myshane was a really difficult baby and toddler—never took to formula, fussy sleeper, really restricted food preferences, always stripping naked, biting, screaming at strange hours, struggled to maintain friendships, no imagination play—and so hockey was A Relief™️ for yuna and david. here was something their kid could do, and do well, and something he enjoyed. they could build whole routines around this. and when it became clear that he was beyond “doing hockey well,” that he was actually something of a prodigy ? even fucking better. bc they’re afraid the SECOND hockey goes away they’ll be back to backsliding, missing milestones, awful behavior.
fast forward twenty yrs and ruby pike comes along. she’s biting and screaming and tearing at her clothes and hair. she’s running into walls, throwing pillows, slamming her hands and feet on anything that will make noise. and shane can hardly look at her bc he’s reminded of how ashamed his parents were of him, ashamed to see himself from the outside. but he loves this kid. he loves her and he wants what’s best for her. so he makes it his business to take her out on the ice. she’s not a great shot but on a whim he sticks her in the net and uhhh. well. shane knows a bit about the pwhl but damn it looks like he’s about to learn a lot more.