Woah! Kate you're such an amazing writer I am looking forward to reading whatever your publish as and when you are ready. Esp the batting coach!Mike and the promising Ginny/livan/Mike one. So for the wip: heavy and if you're feeling generous; hard
Thanks!! I’m hoping to get at least one thing out by Christmas, but definitely something should be out by the end of the year. Those two will take a little longer, but I’m excited to get more work on them done.
Anyway, take both! 15 total hits, 4 for “heavy” and 11 for “hard”
draft: the party will comeJesus this is really his rock and hard place, isn’t it?
“I’m gettin’ old, Baker,” he tries.
Her mouth twists up, and he knows she’s not taking it. “You’ve always been old, Lawson.”
draft: untitled fic ∞“I aced Geometry.” She shrugged. “That’s all this is. Planes and angles. Like pitching.”
“Like pitching?” Mike sputtered, leaning hard on his cue and staring in bewildered amazement at this woman.
draft: where the loyalty liesBefore he quite knew what he was doing, Mike had exploded from his crouch, thrown down his mitt and mask, and decked Falcone. The sting in his knuckles was nothing compared to the pure satisfaction at seeing the asshole hit the ground. Hard.
+12 more behind the cut because this got a little (a lot) excessive
draft: untitled batting coach!Mike ficGinny froze at that, bat still hovering over her back shoulder. Almost breathless, she murmured, “Yeah?”
The silence before Mike’s returned, “Yeah,” was heavy.
draft: gotta do what you’ve gotta doFinally, he cleared his throat, and looked around the room, pinning each of his players with a hard stare and otherwise reveling in their eager anticipation. “Baker,” he announced, after a long pause that bordered on the dramatic. No one could say Al didn’t have a theatrical side. “First choice is yours, kid.”
draft: the fire went wildIt wasn’t so different from being on the phone with her late at night, game adrenaline slowly filtering out of his system and his eyes growing heavy.
Except Ginny wasn’t on the phone with him. She wasn’t even laughing at him.
draft: places that you could never reach“Would it kill you to take this seriously?”
“Yes,” Mike said, immediate. At Blip’s heavy sigh, his shoulders absolutely didn’t climb defensively towards his ears. Still, he grudgingly continued, “She’s just another rookie making her first start.”
draft: untitled Mike & Evelyn bonding fic“I’m flattered.”
His shit eating grin faltered when her elbow dug into his ribs, hard. “Don’t be. If Ginny weren’t so happy with her little island wedding, I’d have no problem with teaching you some manners.”
draft: no me vayas a dichabar“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Ginny replied, turning back to face him. Over her shoulder, it was hard to miss their teammates ogling, attention shifting between them on the dance floor and Lawson brooding at the bar, sucking down whiskey sours.
draft: untitled fic about hickeys because why the hell not?“Don’t you think it’d be hard? Every time you put this on, you’re just gonna remember doing this with me,” he challenged, staring up at her with dark eyes and wet lips. “Letting my hands run up this skirt,” he said even as he demonstrated his point, drawing goosebumps as his fingers skimmed over her knee. “How easy it was for me to get right here.”
draft: untitled bed sharing ficHe had to let out a heavy exhale when her nose nuzzled unerringly against his neck, arms banding around his stomach. Ginny sighed, too, and only had to wheeze a little bit around the crud in her throat. When Mike chanced a look down at her, her eyes were barely open, though they were trained faithfully on the screen as Bill Pullman discovered Meg Ryan hiding in a closet.
draft: mirror, mirrorShe gestured up and down her long, lean form, “Have you seen me?”
He smirked at that, settling into the mattress and tucking his hands behind his head. There was no way he would ever get used to seeing Ginny walk around in his clothes. “Kinda hard not to see you, babe.”
draft: untitled angst fic“I like having you around, Mike,” Oscar’d said, conveniently forgetting that he hadn’t tried that hard to convince Charlie Graham not to trade him away. “You’ve got a good head on your shoulders and you bring stability to the team. A team that still needs a lot of guidance.”
draft: anything you can do“Nope,” Ginny managed through a mouth that had gone drier than the Sahara.
“And why not?” His thumb dug hard into the arch of her foot, and that was why Ginny’s toes curled. Not the scorching look in his eyes or the heady purr in his voice. No. Definitely not.
draft: men of actionShe crashed into him, a storm of tongue and teeth and roving hands. Mike was hard pressed to keep up.
