Nin's Fic Recs

This is a reboot of a fic recs blog by the same name that I ran in my late teens. My recs at first are going to be a mix of recent reads and fics I read in the past that stuck with me.

General notes:

The majority of these fics are rated Explicit.

I'll only post incomplete fics if I am really enjoying them and the author has a proven record of frequent updates and finishing their fics.

For now, this will mostly be RPF. Don't like, don't read. :)

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Current Focus: Men's Hockey RPF - most pairings; primarily NateJo, WillMack, NicoJack, JDTZ

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Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Jamie Drysdale/Trevor Zegras Rating: Explicit Published: 2/19/26 Words: 12,791 Summary: The Omega Partners office is a blight on the architectural skyline of Huntington Beach.

Nin's Notes: Second in a series, but reading the first in the series isn't really necessary for context.

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Macklin Celebrini/Will SMith Rating: Explicit Published: 1/25/26 Words: 22,618 Summary: The first weird thing is that Mack skips out on practice skate.

The second is that he lies about why.

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Jonathan Drouin/Nathan MacKinnon Rating: Not Rated Published: 9/20/25 Completed: 9/21/25 Chapters: 3 Words: 8,467 Summary: Jo gets unexpectedly pregnant. Unfortunately, Nate doesn't know it's his.

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Leon Draisaitl/Connor McDavid Rating: Mature Published: 9/12/24 Words: 8,027 Summary: It happens the first time they officially spend the night together.

Nin's Notes: "would you still love me if I was a worm", the fanfiction

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Nico Hischier/Jack Hughes Rating: Explicit Published: 1/17/26 Words: 18,110 Summary: "It's not some horrible thing," Nico insists. "Everyone does it, it's just… It can be fun, you know?"

"No, I don't, and neither do you," Jack snaps. "Everyone doesn't do it, first of all, and second — you think, what, just because you get the urge to fuck someone for two days straight twice a year… you think you can understand what it's like for me? To be so desperate I beg for it? So desperate it fucking hurts?"

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Vince Dunn/Adam Larsson Rating: Explicit Published: 3/17/25 Words: 20,150 Summary: “No, you will start as expected, but if your designation causes any issues prior to the returned contract, you will be suspended until it is resolved.” Vince could last a month without a Dom easily, the issue was finding a Dom to put up with him so that he could keep his job.

or, when Vince moves to Seattle for his new job, he has a month to find himself a Dom. if only he'd gotten the name of that guy…

Nin's Notes: I'd actually read this a while back, but re-read it more recently.

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Nico Hischier/Jack Hughes Rating: Explicit Published: 1/20/26 Words: 11,030 Summary: “It’s crazy to think Q will probably be married this time next year,” Luke says, the words muffled where his mouth is still full.

Nico watches the muscles in Jack’s own jaw twitch, the motion so small he might not notice it if he didn’t know to look for it. When he speaks, his voice is that careful monotone Nico recognises from sitting across him in the locker room, fielding questions.

“Yeah, it’s pretty cool."

or

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Jonathan Drouin/Nathan MacKinnon Rating: Explicit Published: 12/31/25 Words: 17,223 Summary: No one asks the guys who wear soulmark guards why they’re wearing soulmark guards, no one looks at the thick band of sweat-wicking fabric secured tight over Jo’s thigh more than once before their eyes move elsewhere, like fish, searching for the next shiny object to swim towards.

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Nico Hischier/Jack Hughes Rating: Explicit Published: 6/22/25 Completed: 11/19/25 Chapters: 2 Words: 39,731 Summary: The objective truth is hard to come by these days, but there are a few things the Mayor’s son, Nico, knows for a fact.

The blue-eyed boy he keeps seeing in his dreams is more than just a figment of his imagination. The lingering curse that blankets the town like a miasma will always be his plight to contend with. The Wielder the townspeople once drove out of their bustling little community for murder was most certainly innocent.

And Hughes Manor, after three centuries of abandonment, is finally occupied again.

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Connor Bedard/Frank Nazar Rating: Explicit Published: 11/28/25 Words: 16,074 Summary: Connor's girlfriend of five months cheats on him with her personal trainer. Connor, in search of closure, sets up an appointment with said trainer to see exactly who it is who stole his girlfriend.

Fandom: Hockey RPF Relationship: Leon Draisaitl/Matthew Tkachuk Rating: Explicit Published: 12/8/25 Words: 14,896 Summary: It all starts at the 2020 All-Stars Weekend. And ends up with Matthew and Leon in a hotel room together. Again. And again. And again.