HIT ME HARDER- matt rempe
matt rempe x fem njd reader!
summary: in a game vs the devils matt lands a rough hit on nico which leads to him being knocked to the ground and punched in the face. what he doesn’t expect, is for his assailant to be the prettiest girl he’s ever seen.
warnings: violence(i mean reader socks him pretty hard in the face), swearing, suggestive language, mentions of johnny(I miss him)
Y/n L/n had never been an overly physical player, she preferred to be light and fast on her feet rather than smashing her opponents into the boards. Playing in a male dominated league made it hard for her to not be so rough on the ice because she felt the need to prove she can be just as tough and strong as the rest of the players, so after being drafted to the devils she quickly learned how to be more defensive in her plays. Even though she has her fair share of penalty minutes she’s never once thrown a fist or taken part in a scrum, because in her defense, who would throw down with a girl?
That changed the night they played the rangers. Y/n had heard of Matt Rempe, who hadn’t, and she was not a fan. She thought he played dirty, and the hit he had just made on Nico was too dirty for her liking. As Nico laid crumpled against the boards with Matt skating away from him, Y/n took off across the ice. This may be the fastest she’s ever skated in a game, and with that speed she tackled Matt down to the ice with the strength of a linebacker. As Matt hit the ice hard the crowd in the Prudential Center went crazy. Flipping him over, throwing off her gloves, and landing a punch square across his right cheekbone just before the refs pulled her off him. Matt, sitting up in a pissed off daze to see who just clocked his shit, was met with the very angry stare of the prettiest girl he’d ever seen. Her cheeks flushed red from the chill of the ice rink, or her anger one couldn’t be sure, her big blue eyes squinted, and her plump lips pressed into a snarl. The angry look on his face flipped to a star struck one. Here was this girl, who couldn’t be more than 5 '9 on her skates, who just threw him to the ground.
Y/n, getting pulled into the penalty box to face her sentence, was still glowering back at Matt who simply winked at her and skated to his own bench to get the cut she left on his cheek checked. That just pissed her off more. That was a dirty hit. Why isn’t he getting sent to the box? Why did he get off with no punishment? She slammed the door to the box closed so hard it rattled the glass around her. 30 seconds later, one ref knocked on the glass and called her back out while the other announced she’d be ejected from the game. And if she didn’t hate Matt Rempe before, she sure did now.
As she paced back and forth while she waited for the second period to be over the team's trainer came in to look at her hand.
“That was one hell of a punch kid.” Tony said to her as he wrapped her hand in gauze and neosporin before handing her a bag of ice.
“He’s lucky I was only able to get one in before the refs pulled me off him.” She grumbled back. Just as they were finishing up the second period had ended and her teammates were coming back to the locker room for intermission. You would have thought they had just won the Stanley Cup with how loud they were all cheering.
Nico walked up to her with a smile on his face before patting her on the head and pulling her in for a hug. “Thank you kleiner Kämpfer(little fighter)” he whispered in her ear before pulling away. After Nico fully pulled away the rest of her teammates were on top of her, shaking her shoulders and applauding her.
Meanwhile in the rangers locker room things were just as loud, mainly with laughter. “Remps, man, I can’t believe you just got taken out by a girl half your size,” Braden laughed. Matt simply smiled and went back to icing his cheek that had freshly done stitches sewn into it.
“She got me good, I'll tell you that much. Hurts like a bitch,” He simply laughed it off, “ESPN and Sportsnet are gonna have a field day with this one.”
When the game came to an end and the devils had another win in their pocket, Matt got pulled aside for an interview before he was able to get back to the locker room. “Great game you played tonight!,” the reporter said cheerfully, “though that hit on Hischier didn't have the outcome you expected it to did it?”
With a chuckle Matt responded, “No it sure didn't! I mean I've heard things about L/n and how fast she was but man I didn't expect her to be that fast or that strong.”
“She left a gnarly mark on you, that's for sure!” The reporter giggled.
“Yeah she did, ten stitches in the face, not bad for someone's first punch on the ice.” A smile broke across his face and he couldn't even be bothered by the pain it caused.
“She’s a fantastic player, she played against my sister Alley when she still played back in high school and I remember being so mesmerized by her skills. She’s never been very defensive in her plays until now, but whatever they did in Jersey to help her light that fire in herself, keep doing it.”
The reporter smiled back at Matt, “Is this you complimenting the devils coaching staff?” His smile faltered for a second, debating on being truthful or shrugging off the compliment.
