This is a slight revision of my "Fulton and Portman" stories that were posted here a year earlier.
One of the most interesting series of fan fictions I have ever read are probably grouped along with the fan fiction you are about to read. Most are good, and some are bad, but the ones dealing with the difficult yet honest and passionate romance between Fulton Reed and Dean Portman, the celebrated Bash Brothers, have touch my heart and my mind greatly. Many speculations have been vented out about such a possible relationship, and many have written ideal love stories that take advantage of this wonderful pairing.
It was because of these wonderful stories that I have decided to write one of my own. It is an attempt at a complete story of our enamored Brothers from their hopeful beginnings at the Junior Goodwill games, through their on-again-off-again relationship, to its, well, I haven't decided yet. The story will be based in later years, when the Bash Brothers are the "cash cows" of one of the NHL's most successful franchises, where Fulton and Portman achieve athletic success beyond their wildest dreams. Yet Fulton is fast approaching thirty, a dreadful time for a lonely, gay man, and realizes he still loves Portman a great deal. However, Portman's love for Fulton, however strong it is, does not help him commit to Fulton, as he has once again dated a girl and went so far as to announce their engagement in Fulton's presence. Through visions and memories, Fulton must fight his own personal insecurities and Portman's sexual indecisiveness, as he risks not only losing the only person he ever loved, but his best friend and fellow enforcer, not to mention their very careers. This is based entirely from the perspective of Fulton. It aims to be a mix of Fellini's "8 ½" and Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy", just to give you an idea. These stories will be lengthy and not-so-much plot- driven. Instead, they will be examinations of the two characters.
I hope that you will find the stories intriguing and fun to read, as I will find them fun to write.
And so, without further ado, here are Fulton Reed and Dean Portman, the Bash Brothers..