Yuletide Recs: 2 amazing Pitch stories
Dec. 30th, 2018 09:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scribblinlenoreFor reasons, I was away and hectically busy for the first part of the Yuletide reveals, so the only stories I've read are the two I received. But if I were to read only two stories, these would definitely be the two to choose!
They are both Ginny/Mike Pitch stories, and they are both FABULOUS. Also, they both provide resolution to that almost-kiss from the series' last episode. How did I get so lucky? I don't know, but I'm very grateful.
Wave Me On Home by Anonymous, rated Mature, no archive warnings apply
This is a wonderful ensemble story that reads like an episode with lovely moments between Ginny and Al, Amelia, Blip, and of course Mike. It takes the potential heartbreak of off-season contract negotiations, looks at what that would be like for the first female MLB player, and also explores the limitations Ginny thinks she needs to put on her personal life in order to be professionally successful. The chemistry between Mike and Ginny is off the charts, and the reason why Mike never brought up that almost-kiss after it happened is a thing of joy that gets right at the heart of why I love these two characters and their relationship.
keep me going strong by Anonymous, rated Teen and Up Audiences, no archive warnings apply
Is there anything more hilarious than ballplayers and their superstitions? Maybe especially when they don't recognize or aren't willing to admit that they are, in fact, superstitious? Ginny bets Mike that he can't stop doing his "habits," and as you would expect, it does not go well. That Ginny notices all of these things about Mike--things he doesn't even realize himself--is super hot. And the way they resolve the bet (hint: it's win-win!) is extremely delightful.
They are both Ginny/Mike Pitch stories, and they are both FABULOUS. Also, they both provide resolution to that almost-kiss from the series' last episode. How did I get so lucky? I don't know, but I'm very grateful.
Wave Me On Home by Anonymous, rated Mature, no archive warnings apply
This is a wonderful ensemble story that reads like an episode with lovely moments between Ginny and Al, Amelia, Blip, and of course Mike. It takes the potential heartbreak of off-season contract negotiations, looks at what that would be like for the first female MLB player, and also explores the limitations Ginny thinks she needs to put on her personal life in order to be professionally successful. The chemistry between Mike and Ginny is off the charts, and the reason why Mike never brought up that almost-kiss after it happened is a thing of joy that gets right at the heart of why I love these two characters and their relationship.
keep me going strong by Anonymous, rated Teen and Up Audiences, no archive warnings apply
Is there anything more hilarious than ballplayers and their superstitions? Maybe especially when they don't recognize or aren't willing to admit that they are, in fact, superstitious? Ginny bets Mike that he can't stop doing his "habits," and as you would expect, it does not go well. That Ginny notices all of these things about Mike--things he doesn't even realize himself--is super hot. And the way they resolve the bet (hint: it's win-win!) is extremely delightful.