a/b/o established relationship where patrick pops out a baby and goes back to playing while jonny retires to take care of the kiddo
(the baby’s a surprise, but only because he’s a few years early!! and jonny retiring makes sense, patrick’s style of play lends itself to a longer career. he’ll retire in another couple of years, they want more kids, but he still wants to play for a while, see if he can crack another milestone.)
and jonny’s always knocking around in the locker room with the baby strapped to his front. people keep trying to ask him for captainly advice and he always responds with something baby-adjacent. “diet plans? jack tried solid food for the first time this week,” he confides earnestly.
patrick’s glowing quietly in the corner as he tapes his stick, meanwhile in the center of the room stay-at-home alpha jonathan toews is proudly redefining dynamic norms
and jonny really takes to being a trophy husband, okay, he and the baby keep busy, they’re regulars at saturday storytime at the library and jonny’s finally finishing his black belt, he’s been meaning to get that wrapped up for ages. they’ve met every vendor at the farmer’s market and jack is really into visiting the aquarium so jonny teaches him everything he needs to know about fish and fishing, he’s starting early but obviously the baby needs to know this stuff.
actually jonny’s starting to think that parenting is his calling in life. hockey, sure, hockey is great, and obviously his REAL calling is making kaner happy, but parenting is basically being a captain 24/7. it’s about Leadership and Caretaking. jonny’s spent his whole life honing his skills. he has all the best-reviewed parenting books. he does mommy and me classes every tuesday and thursday.
and his baby is adorable, okay. he’s this little curly-haired omega boy, the spitting image of his daddy, and jonny is delighted. his baby is the best baby. of course kaner’s so good at everything he does that obviously he’d be the best at making a baby, too. but a little curly-haired omega!! a miniature kaner!!! jonny is Beside Himself.
there’s probably even a hashtag like #19andababy for sightings. jonny and his baby, exploring the world. seeing the sights. the baby has all these little designer outfits! he’s so curious about everything! he loves meeting people, he’s the world’s sweetest baby, sometimes he gets shy but as long as papa’s holding him it’s all okay.
and of course jonny and the baby go to all the home games. they both wear #88 jerseys. (people keep trying to get patrick to take the captaincy and he keeps refusing. they don’t understand, jonny is the captain.) the baby loves games as long as he has his noise-canceling headphones on. he’s so happy! papa’s holding him! daddy’s in his funny hat! all the uncles are here!
and even though he’s not on the ice, jonny still manages to put the fear of god into anyone who knocks kaner over. didn’t think you could be terrified of someone with a tiny happy curly-haired baby strapped to their front? jonathan toews is here to prove you wrong.
also blackhawks tv? loves it. pkane all kitted out holding his little boy. patrick doesn’t even bother using scent blockers anymore, he has no fucks to give, he’s one of the greatest players of his generation and he’s done apologizing for being an omega, he can cuddle his baby and kiss his alpha in public if he damn well pleases.
and they skype kaner at least once a day when he’s away for a game, THEY ALL MISS EACH OTHER but the baby is a good flyer so sometimes the whole family travels together and when they don’t jonny and patrick swap clothes around so kaner can sleep in something that smells like home and jonny tucks the shirt that smells like patrick around baby jack.
the only real point of contention is the baby’s hair. “jonny, he needs a haircut,” patrick says patiently. “no,” jonny says. he has one big hand cupped protectively over the baby’s head. “put the scissors down,” he orders kaner. “is that hair gel? get it away.”
“jonathan,” patrick says, “give me the baby.”
“no,” jonny says. “not until you put down the scissors. I SAID PUT THEM DOWN KANER.”
he also still works out like crazy, kaner thinks jonny is somehow /gaining/ muscle, he doesn’t get why jonny is exercising 24/7 now that he doesn’t have to. “gotta keep my dad bod,” jonny tells kaner as he does another pull-up. in his carrier on jonny’s chest the baby burbles happily. papa’s going up again!!!
patrick narrows his eyes. “babe,” he says slowly, “what do you think a dad bod is?”
“you know,” jonny says. he does another rep. the baby giggles. “so i can hold you up against a wall and fuck another baby into you and you can make me a dad again. a dad bod.”
“you know what,” patrick says, and then he stops before he shoots himself in the foot. after a moment of visual appreciation, he realizes the third period of the game in the other room has started and wanders off to watch. “i’ll have dinner on the table in fifteen!” jonny calls. he does another rep. after the baby goes down for the night, he’s thinking he’ll order that new pack ‘n play he read about, maybe finish a load of laundry, and then tenderly screw patrick into the mattress. he’s gonna alpha the fuck out of being a househusband. his whole family is safe and fed and happy. he does another rep. life is Good.