and all i can think of us someone making them mid-game
and char is fucking laughing at em, while jack is being held back by nico and dawson from swinging at the player
(but one does probably go too far and dawson and nico are like “get him”)
it’s matty tkachuk
it’s so, 100% matty and charlie knows he’s not being malicious cause it’s him
she’s literally giggling like a maniac cause he’s giving her so many new jokes and jack is both upset cause she’s laughing and upset cause what did you just say about my girlfriend
she doesn’t really care about the last comment, she’s still laughing, until she sees how affected jack is
dawson fully lets go of jack and nico is definitely thinking about it, but decides it would be cool if his lady bing finalist alt didn’t get laid out by matt tkachuk
oh, wait- | hooked au, jh86
it started during a faceoff- tanner standing shoulder to shoulder with matt while he gnawed on his mouth guard.
“nice twig. daddy’s money?” she furrowed her eyebrows, giving him a look. he grinned, chuckling to himself “oh, wait-“
she shook her head slightly, giggling to herself and looking back towards the ref.
then, the next faceoff they had with each other was at centre ice, after she’d scored.
“know you don’t have an old man to shoot on, but go easy on bob, char. he’s not as spry as your little brother,” he winked, charlie looking to her skates and holding back a snort
“i’m telling bob you called him old.” he smirked, crouching and leaning closer into her, getting ready for the faceoff. that was the first one jack heard, and to say he was displeased would be an understatement.
when they were both in the box after a friendly line brawl, she already knew what she had coming
“i like your style,” he yelled, a grin finding its way on her face
“yeah?” she sprayed water into her mouth, waiting for his response
“yeah! very motherless. so sick,” this time around, her head tilted back in laughter and she shook her head at him, still giggling and trying to catch her breath
“thanks! the daddy issues are really highlighted in your right hook,” she retorted, matt snorting as he put his gloves back on.
jack had been watching from the bench as the whole conversation played on the jumbotron- glaring at it since is wasn’t hard to read their lips cause of how loud they were yelling
nico took notice quickly, nudging his shoulder and shaking his head. “don’t even think about it,” dawson chimed in as well, nodding along with nico “she can take care of herself,”
then, by the end of the game, matt had taken notice of jacks glares to him. he knew that the two of them were dating- and originally he hadn’t meant to step on anyone’s toes, but now he was in too deep to leave the chance sitting there.
jack was renowned for keeping away from shit stirring on the ice, and matt wanted to see how far he could push it before jack deemed it necessary to respond
so, at the face off “if ever you need someone to call daddy, you know where to find me,” could crisply be heard over the in-arena music.
jack turned his head, the ref was honestly a little stunned, and charlie was giggling uncontrollably.
because the game was tight, akira had been on the bench and nico, dawson, dougie and timo were all around the face off circle
dougie and timo knew to leave tanner be- if she was offended they’d know. nico and dawson each grabbed jack by the collar, feeling him jerk against them
“this is the weirdest chirping i’ve ever heard, matty,” tanner laughed, a little confused at jacks anger. this was what matthew was known for- he should know it’s nothing serious
“that wasn’t a chirp,” matt winked, jack moving against nico and dawsons grip once again. dawson tilted his head a little, releasing his grip and patting jack on the shoulder, earning a glare from nico
charlie had rolled her eyes, still in position and finding the whole situation fairly funny.
“i’m not into that. ask him,” she nodded to jack, his face flushing a little while matt smiled
despite the fact that she saw no reason to be mad, tanner wasn’t gonna let jack go without defence.
