#fic: scott laughton and michael raffl

[callabang]

title: the odds of the body    

pairing: joel farabee/michael raffl; scott laughton/michael raffl

rating: m

word count: 6.4k

summary:

Half the crew of the Flyer was recently court-martialed under suspicion of mutiny, which: obviously Raff knows. He was there.

[hauntedppgpaints]

Warden's big fic rec list!

Hey y'all. I was inspired by @simmyfrobby to type up a fic rec, so here we are! These are the fics I have bookmarked on AO3, organized and summarized for everyone. Enjoy! :)

Fics with the rarest pairings (only ones in the relationship tag!):

drivin' nowhere fast. (7810 words) by draisaitleons Rating: Explicit Relationships: Linus Ullmark/Matthew Tkachuk Summary: “Hey, I just wanted to say thank you. For earlier.” Linus looks quizzically at Matthew, clearly unsure of what he means and unaware that he was there until he had spoken. That was going to make this a little more painful than Matthew had been hoping for. “For, you know, protecting my head. On the way down.” Matthew clears his throat, “At the net.”

go ahead and try a little crazy on me (4062 words) by lagerlout Rating: Explicit Relationships: Leon Draisaitl/Artūrs Šilovs Additional Tags: Winner's Room Summary: Leon huffs out a laugh before he can help himself. Goddamn, this fucking goalie is cute. He doesn’t know if he’s trying to be cute but he is.

leave an imprint (on my skin) (2733 words) by cokehead_zeroed Rating: Explicit Relationships: Brad Marchand/Mitch Marner Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Knotting, Daddy Kink, Feminization Summary: Mitch does not think that this is what Cooper and Cassidy meant when they said that Team Canada should focus on finding compatibility. Instead of being able to focus on passes and shots, Mitch has found himself perpetually sniffing the air, trying to isolate this one alpha’s scent out of the two dozen ones that are present. Mitch catches sea air, pine, something like brown sugar; the smell of it is electric and intoxicating, and it’s throwing him completely off his game. It’s made even worse by the fact that their lines aren’t gelling, and he’s not sure how much of it is dealing with players and systems and line changes and how much of it is the fact that he just wants to spend the whole Olympics following this scent around.

écoutez-moi (14483 words) by hyacinthed Rating: Explicit Relationships: Mason Marchment/Morgan Rielly Summary: He stares blankly at Madison, 27, who enjoys white wine and pilates and the Blue Jays, staring until his screen shuts off and he’s left with his face reflected in the smudged glass. Things shouldn’t be this hard. Like, logically, people have been figuring out how to get laid for centuries, unaware that the Earth is round but still knowing how to get some, and now it’s 2022 and they’ve moved beyond sundials and Mason’s still scratching his head like a caveman. (Or, the one where Tinder's serving up inter-conference rivals and Mason just can't stay away.)

Fics with rare pairs (less than 20 fics in their tag):

young and new-made green (8750 words) by chevalric Rating: Explicit Relationships: Joel Farabee/Scott Laughton/Michael Raffl Additional Tags: Weird Biology, Non-Human Genitalia, Philadelphia Flyers, Dubious Frog Biology Summary: Joel is fucked, basically. As fucked as it’s possible for a frog to be, and that’s pretty frogging fucked.

Pregame Routine (4406 words) by inlovewithnight Rating: Explicit Relationships: Braden Holtby/Tom Wilson Summary: Tom's going to take care of Holts, going into game five.

Plus Minus (4784 words) by barefootstarz Rating: Teen Relationships: Sean Couturier/Evgeni Malkin Summary: This is most definitely not Romeo and Juliet, despite Sid and Claude's every effort. What it is, is two guys. That's all. Just two guys, a couple of dates, and a new relationship.

Gen fics

Problem Child (8184 words) by aleksrothis Rating: General Audiences Characters: Tyler Seguin, Tuukka Rask, Additional Tags: Age Regression/De-Aging Summary: Tyler knows weird shit happens in hockey, okay, so he shouldn't have been surprised when he opened his hotel room door to find Looch standing there with a screaming child in his arms. “He can be your problem now,” Looch tells him, holding the child out to him. “I need a drink.”

