Sid/Geno
Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin
The Pittsburgh Penguins' twin superstars have spent nearly two decades, three Stanley Cups, and entire careers refusing to play anywhere else or with anyone else. Hockey RPF's flagship pairing matches Sid's pathological dedication with Geno's homesick warmth, two franchise pillars who grew old together in the same locker room. The ship defined the hockey fandom's AO3 boom.
What is Sid/Geno?
Sid/Geno is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin from Hockey RPF. With over 8,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.
Why fans love Sid/Geno
Twenty years, three Cups, one city — the NHL accidentally wrote a marriage and fandom just formalized it.
Most Popular Sid/Geno Fanfics
The highest-rated Sid/Geno stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.
Pass It On
Completeby knight_tracer
Ninety percent of everyone's problems could be solved by a robot that just texted NO to hockey players on a regular basis. Unfortunately, Sidney didn't have a robot.
Fastening One Heart to Every Falling Thing
Completeby thefourthvine
Geno can't. Sidney won't.
Some Other Beginning's End
Completeby turningterrific
“So I say, before I’m thinking through, I say am getting married,” Geno says and glances up at Sid and then back down again. “They say to American?” Geno seems reluctant to continue. Sid’s stuck on trying to figure out who Geno is marrying and why he didn’t tell Sid about it. “I say, ‘no, to Canadia
The Limits of the World
Completeby turningterrific
“So, umm,” Sid says into his phone, suddenly nervous. “Sid?” Geno’s voice registers surprise. “Yeah, umm.” Why is this difficult? “I’m here?” Geno laughs. “Back in Pittsburgh?” “No.” Sid clears his throat. “I’m-- I’m in the Moscow airport.” Or: Sid decides to spend his summer in Russia.
Closed Fracture
Completeby lightgetsin
"You're on Puck Daddy," Taylor said, instead of a greeting.Sidney sank back into the pillows. "So? What's new?""The headline is 'Best Hockey Player in the World Sidney Crosby Taken Out by Eight Year Old, Breaks Arm in Mite Hockey Game.'"
Cyrillic Text
Completeby purplecatsweater
The jumble of weird letters on Sidney’s wrist are different than everyone else’s—different than his mom’s, or his dad’s, and when Taylor gets big enough for the whole name to show up on her wrist, it’ll be different too.
Motherland
Completeby sevenfists
The first Zhenya heard about it was an email from Sidney in the middle of August.
The Biblical Sense
Completeby sevenfists
“Sid, I’m so—I’m sorry,” Geno said. “My stupid—I’m ruin everything, I—” “Shut up, Geno,” Sidney said, already intensely weary of listening to Geno’s self-recrimination. “You’ve barely even done anything.”Geno’s voice dropped what sounded like an entire octave. “But I want to.”
Accept No Substitutes
Completeby Lenore
Sid shows up to practice with a hickey. Misunderstandings ensue.
Highway Unicorn
Completeby pentapus
He saw the horn poking out from the pony's head, golden and straight and somehow delicate-looking despite the empty tuna can hanging off of it. The unicorn horn. "The fuck," Sidney said out loud, his eye skipping from the horn over the greyish-white body to the graceful gold-toned hooves.
The Real Thing
Completeby sevenfists
Sitting at the table was Sid: Sid as Zhenya had first known him, almost a decade before: dorky, long-haired Sid, his cheeks round with baby fat. He couldn’t have been older than twenty, and even that was generous.“Wow,” baby Sid said. “Are you Evgeni Malkin?”
Catch a Glimpse of Gold Through His Skin
Completeby reginalds
The poster reads, from the top: Times When it is Okay to Interrupt Mr. Malkin: 1.) Hitler invades Russia2.) Fire3.) German U-boat spotted in the Allegheny4.) Sidney Crosby walks in the room
i want to belong here
Completeby cathedralhearts
“Can I come to Russia with you?” Zhenya’s brain fritzes out for a second. “Sorry?” he asks, thinking he’s misheard. Years of pining can do that to a person -- make you believe that the object of your affections wants something more than they really do. Sid’s gone bright pink and is staring at the fl
All the Way Through
Completeby sevenfists
“I hope you’re going to tell me that you’re in a loving, committed, long-term relationship,” Jen said.“Well. No,” Sidney said. “We’re—it’s a casual thing.”“Not anymore,” Jen said. “Congratulations, you’re in love.”
3:30
Completeby sevenfists
Napping with Sid would be inconvenient, embarrassing, and more than a little gay, and maybe Zhenya was a little gay, but he didn’t need to advertise it.
The Best-Looking Boys
Completeby sevenfists
He was just a kid, just like Sidney, and far away from home. When Sidney didn’t look away, Evgeni mimed swinging a baseball bat, and Gonch was right; it was clear he had no idea what he was doing.That was the first time Sidney thought they could maybe be friends.
Emissions Free
Completeby lightgetsin
"Sid," Geno said, jogging down the stairs two days later. "You not like jizz. Is like shoes thing, or like chunky peanut butter thing?" Sidney had strong feelings about his shoes, but he grudgingly acknowledged that manufacturers continued to issue updated models every few months, so his running sho
something real or something wonderful
Completeby cathedralhearts
Evgeni Malkin is thirteen when he soul bonds.
To Happily Ever After (and a Cup or two)
Completeby jeyhawk
"Heat of moment, not think much. Just want." Sid wonders what it's like to want that much; it's certainly never happened to him. "Okay," he says, still unconvinced. "I'll take your word for it." "My word always good," Geno agrees, patting Sid's thigh just above the knee. Sid looks at Geno's big hand
All I Ever Wanted
Completeby sevenfists
Sidney said, “You should come to Vail with me.”Zhenya rolled his eyes. Just what he needed: a relaxing week of power skating drills with Sidney.
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What does Sid/Geno mean?
Sid/Geno is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.
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There are over 8,000 Sid/Geno fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.
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