Gender-y hockey rpf fic recs
I got an ask looking for fics that, like barbel, get gender-y with it but in a non-kinky way. I tried to pull together as much as I could—these are fics I loved where I also enjoyed their handling of gender. I’m including some of my own fics in here as well, mostly in the interest of being thorough.
Like gender itself, these categories are somewhat loose and sometimes get a little blurry around the edges.
I started off putting the ratings in the synopses but actually all of these are rated E. Have fun!
Also, please send fics my way that you think belong on this list! I'm always looking for more.
Exploring Femininity
Someone Else's Solid Ground: Nolan works through some gender dysphoria while stuck at home due to his migraines. Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick, Linsky, 21k words
as you are now: “It takes five years in California, but Trevor starts to look really, really gay.” Relatively low-key gender exploration. Jamie Drysdale/Trevor Zegras, fiveandnocents, 7k
hello, goodbye, hello: Hockey player Travis falls hard for figure skater Nolan. The sequels do get a bit kinky in a gender-y way but it’s grounded in the characters from the main fic so it works for me. Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick, whitchbhitch, 31k
according to my barbel: Travis impersonates a woman to catfish Jamie and likes it much more than he expected. Jamie Drysdale/Trevor Zegras, polyabathtub, 48k
I Could Be Your Girlfriend: JJ calls Jack his girlfriend. It starts as a joke but somewhere along the way they start meaning it. JJ Peterka/Jack Quinn, soneei, 29k
jerk: lighter on the gender exploration but the summary (“I’d date you if you were a girl,” Brandon says, apropos nothing.) is completely accurate and the fic is great. Brandon Duhaime/Conor Dewar, armyofbees, 8k
Summer’s in the air (heaven’s in your eyes): that feeling when your childhood friend suddenly starts saying he’s bisexual (and that you have great tits). Jack Eichel/Noah Hanafin, Idday, 8k
Drag, broadly defined
a lifetime supply of anastacia beverly hills cosmetics: RuPaul’s Drag Race AU. Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin, dadvans, 10k words
Heart Rush: Kent and Owen are still at UMich, they fuck with Owen in a dress and it’s very hot and no one is weird about it. Kent Johnson/Owen Power, canary, 22k
Something Old, Something New: Mike’s gay and Tom’s figuring things out, there’s lipstick involved. Mike Latta/Tom Wilson, Rave, 5k
fashion baby: when Gabe’s hook up leaves her panties behind, Gabe realizes that he likes wearing them himself, Erik Johnson/Gabriel Landeskog, inlovewiththenight, 7k
blush: lingerie and makeup bet. Macklin Celebrini/Will Smith, countthestars, 10k
different nuances: Tyson’s girlfriend dresses him and Cam up as playboy bunnies for Halloween. Tyson Foerster/Katie Ortencio/Cam York, polyabathtub, 10k
Skirts: Matty Beniers and Will Borgen miscommunicate about which of them is going to be wearing a skirt for their special occasion sex and Will likes it more than he thought that he would, Matty Beniers/Will Borgen, LizzieMack, 3k
skirting the line: Casey wears skirts sometimes and Matt feels some kind of way about it. Casey Cizikas/Matt Martin, ladyeggplant, 29k
Trans characters having (mostly) normal sex
our eyes are never closing (our hearts were never broken): Nolan is closeted and transfemme and Travis is into Nolan. (“If Patty’s a girl, Travis is still straight.”). Travis’s POV so the pronouns for Nolan shift throughout. Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick, hockeysockey13, 5k
one to one: Zach is a transmasc stone top and his boyfriend Willy feels weird about the stone top part. Zach Hyman/William Nylander, theundiagnosable, 11k
more than words: Mitch is very into his trans boyfriend Auston’s mustache. Daddy kink but it’s real soft about it. Auston Matthews/Mitch Marner, anonymous, 2.8k
our new topography: Connor’s been carrying a torch for transmasc Dylan since way back before Dylan was even out. Connor McDavid/Dylan Strome, polyabathtub, 8k
1-0 at the end of the– : Joel heard that orgasms help with period craps and he’s not afraid to help Nolan out when Nolan gets his period on the road. Joel Farabee/Nolan Patrick, solarperigee, 3k
The Last Girl in the World: trans masc Mike gets age regressed to his pre-transition body. Bittersweet but worth it. Jeff Carter/Mike Richards, ionthesparrow, 9k
crawsley is an icon. Think of their work as taking place in a very kinky NHL extended porn universe. Their stuff is more of a "trans people having kinky sex" than anything else, but the sex is usually kinky for the sake of it rather than being kinky about gender. off on a natural change, bon voyage is one example with an explicitly trans character (lesbian orgy, 7k, Jamie uses her built-in to top Trevor and her friends). And they out of control, yeah is one where any transness is incidental but some of the girls have dicks (lesbian orgy, 20k, Connor McDavid and friends).
Does personal grooming count as gender? Maybe!
head caught flame: Nolan has a secret undercut, Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick, jolach, 13k
don't be stupid (you know i love you): Travis does Nolan’s haircare, Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick, Springsteen, 10k
Fist Below the Root (Deep Love): Travis does Nolan’s skincare. Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick, solarperigee, 3k
Unblemish Me: JJ does Jack’s skincare and Jack has a lot of complicated feelings about skincare being gay. Jack Quinn/JJ Peterka, polyabathtub, 8k
wax poetic: Nolan gets Travis to wax his junk for him (for a girl, obviously). This honestly barely qualifies for the category but I love it so I’m including it anyway. Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick, atswimtwobros, 24k
like boys do (nothing new): F/F, Mitch gets a masc haircut and Auston feels something about it. Mitch Marner/Auston Matthews, lotts (SirMxALotts), 9k
Magic Pussy/Sex-Swap
This is a relatively common trope in hrpf. The degree to which it gets gender-y varies—honestly, these overall don’t necessarily, but they’re fics I like where sex and gender get a little complicated, and that’s good enough for me.
woke up like this: Mack needs to get off to break a pussy curse but can’t figure out how to do it alone. Macklin Celebrini/Will Smith, canary, 17k
what spring does to cherry trees: Wyatt has a temporary pussy and Jamie feels some kind of way about it. Jamie Benn/Wyatt Johnston, LizzieMack, 5k
still into you: Jonny wakes up as a girl and ends up fucking Pat about it. Jonathan Toews/Patrick Kane, altri_uccelli, 60k
there is a lake in me: Geno gets fully genderswapped, Sid doesn’t recognize him, and Geno takes advantage. Evgeni Malkin/Sidney Crosby, hauntologie, 21k
come pour yourself all over me: A post-trade Mikko gets a temporary pussy curse while on a Dallas Stars team where all the guys on their ELC also have temporary pussies, and he feels very weird about it. Mikko Rantanen/Jake Oettinger, xcetera, 5k