“i’m fucking with him,” she nodded, smiling over at matt. “i know, he’ll get over it. but for future reference, women in committed relationships don’t like to be flirted with,” she gave him a pointed look and he nodded, putting his fist out for a truce
“just orphan jokes, then?” she smiled, knocking her glove against his
an idea i had was nhl!ranger reader is like fairly aggressive, yeah?
like she’s had to hold her own, and prove her own bc she’s a woman.
but against this one team, she’s absolutely brutal.
and maybe it stems from her old rivalry with one of the players, OOOH OR MAYBE one of the players almost ended her career in juniors??
i made a new player up for the sake of this being friendly for people who cherish the usa wjc players however they play for the hawks just cause.. she’d so have a vendetta against the hawks idk i feel like she’d despise them
like she’s just here to serve cunt, fuck shit up and curse a bitch out
also, i picture charlie with a scar in the front of her eyebrow, like where the hair still grows straight rather than to the side, due to where her injury was
this…. turned into a full fic. blame my perfectionism and incessant research, idk. there’s also minimal jack which is why the title is njd
the full story | hooked au, njd
u-20 world juniors, december 26, 2019. preliminary rounds
line brawls were your forte. not only were they fun, and usually harmless, but they also gave you a chance to prove that your physicality wouldn’t be an issue if you got drafted to an nhl team.
in a canada vs usa game, the rivalry usually called for some penalty minutes
currently, your helmet was nowhere to be found, your gloves were voluntarily discarded, and your nose was bloody.
you’d concentrated on keeping the us players away from nico, and the guy who’d originally slid into the net and tripped him had taken most of your attention.
tyler shaw- a bigger centre who’d been drafted to chigaco the year prior.
you were holding up fairly well, until he took a stray stick off the top of the net and used it to shove your hand off his jersey.
you slid, turning so your back was facing him, and he cross checked you in the back of the neck, sending you forward and face first into the goal post.
a final time, he did the same near your shoulder blades, effectively keeping you down on the ice.
the room was spinning and the lights were too bright for your liking- you felt like you were ready to faint and throw up at the same time
dawson was quick to switch his fighting to shaw, quickly looking over at you to see if you were still conscious.
jamie drysdale had left what was essentially an aggressive, ill intended hug with the guy he’d picked up for the scrum to pull you over to the boards, giving an alarmed look to the coaching staff.
you weren’t responding to your name, or charlie. you were squeezing his hand but it was your only true sign of consciousness
most of the players had pulled away from their respective fights, staring over at you and jamie with looks of concern, some looking at shaw with looks of confusion- including his teammates.
when dawson was satisfied with his defence of his friend, he skated over, flexing his fingers in pain from punches.
he made it over a few moments before the teams medical staff, taking your hand and having jamie back away a little.
“you in there, char?” he took your neck guard off, knowing you’d always felt like it suffocated you.
you blinked, looking at him. he smiled, squeezing your hand.
“nico fell,” you murmured, worry laced in your voice for your goalie
“he’s padded like a marshmallow, rocky. i think you fell a little harder,” you smirked at his nickname for you, a mock of your likeness for fights.
that was all the reaction you had to anything for the rest of the night- a small grin.
when staff made it to you, you’d gone nonverbal again and you seemed to be slipping in and out of yourself. sometimes it looked as if you’d been out, couldn’t feel a thing, and other you were squeezing dawsons hand so hard you were cutting off circulation
the medical team had dawson and jamie help you off the ice, dawson staying with you in the ambulance since he’d been ejected from the game due to his defence of you.
when you were finally allowed visitors, the doctors let you explain to dawson- who you made promise to dumb it down and kid friendlify it for your little brother.
your neck was broken from the initial check. the doctors weren’t sure if you had paralysis until you became verbal again and calmed down enough for them to run necessary tests.
they concluded that other than some tingling in your arms and feet- you should be able to walk and eventually skate just fine.
you required surgery to fix the broken bones it your neck, but luckily the break did no damage to your spinal cord, so you’d be able to make a recovery.
they told you that other than your lack of ability to concentrate, which you assured them came long before the injury, you had no physical or memory related issues cause of your concussion
due to you presumably losing consciousness and going nonverbal after the blow, as well as your headaches and two consecutive seizures in the ambulance, they did imaging tests to see if you had any skull injuries or bleeding
you got lucky.
