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So I'm spending my days alternately at work and dreaming of being at work and feeling like I'm going to develop an ulcer before the Chinese New Year is finally fucking over and done with, and the only things that really even remotely make me happy these days are the Chicago Blackhawks and Jonathan Toews being awesome or people writing awesome things about Jonathan Toews (pronounced 'taves') and Patrick Kane and their epic bro-love.
For those who might want to give hockey fandom a try:
Toews/Kane primer by totheviktor
As fandom primers go, this one is really fabulous: funny, informative, with lots of video and pictorial support! It's about two years old, though; in the meantime, Kaner has grown surprisingly attractive and -- at least outwardly -- more mature, and Tazer, genius that he is, has suffered through a concussion that he tried to hide, then driven his car into a CTA support beam while heading to a team practice from which he'd been barred. (He missed two months' worth of games after that and only returned for the playoffs, where the Hawks were unceremoniously kicked out by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round. CRY.)
Fic recs:
don't taze me, bro by staraflur
Frat AU. My intro into the fandom, and a fantastic gateway drug. It helps that you don't need to know anything at all about the fandom to enjoy it; all you need is some passing understanding of dudebros and how they work. Suffice it to say that for the two or three weeks while I flirted with hockey fandom, I was picturing Tazer and Kaner with the faces of guys I used to raid with, because I was afraid that their actual faces wouldn't be sufficiently attractive. (This is also the reason why I read a lot of fic before I finally plunged into the primer.)
* everyone wants to get down like that by zarathuse
Also known as the fic that finally broke down my resistance to ever laying eyes on any representation of Tazer and Kaner's actual faces, because I really, really wanted to see that photo of Jonathan Toews sitting in T.J. Oshie's lap. (Note: It did not disappoint.)
* his executive assistant! by hazel
In which Patrick Kane is Tony Stark, and I guess Tazer is Pepper Potts?
Tour de Force by thehoyden
To continue the trend of ridiculously improbable premises, this is the one where Patrick Kane is secretly a really great writer.
Strange Visitor From Another Planet by twentysomething
The one where Patrick Kane is Superman and Jonathan Toews is Lois Lane.
Crossroad Blues by randomeliza
Patrick is a crossroads demon who gives Jonny what he wants.
bare those teeth to me please, man-eater by addandsubtract
The one where Tazer is a selkie. Not really the usual fare for this fandom; beautiful and elegant.
You can also think of these as author recs, because really, I perk up whenever I see something new by any one of these authors.
* I realize that some of these are locked to AO3; I have two invites left, so poke if you need one, I guess? THEY ARE WORTH IT I PROMISE.
Vid rec:
I'm actually not sure if I would recommend this to someone who isn't already kind of invested in the pairing, because, man, Kaner has had some really horrible looks in the past. Tazer, too, but Kaner is on a whole 'nother level. (HE LOOKS GOOD NOW, THOUGH. His skin has cleared up and he has a really clean jawline and his lashes are a thing of beauty! Just keep that in mind. :p)
For those who might want to give hockey fandom a try:
Toews/Kane primer by totheviktor
As fandom primers go, this one is really fabulous: funny, informative, with lots of video and pictorial support! It's about two years old, though; in the meantime, Kaner has grown surprisingly attractive and -- at least outwardly -- more mature, and Tazer, genius that he is, has suffered through a concussion that he tried to hide, then driven his car into a CTA support beam while heading to a team practice from which he'd been barred. (He missed two months' worth of games after that and only returned for the playoffs, where the Hawks were unceremoniously kicked out by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round. CRY.)
Fic recs:
don't taze me, bro by staraflur
Frat AU. My intro into the fandom, and a fantastic gateway drug. It helps that you don't need to know anything at all about the fandom to enjoy it; all you need is some passing understanding of dudebros and how they work. Suffice it to say that for the two or three weeks while I flirted with hockey fandom, I was picturing Tazer and Kaner with the faces of guys I used to raid with, because I was afraid that their actual faces wouldn't be sufficiently attractive. (This is also the reason why I read a lot of fic before I finally plunged into the primer.)
* everyone wants to get down like that by zarathuse
Also known as the fic that finally broke down my resistance to ever laying eyes on any representation of Tazer and Kaner's actual faces, because I really, really wanted to see that photo of Jonathan Toews sitting in T.J. Oshie's lap. (Note: It did not disappoint.)
* his executive assistant! by hazel
In which Patrick Kane is Tony Stark, and I guess Tazer is Pepper Potts?
Tour de Force by thehoyden
To continue the trend of ridiculously improbable premises, this is the one where Patrick Kane is secretly a really great writer.
Strange Visitor From Another Planet by twentysomething
The one where Patrick Kane is Superman and Jonathan Toews is Lois Lane.
Crossroad Blues by randomeliza
Patrick is a crossroads demon who gives Jonny what he wants.
bare those teeth to me please, man-eater by addandsubtract
The one where Tazer is a selkie. Not really the usual fare for this fandom; beautiful and elegant.
You can also think of these as author recs, because really, I perk up whenever I see something new by any one of these authors.
* I realize that some of these are locked to AO3; I have two invites left, so poke if you need one, I guess? THEY ARE WORTH IT I PROMISE.
Vid rec:
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I'm actually not sure if I would recommend this to someone who isn't already kind of invested in the pairing, because, man, Kaner has had some really horrible looks in the past. Tazer, too, but Kaner is on a whole 'nother level. (HE LOOKS GOOD NOW, THOUGH. His skin has cleared up and he has a really clean jawline and his lashes are a thing of beauty! Just keep that in mind. :p)