Catch and Release (22722 words) by McSpot Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Characters: Mario Ferraro, Braden Holtby, Brenden Dillon, Brent Burns Summary: If a player gets forced onto the opposing team's bench during play, that player officially becomes a member of their team. There's a whole system to catching players, with strategies determining who the prime targets are and the best way to catch them. Nobody expected Mario to be caught.

You Got a Friend in Me (1050 words) by seascribble Rating: General Audiences Characters: Colorado Avalanche Ensemble, Erik Johnson, Nazem Kadri Summary: EJ puts a lot of work into making the new guys feel welcome, especially Naz.

and a little corner for the horror fans:

Past the Threshold (3265 words) by sevenfists Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin Summary: At the other tables, their teammates talked and ate, laughed, rubbed their eyes, yawned, sipped coffee, were alive. Everything was normal. It was a normal morning before practice. Sid was going to dinner with Geno that evening, and after that he’d probably get laid. Tomorrow they’d play the Jets. Everything was fine. “I hate fucking Winnipeg,” Sid said. Geno grinned. “Yes, same.”

A Voice Behind Me Beckons (3342 words) by CaseyJuTardis Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Characters: Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang Additional Tags: Horror, Body Horror, Supernatural Elements, Cannibalism, Psychological Horror Summary: There’s no real way to know when it all started. It was first noticed with Flower, but how far back does it go? How long has this curse been passed from person to person, draining life until all that’s left is the all-consuming hunger? No one knows. This thing- this insidious, cloying curse- is ancient. Ever-present but unseen. Like a disease. Or a predator, lying in wait.

[ao3feed-hockey]

look at this godforsaken mess (that you made me)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/42hdHZW

by shayvrides

“Uh, hi” Joel says awkwardly. He looks — older . Raff doesn’t know why it takes him by surprise but he wasn’t expecting Joel to have grown out of his baby face in spite of being closer to twenty-six now. The scruff fills his face in a way it didn’t at nineteen, frames it perfectly, and his hair is longer than Raff ever remembers him growing it out. He looks like a fucking adult, less goofy and more put together, less like he’s going to shake apart at someone saying the wrong word and not as angry as he used to be.

Words: 18421, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Men's Hockey RPF

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Joel Farabee, Michael Raffl, Scott Laughton, Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers Ensemble, Original Male Character(s)

Relationships: Joel Farabee/Michael Raffl

Additional Tags: Break Up, Post-Break Up, Break Up Talk, Future Fic, Unreliable Narrator, Miscommunication, Sad Ending, In Taylor Swift’s words : distance timing breakdown fighting, or : the one where raffbee are connell and marianne but 10 thousand times worse, Hurt No Comfort, Age Difference

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/42hdHZW

[grittyreadsfic]

ooh do you have podfic recs? I just got into them too they have made my life so much better

i DO have podfic recs!

stop making sense (by vidriana) read by frecklebombfic is a kasperi kapanen/willy nylander fake dating fic, and actually the first one i ever listened to? i relistened to it today and i'm truly amazed by how they read the dialogue during the big emotional scene, it's absolutely perfect and makes it hit so hard

how winning is done (by jolach) read by frecklebombfic is a travis konency/nolan patrick fic and it's such a gem-the podficcer also picked out the perfect song for the intro that just sets the tone so well

the ballad of the worst barista in the worst cafe in detroit (by thescrewtapedemos) read by annapods is an andreas athanasiou/tyler bertuzzi fic where one of them isn't a hockey player/coffee shop au, and it has a lot of fun audio added in to really enhance listening-annapods does that in a lot of fics and it always is really fun

my unicycle has one wheel (by mcspot) read by annapods is a brock boeser/elias pettersson fic where elias is a wiggle. it's fun and absurd and i think that annapods nails the comedic timing in it

life in living color (by catchascatchcan) read by matriaya is a radio show au that's kind of like a love actually style take? pairings are uhhh carter hart/kevin hayes, travis konecny/nolan patrick, scott laughton/michael raffl, and joel farabee/morgan frost. matriaya straight up nailed the delivery of hardhitting lines in this

never going back again (by lilcrickee) read by ofjustimagine is a lawson crouse/travis konecny roadtrip fic, and ofjustimagines intersperses the driving mix mentioned in the fic throughout and it's just so well executed

throw me on the first line (by lotts) read by lotts is my all time favorite fake dating fic ever, and it's zach hyman/willy nylander. i did embarrass myself on twitter by talking about that where they could see it rip 2 me but they do such a great job with reading and the emotion they convey in their tone is *chef's kiss*

