Apr. 9th, 2013

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Fastening One Heart to Every Falling Thing by [archiveofourown.org profile] thefourthvine
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Pairing: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin, Evgeni Malkin/Alexander Ovechkin
Length: 51,519
Summary: Geno can't. Sidney won't.
Additional tags: Alternate Universe - Soulbond, Trope Subversion/Inversion

I love this story a lot, it gave me ALL THE FEELINGS in the universe! Hyperbole to the MAX! It is told through the dual pov of Geno and Sid, a narrative style I enjoy. I love the way [archiveofourown.org profile] thefourthvine subverts established ideas and tropes (see the other amazing story The Work of Wings, which I also rec highly). The story interrogates these tropes from different angles, and the two perspectives create an interesting picture for the reader. Sidney: who feels too much, to his detriment. Geno: who can never be a part of a 'soulbond', but longs for a connection.

The world building is excellent and I would love to read a million words of different stories set in this universe. I liked the cast of interesting side characters (even though Russian names are a pain to pronounce), and I really liked the Geno/Ovechkin and thought it was interesting and integral to Geno's development and the story.

It is not always a happy story, there is a melancholy tone with pining and pain and the road is hard. The characters have to work for their happy ending. This story made me think hard about the tropes I love and why I love them. Did I want the story to follow my wish fulfillment ideas? Or carry down this interesting path, but with an uncertain foundation? The story built beautifully and ultimately I cannot think of a more satisfying resolution. A incredible piece of writing and a great reading journey.

... and yes this may mean that I have almost finished podficcing it (blanket permission to podfic is awesome).
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Title: Wend and Repeat (until true)
Author: [archiveofourown.org profile] novembersmith
Reader: [personal profile] knight_tracer
Beta: [personal profile] podcath
Cover Artist: [personal profile] leish
Fandom: The Social Network
Pairings: Eduardo Saverin/Mark Zuckerberg
Rating: Explicit
Length: 4:11:48
Summary: Everyone knows this story. It's a journey where you can't look back, you can only go forward. Turns out that's more complicated than it seems.

AKA: The Orpheus AU


Links: mp3 | m4b

Additional content by [personal profile] thisissirius & additional beta help by [personal profile] rhea314

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