OMG Check Please: Jack Zimmermann/Eric Bittle Fic Rec List November 2015
Iâve made my fair share of long fic rec lists in the marvel fandom, and I thought i would make one for the OMGCP fandom. Iâm started making this and the Jack/Bitty fics were enough to make one post just for them, so all the other pairings will be in another post soon. Enjoy!
Hold It All At Bay: Mature. 50K. The theory of extrapolative synchronization of the mirror neurons was debunked back when he was still in his teens, so Jack is reluctant to mention that he can smell Bittyâs pies baking from across campus. Warning: lots of talk of mental health issues, very intense
Found Out: Mature. 43K. âBitty, you have finally rose to the rank of âbad roommate who brings people home and has loud sex,â and we love it. Itâs lonely here at the top. And now, youâve joined us.âNo one notices Jack, at the far end of the table, staring at his bacon.[A bunch of ways in which everyone finds out. Update: en français.]Â
Of The Nature Of The Wound: Mature. 34K. His first year in the NHL isnât easy, but Jack has spent his entire life playing through the hurt.
Thinking of You: Teen. 16K. âCause when Iâm with him, I am thinking of youA fic based on Katy Perryâs âThinking of Youâ. Bittyâs junior year starts, and he has to deal with returning to the Haus, and moving on after Jackâs decision. Donât worry - it will have a happy ending.
Au Pays Qui Te Ressemble: Explicit. 15K. Jack waits.
Weâll Find Out If Love Is The Size Of Oceans: Not Rated. 8K. But when Jack looks at Eric Bittle, itâs obvious. Anyone can see the wave of emotion crashing across his face, causing his eyes to soften and lips to quirk up in a smile. The walls break down and it turns out that no matter what anyone says, Jack Zimmermann is not a robot.
Begin Again: Teen. 8K. For a moment, he is tempted to simply sit in the pitch-dark living room, soaking in the silence and the loneliness, but then his phone buzzes, and he is pulled from his thoughts. There is a new message to the Samwell Mensâ Hockey group chat from Bittle.âšâšHappy New Year!âşâşJack cannot help smiling. A tale told in holidays, from New Years 2015 to New Years 2016.
Apple Pie Of My Eye: Teen. 7K. Shitty and Jack went to Harvard.This wasnât the best decision. But the universe finds a way of working things out in the end.[In which Bitty gets cut from the team in sophomore year and gets a popular YouTube baking channel instead; Shitty and Jack have many conversations in Jackâs bed, to Jackâs chagrin; Ransom and Holster are totally in sync; literally everyone is onto Jack except probably Bitty; and baked goods play a large part, as always.]
I Donât Really Mind: Teen. 3K. "Oh shit, itâs like, a town where literally everyone is gay. Itâs the best thing, every day is gay pride day. They even have a womenâs weekend, which is so chill on so many levels.â Shitty took a deep breath to restrain himself from speaking any further, âBut anyway, I havenât been in a while and I was thinking we should go.ââOh,â Bitty responded breathily. He was happy to be out, but he didnât know if he was quite ready for something like that, no matter how enticing it sounded, âAnd itâs called⌠Ptown?
Positive Image: Explicit. 10K. When Bittle first showed up at a meeting with management, sitting next to Sara with wide, scared eyes, Jack didnât think he had a chance in hell. Sara hired new assistants all the time, most of whom barely made it through a season.
Those Walls I Built (Well Baby Theyâre Tumbling Down): Not Rated. 10K. âWell, I hope you gave that boy your phone number,â Suzanne says as soon as the door closes behind Jack, and Eric drops his head to the counter with a groan.
Cream and Sugar Like an Optimist: General. 5K. Jack doesnât actually pick where he wants to live because of proximity to a coffeeshop. Jack would never do that. That would be crazy.
The Gentle Hum Of Anxiety: Not Rated. 5K. Jack Zimmermann is a world-renowned figure-skater just coming out of the hospital. He has a new partner and it just happens to be one Eric Bittle.He never expected to fall for him.
Show Me: General. 3K. Eric Fucking Bittle is a 3 times Olympic gold medalist and Jack is a college hockey star looking to join the NHL. Bittle happens to be training for the winter semester at Samwell College, and meets Jack. weâre just going to pretend that this is chronologically correct and 1st year happens before the winter olympics!
On A Silver Plater: General. 3K. Jack walks into a restaurant and immediately thinks that he has made a mistake. It may be his lucky day, though, because he lands a date with a cute blond.
