The Care and Feeding of Your Blutbad (In Ten Easy-To-Follow Rules) by Carlough (PG13)

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Fandom: GRIMM
Pairing: Nick/Monroe
Length: 2,826 words
Author on LJ: carlough
Author Website: AO3, Fanfic.net
Why this must be read:

Author's Summary: For the prompt: "A domestic Monroe/Nick, where they move in together for the first time and set out some rules. Monroe has all these small, ridiculous rules that makes Nick want to laugh."

I loved how domestic this piece was. Two guys integrating their domiciles and habits into one household. Little things like how best to load the toilet paper dispenser or how to squeeze the toothpaste tube made Nick and Monroe so down to Earth and real. I know that toilet paper thing was a ongoing source of amusement in my household with my Dad agreeing with Monroe, 100%. XD

And then there's the hilarity. I swear I had a grin from rule one, and it stayed on my face the whole way through. Carlough has a way with using a solely dialogue driven piece and making us just visualize Monroe's creepy Precious Moments collection (evil clown and dead baby figurines! XD) and the crisp lines of his hospital-like-folded bed linen. And you can just picture Nick's eye rolls and sighs of patience at Monroe's OCD rules. They're there to help with wolf control, but egads... Just some hilarious stuff!

The Care and Feeding of Your Blutbad (In Ten Easy-To-Follow Rules)