The Extremely Exhaustive Evgeni Malkin Primer: An Update!

[chibirhm]

So the inherent tragedy of primers is that they get outdated, eventually. I realized this after creating my initial Geno primer. I tried to keep it somewhat updated as I found new links to old things (if you haven't seen it in a while, check it out! I add stuff constantly), but eventually I decided that keeping up with Geno is going to have to be

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[perian]

This is an absolutely awesome update to your already wonderful Geno primer, so thank you! He is just so ridiculously adorable.

I'm so glad you think he's not happy in Magnitogorsk. I mean, that sounds terrible, but I've been looking at these pictures of him on the ice lately and going BUT HE LOOKS MISERABLE! I thought maybe the Russian media just published the pictures where he looked more serious for some reason, but then I saw the videos of his goals and nope, he doesn't look like his normal happy self. Poor Geno.

Also, speaking of adorable Russians, YAY GONCHAR! He's a gem, even in that terrible pink shirt with the collar up.

[chibirhm]

HE REALLY ISN'T. I just added some new interviews I found and also his helmet (HALF OF WHICH IS DEDICATED TO THE PENS UGH) and just, GENOOOOOOOOO. BABY. COME BACK.

Gosh, I love Sergei so much, even with his terrible polos. That is the depth of my love for him.

[perian]

OMG THAT HELMET! *hugs Geno*

I just read King of Russia, which is a book by the Canadian coach for Magnitogorsk the year before Geno left for Pittsburgh, and I just have all these FEELS about how Geno will feel like he's reverted to his eighteen-year-old self and WHY DID HE GO THROUGH ALL THAT SHIT JUST TO BE BACK 6 YEARS LATER.

Gonchar is awesome and I always wonder why there isn't any Geno/Sergei fic. I mean, I know he's married with two adorable daughters but it's not like families haven't been handwaved before in fic (I'm looking at you, Estaal.) Or keep the kids, have Xenia out of the picture somehow. Geno would be a great step-dad!

[chibirhm]

I have the same response to Geno/Sergei I have to whenever someone brings up Sid/Mario, which is torn between wanting to be supportive of fannish choices and not kinkshame and the voice in my head going OH GOD NO WHY WHY WHY WHY. I think it's because Geno so clearly adores all of Sergei's family, first of all, and second of all, that Sergei seems so clearly enamored with his wife, and third of all, that Geno seems so clearly enamored with Sid, and fourth of all, that Geno regularly characterizes their relationship as brotherly or refers to Sergei as his brother that it takes it to a weird place. IDK. THOSE ARE MY TWO CENTS.

[perian]

I totally get that! There are many pairings that I am horrified by -- not so much in hockey rpf, since I just found it and WANT ALL THE PAIRINGS EVER! But in many other fandoms over the years.