there were many opportunities for the injury to be career ending, even fatal- but the hospital assured you that you’d be able to return to mundane life in a week or two, after the concussion symptoms, and that you could return to sports once your neck was healed and you were cleared by your women’s league.
dawson was your caretaker, never leaving your side cause he was so anxious that the doctors had missed something- he needed to be ready to help if you needed him.
you tried to keep it lighthearted, despite your boredom and your throbbing pains
“my face feels eight feet wide,” you complained, eyes fluttering shut.
dawson stayed quiet, looking over at you for a moment and then returning to making you your lunch
“at least the several pints of blood coming out of my head made me look sick,” you chimed, smiling to yourself and pouting when dawson paid no mind
“mercer. you’re killing me, dude,” he sighed, coming over and sitting on the couch next to you.
“i was worried about you, y/n. i didn’t leave the waiting room other than to pee, i had nurses bringing me food cause they saw i wasn’t leaving. on the ice, i tried to make jokes but i was losing it,”
you leaned your head on his shoulder to the best of your ability with your neck brace, taking his hand.
“you’re still stuck with me. i’m too stubborn to die,” he finally cracked a smile, leaning his head onto your head.
“im holding you to that,”
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january 5th, 2024. chi @ njd
you’d been dead silent ever since you’d gotten back to the dressing room since warmups.
tyler shaw had been marinating in the press box all season, and the team had chosen today to finally give him a spot on the fourth line.
when you saw his last name on a jersey you already weren’t fond of gliding around on the ice, your head immediately went back to the game that could’ve ended your life,
he’d been suspended from competing in iihf games since the incident, and his career had gone down hill from there, but the fact that he was still allowed on professional ice irked you to no ends.
dawson knew well enough why you looked like you were about to throw up, but your boyfriend and your captain were confused and concerned.
nico nodded for dawson to leave him to talk to you and sat in the now empty cubby, nudging your knee pads with his own.
“you alright, charlie?” you smiled softly at the ground, your soft spot for nico already grounding you.
“i’m okay, neeks,” you rested your head on his shoulder, the padding making for a comfortable spot.
“back in november you got enough penatly minutes against these guys to beat jack for the next two seasons, so how about we cool it today, yeah?” you giggled, wrapping both of your arms around nicos one that he used to pat your knee
“no promises. haven’t seen shaw since my last juniors game,” nicos lips parted, not having seen shaw on the ice during warmups and not clocking that your vendetta against the hawks was partly due to him.
“never mind. do crime, have fun, all of the stuff a captain absolutely wants to see,” he kissed your forehead and you laughed, looking up at him with a bright smile
“thank you, ni. your silly accent and questionable rule bending made me less prone to crimes,” he grinned.
“if you need a minute tonight, you’ll tell me?” you nodded and he hummed, staying in dawsons cubby while lindy spoke and up until it was time to get back onto the ice.
I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FOR THE HOOKED AU (to the poitn that this is getting typed in my notes app🫣)
- her hitting jack in games is so funny to me. i jsut imagine her managing to slam him into the boards and he looks at nico after like “she could’ve done it harder, maybe she likes me🥰”
- her draft?? if she’s the same age as jack, maybe he was a little shit when she got drafted- but not too mean because i feel like he’d also respect her because of queen ellen so idk
- “i adopted the sad one” please it takes on introduction and quinn is like “she’s perfect for you jack- she bullies you too🫂”
- ….i’m very interested in her “collection” those interactions seem so funny to me
- the nyrangers admin😭
- PEOPLES REACTION TO THE ALL STAR WEEKEND- i just imagine a commentator losing his absolute shit
- “i also called you a felon” made me giggle
- her meeting luke. it’s not a want, it’s a need (he comes on for a game and she’s like “bestfriend🥰” and jacks all pouty?)
