Thank you to our writers, our betas, and our pinch hitters! You outdid yourself this year, and we’re so grateful to everyone who took part and pitched in to make this a successful exchange. Here they are, Caps fans: The masterlist of the 22 stories written for the 2019 ALL CAPS Exchange! Enjoy, and let’s do it again next year!
Shifting Realities by AetherSeer for Catznetsov 6.2K, Evgeny Kuznetsov/Tom Wilson
Tom’s learned it’s better to be careful than optimistic. Especially when you work in wildlife rescue and rehab.
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Pretty Tied Up by aleksrothis for storiesinthedark 3.3K, T. J. Oshie/Tom Wilson
TJ likes getting tied up. It's lucky Tom is so good at it then.
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the amazing journey by allonsytosherwoodforest for daddyoshie 6.6K, Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin, Lars Eller/Dmitry Orlov
Nicky and Ovi lead their eclectic horde of sons and friends on a westward journey to get their boy.
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right some day by ancientdeceiver for aleksrothis 1K, Andre Burakovsky/John Carlson
Andre is more than John deserves.
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Russian Techno by caixa for allonsytosherwoodforest 2.9K, Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin
”Do you remember Sochi?” Sasha asks.
“The Olympics? You woke me up to remind me of that?”
“No,” he says, “Earlier. This music. I haven’t heard the song since that year.”
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Плохому танцору всегда яйца мешают by Catznetsov for pr_scatterbrain 5.5K, Alexander Ovechkin/Alexander Semin, implied/referenced Sergei Federov/Sasha Semin
Every company tells its own stories. Alex is with the Washington Ballet for a year before he starts to believe them.
“Didn’t he give up ballet?” Nicolette says under her breath and a mass of runaway curls.
“No, didn’t he join the army, or like, whatever you call it?” Mikayla says.
“He got lost in the airport,” Sergei says over them.
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I hate the way I don't hate you by daddyoshie for WeaglesAndBrobeans 28K, Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin, Karl Alzner/John Carlson
“Why aren’t you answering him?” Marcus asked.
Scowling, Nicky crossed his arms. “I’m still mad at him.”
Marcus scoffed. “Okay. Sure. ‘Mad.’”
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Weagles Wobble, But They Don't Fall Down by eafay70 for cantevenskate 1.2K, Marcus Johansson/Evgeny Kuznetsov
Five times Jojo caused a weagle to appear for Zhenya, and one time Zhenya caused a weagle to appear for Jojo.
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Snow Day by Fourthlinewinger for ghosthunter 1.7K, Marcus Johansson/Evgeny Kuznetsov
Snow days are the best days of winter.
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your heart's still beating by ghosthunter for ancientdeceiver 2.6K, Marcus Johansson/Evgeny Kuznetsov
“I don’t think there’s going to be a wedding,” Alex says, his voice careful and neutral.
“I’m here, it’s happening,” Evgeny says.
“Well, there are photos of the bride leaving the venue with one of her previous costars, so I don’t think - “ Alex says. Evgeny’s phone starts buzzing again.
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attention coming from you by ghosthunter for ancientdeceiver 2.5K, Michal Kempny/Jakub Vrana
“You owe me 10,000 Koruna,” Jakub tells Michal as he tries to get him moving down the sidewalk.
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there'll be tomorrow night by ghosthunter for ancientdeceiver 8.2K, Christian Djoos/Lars Eller, Madison Bowey/Jakub Vrana
just get a sugar daddy Madison suggests in their group chat. i’m not going to sleep with some random guy for money Christian texts back. You could snag a nice cougar who needs some arm candy to go to some, you know, galas or whatever and in return you could just give her some thrills Jakub says. I hate both of you Christian says.
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Nicklas Backstrom Is Only One Human Man And Shouldn't Be Expected To Deal With All This by greenurr for eafay70 2.6K, Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin
“Ten more minutes at the park!” Nicke called. “Then we’re going straight home! No ice cream this time, I mean it!”
