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Variations on a theme.

Aug 24, 2012 19:55

Title: Variations on a theme.
Author: pr_scatterbrain/Professional Scatterbrain.
Pairing: Evgeni Malkin/Steven Stamkos, (unrequited!Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin)
Rating: R
Summary: What’s the difference between a pity and a proxy fuck? Steven doesn't know.
n.b.: I have to thank masterpenguin82 for beta'ing this. I owe you one.

( Las Vegas is all bright lights and half-hearted regret. )

evgeni malkin/steven stamkos, hockey rpf, sidney crosby/evgeni malkin

Comments 7

psharp10 August 24 2012, 12:29:21 UTC

Aww I love your Stammer and Geno! An interesting and rare pairing, but an awesome fic nonetheless! :)

pr_scatterbrain August 25 2012, 01:06:41 UTC

Thank you - I'm so happy you enjoyed it.

secretsolitaire August 25 2012, 01:44:23 UTC

Enjoyed this!

pr_scatterbrain August 28 2012, 23:36:58 UTC

Thank you :)

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pr_scatterbrain August 28 2012, 23:41:20 UTC

Thank you - when I picked the prompt, I didn't really know what to do with it (or how to write Stamkos!), but the idea of winners and losers and how subjective the awards are, really interested me.

I'm so glad you enjoyed this.

nera_fiore March 3 2013, 22:58:34 UTC

I'm late to the game with this one, but a quick search in the 2mins4slashing community and it's all I needed. A breath of fresh air.

I love the subtleties in this as well. The way you/Steven changes from calling him Malkin to Geno, the fact that Steven tries to keep his smartass-ness in check (and the whole "press" thing -- so realistic and brilliant) the way Geno falters in keeping up with English and the colloquialisms in the language...and how that changes SO FAST as so as they get to the room. I fell in love with this piece as soon as I read the line, "But at the end of the night Steven is in Geno’s hotel room and Geno is unbuckling his pants." He can't verbally keep up, but physically he is a force to be reckoned ( ... )

pr_scatterbrain March 12 2013, 10:22:46 UTC

Thank you so much. I'm so happy you enjoyed this.

Names are such an interesting thing in hockey. There is a certain amount of distance in using Malkin over Geno. They might play in the same league, but they don't know each other.

The physicality of Geno was something I really tried to emphasize. He might not get Steven's humor, but he can read Steven. And, I think, Geno knew they'd have a good time together. Sure, there is an edge to it, but Steven doesn't really mind.

Thank you again for the kind comments and the rec. I hope your friend enjoys this too.