He got his hands on her shoulders, rocked her gently back. “Ginny,” he gasped. “We can’t—”
Here’s a list of some of my must read fan fiction featuring my favorite couple from Pitch, Ginny Baker and Mike Lawson, also known as Bawson. This is just the first list. There will definitely be more to come.
A better man might by lowriseflare, threeguesses The day Mike realizes he’s actively looking for Baker’s ass in the dugout is the day he decides he should probably stop slapping it.
And maybe that was love by oddlyfamiliar Ginny and Mike try their hand at something new. Turns out they're definitely both into it.
Breaking the Code by Bawsanity (CrowsGirl15) AU - Ginny is the hot new pitcher called up by the San Diego Padres. Mike Lawson is the aging catcher for the Dodgers, and Ginny’s childhood idol/crush. What begins as some help between rivals is complicated by a desperate move at the trade deadline.
Catching nothing all the time by lowriseflare, threeguesses Two things happen the morning after Mike fucks Ginny Baker in Chicago.
Challenges by lawofavgs His smirk is bordering on predatory as he meets her halfway, stopping just shy of touching her. “Girl I’m seeing, she’s insatiable. Can’t get enough of me. Loves to make sure I know who I belong to.”Her snort makes his smile grow. Allowing herself to draw her fingers lightly over his chest, she tilts her head to the side. “You sound pretty confident.”“With good reason.”
Dinner with Friends (and Fools) by mikeginsanity(blahblahwahwah) Mike has to deal with seeing his ex-wife and her fiance at a dinner with friends. But he doesn't have to face it alone.
If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand by oddlyfamiliar Mike accidentally finds Ginny's sex toy and asks for a demonstration.(aka, Ginny and Mike think they can just do this the once and then pretend it never happened. Watch how wrong they are.)
Just Another One of Mike's Girls by 2shytheshippy Spinoff from "The What in the How and Why." AU. Ginny chooses the dress.After Rachel leaves Mike, he develops a reputation due to his fondness for groupies. So, it comes as a surprise to the team when he asks Blip to bring his new girlfriend over for couples night. Their no turns into a yes when Evelyn overhears the Mike and Ginny and, from there, the Sanders and Padres soon realize that there's more to their relationship than the initially believed.
The Littlest Padre by MagicInHerMadness Collection of loosely linked Bawson family one shots
my heart stops when you look at me (just one touch now baby i believe) by fortunatedaughter She comes to resent the words – Look what we got here. Ginny Baker, in the flesh. What the fuck does that even mean, her being there, somewhere, in the flesh? She’s not important; no matter what her Pop hopes will happen with baseball when she finally masters that screwball.orthe soulmate au no one asked for.
Returning the Favor by Bawsanity (CrowsGirl15) After Ginny gives him one of his ultimate fantasies, Mike decides to return the favor. Part 2 of Bawson Fantasies
Seasons of Love by Writeonthrough (Schroederplayspiano) The year Mike Lawson decides is his last he’ll spend with to his first love, baseball, is the first he’ll spend with his last love, Ginny Baker:When Mike announces his plans to retire at the end of next baseball season, Ginny’s and Mike’s implicit plans for their future romantic relationship are finally acted upon, causing the couple to figure a way to have a personal relationship while leading their team to victory. A love story told in four parts.
Sink or Swim by Bawsanity (CrowsGirl15) Mike and Ginny have been sneaking around, and she finds out he has a fantasy of taking her in the team showers. After a particularly hard game for him, she decides to make that fantasy come true. Part 1 of Bawson Fantasies
Slow Like Honey by neogenesis85 It takes time. A lot of it. It's just sad that everyone else around them knows how this is going to end, can predict the play-by-play and make good money off the bets, but the two of them keep dancing around what's inevitable. Or, the five times someone else notices how gone Ginny and Mike are for each other, and the times they finally figure it out themselves.
Tell Me What You Want by Bullpen_Antics The team becomes aware of Ginny's secret tattoo.
there's no place like home by darlinginmyway Mike's grandmother is having her 90th birthday party, and he needs a girlfriend for the weekend.
These are the practice oaths by lowriseflare, threeguesses In the wildcard game against the Mets, Ginny pitches maybe the most beautiful game of baseball Mike’s ever seen. Part 1 of The box of multiple universes
Traffic Stop by MagicInHerMadness Ginny meets Mike when he gives her a ticket. It should be the start of an argument but things take an interesting turn.