- HER DEBUTTT (it’s not a want, but it’s another need)
- them playing on the same team
…i apologize if this is a lot…oopsie🧍🏼♀️
I LOVE THIS AND I LOVE YOU
this… also got very long, 😃 but i hope it inspires more asks
- she’s a very physical player considering the main (the only reason i’ve seen that’s not entirely misogyny) reason women don’t become nhlers is the lack of hitting in women’s leagues and she wants to prove that she can be useful in that aspect of the game
the first time she hits jack he is not expecting it and the hits are consistent until they get to know each other and then she pulls a tiny bit
he’s blushing and kicking his feet and whatever and nico is like you’re fucking delusional kid
- she’s either drafted in 2019, 2020, or 2021
if she’s drafted in 2019, she initially sticks to cole like literal glue and that’s how she meets jack, who of course embarrasses the shit out of himself drunk and says something that happened to be a deep rooted insecurity of hers. she gets over it and during the summer she makes plans with cole again and jacks there, and this time he can handle his alcohol a little better and makes a better impression - when they start hooking up he remembers the night and feels like an ASS cause he now realizes why she avoided him like the plague
for 2020, it’s dawson she meets first, which makes a lot of sense with his role in the au. she becomes really attached to him in a permanent way and the first time they play each other he invites her out. a lot of the devils are confused and he’s like she’s cool i promise!! her on ice persona proves to be strictly for on ice shenanigans and a lot of them kind of feel bad as she’s definitely gotten some backlash for being a girl in the nhl. she’s getting advice from nico and she’s kinda tucked into dawson cause he’s her comfort person when jack comes up and also embarrasses himself cause he falls face first tripping over himself when he sees her out of her gear for the first time
if she’s drafted in 2021, jacks watching the live draft with luke and just as everything’s calming down with the excitement of luke going to the devils, the rangers announce that they’ve chosen you. they play a clip from your women’s league and from what he can see your game and energy is very similar to trevor’s (he hates it) and then later that night he sees the clip of you going around celebrating being the first woman drafted to the nhl and he goes back on that thought and cyber stalks you until your first time playing nj in which he meets you at the blue line for warmups and flirts so badly
- when quinn meets her in the media edit her and jack are already hooking up, and quinn doesn’t really piece that together cause she does a really good job at making fun of jack and avoiding his flirting
but jack?? is so obvious abt it
quinn’s convinced his little brother is getting off to her highlight reels
he only brings it up once she’s gone and he’s basically like ‘ur as red as your jersey and it’s pathetic but that whole ordeal was cute i guess. she’d fix you up,’
- her main adoptees (for some she is their adoptee, but i digress) are quinn, luke, dawson cole, nico, seamus and trevor
quinn is like that one friend who will egg on any and all bad decisions because he feels like she’s the only person who will know when to stop herself and that his stupidity will both be understood but not taken too far
‘should i tell igor i’m pregnant’ ‘fuck yes’
luke is like her little brother, they make fun of each other but they also want what’s best for each other and they will both fight for one another,
he is both pro y/n and anti y/n and loud about both simultaneously
dawson is one of her best friends in the world, the first time they connect for a goal once she’s a devil he jumps on her and they fall to the ice and squeeze each other for like a century
he’s like her comfort person and he’s one of the only people that she feels ok just going up to and like.. attack hugging when she’s upset
she is most often found standing under his arm and she’s always stealing ryleigh
cole is her #1 facetime buddy. he’s always on the phone while she’s like doing her hair or something. she has an automatic curling iron and he thinks it’s magic
