I Belive In The Power Of Women’s Baseball

And Meghan Whalen Turner, competition reality and the power of fan fiction

[doggernaut]

If I'm not too much for you, then sign me up 

a Check, Please! fic by RabbitRunnah

Featuring:

Alternate, later-in-life meeting

Single dad Bitty/hockey player Jack

Characters who are starting over and trying their best

Messy exes (Jack's is a celebrity)

Suzanne and Coach Bittle as the most loving-yet-overbearing grandparents ever

Friends-to-lovers

Eric Bittle had it all: a fairy-tale marriage to his college sweetheart, two great kids, a thriving career. Until the day his cheating husband up and left him for a younger man. Now a single parent, Eric’s just trying to get through each day as best as he can.

Professional hockey player Jack Zimmermann also had it all, up until the day his pop star wife left him for his linemate. In need of a fresh start, Jack finds himself on the other side of the country to finish out his NHL career with a new team, the Providence Falconers.

When their paths keep crossing, Eric and Jack form an unlikely friendship. Neither is looking for romance. But that just might happen, anyway.

This fic is now complete!

[sweetladyjustice]

My WPBL team appears to be bad. Oh well.

[hepestianhelper]

Wpbl put me incharge of the TV scoreboard pls. I’ll do it for one corn chip

[gurlsrool]

If you wanna see peak jealous Ilya, imagine if in the early days, Shane and Hayden went on a season of the amazing race for…some reason. Shane is treating it like he’s competing for the Stanley cup while Hayden is just trying to have fun.

They do pretty well, but Ilya watches every episode SCREAMING at the TV. He’s so furious that Hayden is dragging down the team. If HE was there, they would win every leg! And he’d actually appreciate how cute Shane looks all sweaty, wearing his comically large backpack!!

The following year, Ilya and Cliff go on, which is totally not a ploy to get Shane’s attention. Cliff fucks up a roadblock and they get out in the first leg and Ilya loses his SHIT to a degree that goes viral

[white-weasel]

After 10 years, Aubry Bracco now gets to be a Survivor winner. It’s all my gay ass 15 year old self could hope for

[lets-steal-an-archive]

zilatreks - Closed mouths don't get runabouts

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Check Please! (Webcomic) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eric “Bitty” Bittle/Jack Zimmermann Characters: Eric “Bitty” Bittle, Jack Zimmermann, Shitty Knight (Check Please!), Larissa “Lardo” Duan, Bob Zimmermann, Alicia Zimmermann, Chris “Chowder” Chow, Alexei “Tater” Mashkov, Original Characters, Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Meeting, Divorce, Parenthood, Past Infidelity (by other partners), Starting Over, Friends to Lovers, Some angst, Post-Breakup Bad Decisions Summary:

Eric Bittle had it all: a fairy-tale marriage to his college sweetheart, two great kids, a thriving career. Until the day his cheating husband up and left him for a younger man. Now a single parent, Eric’s just trying to get through each day as best as he can.

Professional hockey player Jack Zimmermann also had it all, up until the day his pop star wife left him for his linemate. In need of a fresh start, Jack finds himself on the other side of the country to finish out his NHL career with a new team, the Providence Falconers.

When their paths keep crossing, Eric and Jack form an unlikely friendship. Neither is looking for romance. But that just might happen, anyway.

Chapter 6 is now on ao3!