#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

http://archiveofourown.org/works/7218550
Daemon-having hockey players, written for S/G exchange in June but I only got to it this week. Summary, tags, and premise weren't inspiring, but I gave it a go and enjoyed it.
I liked
- References to penguins history while also including this year's team
- Writing style - not unique but a bit unusual for the pairing's fandom
- Just enough Greek mythology references to rule out coincidence
I didn't like
- Lumpy pacing and inconsistent tone, some awkward words
- Wanted to see more of the main relationship - sort of got why they liked each other, but reader left to suspend disbelief and fill in the blanks
- Geno having a bear. Always with the bear!!

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Aww, I like the bear-Geno connection. Bears are so big and inconvenient, I like the complication, and I like that it's different from the usual Fandom-popular animals.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Except it's so common for Geno! It might be the only animal I've ever seen him connected to. And nobody ever does anything interesting with it - what about hibernation? Does Sid (or somebody) ever have kinky sex with Geno's bear self?

To be fair, I get frustrated with the limits of this fandom's imagination with regards to animal transformation and companion animals anyway. I always things to be weirder and have more actual effect on the character, rather than just "Yay, an animal!"

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Wasn't there an article or interview or something where someone called him "the Russian Bear?" I've always thought that was where it came from.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Let's not forget his website: http://71malkin.com/

The bear thing isn't a lack of creativity (though I can see being frustrated that it isn't used in interesting ways). It's just kind of a... basic canon fact about Geno.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, look at his website. http://www.71malkin.com/

And then when you click the top plus sign, it talks about how he has the "strength of a bear".

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Though, it's kind of... Russians and Russia is always characterized as a bear. Much like the US is always characterized as an eagle. So it does have some weird undertones to it.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

That, too. Is every Canadian player secretly a moose or beaver? No? Okay, then.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

McDavid is a moose and we all know it.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

The majestic moose is too sturdy for McDavid to embody it. He is, maybe, a common loon, the provincial bird of Ontario.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

This made me chuckle.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Naw, he's just a baby moose is all.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

There's an amazing photoshop of McDavid riding a moose. I'll find it tomorrow. /lazy

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

The very very Canadian NHL 17 cover?

https://s.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2016-05-10/46603700-16d3-11e6-856a-f7a99b5ca9ab_Ch4YktWWkAU-1Zm.jpg

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Crosby is a beaver. Does his beaver form have neat white capped teeth?

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

na

Beavers are neat enough animals with such specific needs/behaviors/ecological function that I would be okay with werebeaver fic if it went into all of that. But I'm flat-out not interested in 99% of werething fic because it's a vehicle for packs and cuddle piles and I want people tormented by beaver instincts and the fear of discovery.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

I kind of think fear of discovery fic would have to be crack (by which I mean goofily OTT), because realistically what's the worst that can happen if someone accuses you of being a werebeaver? It's not like people will believe them. I guess maybe I could see it as an established relationship thing, where you don't want to be so weird, you drive off the love of your life.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

NA But what if your love is really into tree preservation and you chewed up one of their special trees?

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

That would work. :) Definitely more interesting in my opinion than remaking ET with a hockey player.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Yes.
You wake up and realise that you have escaped the cellar you hide in during full moon. The sun is warm on your skin, but there is a strange taste in your mouth. When you lift you hand to your face your skin is sticky.

It's not fresh blood you realize, but sap. Drawn by your beaver instincts you have gone to your beloved's garden. There at your feet is their prized Japanese Maple, fallen from it's proud height by your animal savagery.

They must never find out. Not after the days they have spent feeding and watering the tree; the weeks of delicate pruning and their devoted care of their tree. You must get the wood chips off your face before they see you.

Your dentist however will be pleased as you have trashed your implants - again.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

What if your love is secretly a dryad? O doomed, star-crossed romance!

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

If you're in a world without known werebeavers, I think you probably wouldn't want everyone to know? I'm sure if someone really wanted, they could come up with proof, and then suddenly people are questioning whether you have special abilities/shouldn't play hockey or trying to hold you accountable for property damage or want to put you in a room and poke at you. And transforming into a beaver might not be the safest thing, if you're in area without beavers and people will think you escaped from a zoo or are an illegal pet or need rescue or you could get attacked by wild animals.

I just don't think you have to reach very far for "reasons a secret monster wouldn't want everyone to know he's a monster." Even if that monster transforms to go fell trees by moonlight. And you can basically create whatever beaver problems you want.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

Werebeavers would add another element to Canada initially being colonized for those sweet, sweet beaver furs.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Geez, just because someone is a werebeaver you call them a secret monster? Harsh.

I don't know if you have to reach very far as to why they wouldn't want people to know, but no, I don't believe someone could come up with proof if they really wanted to. Because people just aren't going to believe it. Got werebeaver DNA samples? Gene splicing. Got video of someone transforming? Special effects.

Re: Fic Discussion - an island entire of itself

[(Anonymous)]

The lack of kinky bear sex is always disappointing.