[puckingawesomerecs]

live in living color by CatchAsCatchCan

joel farabee/morgan frost, carter hart/kevin hayes, travis konecny/nolan patrick, scott laughton/michael raffl (flyers) | 10k | teen and up

Just as Travis is drifting off to sleep, radio playing as vague background chatter, he hears Nolan’s voice. He knows this is impossible, because Nolan and his sprained ankle are miles away in Philadelphia, but still it really sounds like—

“I’ve got this—this friend, and I don’t know what to do about him,” says the voice on the radio. Says Nolan’s voice.

Nolan is on the radio and Travis is suddenly wide awake.

Or: two Philadelphia radio hosts play matchmaker until there’s no one left to matchmake but themselves.

rec comments:  this didn’t feel like a fic that i would end up absolutely adoring but, here we are.  This is so cleverly written, four different pairings bound together by a radio show and it just hits all the fave au’s. i will definitely be re-reading this one from time to time - @pattyrosyteeks 

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[bigbrotherlouis]

was no one going to tell me that raff and scotty called their line the honey bees at one point or was i just supposed to find that out from a recommended youtube video myself

oh they're in LOVE love

[grittyreadsfic]

okay so i have been diving deep into the flyers fic exchange  works (and wow! so much great content! i’ve been yelling about it all weekend) so we’re starting off recs with a fic that truly does it all

live in living color by catchascatchcan

pairing: carter hart/kevin hayes; joel farabee/morgan frost; travis konecny/nolan patrick; scott laughton/michael raffl

summary: Just as Travis is drifting off to sleep, radio playing as vague background chatter, he hears Nolan’s voice. He knows this is impossible, because Nolan and his sprained ankle are miles away in Philadelphia, but still it really sounds like—

“I’ve got this—this friend, and I don’t know what to do about him,” says the voice on the radio. Says Nolan’s voice.

Nolan is on the radio and Travis is suddenly wide awake.

Or: two Philadelphia radio hosts play matchmaker until there’s no one left to matchmake but themselves.

why i love it: i’m a sucker for an ensemble rom com (yes I did watch valentine’s day on a regular basis in my teens, thanks for asking!) and this fic has all the traits i want in one of those. each couple has their own story that’s compelling to read, characterization for everyone is so perfect, and it’s honestly one of the best fics i’ve read lately. it’s charming and fun and sweet and romantic and i’m so endeared by it. after finishing it, i wanted to immediately start it again-i didn’t, but i did subject my partner to a break down of all the best parts over dinner

[puckingawesomerecs]

it’s golden like daylight by petals

scott laughton/michael raffl (flyers) | 5,2k | general audiences

Raff shows he cares in different ways; Scott knows this. Scott's always known.

rec comments: Hi. Are you looking for an established relationship, some domesticity, fluff, funny, cute shit? This is it. Got a little touch of Team As Family with Raff looking over the rookies and they’re so comfortable around each other and they have a cat! Feel good for sure. - @macknnons

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[puckingawesomerecs]

touching hands by smudgedfreckles

scott laughton/michael raffl (caps/flyers) | 2,6k | mature

dude hold your hand up lets compare hand sizes!

rec comments: Very very sweet, very very cute and a little hot. If you want fluff with like, a little bit of sexy times. Characterization felt much on point. The part where Scott first pick up Raff’s end and inspect it ? My fave. - @macknnons 

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[puckingawesomerecs]

not the brightest candles on the christmas tree by Skaptason

scott laughton/michael raffl (flyers) | 13k | general audiences

Rookies always get the wrong end of the stick. It's just a bit weird that they're all getting the exact same wrong end of this... stick.

[Or, four times a rookie got the wrong idea about Raff's relationship with Laughts, and the one time that actually would have been the right idea but a rookie managed to get the wrong idea anyway]

rec comments: Look, the sole fact that the title of the fic is what it is should be reason enough for you to read this fic (because I laughed the first time I saw the vid and this fic is a perfect example of that). Some misunderstandings, probably what qualifies for pining, friends to lovers. Cute shit. - @macknnons

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