he’s always her partner for chicken fight at the lake house cause ‘it’s harder to make short legs fall over’
very movie esque ‘duo that’s friends and nobody knows why cause they are so mean to each other’ vibes
nico is another one of her safe people cause after they were introduced in her first season she started going to him when she needed advice
he probably wasn’t the person to ask cause he wasn’t even all that experienced either at that time but regardless of if she took his advice she always felt like he understood
he likes to say that she trained him for his captaincy
he is protective as hell when it comes to her, too and he’s loud about it
seamus is her son. even while she’s a ranger. that is her son. she reaches out to him over instagram and is like how does moyle feel abt sharing?? cause i’m adopting you right now
she doesn’t know why
he doesn’t know why
he’s not complaining
that’s his mom now
she will absolutely never admit it but a lot of her game is based off trevor (as well as mm16) he’s very high energy and every time she saw him do something that had literally no place in an nhl game she was like heart eyed
if we think she was drafted with luke then she definitely had a FAT crush on him when he was on the u17 team
she can’t stand him (affectionate) now that she knows him better but he still inspires her a lot and all of the attention he gets for his style drives her even more
- rangers admin LOVES her cause she’s always on tiktok and she’s like ‘if u do this it’ll get views’
- twitter was in a FRENZY during the asg and the whole all star weekend
since it’s in toronto in 23-24 i can so see her trying to make an impression on mitch cause she wants to talk hockey with him so bad and i’m gonna assume austons there too so jack is butthurt that she’s hanging out with him and at some point he plops next to her on the bench and is like ‘we’re gonna get a goal together and we should plan a celly’
she’s opposed until he’s like ‘fine i’ll just pick you up and make you celly with me then’ and she gives in
(give me ideas for the celly)
but whatever it is they choose to do has people going fucking INSANE on twitter and tiktok and then the next four points they get together they just start making it more and more elaborate and at the last one (y/n goal, jack primary a) he just slides onto his knees and grabs her legs while she’s essentially t posing and yelling
they absolutely have the most energy out of anyone there (i don’t really remember the asg so i don’t even remember if the players even celly?? but i mean 5 pts warrants a scream celly even if it’s a scrimmage)
jack wouldn’t normally be like that for an asg but he’s LOVING the fact that almost all cellys include a hug
she views the all star weekend as one of her favourite nights and weekends off all time cause it’s one of the only times that all of the love she was getting and the love for her and jack overpowered all of the misogynistic keyboard warriors that hate women whining on socials and she had a completely positive weekend where all of her teammates were actually supportive and she felt wanted
commentators DO lose their shit over the two of them having such good chemistry and because commentating in the nhl is so bad i can assume that the words ‘a devil and a ranger’ were said about 28392748374 times that night alone
i want to say she gets mvp for the weekend but knowing the nhl it would be jack
he does not shut up about her during his interviews he’s like ‘she deserves this just as much or more than i do’ and then MORE people go insane cause jack ‘i didn’t know there was a town in new jersey’ hughes is eloquently complementing a teammate during a SCRUM
- she was genuinely so confused writing that comment cause at this point she’d called him j many times 😭 i think he was shocked she said it publicly but that’s all she could bring herself to reply
- assuming her first game in the nhl was before his they would probably meet in the 22-23 playoffs while luke was still in the press box
jack already had a HUGE crush on her and when she meets luke in the parking lot, walking with dawson she’s like !!!!!!! luke !!!!!!!
