just as much... which is why it can be frustrating when the WWE's creative writing team smacks you upside the head with an unexpected character development. Like, say, Randy Orton's face turn -- which is why I frequently turn to fan fiction to satisfy my need for backstory, and Ada15 doesn't disappoint.
Ada's Randy is great, sliding precariously back-and-forth between douchebag and decent human being. The story is also extremely well plotted; there's suspense throughout most of the story, as Ada makes you wait, along with John, to find out what's going on with Randy. Another thing I really enjoy about this story is the fact that the ending doesn't come complete with all loose ends tied up in a neat bow.
Ada's other stories are well worth a look; I actually had a difficult time picking which one to rec! (And, IMO, she's one of the few WWE fanfic writers that has CM Punk's voice nailed.)
In My Place