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Jack/Bitty (Check Please)
Something Like This by emmagrant01
Jack thought his first year in the NHL would be 100% about hockey, but the reality is so much more complicated. (AU where the Goodbye for the Summer comics didn’t happen, because I had already written 80K words of this. But just because it’s canon doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy long, angsty, get-together stories, amirite?)
So, the reason I haven't recced anything for a few weeks is because I have been slowly (very slowly) reading this amazing piece of writing. You know those fics where you don't want to stop reading but you also don't want it to ever be over? This is one of those. I absolutely loved it. I was fully invested in Jack and Bitty's story, of course, but I also fell hard in love with the original characters. This whole thing was so great!

Will/Hannibal (Hannibal)
Blackbird by emungere
Shortly after Will kills Garret Jacob Hobbs, he and Hannibal stumble into a D/s relationship. It's a relief to have Hannibal telling him what to do, but the closer they become, the closer he gets to realizing who and what Hannibal really is.
I really do love everything this author has written in this fandom. This one is beautiful

Where All Ladders Start by emungere
Will is slowly losing his mind in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. He makes a deal with the devil to get out.
I've recced a lot of stuff by this author but I think this is my favourite of all the fics of theirs that I've read. So good.

A Great and Gruesome Height by mokuyoubi
In his mind, the fall lasts a small eternity. In reality, it's maybe two seconds.
Will and Hannibal go over the cliff, just like they planned.
And I think this might be my favourite fic in the fandom out of all the ones I've read so far. It feels so perfectly in character

Will/Hannibal (Hannibal)
Shark Tank by xzombiekittenx
Will and Hannibal meet in prison. Hannibal is still the Ripper, Will is still a profiler who had encephalitis. Only now they're cell mates
It’s occurred to me that I haven’t really read any fics in this fandom and since I’ve run of of things in my other fandoms I decided to dive in. A bit weird starting with an AU but it has the most kudos on AO3 and I did enjoy it once I got used to the different setting :D

Yuri/Victor (Yuri on Ice)
Praise Please
Viktor is a good coach. Strict, talented.

But Viktor is kind. He gives praise like a waterfall, overflowing and loud and it makes Yuuri drown.
This is so sweet and perfectly in character

Clark/Lex (Smallville)
Play Forgiveness
The call comes in when Clark is drunk on sleep and his face is buried deep in the pillow. "The President requires your assistance."
I don’t know why but I felt an urge to read Smallville fic this week and I found this wonderful one that I hadn’t read back when I was active in the fandom

Male Hawke/Fenris
In for the Kill
Hawke and Varric run a small yet accomplished criminal empire, specialising in theft, espionage, and assassinations. When a big new job comes in, Hawke goes to seek some outside help from Fenris, an infamous (and expensive) assassin who just happens to be in Kirkwall. (AU with canon setting but different career choices)
This is so much fun. A bit like a Leverage AU and I loved it

Dorian/Cullen (Dragon Age)
The Inescapable Risk of Intimacy by esstiel
Were Dorian back home, they would fuck a few times to get whatever it is building between them out of their systems then go back to their regularly scheduled lives. They would most likely never speak again unless required to by a formal setting, and both parties would be expected to keep their deviant activities a secret.

But they aren’t in Tevinter, and what’s building between them isn’t sexual desire, not really.
Oh, this is a lovely slow burn fic

Sid/Geno (Hockey RPF)
A Perpendicular Expression of a Horizontal Desire by coricomile
"It's so good to meet you," Sharna says, her voice tinged with a soft Australian accent. She hasn't taken her hand off Geno's arm.

"Nice to meet you, too," Geno says, laughing when Sharna slips on the ice. They do a few circuits around the rink, one of the Pens crew following them since apparently Dancing With the Stars doesn't have a person on the film crew that knows how to skate.

Sid heads to the locker room. As long as it doesn't screw with their game, he doesn't care.
This is just adorable!

Kent/Tater (Check Please)
Kenny's 2 Months of Cooking Dangerously by coffeestars
Kent has a mid-life crisis at 27 and starts cooking his way to enlightenment with his teammate, like that woman from the food movie about Julia Child. Or something like that.

