Posted by: james
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Characters/Pairings: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin
Rating: Explicit
Length: 57,821 words
Summary:
The Russian Empire requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of their son, His Illustrious Highness, Prince Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin
to
His Royal Highness, Prince Sidney of Canada, Duke of Nova Scotia
on Friday morning, 8 September 1854, at half past ten oβclock, in the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Jauresgasse 2, Vienna, Austria
Reception from noon until eight oβclock at the Zeremoniensaal of the Hofburg Palace
A wedding does not a marriage make.
Why is it the BEST THING EVER:
If you like steampunk, this story has so much glorious detail, both the steam science as well as the social structure. The entire world is very well filled-out and you never really feel like the hockey players are just pasted onto the AU. Everyone's personalities are developed within the world while remaining recognisably themselves (or the fictional versions of themselves, yanno.) There are subplots and touches of other stuff going on that you don't see all of, but you know they exist and makes you want five more books set within the world, following other characters.
It is also filled with wonderful, wonderful pining and angst and some fumbling first times without anyone being a wilting flower.
Fanwork Links: http://ift.tt/29q7tCS
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