Inside Penguins Hockey: What Would You Ask Your Pet?

brothers for life…

“…the sad part is, that I will probably end up loving you without you for much longer than I loved you when I knew you. Some people might find that strange. But the truth of it is that the amount of love you feel for someone and the impact they have on you as a person, is in no way relative to the amount of time you have known them.”

the article we’ve been waiting for is here… some snippets from  Fifteen years, 3 Stanley Cups and a brotherhood: Inside Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin’s powerful, quiet friendship, 13 May 2021

While Malkin’s comfort speaking English kept him from doing interviews as a rookie, he has understood the language well enough from Day 1 in Pittsburgh to connect with his teammates. This helped the friendship. So, too, did Crosby’s natural understanding of his fellow superstar. Crosby sounds more like a therapist than a friend when analyzing Malkin’s personality. Perhaps, at times, they have been both of those things for one another.

“He’s not someone who is always going to let you know how he’s feeling,” Crosby explained. “He’s not always going to tell you if something’s wrong, so you have to get to know him. He’s just got a ton of pride, more than people realize, I think. I don’t think he’s real comfortable being open about when something is upsetting him. But the more we’ve gotten to know each other over the years, the more open we’ve learned to become. I think it’s just a good, healthy relationship.”

There was plenty of fun along the way, too.

In 2006, many of the young Penguins were together at a bar on Pittsburgh’s historic South Side. Malkin and Crosby, along with others, were having some fun after a game when a group of young women spotted two of Pittsburgh’s most eligible bachelors.

Not knowing many English words, Malkin sheepishly asked Crosby what to say to one or any of the women. Not knowing quite what advice to give, Crosby instructed Malkin to approach them and introduce himself. Already an admirer of Crosby, Malkin’s trust was evident when he quickly walked toward the group and said, “Hi, I Seven-One.”

Standing a few feet away, Maxime Talbot, Malkin’s traveling roommate, future playoff linemate and a longtime friend to Crosby, bent over with laughter. Crosby, himself laughing, approached Talbot and politely jabbed him with an elbow, worried that Malkin would see them and think they were making fun of him.

“Sid was looking out for Geno then,” Talbot said. “It’s those little things that Sid does. He’s the best player in the world. He’s a better guy.”

Malkin agrees. At his apartment in Moscow, his offseason condominium on Florida’s Fisher Island and at his home in Pittsburgh, Malkin displays various memorabilia of Crosby. These include Russian nesting dolls painted in Crosby’s likeness, framed photographs, pucks and sticks from various games, anything and everything the most serious Crosby fan would want for his or her collection. Malkin jokes that Nikita, his son, will probably pick Crosby as his favorite player because of all the stuff.

“Is good,” Malkin said. “Of course, I will be his real favorite. But Sid is the best player, the best teammate. A great friend. I hope Nikita thinks of him as family. I do.”

Clearly, Crosby considers Malkin family.

“Having him around has always made my life better, on and off the ice,” Crosby said. “He has a way of knowing when to make you laugh, knowing when to lighten the room. But at the same time, he knows when to be serious, too. It’s just a great friendship. I just always liked him from the start. Always have. Always will.”

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This was spawned out of witnessing a humorous exchange between @cablesscutie and @gemgirl28 in which they discussed some steambaby headcanons and how Zuko would probably be over-protective and cautious with the first baby at least. Then Cablesscutie said, “Aang has never had one fear and gets that first steambaby for the first time and Uncle Aang just yeets that child so high and that is the story of how Zuko got his first gray hair” and I was like…. MUST. DRAW. So yes, I did shoehorn my own first Zutara child in there, but really this idea works with any zk baby if you ask me haha I didn’t draw the instance of the gray hair (that has to grow in) but this is certainly the precipitating incident. Were it not for this quote, I myself would probably not use the phrase “yeet” as I am far too elderly, but it was so perfect in this context, so it stayed. The power of Aang: what are his flings into the air but yeets. u.u 

You know that point at which you notice a mistake in your drawings, but it’s far too late to change anything… yeah. ANYWAY. I haven’t read any of the Avatar comics, but I’ve seen bits and pieces of Imbalance, and I really like the style, so I took a stab at emulating it. Unfortunately I suck at reverse engineering coloring/painting styles (and get impatient and give up), so alas… is what it is. Comics are hard, coloring is harder… I can’t tell you how long it took me to sort out Katara’s colors… I ultimately decided she doesn’t need to wear red to be a leader of the Fire Nation… I love the Water Tribe aesthetic too much to let it go (I’m sure as Fire Lady, or whatever title she’d be, she’d bring light furs and blues very much into vogue in the Fire Nation).

So Thank you again to cablesscutie and gemgirl28 for their galaxy brain headcanons and for letting me draw it. Also thanks to @neincraff and @kashicanhaz for some help with some of the dialog n.n (Check out all their stuff if you’re looking for great Zutara fanfiction!)

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Congratulations to Shawn Mendes for his 2 Grammy nominations ♡

this and this: same he’s not human vibe