#one thing about me is I will read an hrpf fic if it seems interesting I don't even have to follow the team or know the guys lmfao

[thatsnotbuddies]

g’s hrpf recs

okok this blog exists bc one day I clicked on a tknp fic in some random person’s bookmarks just because it seemed interesting and the rest is history

so it’s only right i make a list of my fave fics I’ve read since then

here goes

⭐ = ultimate faves

I’ve got about . 200 hrpf bookmarks on ao3 but these are the ones that I think about a lot/have re-read more than twice. there’s soo much more I could rec, if you want a list for a specific pairing lmk??

TKNP

colours i can't see (with anyone else) - (E, 7,357 words) ⭐

Travis gets the call about two weeks before he stands before the team, helmet dangling from his fingertips and heart beating against his chest like it wants to crack through his ribs.

“I’m moving to Toronto.”

The silence that washes through the locker room is deafening. No one says anything for a long 30 seconds. The only sound is that of skate guards squeaking against the floor.

Nolan is the one who breaks the silence. “What the fuck? They can’t trade you.”  And Travis winces and Nolan widens his eyes like a deer caught in headlights and someone to his left sighs. “Oh.”

Notes: The conversation in the second to last scene gets me Every Time 😭

vision trick - (E, 21,528 words)

Pat’s new house is haunted.

Notes: I’m an Interstellar (2014), Contact (1997), love-transcending-all-dimensions-including-time girlie so this is. everything. to me.

JOEL FARABEE/MORGAN FROST

letters from allentown (T, 4,539 words) ⭐

“Hahahah the flyers are shit,” Morgan tweets, sometime in early November of 2013. He's probably not expecting a pissy pre-teen from Cicero, New York to slide into his DMs and start up a four year argument over whether or not the Flyers suck, right up until Morgan turns eighteen and gets drafted by the Flyers himself.

Notes: This is THEE quintessential joel/morgan fic to me

in my defense, spring - (T, 2,764 words, Magical Realism) ⭐

Morgan gets called up a month into the season. He arrives in Philly with three suits, two duffle bags full of gear, and a very large potted basil plant.

Notes: I went on a magical realism bender for a bit and this is one of the faves. Frosty as a spring witch born into a winter witch family :’) Taking care of all his plants :’)

MCSTROME

The Next Next One (M, 71,275 words) ⭐

No, Dylan has not picked up a copy of the book, nor does he plan to anytime soon. No, he has not talked to Connor about it. He hasn’t talked to Connor about anything in a long time, but the media does not need to know that.

Notes: This is number one all time fave. It turns me inside out every time I read it. So well written down to the fake book snippets!!!! You could take this and make a movie adaptation of it and it would kill at the box office.

MATTDRAI

how lovely are thy branches (M, 5271 words) (also Tim Stutzle/Brady Tkachuk)

“What is it about my family that makes us so damn irresistible to you Germans?”

Notes: This is just such a laugh, I love it

JOEL FARABEE/CARTER HART (you know when you’re not that invested in a pairing but some of the writing for it is just so good? this is me with this)

pour some sugar on him and blame it on the rain - (T, 5,719 words, Magical Realism)

Carter is a witch working the convenience store night shift. Joel is a regular customer who just can’t seem to stop getting cursed. Morgan is mostly along for the ride.

Notes: Fun! Shenanigans!

You look so sweet in the heat of the summer (E, 5,319 words)

Carter's fed up with feeling like he’s wasting his summer, out of sync with his friends, watching the days dwindle down with nothing to show for it.

He’s not sure what he expects Joel to be able to do about that feeling, but at least he’s a promised distraction.

Notes: This is so great at capturing a Very Specific summer vibe. End notes changed my whole opinion on ‘Tis The Damn Season, lmao. I cry now.

[myrrhmaidwrites]

Happy One Year Publishiversary to ME!

It’s been one year since I published my first hockey RPF fic! As a little anniversary celebration, I’m going to post a bit about what I accomplished and my goals for next year.

According to my AO3 stats page, I published 32,000 words in the last year. Compared to what I wrote the year before (a VERY dry 20k thesis), this is quite a jump! And that doesn't even take into account all the discarded moments, rewritten scenes, etc.

I wrote a combination of angsty and sexy stories (usually without much overlap). This is also what I tend to read. Surprise?

I wrote one fic that was over 10k, and I wrote it for a deadline. This was a good project to see how much I can write under pressure, but it also gave me horrible insomnia for several weeks.

I wrote one fic that was 5k, and I wrote it with no deadline. I nitpicked this story much more because I had the time, and in this case, it worked out. Typically I can’t stand to go back and reread things I’ve published, but a few nights ago I managed to reread about half of this story, and I didn’t hate it! That was very exciting.

Goals for Next Year

As I reflect on what I’ve written last year, I’ve also thought about my goals and ways I’d like to improve.

Since it seems the 5k mark is a good length for me to push myself into the learning zone while also not pushing myself so hard that the story is bad, I’m going to aim to write three stories over 5k and one story over 10k. I also want to publish a story every other month.

At least two of my stories will be wlw and at least one will have a nonwhite lead or love interest.

Finally, I want to make more hrpf writer friends! I want some internet buddies to chatfic with and read drafts! (Is Twitter better for that kind of thing?) Anyway, I just fixed my anon and DM settings, so if you're interested in that kind of thing, reach out!