Unofficial Member of the Team by Bullpen_Antics Ginny wears a sweater and people lose their shit.
Why we call it playing catch by lowriseflare, threeguesses Mike’s last game as professional MLB player takes place on the first of October, a tidy, subdued win against Arizona that sends the Padres into the offseason with an uninspiring 71 game record. Ginny doesn’t care.
As usual feel free to inbox me your own recs. I’m always on the lookout for good reads. Until next time. Enjoy!
Squeeee!! I love the snippet non-epilogue thingy from guys like you. I particularly love this: "Ginny’s more than willing to put out in the empty stacks of the library’s third floor or Mike’s car or, okay, one time in the infield grass in the dead of night,..."... Can you write a smutlet about the time in tyre infield grass in the dead of night? (Yes I AM a perv like that. No I am not ashamed to beg)
(I, in all honesty, put that detail in with the half-formed idea of fleshing it out some day, but now that the opportunity’s here, I find myself a little burnt out on smut. 😩 Hope this is still acceptable!)
“If we get caught by camp sec—”
“Camp sec,” he scoffs, laying down on the grass between home and the mound and tucking his arms behind his head, “isn’t gonna give a shit. We’re two baseball players on the baseball field. Besides, Russell loves me.”
Ginny snorts, but still stretches out next to him. “Russell doesn’t like anyone,” she counters, settling her head on one burly bicep and curling an arm around his middle.
“Goes to show what you know,” Mike jokes, shifting so he can get an arm around her, too. Ginny’s head ends up pillowed on his chest, just above his heart. “He loves me.”
She grins, but doesn’t laugh.
“You need to relax,” he murmurs, somewhere above her head.
It’s no that she doesn’t want to. San Diego is barreling straight into another heady summer, but there’s a cool breeze tonight, jasmine and orange blossom wafting on the air. But there’re too many thoughts whirling through her head for Ginny to completely appreciate it.
The Aztecs might actually make it to the College World Series this year. It’s Mike’s last chance to take home that honor. Just last week, he walked across the stage and accepted his diploma, to the raucous cheers of Ginny and the rest of his teammates. And to top it all off, tomorrow the Rule 4 Draft began.
Ginny sighs and chews on her lip, staring up at the sky. The stars really are beautiful tonight. Mike picked a good spot.
“Do I need to distract you?” he teases, reading her far too easily.
“How?”
His hand lands on her stomach, fingertips sliding under the edge of her shirt. Shivers erupt across her skin.
Still, she can’t resist pointing out, “You can’t solve everything with sex, Mike.”
“No,” he agrees, hand working its way up her ribs just shy of the sensitive skin under her bra, “but it’ll work in this case.”
He certainly isn’t wrong.
Still, she dithers. Campus is pretty quiet; summer classes haven’t yet started and most students have gone home. If she’s ever gonna do something this public, the circumstances tonight are pretty ideal.
"Give it your best shot,” she says, like Mike ever does anything else.
Immediately, Mike rolls and Ginny finds herself on her back in the grass, her boyfriend’s lips moving insistently against hers, his hands wandering. She kisses him back, sighing into his mouth and giving herself over to whatever pleasure Mike wants to give her.
(Needless to say, by the time he’s done with her, Ginny’s mind is a hazy, sated blank.)
Here’s another quick list of some Bawson fics to help us survive the wait to renewal. Enjoy! You can find a link to the first list here!
Bawson Oneshots by Ellabee15 It’s only a few episodes in and I am completely on the Mike/Ginny ship. So here are a few unconnected oneshots for these two.
Bean by MagicInHerMadness It was bound to happen. Someone would be the first if for no other reason than to be the first. Ginny Baker would be beaned before the end of her rookie season. Bawson fluff.
Choose the Dress, Do the Dance by mikeginsanity (blahblahwahwah) what If Ginny had chose her mom and the dresses and the dance and all that. And left baseball behind? What would her life look like? Would she still meet mike Lawson? Part 1 of Choose the Dress
Choose the Dress, Drop the Mitt by mikeginsanity (blahblahwahwah) what If Ginny had chose her mom and the dresses and the dance and all that. And left baseball behind? What would her life look like? Would she still meet mike Lawson? Part 2 of Choose the Dress
Closer Than Yesterday By: carolinagirl919 After Amelia reveals to Ginny that she and Mike are dating, the budding friendship between Mike and Ginny begins to change. And not for the better.