“’Kay!” called his beloved children, his legacy, the two people he would move heaven and Earth for, as they tried to trip each other going up the stairs to the slide.
In which Nicke is a beleaguered single dad, Alex is a hot Russian tutor, and the Backstrom children are little rascals.
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you be rachel and i'll be bong rips by greenurr for spaceyho 5.2K, Michael Latta/Tom Wilson
The thing about living year-round in a vacation town was that it isn't all that great most of the time. Winter in a vacation town sucks. But it isn’t winter, yet.
There's still one week of summer, and Mike intends to make the most of it.
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like a diver out of air by Guzmanasol for caixa 2K, Andre Burakovsky/John Carlson, Andre Burakovsky/Gina Carlson/John Carlson
Andre is, for all intents and purposes, a Carlson. A Carlson in Denver instead of D.C., but a Carlson nonetheless. The rest of the Carlsons learn to deal.
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beauty and the boys by hardscrabble for AetherSeer 4.7K, Brett Connolly/T.J. Oshie/Tom Wilson
“No, no, guys,” Tom says, struck with genius. “Beauty and the Beast. Oshbabe is Belle, right?”
As Osh beams at him, like, totally delighted, Conno says, “So who’s the Beast? You don’t like mask costumes.”
“We don’t need a Beast,” says Osh. “Willy’s Gaston, babe.”
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never the same river by pr_scatterbrain for greenurr 10K, Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin/Alexander Semin
The Treaty of Saint Petersburg is signed secretly in the spring of 1812. It creates a formal alliance between Sweden and the Russian Empire against the rising threat of Napoleon. Part of the treaty involves a form of collateral; a marriage contract.
Nicke might be a second son, but he is a Bäckström. Still with worth, if not estates of his own.
The aforementioned worth had been calculated to the krona when he had been ransomed by the French. It had been paid by Gabriel, the Crown Prince. At the time Nicke had not known how he was to repay his cousin. Now that is no longer a mystery.
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Not Gonna Bow To You by redandglenda for AetherSeer 10K, Nate Walker/Tom Wilson
Nate might be small but he’s a confident guy, on and off the ice. On the ice that means he can knock the biggest of them off their skates, and off the ice, well, let's just say he can sweep them off their feet. The only problem is that he's insanely attracted to large, built guys (with the exception of his teammates because he's not crazy) who always seem to disappoint him in bed. He likes to be the one in charge, and that’s not something guys that size are apparently into. Nate’s pretty much resigned himself to the fact that his ideal guy - big and willing to let him take the lead - just doesn’t exist.
But maybe he’s just been looking in the wrong places. Or being oblivious to what’s right under his nose.
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(kuzy's) hot girl summer by spaceyho for ghosthunter 8K, Marcus Johansson/Evgeny Kuznetsov
"You're not going back to Russia?"
"Well, eventually I am."
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Love Is Worth The Sum Of Itself by storiesinthedark for Thorne 4.9K, Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin
Sasha took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. “I...There’s...His name is Nicke and I love him. Have for ten years. He’s all I think about.”
She nodded. “And what do you want?”
Sasha stared down at his hands, clasped together in his lap. “I want...I want him to want me so much he can’t stand it,” Sasha replied. He looked up at her and pressed his lips together.
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Now I'll be bold as well as strong by Thorne for Guzmanasol 43K, Andre Burakovsky/Christian Djoos; Nicklas Backstrom/Alexander Ovechkin
"You're getting simultaneously cockblocked and set up by a magical unicorn," he finally says, and then Nicke sighs and rubs at his temples because somehow Andre always, always manages to zig where others zag.
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One Terribly Cursed Day by WeaglesAndBrobeans for hardscrabble 3.8K, Braden Holtby/TJ Oshie
“Sorry today’s been shit,” Braden offered quietly, his words getting lost in T.J.’s half dry mess of hair. “Naw, it hasn’t been shit. Well, you’ve made it good at least.”
Or
T.J. Oshie has a no good very bad day and Holtby might be falling in love.