“Yeah I guess I am, when you play in this league you have to be a rough player whether you like it or not. I’m glad they’re not taking it easy on her over there because she’s not like the rest of us, that they’re still pushing her to be a well rounded player. It’s inspiring to many young girls out there and I have to applaud her and her coaches for giving that to people.”
“Well thank you for the kind words tonight Matt! Great game!”
Y/n sat seething in her apartment watching the interview. Why couldn’t he be a butthurt asshole about it? Why did he have to be sweet? And kind? And look so hot with his helmet off? Turning the tv off she started pacing across her living room, nearly wearing a hole in the floor before her phone started ringing. Picking it up and realizing it’s Nico, she starts off on a rant before he can even get a word in.
“God I hate him! That interview is such bullshit! ‘She’s such a great player’ meh meh meh! ‘I applaud her for being an inspiration’ meh meh meh! Like shut the fuck up!”
“God he’s so fucking annoying!”
“Are you done? Can I speak?” Nico asks, finally getting a word in.
“Yes.” She sighs, the stress in her shoulders releasing a bit.
“I was just calling to see if you’d watched the interview, apparently the answer is yes, and how your hand was feeling.” He replies calmly.
“My hand is fine. A few scrapes and some bruises but nothing broken or fractured and it moves just fine.”
“Good. Now drink some tea, take a bath, and relax. Take your mind off of him and don’t go on any socials for the rest of the night if you don’t wanna see his face again.”
“Fine. Thank you. Good night, Cap.”
“Good night, kleine Kämpfer(little fighter).” She hangs up the phone with a sigh, before brewing some tea and starting a hot bath. Twenty minutes in her phone rings with a text notification from her teammate Jack in their team group chat;
The Annoying One: bro look at the video of y/n/n taking down the bfg😂 I’ve been laughing for like five minutes
Harvard man: god damn l/n did you have a secret football career we didn’t know about?
Lukey boy: I literally dropped my mouth guard on the bench floor because I was so shocked
Harvard man: luke the thing is barely ever in your mouth fully anyway that surprises absolutely no one.
The annoying one: is she like alive where is she she’s always on her phone
“Puck bunny”: I was taking a bath.
“Puck bunny”: also I said change my name. I hate it.
The annoying one: anyways. that was the funniest shit I’ve ever seen. imagine being 6’8 and getting taken out by a girl more than a foot shorter than you
“Puck bunny”: idiot. good night I’m going to bed
***mattrempe just followed y/nl/n***
***mattrempe has sent you a message request***
mattrempe: wait hear me out
Matt couldn’t get Y/N out of his head, no matter the hour of day she was all that was on his mind. That included now, as he was walking toward his favorite coffee shop in Manhattan. Truly he should have been watching where he was going instead of stalking her instagram like he did daily, his lack of awareness causing him to run into the single person he’d been wishing for. “Watch where you’re going.” The voice came from a foot below him. The smooth roughness all too familiar from the amount of times he’s watched her draft video.
Y/N looked up at the silent stranger. Her blue eyes squinted from the sun before they slept slightly to the left and his head blocked it out perfectly. “Matt?” she whispered stunned at the man before her. Matt wasn’t the only one obsessed. Y/N hadn’t stopped thinking about him either. “Hi” her voice came out meek before she cleared her throat and straightened her shoulders.
Matt looked starstruck. His mind raced before small lI’m sorry” whispered from his mouth. “It’s whatever,” Y/N said “I’ve gotta go.” Quickly moving around him and heading down the street. That's when his brain finally clicked on taking one step for every two she took. He reached her by the end of the block before grabbing her hand and turning her towards him.
“Can I take you for coffee?” His words came out a fast jumbled mess
“Can I take you for coffee?”
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nhl_tea: devils player y/n l/n seen out for coffee with rangers player matt rempe! could this be the start of a budding romance? we all love a good enemies to lovers trope!
user73: oh this is sooooo good
devilsfan13: wtf didn’t she literally beat his ass two weeks ago???
defnotjhugh: oh i’m laughing so hard
rangersfan19: puck bunny!
y/n🥰: i’m gonna get sooooo much shit for this 😔
The Annoying One: hey y/nnnnnnn got something to tell us?
Harvard man: come on just tell us 🙂
Captain sexy: “i hate him” yeah right ;)
“Puck Bunny”: i HATE all of you
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nicohischier: there’s no way
johnmarino: luke owes me $75
lukehughes: oh what the fuck
That coffee date with the first of many. Anytime they were both on the upper east coast they were together. Their night consisted of stolen kisses and whispered confessions.
Matt rolled over one night and just stared at her before whispering a soft, “thank you” against her hair.
“Punching me in the face.”
“Because that was the day I met the love of my life.”
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