Mashkov also keeps tweeting at him, and he doesn't know why.
Argh this is the cutest omg

we're hollow (like the bottles that we drain) by idday
In the story of Kent’s life, Jack is the one who got away.

(Or: Kent collects little pieces of Jack, over the years.)

(Or: Kent’s always had a bad habit of pushing hard on his bruises the next day, just to feel how something can leave a ache long after it’s done hurting you. Maybe that’s why he’s at this wedding.)
SO MANY FEEEEEEEELINGS

if on an epikegster night a traveler by screamlet
“You tell me what you did when you get here.”
“What? I didn’t—”
“3 AM here and you almost lose your point streak in game last night, Parse. You leave Vegas, go to not-Boston, call me at 3 AM. So you come to Providence, you tell me what happened.”
Kent took several deep breaths, but said nothing.
I never expected to have so many Kent Parson feels

Dot Your T's and Cross Your I's by coffeestars
Zimmermann's mark, the first thought his soulmate will have about him, is on his stomach. It is not the first thing Kent thinks when he meets Zimms.

Kent's own markings are illegible. His soulmate must not think much of him, but it's okay, because Kent doesn't think much of himself, either, as he bandages up his forearm and hides.
EEEE! Soundbond fics are so great :D

Four Years in the Making by sarcasticfishes
He knew that off the ice, the guy was a bonafide teddy-bear; on the ice, there was nothing teddy-like about him, or the way he stood a clear six inches taller than Kent.
Oh, this is so lovely!

Sid/Ovechkin (Hockey RPF)
Wrong on the Internet by annonymous
Sid hates Ovechkin. He hates him so much, he has no choice but to complain about him on the Internet.
OMG this is absolutely hilarious I loved it!

Sid/Geno (Hockey RPF)
Just What Was Rumpelstiltskin Expecting to Do with a Baby, Anyway? by withershins
Turning to a witch to save a loved one's life is one of the riskier gambles a person can take, but it's one that's arguably noble and brave. Falling in love with the witch, though—now that's just foolish.
OMG this is sweet and wonderful

Jack/Bitty (Check Please)
The Skype Dates by tiptoe39
For the Can't Hardly Wait challenge, I present to you: my on-the-fly-written account of Bitty and Jack's Skype conversations between May and July. It starts modestly and gets deeper & more heated as it goes on.

Note: This was written as part of a challenge where I wrote and posted a chapter "live" nearly every day, so it will read much differently to you than a planned-out, carefully edited fic. I hope you will enjoy it nonetheless.
OMG THIS GAVE ME ALL OF THE FEELINGS AND WAS SO AMAZING

Jack/Bitty (Check Please)
A Little Bit Closer by marswithghosts
Eric Bittle's To-Do List:

1.) Frame Masters in Library and Information Science diploma and send to Mama, because she never understood the lack of sleep and abuse of caffeine, but she sent cookbooks and money for good chocolate, bless her.
2.) Throw away every last highlighted article, graded paper, and syllabus, because they are no longer needed, thank the sweet Lord.
3.) Promote the library's new periodic reading series, because it wasn't the capstone project for nothing.
4.) Harass Boston Bruins star Jack Zimmermann into taking a picture for @BPLWestEnd to promote the reading of his new children's book, Jacky's Bad Days.
5.) Do not ogle Boston Bruins star Jack Zimmermann's ass.
6.) Fail step five. Repeatedly.
God, this was amazing! So well written and it gave me all the feelings!

Sid/Geno (Hockey RPF)
High Winds in Northern Sky by thehoyden
On the morning Sidney first met Evgeni Malkin, he opened his bedroom closet to pull out a clean uniform and found a frozen pond instead.
Aww! This is lovely!

An Uncharted Country by ofpucksandpens
He could turn around and leave right now, and it would be like he’d never come at all. Turn around, walk across the dappled yard and back down the driveway, get back in his rental car and drive away. Get on a plane and go back home. Come back next season and start again. It would be familiar and safe, the same thing they do every summer.
Sweet getting together fic with much pining. Excellent

Bloom by omelet
Of all things, Sidney didn't think he was allergic to a flower.
This is so adorable omg

Ever as Before by coricomile
Zhenya is ten when he stumbles upon Baba Yaga's hut.
I do love a good fairytale AU

Living Like We're Renegades by merryofsoul
Sid's crew is in the business of shipping — mainly. Sometimes, when the shipments from Bettman Corps are slow, they pick up extra shipments, or find things that are misplaced and return them to their rightful owners.

