Fic Recs: Zach Parise/Ryan McDonagh; John Tavares/P.K. Subban
I'm most certainly enjoying writing ALL the Boyle/Prust (and beta reading all the Boyle/Prust by bluelinespecial), but since I'm all new to hockey and stuff, I figured it would be fun to read other pairings, blur the team loyalties a bit, and check out what else is happening in the hockeyslash world. And since I believe in sharing, I'm going to rec my favorites from my exploration-hopefully averaging 2 fics a week.
If you're willing to swallow your team pride and take a look at other amazing relationships, here are a few fics you should read:
Title: Boys From Minnesota
Author: isachi
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Cranky!Mac; matchmaking Steps
Pairing/Characters: pre-Zach Parise/Ryan McDonagh; Derek Stepan
Word Count: ~3,000
Summary: Step insists that the Minnesota boys should all train together, which means that Mac has to put up with Parise-and Steps attempts to make everything right.
Why You Should Read It: I didn’t know that I’d want to read more of this pairing but I so do! And a big reason is because isachi writes such amusing Cranky!MacTruck. All of the characterizations are pretty brilliant, actually, though Mac is the most enjoyable (in part just because we’re in his head). I also have to commend this fic for not just throwing the relationship at us, because as it stands it seems like just the beginning and I sincerely hope that it is because I’d love to read more of this Mac and how things continue to unfold over the summer.
Zach Parise was waiting for him in the hallway outside the changing rooms. He smiled at Steps, nodded a goodbye. Then he turned back to Mac and looked like he already knew what he was in for.
All Mac could think was Devil. Game Six. The coldness of the ice against his stomach. Overtime defeat. Just defeat.
"The guys call you MacTruck, right?" Zach asked.
"The guys do, yeah."
It was just pointed enough to wound without being outwardly hostile. Still Zach jiggled his keys and seemed untroubled by the attitude. "Well come on, Steps said you needed a ride home."
Link: http://2mins4slashing.livejournal.com/1692854.html (locked to comm)
Title: Golden Boys
Author: 12ways
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: stupid boys, so many of them
Pairing/Characters: John Tavares/P.K. Subban (WJC Team Canada 2009)
Word Count: ~4,200
Summary: J.T. and P.K., Ottawa, and The Drive For Five: There is nothing about the Czech Republic that John doesn’t remember fondly, but home ice is a whole ‘nother game. Not the hockey, of course, but the people, the wild and wonderful legions of Canadian fans constantly flooding the streets and Scotiabank Place; the media on a brand new level of ravenous; and the bold ‘A’ stitched firmly to the chest of John’s Team Canada sweater.
Why You Should Read It: This is stupid boys at their finest. I have a lot of love for well-written stories about stupid boys overcoming their stupidness and having Feels. I also have a lot of love just for stupid boys being stupid boys. But this fic has both which means I can’t recommend it highly enough. The joking is spot on, the friendships/teammatiness is perfect, and I am totally ready to read more about these guys.
“Really, here and now?” John asks when P.K. pulls back after a minute. He’s not complaining-his involvement in the kiss had not been unenthusiastic. But they hadn’t done this last year, and John was thinking maybe it was just a summer thing. A thing for P.K.’s basement where the thump of feet on the stairs warns them when they need to stop, or a thing for John’s bedroom when his parents are out.
Whatever it is, it’s a thing without a label, and John’s okay with that. P.K.’s never been an easy person to slap a label on. It’s part of why they’re friends.
P.K. laughs. “Because there’s a better time and place than when we literally have a room?”
Link: http://12ways.livejournal.com/1148.html
If you're willing to swallow your team pride and take a look at other amazing relationships, here are a few fics you should read:
Title: Boys From Minnesota
Author: isachi
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Cranky!Mac; matchmaking Steps
Pairing/Characters: pre-Zach Parise/Ryan McDonagh; Derek Stepan
Word Count: ~3,000
Summary: Step insists that the Minnesota boys should all train together, which means that Mac has to put up with Parise-and Steps attempts to make everything right.
Why You Should Read It: I didn’t know that I’d want to read more of this pairing but I so do! And a big reason is because isachi writes such amusing Cranky!MacTruck. All of the characterizations are pretty brilliant, actually, though Mac is the most enjoyable (in part just because we’re in his head). I also have to commend this fic for not just throwing the relationship at us, because as it stands it seems like just the beginning and I sincerely hope that it is because I’d love to read more of this Mac and how things continue to unfold over the summer.
Zach Parise was waiting for him in the hallway outside the changing rooms. He smiled at Steps, nodded a goodbye. Then he turned back to Mac and looked like he already knew what he was in for.
All Mac could think was Devil. Game Six. The coldness of the ice against his stomach. Overtime defeat. Just defeat.
"The guys call you MacTruck, right?" Zach asked.
"The guys do, yeah."
It was just pointed enough to wound without being outwardly hostile. Still Zach jiggled his keys and seemed untroubled by the attitude. "Well come on, Steps said you needed a ride home."
Link: http://2mins4slashing.livejournal.com/1692854.html (locked to comm)
Title: Golden Boys
Author: 12ways
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: stupid boys, so many of them
Pairing/Characters: John Tavares/P.K. Subban (WJC Team Canada 2009)
Word Count: ~4,200
Summary: J.T. and P.K., Ottawa, and The Drive For Five: There is nothing about the Czech Republic that John doesn’t remember fondly, but home ice is a whole ‘nother game. Not the hockey, of course, but the people, the wild and wonderful legions of Canadian fans constantly flooding the streets and Scotiabank Place; the media on a brand new level of ravenous; and the bold ‘A’ stitched firmly to the chest of John’s Team Canada sweater.
Why You Should Read It: This is stupid boys at their finest. I have a lot of love for well-written stories about stupid boys overcoming their stupidness and having Feels. I also have a lot of love just for stupid boys being stupid boys. But this fic has both which means I can’t recommend it highly enough. The joking is spot on, the friendships/teammatiness is perfect, and I am totally ready to read more about these guys.
“Really, here and now?” John asks when P.K. pulls back after a minute. He’s not complaining-his involvement in the kiss had not been unenthusiastic. But they hadn’t done this last year, and John was thinking maybe it was just a summer thing. A thing for P.K.’s basement where the thump of feet on the stairs warns them when they need to stop, or a thing for John’s bedroom when his parents are out.
Whatever it is, it’s a thing without a label, and John’s okay with that. P.K.’s never been an easy person to slap a label on. It’s part of why they’re friends.
P.K. laughs. “Because there’s a better time and place than when we literally have a room?”
Link: http://12ways.livejournal.com/1148.html