I Prefer The Robert Effect!

I prefer the Robert effect!

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Zhenya is re-looping the hair elastic around Alina’s braid when he becomes aware there’s someone standing in the doorway. He glances up, and his hands freeze in place.

Sidney fucking Crosby is standing there, looking hesitant, with a half-empty water bottle dangling from one hand.

Bennguin 💚⭐️

Jamie/Tyler Fic Recs

My favorite bennguin fics. Extra sappy with a side of smut. 

Door to Door by  Ferritin4 | 10.1K

“It’s three in the morning,” Jamie says. On cue, a dog pokes its head around the corner to the entryway and bounces over to the — to this guy. It’s followed by another, browner dog, and Jamie has a moment of surrealist sleep-deprived horror where he imagines an infinite string of dogs forever bounding gleefully towards —

“I work two jobs. I’m Tyler,” Tyler says, extending his hand. “Do you want to come in?”

Well, he’s not doing anything illegal, Jamie thinks, shaking it, because no criminal in the history of crime has ever willingly invited a cop into their house, and there is no one in the city of Dallas who hasn’t pegged Jamie as a cop within six seconds of meeting him.

dumb love thing by  cornfields | 16.5K

Jamie would explain that he couldn’t call Tyler anymore because the dumb love thing is getting worse, and that Tyler deserves buddies that are normal and cool and didn’t spend a good ten years unable to string sentences together. Tyler already has a million buddies that are super fucking chill and rad and whatever else Tyler likes to say when he’s drunk and shirtless. “Don’t stop calling,” Tyler insists. “I hate it when people stop calling.”

texas heat by  Rest | 9.7K

He can’t pretend getting traded didn’t gut him. He gave that city his all, and some part of him really thought it was going to be a for-life thing. But he can see, now, that Boston wasn’t actually that good for him. Dallas is giving him a chance to be better.

He doesn’t think being better includes creeping on his dog walker, but whatever. Nobody’s perfect.

something good and right and real by  blamefincham, thistidalwave | 15.4K

Jamie stares at him for a long moment, blinking slowly. “You…what?”

“Told her I’d bring you to the wedding and tell everyone the story of how we realized we’re in love?” Tyler repeats. “It’s in Florida. This weekend. Uh, I hope you don’t have plans?”

“But we’re not…in love,” Jamie says, like he’s checking to make sure it’s still true.

“No, we’d have to pretend,” Tyler says.

Already Winning by  lightgetsin | 14.4K

Which was how Jamie found himself on the living room floor of Tyler’s unfurnished house in the middle of the best third date of his life, arguing over sex toy assembly.

personal relations by  bluejayys | 13.1K

“Okay everyone,” Tyler says, grinning wildly. “Welcome to my very special social media seminar: How Not to Be a Dick on the Internet.” He pauses, and then honest to God winks at Jamie. “Some of you might want to take notes.”

In which Tyler is the new Stars PR guy and Jamie doesn’t like to bunch mox. He does, as it turns out, like to duck sick, though.

say geronimo by  Menacherie | 4.6K

Jamie learns how to cook and gets love advice from soccer moms.

Wear Your Apron High by  lupinus, reallyyeahokay, uraneia | 7.9K

Tyler gets knocked up and then his good-for-nothing cheating husband gets his fool self killed. Luckily his friend Jordie has a farm and the need for an extra set of hands. He also has a really cute brother. Too bad Jamie doesn’t seem to like Tyler much.

Non-Optional Tickets to the Trainwreck by  ice_hot_13 | 16.3K

College!AU; Tyler makes a horrible first impression on Jamie when he transfers to Dallas, and that’s really just the latest disaster in Tyler’s life.

So Let’s Raise the Bar (And Our Cups to the Stars) by  Brioux | 15.1K

It’s all Jordie’s and Jason’s fault. At least, that’s what Jamie will say later. 

A mouthy little chav and a idiot farm boy…

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