Dennis Cooper X GN!MagmaCoach!Reader Headcanons
You and Dennis are actually very similar in a lot of ways! For one, you are also never allowed to do your damn job. The only plays the Magmas are doing are Mane's plays, and that's that. Oh, sure, you have a whole book full of roarball plays that you've been working on for literal years, but let's just throw that in the garbage why don't we!!
You get stress headaches very often. You're usually seen on the court sidelines with your head in your hands, trying to block out the bright lights and noise.
That was when Dennis slowly sidled up to you, and offered some pain killers. "Hey, I get headaches, too. Awful, right?" He joked, giving you a small smile.
Truth be told, Dennis had actually had his eye on you for a while. Not in a creepy way! Just, whenever you were around, he tended to notice how tired you looked. He empathized with you heavily, and wanted to see you smile.
Yes, he thought you were attractive, too, but that was beside the point.
Besides, it had been years since he had even been out on a date. He didn't really think he was in shape for it anymore. And, to add, you were way out of his league, in his opinion.
Still, he wanted to make sure you were okay. He started checking in on you more during Thorns v. Magma games, started talking to you more, complimenting the teams, talking about your jobs, how long you've been in the game, etc, etc.
It's been a long time since you've had a friend, and you eventually start talking to Dennis even outside of games. You have to keep it hidden from the team, because you are not in the mood for getting yelled at by someone who isn't even your boss.
Dennis is an easy animal to fall for, and it doesn't take very long for you to catch feelings, and vice versa.
He talks to his therapist about you! Unfortunately, he does not have a very good therapist, so he's not exactly encouraged to ask you out.
You, however, have no such problems. You ask him to dinner, and get to witness in real time via his watch's heart monitor as his heartrate skyrockets immediately.
He asks you if you're certain you want to go out with an "old guy" like him, clearly very insecure and with a low self-esteem. You retort that he's not (that) old, and that you'd love to go out with him.
He's an extremely nervous but also extremely kind partner. He's an old-fashioned romance type of person, so get ready for flowers and sweets and jewelry and all types of little trinkets. He doesn't expect anything in return, so when you do get him a gift, he's over the moon about it.
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