since im in the hayleau mood rn here are my top 5 hayden/cliff fics, in no particular order! i 🤍 rarepairs
Leave All Our Hopelessness Aside by Xoxo_Viola
wip | not rated | 39K | 13/?
summary:
Pike and Marlow actually get smart and start to piece things together. They start to conspire, and something new forms along the way.
notes: so peak. hayden & cliff figuring out hollanov; starting their own thing simultaneously. so sweet and yearning and fluffy and angsty. would read every day if i could
Boston ain't your kind of town by LeftHandOfSnarkness
complete | not rated | 9.9K | 7/7
summary:
Hayden had never been in Boston during the summer. [...] He should not be in Boston laying on Cliff Marleau’s couch, pretending to watch a fucking baseball game.
notes: so so fun to read. essentially one off-season at cliff's house in boston, with the last chapter being a throwback to their first meeting. and the yearning. just wow
puck and pretend by sorryuser / @sorryfucker
wip | E | 56K | 5/?
summary:
when montreal is pitted against boston once again, cliff marleau finds himself knocking at shane hollander’s hotel room door with an apology for laying him out last time their teams met. only, hayden pike opens the door with a scowl on his face.
notes: in which hayleau start their own hollanov-style relationship. until real life gets in the way. so realistic and interesting and immersive and one of my favourite fics. just so so good & includes such a great "what does this mean?/what are we?" moment
The Impossible Scenario by spaceyloser
complete | E | 116K | 10/10 | hayden/cliff/jackie
summary:
In 2008, Hayden Pike is a rookie Metro trying his best to navigate a new team, a new city, and his new place in the spotlight when he takes home a member of the enemy team, Cliff Marlow.
Eight months later, Hayden meets the woman who would become his wife. [...]
…until a decade passes, his best friend breaks some major barriers, and someone gets traded to the Montreal Metros.
notes: will-they-won't-they except they're reconnecting after a hookup; supportive found family; yearning and angst and adoration. includes really good jackie content, and their relationship is so lovely. big fan
caught up in a moment by morosefloweret / @morosefloweret
complete | E | 9.8K | 1/1
summary:
Hayden is an Omega going into an early heat, and Cliff is an Alpha who feels responsible for helping him through it.
notes: so interesting to dive into hayden's perspective! especially one of a hayden so impacted by his status and so nervous about what will happen. and, of course, extremely well written smut (w hurt/comfort!)
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