Stalker Bride

you’re also blithely unaware of the fact that, in 2011, hbo produced a documentary series about the washington capitals vs pittsburgh penguins stadium series, and then i think it was on livejournal, wasn't it, that sidney crosby/alexander ovechkin hockey rpf began to really circulate widely. and then sid/ovi rpf quickly showed up in the collection of several prolific fanfic writers. then it filtered down through tumblr and ao3 and then trickled on down to miss rachel reid herself, who no doubt was the first to be brave enough to send it to print

Today is my ‘Sidney Crosby’ anniversary. I first saved a gif of this magnificent specimen to my phone a year ago… I had seen him appear on tumblr and thought huh. Hockey boy = pretty. (the next pic saved was that locker room pic of his insane butt…you know the one.)

A few weeks later I decided to stay up until midnight and watch Game 1 of the PIT/CBJ playoffs… it was all downhill from there. I learned the game, the players and felt more adrenaline and anxiety than I’d felt for years, just watching a game on my TV!

I now own 3 jerseys. More tshirts than I know what to do with. A scarf! A Sid cushion?! I’ve seen 2 hockey games in the U.K. and am planning a Pittsburgh trip hopefully for this October.

2 Pittsburgh trips later (they beat the Flyers 7-1 in the best game I ever saw live).

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