been thinking a lot lately about kiefer and his new baby (that he is so enamored with its actually adorable) and how that baby is going to be so fucking loved by the Sharks.
I actively despise the Canucks and think something deeply evil is happening in that locker room (I can get into that in detail if anyone asks but for the sake of this ask just assume Canucks = evil)
So while Kiefer was overjoyed when he found out Ariel was pregnant, he was also really worried because he's seen how toxic the Canucks players and WAGs can be and he doesn't want his baby around that all too much. But then he gets traded.
And he's not really sure what to expect from the Sharks. He hopes its better, for the baby's sake. So one day, he soft launches missing optional morning skate to take care of Ariel (she's been having a rough time adter the move). This absolutely would not fly with the Canucks and he'd get chirped about being soft for weeks. But the Shark gc just wishes him well. And like, that could just be a lie.
But then, after skate, there's a pair of rookies on his doorstep with a Tupperware container full of something chocolaty and a few grocery bags from some fancy organic grocery store. And when he opens the door, Will and Mack state at him with wide, shiny eyes and say something to the effect of "I don't know if Ariel will like this, but Felicia's pregnant too and she says these really help and also Will made you guys banna bread"
It is very hard for Kiefer to wrap his head around that. And then when the babt is actually born? There's a never-ending rotation of Sharks with gifts and happy grins and gentle hands and Will refuses to give him back his fucking baby at one point while Mack stares over his shoulder with the most complicated expression he's ever seen.
And, well. It was always incredible that the Sharks signed him for his first major contract. He had kind of given up hope of that ever happening. But knowing his daughter gets to grow up with people who are so full of love and gentleness? That's the real win.
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I can't cry rn i absolutely cannot stop making me wanna cry abt found family sharks jelly!