Donât Cool Off, I Like Your Warmth: Not Rated. 9K. Summer is supposed to feel just like this, Bitty thinks, swim trunks and lemonade and the smooth slide of river rocks in his hand, Jackâs fingers curling around the inside of his knee where it tickles, the space between them small and getting smaller.
All Our Worries Will Wash Away: General. 4K. Jack texts Bitty every day, and he comes to Georgia for the Fourth of July, and he brings Bitty a present, and Bittyâs still not sure if any of it means anything.
Fireworks in Your Heart: Teen. 3K. The terrible, awful, absolutely nothing good can come from this truth of the matter is that Jack Zimmerman â Bad Bob Zimmermanâs quebecois speaking, hockey playing, sometimes-mini pie-making prodigal son â loves Savannah.
Best Laid Plans: Explicit. 19K. "Dude,â said Holster, his eyes huge, âthatâs so sad. We gotta get them together.ââThis isnât a romcom, Holtzy, â Ransom said, patting his arm. âIâm sure thatâs not what Shitty had in mind.ââActually,â said Shitty, âthatâs exactly what I had in mind. And Iâve got a plan.â
I Hear Symphonies In My Head: General. 14K. Eric listens to a lot of music. Life is never so bad that it canât be fixed with baked goods and the right soundtrack, and heâs really good at providing both, if he says so himself.
You Never Said You Wouldnât So Here I Am: Explicit. 11K. Eric just wants to get past this crush, but Jack keeps getting in the way.
Say Itâs Been A Long Six Months: Teen. 10K. Jack falls in love, comes out, and loses his friends. Not quite in that order.
Strawberry: Explicit. 8K. Without thinking too hard about anything, Eric gathers Jackâs other hand, places his wrists together, and, slowly, giving Jack time to pull away, pulls them up and over his head to pin them on the pillow.
Left the City, My Family, My Precinct: Mature. 7K. Bitty uses emojis like a second language, one that Jackâs slowly starting to become fluent in.
Where Thereâs Smoke: General. 7K. Jack decides that now is finally the time to come out publicly. He also decides that it will all go more smoothly if he pretends to date Bitty. Absolutely nothing could go wrong.
Phone, Please!: Not Rated. 6K. "Bits, you live tweeting this?â Shitty asks. Or: Five Times Jack Took Bittyâs Phone (And One Time Bitty Put It Away Himself).
Deja Vu: Not Rated. 4K. When it finally happens itâs almost like deja vu.In which Jack signs with, Bitty flees and everything sort of works it self out in the end
Iâll Give You Everything: General. 4K. Jack doesnât like throwing his last name around to get things, but if it means Bittle gets to meet Beyonce, wellâŚhe canât not do it.
Bold; Over the Worst of It: Mature. 3K. âSpring C,â Jack says, âis full of mystery.â
Baking and Skyping and Texting: General. 3K. "I HOPE HE TRIES BAKING AND SKYPES BITTY EVERY TIME SO HE CAN HELP HIM. PLEASE WRITE IT PLEEEEEASEâ - ShleeIn which Jack has a sudden SOS, they banter and this Skype thingâs pretty fun.Set just a week or so after Jack and Shittyâs graduation.
We Go Together Like the Winter and a Sweater: General. 3K. âFuck, I was supposed to go to Tampa, too,â Nursey groaned and faceplanted into a pillow.
âAw, donât be sad, guys! We can have a great Christmas here! Itâll be just like home!!â Chowder smiled at the defenceman.
âYâknow what, Chowder,â Bitty called from the kitchen, âthatâs an excellent idea! Our first Samwell Christmas! We can decorate and make dinner and watch movies! Oh, I gotta ask Mother for her roasted chicken recipe!â The small forward bounded up the stairs and disappeared into his room.
A Fifteen Year Plan: Teen. 2K. Jack brings it up at breakfastâvoice quiet, but sureâbefore Bittyâs even managed to take a full sip of coffee.âIâm thinking of coming out. Soon.â
Bite Your Tongue: General. 2K. Five times someone had a crush on Eric Bittle, and one time it all worked out.
When Youâre Not Here (I Sleep In Your T-Shirt): General. 2K. In which Jack says a lot of sad goodbyes, but a happy hello.
Jacket Weather: Teen. 1K. Eric is very, very cold in the library. Jack, stop laughing.