Sid doesn't like it when he hears the word bounty hunter or vigilante thrown around, because as far as the authorities know, Sid's crew has done nothing wrong. But it's common knowledge that if something needs taking care of, the crew of the Pittsburgh can get the job done.
Really fun space AU

Tilt-Shift by snickfic
Zhenya rode the Pens charter plane with the rest of the media crew: Michelle and Sam and the ROOT team. He went to bed too late and woke up way too fucking early. “Good thing you’re behind the camera instead of in front of it,” Michelle said one morning. She had a donut from the continental breakfast. Zhenya had two.

“You look like me, too, if you don’t have all that makeup,” Zhenya told her crankily.
I have a real weakness for fics where one of them is famous and the other isn’t

Once Upon A Time by hannahjane
At this point, it almost makes sense in a karmic kind of way that the hot Russian guy from two weeks ago shows up while Sid is pretending to have a tug-of-war with his partner over his daughter.
Argh this is adorable!

Sid/Geno (Hockey RPF)
Lets Go For It (Just For Tonight) by ibear
“Yeah, I get that,” Sid had said. “Do you think you could help me?”

“With sports psychology?” Geno had guessed and known he was wrong.

But it was nice to get confirmation from the flush of Sid’s cheeks. “No, with—sex.”
Hot and also adorable

Elastic Heart by cathedralhearts
“It’s so early, G,” Sidney mumbles as he pulls himself upright as takes the coffee and the bagel. Geno laughs and goes back into the kitchen, bringing the rest into the bedroom and settling on the covers, sipping his tea and unwrapping his own food.

“Is 8.30, Sid, time for wake. Lots to do today, Mr. Prime Minister.”
This is adorable!

The Young and the Restless by level3puckbunny
“I think you have this all wrong, Geno. I’m not, like, your old spinster aunt that you have to take out on day trips to get her out of the house.”

“No. You young spinster hockey player. Still good to get out of house.”
I do love domestic fluff

Stars Apart by java_genie
It’s easy for Geno to imagine how things could better, out in the black. He’s read all the comic books and seen all the movies about the people who leave the core behind and find a second life, a better life, as pioneers and outlaws on the frontier of space. It means opportunity—the chance to scrub yourself clean of all the bad names and mean labels the core gives people born to parents not rich enough, smart enough or brave enough.

But Sid, he was born with all the right labels—and Geno can’t think of a single thing Sid could find out among the stars that he couldn’t have here at home.
I wasn't sure a hockey Firefly AU would work but it does and this is all kinds of fun

March into the Sun by o_contrary
In the flurry and frenzy of packing and checking with his team once more before he leaves, he sort of-

It’s not that he forgets to check in with Geno.

He’s just hoping they’ll have some sort of chance to catch up in Prague, when Geno will have less of a limp, will be able to walk like someone younger than 90, and it won’t turn into a fight that Sidney isn’t quite prepared to have.

Membership to the Triple Gold Club isn't all Sidney leaves Prague with.
Much cuteness

Little Steps (Getting There; Being There) by onceuponamoon
“Flower?” Geno asks, inclining his head in the snoring goalie’s direction.

“Yeah, Flower’s okay,” Sid confirms. He wants to tell Geno that he’s okay, too, but that’s – another limb to carefully navigate. “Most of the time. Goalies need lots of attention.”

“Yes, give Flower lots of love. Not like Talbo.” Geno grins. “He not need any, okay? Gets plenty from mirror.”

Sid laughs, loud in the quiet of the airport lobby. “Yeah,” he says, “Okay.”
I don’t think I will ever get tired of readin getting together fics about these two

(1)5 Exes and Sid by whatjusthappened
Five times Geno fell in and out of love, plus one time he stayed in love.

Or, the one where Geno dates a lot of people before realising the love of his life has been in front of him all along.
Lovely getting together fic

The One Where Sid Gets A Tattoo by electricverse23
“How much is bail set for?” Jamie asks without hesitation and not even a hint of sleep in his voice. Fucker. “I’ll get Jordie to do a transfer. Whatever it is, we’ll get you out.”