he’s with jack and jacks kinda thinking to himself like ‘she’s never like !!!!!! jack !!!!!!!!’ and dawson, being dawson invites them for beers at her place and she gets really close with luke that night
they’re giggling like they’re telling each other secrets and dawson is like ‘dude grow a pair and go fucking talk to her’
the next day luke’s texting her on the couch and she’s calling him moosey and her contact name is very incriminating and jacks a GROCUH for the rest of the day
- rangers debut? or devs debut? both??? i’ll do both
her debut with the rangers is so awkward because obviously she was chosen and signed because she’s skilled and deserves her spot
but a lot of them just do not like her
it’s the biggest reason she requested her trade
the only friend she felt that didn’t secretly just hate her guts for existing was igor, who obviously couldn’t help her case much seeing as he’s stuck in the net
during her very first game she was on the third line and her line mates were trying their very best to keep the puck from her cause they didn’t trust her with it
during the third period they’re down by two and she just takes the puck and leaves with it while her centre is obviously trying to set up a play that she was not meant to be a part of
she goes for the five hole and pots it and they don’t even really celly with her other than going behind her to shake hands with the bench
this fixes nothing and they still don’t want her with the puck so the coach moves her up a line and there’s much better chemistry and cooperation despite them still not being her biggest fan
igor gets it to her for a breakaway and she goes bar down with him as the only assist
this is mostly because the other team is also really underestimating her and they feel like they don’t really need to be on her
they’re covering her line mates cause they’re assuming she’ll pass and set up the play especially since her pass was from the goalie
the game goes to a shootout and after the other team misses their third shot the coach just kinda looks at the bench and calls her name
she’s shocked and the arena is dead quiet when she goes out on the ice
like pin drop quiet
she wins them the game and pretty much tells them that if they underestimate her again she’ll just let them lose and that she was signed for a reason and they need to grow tf up
her devs debut goes much more smoothly. it’s definitely a little harder for her to score at this point cause the other teams aren’t underestimating her as much
however the tension with her and jack is at an all time high after that text conversation
the first point she scores is a goal and jack isn’t an assist, it’s bratter and johnny
during the celly she smiles at him cause she feels different than her rangers debut - she feels different with the team and she feels like they actually love her and want her around
he wants so badly to make it up to her for everything he said in his messages and all he can think to do right in that moment is to hold the back of her helmet and knock his visor against hers a little
halfway through the period things between them are going so much better and the chemistry is very much there
she assists on his goal and they recreate the celly from the all star game and then she screams in his face out of pure excitement
he’s smiling at her like she created the world and people go nuts for that whole thing
a little bit into the second period is her wonderwall concert
her and dawson are belting with each other and there’s a gifset that goes around of the two of them singing that pans to jack being all heart eyed for her
the next shift she gets another goal, this one assisted by him and luke and the vibes are absolutely immaculate
during the very same shift luke scores, assisted by her and jack and she jumps onto luke like a proud older sister and shakes jacks shoulders all excitedly
in the final period she scores her last goal to complete the hattrick, assisted solely by jack
that’s when she jumps into his arms and he kinda spins around with her and squeezes her tight so her skates come off the ice a little
dawsons on the ice for this one cause it was mid shift change and he fake gags at them
she sticks her tongue out at him and when he joins the hug jack slides down to his knees and hugs her legs like he did at the asg
dawson screams ‘you two are fucking disgusting’ at the top of his lungs and she throws her head back and laughs
the post game celly includes a lot of beer and a shot for every one of her points (it was a long night) (there was a lot of making out) (and a lot of dawson, luke and johnny being grossed out) (and a lot of nico being a proud dad)
- them being on the same team is so good for everyone involved
chemistry?? off the charts
when they lose?? hugs on the bench
when they win??? jittery hugs on the bench
during the playoffs?? anxious hugs on the bench
being eliminated? you guessed it,
she’s a safe space for a lot of the team cause she gets it but it’s different? if that makes sense
they don’t usually rely on each other for emotional support hugs but with her they feel like that’s normal
CONGRATS ON THE MILESTONE <33 !!! (i’m actually terrible i didn’t say this sooner) but i did wanna know how jack reacted to charlie’s beef with the blackhawks bc of the injury that nearly derailed her career. like we saw how it was a scary time for dawson but i was curious how jack reacts to that whole situation (im super proud of you <33)
🫶 THANK YOU!!!! (you’re not terrible thank you for having said it any time ever <333)
jack seems like the type to try and be strong and on the inside that man is overthinking like it’s a competitive sport
and charlie can always see through that and in this situation she’s trying to be stubborn about opening up and jacks being stubborn about worrying
dawson won’t say anything cause it’s not his place and jack won’t ask nico cause he knows he’ll get a lecture on communication
but i digress
also, i’m DUMB and tired and so this is sort of what you requested
sullen silences | hooked, jh86
tanner had kept her promise to nico- only recording 2 penalty minutes tonight for a tripping call that she’d argue for the rest of her life was bogus
she and jack were now on the way home, silence deafeningly loud in the car. jack had known something was up the last time they played the hawks, and her talk with nico before the game had confirmed it was team specific
he hadn’t heard any of the conversation, but he knew nico usually had a calming effect on charlie.
when he pulled into the parking garage at his condo, she tried to open the door as soon as the car was in park.
jack locked the doors, earning a look.
