Recs

A Little Bit Low Key by agentpb

Jack Eichel/Connor. Pretend relationship. G, 7,5k

Just Grateful for the Opportunity by CheapLemonIceLolly

Connor McDavid/Toronto Maple Leafs, Connor/Mitch. Loser Pays trope. E, 9k

Double A Batteries by sockitup

Jack Eichel/fem!Connor. PWP. E, 7k

gravel to tempo by capebretons

Connor/Dylan. Boarding school AU. E, 14.5k

out of the blue by Idday

Jack Eichel/Connor. You’ve Got Mail Fusion. E, 20k

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by CheapLemonIceLolly

Connor/Dylan. Alternate Universe - Office. M, 9k

maybe you’re fireproof by daisysusan

love on a deposit of frozen pleistocene carbon by angularmomentum Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin. E, 9k Sasha is the only person to have lasted more than a year at Wrest Island Arctic Research Station, except, of course, for Dr. Bäckström. Or: Sasha’s head over heels, in a slightly more than figurative sense.

we don’t want to sleep tonight by magneticwave Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin. G, 7k The first time Sid realizes that Geno is attractive, Sid is in the middle of inadvertently calling Geno an idiot in front of every member of their department and also Sid’s ex-boyfriend.

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. Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin. T, 25k

Stick Your Head Out by schneefink Phil wasn’t sure how well he’d fit in with his new team. Rumors around the league said that Malkin was a bear, and he didn’t know what else they had in the locker room. Phil Kessel-centric. G, 3k

From the Stars to the Bottom of the Sea by withershins Four dreams Geno accidentally shared. Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin. M, 2k

A List of Fics I emphatically recced to my Dear Friend L. who is Not Into Hockey

Flipping the Bird by WeagleRock Brooks Orpik/Alexander Ovechkin. Crack Treated Seriously. T, 13k Everyone has a primary human form and a secondary team form. When you join a new team, your second form slowly transforms to match. Players going to the Canucks become orcas. Players going to Toronto become maple leaves. Players going to D.C. become eagles. At least, that's how it's supposed to work. It doesn't seem to be working for Brooks.

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by CheapLemonIceLolly Connor McDavid/Dylan Strome. Christmas Fluff. M, 9k Who the fuck gets a concussion putting up office Christmas lights, Dylan wonders. Nobody is that Extra. Then he looks up at Connor and realizes he knows at least one other person who is most definitely that Extra. In which Connor wages war against Sidney Crosby in the office's best Christmas decoration competition and poor Dylan just hopes they all make it through the holidays in one piece.

take this from me tonight by nighimpossible Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin. Modern Royalty, Arranged Marriage. E, 4k “You say, the Russian nation is happy to propose this alliance of holy matrimony to you, Nicklas Backstrom, your family, and the great nation of Sweden, ” Nicklas heard the handler whisper loudly as each delegation prepared for the formal invitation. “Oh, no no,” Alexander shook his head, and Nicklas found his stomach oddly tightening.

the washington royals by screamlet Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin. Modern Royalty, Arranged Marriage. M, 48k Sasha doesn’t remember the very first time he met Nicky, but Michael Nylander is kind enough to remind them when he arrives to meet the team, carrying an honest to fuck laminated newspaper clipping of the first time Prince Alexander visited Sweden to meet his future husband, Prince Nicklas. An arranged marriage—or, an arrangement and a marriage.

the arrival of 290287 backstrom by screamlet Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin. Apocalypse, Road Trips. M, 18k Nicky has an asteroid named after him; that's just the beginning.

Just What Was Rumpelstiltskin Expecting to Do with a Baby, Anyway? by withershins Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin. Magic. T, 25k 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.

Wolfborn by waspabi Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin. Werewolves, Arranged Marriage. E, 55k A wolfborn on an airplane was either unbearably reckless or a hockey player. Most of the time, both.