Tyler thinks it’s commendable that he doesn’t cut the call then and there. Then again, once word gets out that Sidney Crosby is possibly broken, Jamie and Jordie are the last chance he has of actually making it back across the Atlantic alive.

Or alternatively, Tyler Seguin Worries That He Broke Sidney Crosby In Prague With Indelible Ink.
This is fun and adorable

Out of the Woodwork by pinetreekate
Sid comes out. This is what happens next.
Another really cute and funny one

Your Hands Hold Me Together by itsacoup
The only constant factors are Sid and Geno and the way their hands fit together.

Five times Sid and Geno hold hands, expanded from my entry to the Real Hockey Bros Hold Hands challenge on tumblr.
Argh this is so precious

The Say Love Heals All Wounds by deastar
“Geno? Are you okay? Physically,” Sid asks, which is good, because Zhenya doesn’t think he can put into words how he’s feeling emotionally. He imagines saying, The person I’ve loved for ten years finally took me to bed last night, but it turns out he didn’t want to, and now I can read his mind. No, thank you.

“Feel fine,” Zhenya answers. “Even head feel fine.” And suddenly he realizes how fucking odd that is: he was concussed, and the room is brightly lit – he should be hiding under a blanket right now. He narrows his eyes and asks, “Sid, why head feel fine? What happen to concussion?”

Sid takes a halting step closer to the bed and says, “Our bond, it’s—it’s a healing bond.”

“Holy mother of God,” Zhenya breathes. So. They’re definitely not breaking the bond, then.
This is so wonderful. I really do love soul bond fics in this fandom and this is a great one!

Jack/Bitty/Shitty (Check Please)
Small Victories by monj
DON’T LET ANYONE FEED YOU BISCUITS FROM A TUBE, JACK ZIMMERMAN!!!

The AU where Jack is a Pittsburgh Penguin
Okay, there was no way I was going to not read this although I was a little worried about the OT3 aspect as that's not really my jam. This is an absolutely wonderful fic though and I loved it. My real hockey boys and my fictional hockey boys all together *heart eyes*

Sid/Geno (Hockey RPF)
All Across the Field by whatjusthappened
Sid’s got that look on his face, the one that never bodes well for Zhenya. The one where he ends up doing things he doesn’t want to, but can’t say no, because Sidney asked and Zhenya has always been weak in the face of Sidney’s desires.

It’s why he once ended up stealing the Stanley Cup while it had been in Jordy’s custody; they’d made him believe it had been kidnapped for a good twelve hours before returning it.

(There had been police and NHL officials involved.)
God, I can’t believe I read mpreg but it was super adorable. Don’t hate me?

To Love and to Cherish by hapakitsune
Sidney the wedding planner takes up with Geno, pastry chef extraordinaire.
Aww! This is so cute!

I Know I'm Gonna Be by bropunzeling
“Yes,” he says.

Sid hums, clearly distracted. “Yes what?”

“Yes, I go on trip with you, ” Geno says.
Aww! Another really adorable one

Do We Get What We Deserve by withershins
Sidney takes care of his wolves.
This is apparently a week for reading things I don’t normally like. Not usually a fan of werewolf AUs but this is so adorable!

Lay Me Down by brax
Five times Sid doesn't plan on waking up with Geno, and one time he does.
This is cute

Paws of Life by ladyblahblah
Life in a sleepy small town is a welcome change of pace for Sidney. Eager to leave his old city life behind, he's ready to settle into a quiet routine where the stress of his job peaks at planning a tour of the fire station for the local elementary school. He isn't looking for romantic entanglements, or anything else that might pull his focus away from his work. When he finds an abandoned, injured puppy by the side of a country road, though, Sidney can't do less than anything in his power to make sure it gets the care it needs.

He hadn't been counting on Dr. Evgeni Malkin. With his careful hands and warm smile, it's not long before Geno has the puppy patched up and happy again. And while Sidney never intends to foster the puppy himself, if it means occasional house calls from the local veterinarian, he can't quite bring himself to regret it.

Will Sidney be able to work past the memory of a previous loss and find a way to open his life to someone else again? Or will Geno have to work like a dog to bring this beauty's stubborn heart to heel?
Aww! So adorable!