“uh. jack, can you let me out?” she asked, attitude prominent in her voice
“char.” he replied, and she slouched in her seat, the air of the car getting more tense as she realized that her boyfriend was finally gonna speak up.
“you get angry when you don’t talk, and you were angry tonight. the last time we played them, too,” he tried to keep his voice soft, not wanting to break his barrier of calmness and let her see how worried he was.
“i feel very strongly about the city of chicago,” she deadpanned, pulling up the lock on her door and immediately pushing the door open, getting out.
“charlie! i just want to help, char. i wanna know what’s wrong,” he followed quickly behind her and grabbed her arm, keeping it in his grasp for hardly a second before she ripped it out.
“i just won’t go easy on a team that continues to re-sign tyler shaw, okay? that pisses me off a little,” jack stopped in the parking garage, a little stunned, while tanner kept walking.
“char.. charlie-“ he tried, but she kept walking, getting into the elevator and making her way up to the apartment without turning back
as soon as she flung herself into their shared bed, the door creaked open “tanner,”
her eyes fluttered shut, ignoring him.
“you know if i would’ve brightened up a little, i wouldn’t have kept asking about it. i would’ve let you be, tanner. i’m sorry,” jack sat on the edge of the bed, putting his hand on her calf
she made no move to push him away, only stayed still in her laid down position.
when she finally sat up, she could tell jack was lost in his own head. she moved over and rested her jaw onto his shoulder and he turned his head, snapping out of thought.
“if that night had gone any differently, i wouldn’t have you right now,” he mumbled, looking up at her.
“his name doesn’t even click in my head, cause i don’t like to think of not having you.. so i just block it. when you said it like that- his name, i remembered you talking about it when we first started dating,”
she wrapped her arms around his bicep, his hand squeezing her knee
“i’m sorry for prying, char,” she eyed him before moving into his arms, relaxing in his hold
are there any big height differences with your au couples?
rae - 5’4, nick is 5’10
nick is not even that tall and he still makes short jokes, someone needs to knock him down a peg
lan - 5’3, luca is 6’0
it’s funny cause landen is luca’s scary dog privilege despite her being like nine inches shorter
blake - 5’7, dawson is 6’0
blake has always given me very 5’7 vibes idk but like this works perfectly cause he’s taller but she doesn’t need to put in any effort to kiss him
charlie - 5’11, jack is 5’11
as someone who is 5’11ish i don’t actually trust that jack is 5’11 but we roll,, charlie likes that jack isn’t a little bitch about her wearing heels, he actually thinks it’s kinda hot
wes - 5’1, wyatt is 6’2
wyatt is very much gentle giant bf to me and wesley loves the height difference. the hugs and cuddles go crazy and she likes to pull him down to her level for kisses
dahlia - 5’0, john is 6’2
in true john and dahlia fashion, the height difference is excessive and advantageous. they both eat it up
jamie - 6’2, mason is 6’7
despite these two both being ocs i needed to talk about the fact that mason is gigantic. the first person jamie’s been with that’s actually taller than her
rylie - 5’8, mackie is 5’11
good height difference for her to lean her head on his shoulder. she likes that he’s a wee bit taller so she can wear whatever shoes she wants
draya - 5’10, luke is 6’2
of all the people i wrote to pull a model, i never thought it’d be lukey tbh but he worships the ground she walks on so it works!! draya loves her awkward lanky bf
robbie - 5’6, quinn is 5’10
robbie’s ex is a tall dude and she kind of always felt uneasy about their size diff so this is perfect for her
cam - 5’4, trevor is 6’0
cam likes to have herself wrapped around him in some way pretty much at all times during the summer so their height diff is perfect
‣ in which blake friar meets dawson mercer when her brother is used as the emergency backup goaltender at the rock
inevitability, jg36
‣ john gibson x dahlia brown