Fever Pitch: A Bawson One-Shot By: Jeniel0303 Amelia just broke the news that she and Mike are dating to Ginny. Reeling, Ginny finds herself wondering why she cares so much. Tensions build to a fever pitch when Mike and Ginny confront each other.
A Force of Nature by macaroni_rascal He thinks loving her is like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands: elusive, frustrating, useless. There is no way anything can happen between them, but it doesn’t stop him from looking at her like she’s Christmas morning personified. She is a force of nature and he’s the casual bystander that was either too stupid or too proud not to realize the inevitability of what was coming his way.
In which Ginny pitches her first no-hitter and then some other stuff happens too.
Frustration by Bawsanity (CrowsGirl15) Noah can’t handle Ginny. She finds someone who can.
If I had a heart by mikeginsanity (blahblahwahwah) AU Fic
Ex-ballplayer Mike Lawson, the ever discrete Man Friday to the Celebrity Athletes is hired by Ginny Baker. Mike’s a professional - but Ginny Baker with her big smile and her big heart make it very difficult for him to keep it strictly that way.
It Had To Be You by MagicInHerMadness Ginny and Mike wake up married after a wild night. To avoid the scandal, they stay married until the end of the season. It’s not like being married really makes a difference between friends, right?
It’s All In The Pitch by Olivia Ballard When Ginny Baker joined the Padres, she had no idea that baseball and Mike Lawson would be a package deal. Or how good the sex would be. Watch these two idiots navigate through a lot of great sex and an even better relationship.
kill each other (like civilized people) by elegantstupidity Ginny’s got a problem. It would be unsportsmanlike if Mike didn’t offer a helping hand.AKA: Baker’s gonna be the death of Lawson and vice versa.
Margie by mikeginsanity (blahblahwahwah) She chose baseball. She chose the glove. She chose the dream.
And then Pop died.
And, somehow the dream didn’t make sense any more.
AU fic where undercover Vice Cop Ginny meets human disaster Mike Lawson in the middle of an op. Part 4 of Choose the Dress
Over My Head By: MagicInHerMadness Ginny and Mike go to a dive bar.
The Playbook By: Missyriver Mike and Ginny met one summer and fell in love, but were separated by life’s expectations. Will they be able to capture what the once had or was it all forgotten. The Notebook inspired
Retirements and Rings by annaliesegrace Mike announces his retirement. Chapter 2 is Mature. Ginny/Mike
The Rookie & the Old Man: A Collection of Short Stories by darlinginmyway A central place to put all my collected prompts from Tumblr for Bawson, aka, the ship that’s ruined my life.
short days, long nights (tangled up with you) by fortunatedaughter Where the fuck is my bra, Lawson?” She hisses, grabbing for the first shirt-looking item she sees, not remembering that she’d worn a dress last night and not her usual jeans, t-shirt and leather jacket combo.Mike, for his part, merely waves his arms, panicking and acting as if is this close to losing his shit. And to think… it’s only Blip at the door.
so if you want to, you’ve got the green light by mardia “It’s not that big a deal,” Mike tries next, and then his mouth runs ahead of his brain and he blurts out, “Okay, but did you just have a lot of one-night stands in the minors or–”
Ginny’s lips thin. “Mike.”
“Because that would be fine,” Mike quickly adds. “If you had. Or, uh, hadn’t.”
Splintered Dreamstones by mikeginsanity (blahblahwahwah) The second part of Choose the Dress, Drop the Mitt
written because of popular demand.
Mike Lawson is back in the life of Ginny Baker, sports physical therapist. Part 3 of Choose the Dress
To have fate without Destiny by mikeginsanity (blahblahwahwah) What if Ginny met Mike while she was in the minors? Before Ginsanity became what it was.
We Got Each Other (Let’s Take It From There) By: MagicInHerMadness Mike makes an old dream come true for Ginny
@lerayon i know she was really busy and working over seas. However before she deleted she made it very clear that she was unhappy and devastated with the cancellation of Pitch and that she was disappointed our efforts didn't get it renewed. The last i checked she was working on fics but then she deleted. She deleted without posting or saying goodbye. Her fics are still on ao3 though say maybe she will comeback.
Thanks for the info, @music-maiden. I hope she's well and considers coming back.
