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[#008] Check, Please! Fanfic Recs!!
Apr. 19th, 2016 12:49 pmSO. A bunch of people on my Twitter feed have started reading (and caught up on) Check, Please! and thus, obviously the next step is to read all the fic which I most definitely have done my fair share of. I've been dying to make a rec post anyway, so here are the top choices I pulled from my bookmarks, with a couple extra since I noticed some glaring omissions.
1) Title: maybe i'm waking up
Author: idrilka
Pairing: Eric Bittle/Jack Zimmermann, Past Kent Parson/Jack Zimmermann
Rating: Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 157,904 words
Summary: It’s almost funny. All he ever wanted was to play hockey, to play in the NHL, to win the Cup. This—Samwell, the team, the Haus—was supposed to be just a detour, but now it feels more like a destination he failed to realize he’s already reached.
(Or: Jack signs with the Falconers, graduates, and leaves. It's the hardest thing he's ever done. What comes after is even harder.)
Why This Must Be Read: I had to put this outside of the cut, because not only is this my top favorite fic in Check, Please!, it is also one of my favorite fics of all time, in any fandom ever. I don't know if I can properly express how amazing this is, how encompassing it is, what range it covers in both the world of C!P, and how it manages to paint this picture of Jack and how he handles his world after graduation, and as a professional NHL player. You get all these amazing characters, the use of media and fandom to further this world, and just. EVERYTHING. If it doesn't make you cry at least once in this 100k, you have no soul. (Okay, you probably do, but I can tell you that I will never not cry at Bad Bob's article. Like, I have read this fic at least 3 times now, and I will ALWAYS TEAR UP. Always.) AND I HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED HOW MUCH I LOVE JACK IN THIS. SOB.
( Cut for multiple recs!!! )
1) Title: maybe i'm waking up
Author: idrilka
Pairing: Eric Bittle/Jack Zimmermann, Past Kent Parson/Jack Zimmermann
Rating: Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 157,904 words
Summary: It’s almost funny. All he ever wanted was to play hockey, to play in the NHL, to win the Cup. This—Samwell, the team, the Haus—was supposed to be just a detour, but now it feels more like a destination he failed to realize he’s already reached.
(Or: Jack signs with the Falconers, graduates, and leaves. It's the hardest thing he's ever done. What comes after is even harder.)
Why This Must Be Read: I had to put this outside of the cut, because not only is this my top favorite fic in Check, Please!, it is also one of my favorite fics of all time, in any fandom ever. I don't know if I can properly express how amazing this is, how encompassing it is, what range it covers in both the world of C!P, and how it manages to paint this picture of Jack and how he handles his world after graduation, and as a professional NHL player. You get all these amazing characters, the use of media and fandom to further this world, and just. EVERYTHING. If it doesn't make you cry at least once in this 100k, you have no soul. (Okay, you probably do, but I can tell you that I will never not cry at Bad Bob's article. Like, I have read this fic at least 3 times now, and I will ALWAYS TEAR UP. Always.) AND I HAVEN'T EVEN MENTIONED HOW MUCH I LOVE JACK IN THIS. SOB.
( Cut for multiple recs!!! )
