#I don’t know if it’s the AO3 author curse or mercury in retrograde

[saturdaynightfrightclub]

Perhaps I was a fool to taunt the AO3 curse. But, what is a court without its jester?

[frostbeees]

Part 7

You probably know the drill by now. My weekly roundup of what I’ve read over the last week.

rhizomatic foundations by @blankvcrs - Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick (Mature, 26k) - The talking plant fic that I never knew I needed until I read it. The perfect balance of angst, tenderness, and maybe a little bit of crack... it is a talking plant after all. I think my favorite part is that Kevin questions absolutely nothing about Nolan moving the plant around the house, taking it outside and back in with him.

Something Wild by @linskywords - Jamie Benn/Tyler Seguin (Explicit, 3k) - The absolute fact that Tyler not understanding what a girl on Tinder is asking him leading to an awakening hookup with his best bro. What a treat.

The Naked Truth by @princesstillyenna - Carter Hart/Nolan Patrick (Explicit, 3k) - Strip Shootout... that’s all. 🧡

You grip me like an animal by dearericbittle(dutchmoxie) - Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick (Teen, 15k) - It’s been a while since I came across a good werewolf fic! And honestly the banter between TK and Patty was just sooo on point in this. And an ending that I did not anticipate but definitely appreciated. Just so good.

heel by @aglowingthing - Nathan MacKinnon/Erik Johnson (Explicit, 8k) - sooo hot. and another one with great, realistic feeling banter. This has become one of my favorite pairings and there are just not enough fics so I am always happy to see more pop up.

Attitude Before Aptitude by @notthequiettype - Travis Konecny/Nolan Patrick (Explicit, 2k) - (honestly can I make one of these posts and not include one of your fics? i’m not mad about it... i love them all so much 🧡) I think what I loved the most about this one was how raw and realistic it felt. There were so many little things too though. The Keith Urban. The mercury in retrograde. TK’s uncooperative butthole. That’s a sentence I never thought I’d write...

Mamma Mia! by @boringdrouin - Jack Eichel/Connor McDavid (Mature, 8k) - This was a revisit as I got myself into a major musical mood this weekend and remembered this fic existed and promptly tracked it down. It’s absolutely ridiculous and I love every second. The author summary really says everything you need to know: “Or: Connor gets cursed, he can’t stop singing, and it seems like everyone around him is gay.”

Romantic Motherfucking Best by lightgetsin - Jamie Benn/Tyler Seguin (Explicit, 14k) - Another revisit. Jamie decides he doesn’t want to just hook up with Tyler anymore and wants to be boyfriends. And Tyler is, well, Tyler. Surprisingly tender and also just very hot.

BONUS:

So monday morning I decided I wanted to jump headfirst into reading Jeff Skinner/Eric Staal bc honestly it was just a pairing that I never cared about so I never read. So naturally I’ve already managed to read a handful and I have a feeling this is where I’ll be all week so I’m not sure what next week’s list will look like... BUT, out of what I read yesterday, here’s my favorite:

Enough To Crush Your Veins by doctor_denmark - Eric Staal/Jeff Skinner (Explicit, 69k) - AU where Eric is a hockey player but Jeff is a college student and live-in nanny for Eric/Eric’s kid. When I told @softgrantaire about my adventures in ao3 this was one of the first one’s he recc’d for me and it was perfect. It definitely shows it’s age a little (twitpics, anyone?). BUT if you can get me to yell “JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER DUMB-DUMBS” multiple times while reading thats an A+ in my book!

As always, if one of these is yours and you don’t want it on this post, please let me know! If you read any of these and wanna come scream in my inbox about them, PLEASE DO!