‣ in which dahlia brown’s one night stand with john gibson evolves into something more
opposites attract, lf63
‣ golden retriever! luca fantilli x landen clark
‣ in which a smiley, energetic luca fantilli slowly makes himself a staple in landen clark’s quiet, calm life
look after you, tz11
‣ usntdp! trevor zegras x hughes cousin! cameron maccleod
‣ in which cameron maccleod is forced to go back to her aunt and uncle's lake house despite her brother's distaste of her, and trevor zegras makes it his mission to give her an unforgettable summer
hooked, jh86
‣ jack hughes x nhler! ranger! tanner charlotte
‣ in which jack hughes falls for a new york ranger and they start casually hooking up
charred wings, qh43
‣ quinn hughes x tkachuk! sister robin vandyke-tkachuk
‣ in which quinn and robin reconnect upon brady’s request after she moves to BC to work for the abbotsford canucks
‣ tanner charlotte (b. tanner burton on december 1st, 2001 at 17:12 in carbonear, NL) is a left winger for the new york rangers of the national hockey league. she was drafted 19th overall in the 2020 nhl draft
she followed her close friend dawson mercer along his hockey career, playing in nearby towns for a triple a women's league until she was chosen to play alongside him for team canada (black) and went on to the nhl draft.
tanner has a very strong, independent personality that often lands her in scrutiny with opposing players and the referees. her hair colour is ever changing and she has blue eyes.
she began a friends with benefits relationship with jack hughes during the 2022-23 nhl season and the two began to date in the 23-24 season, shortly after she was traded to the new jersey devils.
tanner often goes by charlie, char, car lot (by luke hughes) or lottie (by blake friar) and uses the url @/tannercharlotte on socials.
small thoughts for each au cause some of the blurbs im working on have inspired them
- black cat! reader met babcock when her and luca went to see adam for his birthday. when she got home she immediately did extensive research on how trades work within the nhl
she, with no clue that cap space and playing styles can even affect trading, determined that columbus would never trade adam cause he’s too good (she’s adorable)
she thought about telling him to tank and then she hit a wall cause that would mean that other teams wouldn’t accept the offer
she did, however ask luca if players could be sent back to the ncaa for sucking and he immediately knew what she was getting at
- jack has been caught watching edits of charlie several times, and each time pretends that it’s not his fault they’re coming up on his for you page
when they start dating he’s showing her a tiktok he has saved and one of his collections is called ‘char’ and she will never let him live it down
also- she often makes orphan jokes and dawson and luke think they’re so funny while jack is just like 😟 don’t say that oh my god
- dawson and ebugs sister! reader have been told several times that he is not allowed to give her piggy back rides around the arena so he then starts carrying her around on his shoulders because it’s technically not the same
they’re walking like that one time and she gets smacked in the face with a banner that’s hanging from the wall
this does not stop them and it happens multiple times after that
- before gibby and age gap! reader told everyone about their relationship, some of the players came over and saw all of her baking stuff out along with some of her clothes that were in his laundry basket sitting in the living room
they were like who the hell do you have baking?? in your home?? leaving laundry here??? and he was like what do you mean i literally wear this sundress all the time and i love to bake
with a straight face. he said those words. they did not ask who his girl was ever again.
- hughes cousin! reader didnt know who to sit with during trevor and jacks draft, since the year before it her and jack get much closer, so she sits with jack until he walks the stage and then skips seats to go sit with trevor
everyone is thoroughly confused and trevor is like i am so in love with this strange, strange girl
