Tyler and I had met when he first came to Dallas. I was only a few years younger than him but for some reason, he had nicknamed me Kid. For a while, he was just like an older brother. Throughout the years, a bunch of things in both of our lives changed but the one thing that was consistent with him was that he never liked any of the people I dated. So it was no surprise that the minute I started dating Princeton, Tyler had his reservations.
"You're dating a dude named Princeton?" He asked as soon as I finished announcing my new relationship.
"Yeah."
"His name is Princeton?"
"Tyler. What's wrong this time?" I asked, sitting back on the couch and sipping on my wine.
"Kid, his name is Princeton."
"And you're name is Tyler." I laughed, knowing exactly where his logic was currently.
"Princeton is such a douche name!"
"And Tyler isn't? Can't you just give him a chance?"
"Fine kid. But don't come crying to me when it all goes wrong." He laughed, pouring more wine into my glass.
"Deal." I laughed as well, taking another drink. What I didn't know was just how right he was.
~
A few months later, Princeton had decided that he wanted to meet my friends. I had met his friends but he had yet to meet mine. When I got the text that the boys were heading to the bar after a winning game, I jumped at the chance. I texted Princeton and then started getting ready.
Not long after, he showed up in an uber and we were on our way. The whole ride, I told Princeton a little about the boys and how we had met. I told him how Tyler was the first one of the bunch I met and how we immediately clicked. I also warned him that Tyler may be a little standoffish. When he asked why I slowly danced around how Tyler had never liked any of the guys I was with.
"He's just very protective and only wants the best for me. Once he gets to know you and sees how amazing you are, he'll lighten up."
"Okay." He whispered back, placing a kiss on my cheek.
"And you let me know when you want to leave. I don't work tomorrow but I'll go when you go."
We pulled up to the bar and ran in. It wasn't freezing but it was cold in my current outfit. Once we made our way in, I spotted the boys and pulled Princeton towards them.
"Kid! You made it!" Tyler yelled over the music, pulling me into a hug. "You're freezing. Here." He said, taking his suit jacket and wrapping it over my arms.
"Thanks, Ty. Princeton, this is Tyler, Tyler, Princeton."
"Nice to meet you man," Tyler said, holding his hand out.
"Yeah," Princeton said, ignoring Tyler's outstretched hand and instead, wrapping his hand around my waist.
"Well, I'll introduce you to the rest of the boys." I said, mouthing 'I'm sorry' to Tyler. Once all the introductions were over, Princeton offered to get us drinks. Tyler sat next to me as soon as Princeton made his way to the bar.
"What a jerk."
"Ty, he had a long day at work. Give him another chance. Please? For me?" I said, using my best puppy dog eyes.
"Fine. But he should have at least shook my hand." He joked, nudging me on the arm.
"Here you go, hun," Princeton said, setting down my drink beside me.
"Thanks, babe." I smiled, taking a sip. Instead of it being my favourite, it was something else, something strong. As a reflex, I made a face, not expecting what was actually in the glass.
"Everything all right?" Princeton asked, sitting in on the other side of me.
"Yeah. I just haven't had anything to drink in a while." I smiled, leaning into his chest.
I slowly finished my glass and threw my two cents into the conversation every now and then. Princeton was quiet the whole time but kept his hand on me in one way or another. With an empty glass and a few empty beer bottles, Tyler was next to get the drinks. He came back with a tray full of more beer and one glass, placing it in front of me.
"Here you go, kid."
"Thanks, Ty..." I chuckled, taking a sip and letting it run down my throat. This one went much better and once I had it down, I became more lively and began to actually enjoy the night again. That soon came crashing down as I felt Princeton squeeze my shoulder.
"We should go." He whispered, sliding out of his chair. I nodded, getting out of my chair and turning back to the table.
"I'll see you guys later," I called, waving at everyone. I went to take off Tyler's jacket but felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Keep it. I'll get it later. Stay warm."
"Thanks, Seguin," I whispered, giving him a side hug. "Good game."
~
The next day, I was over at Tyler's place on the floor with the dogs as he was making coffee.
"I knew it. He's a douche."
"Tyler."
"He didn't realize you were freezing when you first walked in, didn't know your drink order, and made you leave as soon as you were having fun. And, may I reiterate, his name is Princeton."
"Tyler, I told him to let me know when he wanted to leave."
"And you're making excuses for him... again." He pointed out, passing me a mug. "Just admit that he sucks, break up with him, and then we can move on."
"You are literally the worst friend in the world," I said, getting up. "Tyler, I'm happy. Why can't you see that?"
"Because that's not how a relationship should be kid!"
"And I should be taking relationship advice from you? A man who hasn't been in a serious relationship since I met you?"
"God, you really can be an idiot at times." He laughed, sitting at the island.
"Great. Well, I should go." I sighed, checking the time.
"What? Oh, come on. Don't do this."
"Do what? I told Princeton I was going to meet him for lunch so I need to go. I'll talk with you later." I scoffed, walking out. I knew this fight wasn't going to last. We couldn't be mad at each other for more than a few days. This time, however, I would need more than a few days to cool off.
~
Princeton and I's first year anniversary came faster than I thought but we weren't going to be spending it together. He had a work trip set up but had sent me flowers that morning. As disappointed as I felt, I couldn't dwell on it too long. For the rest of the day, I spent time alone but had promised Tyler a dinner. We hadn't seen each other in a while, with him busy with hockey and me with work. I made a quick stop at the grocery store before making my way to his house.
"Good evening." Tyler smiled, leaning on the door frame as he opened the door for me.
"Hey, Ty. You gonna let me in or are you just going to stand there looking like a GQ model?"
"You think I look like a GQ model?" He laughed, stepping aside.
"Don't let it get to your head. I brought stuff to make pizza."
"This is why you're my favourite."
"I beat out Jamie?" I smiled, setting all the bags up on the kitchen island.
"Don't let it get to your head kid." He laughed, helping me unpack. Tyler helped me around the kitchen but let me take charge.
"Do you want to watch a movie?"
"Or we could go sit by the fire? We haven't just talked in a while." He suggested, pouring us both some wine.
"That sounds really nice." I chuckled, taking the pizza out of the oven. "Thank you for tonight. I've missed this."
"You know you are welcome anytime. Not just when I'm not here." He laughed, silently thanking me for taking care of the dogs while he is away.
"I'll keep that in mind." I chuckled, picking up both pizzas and following him out onto the patio. We placed everything down and started the fire pit. I went to grab a few blankets as he went to grab some cushions.
"So, where's Princeton?" Tyler asked as he set the cushions down.
"He's on a work trip. He didn't want to go today of all days but-" I stopped realizing what I just said.
"What's so important about today?"
"Well. It's our one-year anniversary." I said, knowing he would see right through any lie I tried. "And before you say anything, I know."
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay. We're planning on getting dinner when he's back."
"That's nice. Is he taking you somewhere nice?"
"I think so. He's keeping it a surprise." I smiled, lifting the wine glass to my lips. "Enough about him. How have you been?"
We spent the rest of the night outside, finishing off the bottle of wine and both pizzas. It was nice to just sit together, talking about whatever came to mind.
"We need to do this more often," I whispered as Tyler was helping me back into the house and towards his guest room. I was definitely feeling that wine and knew I would regret it in the morning.
"And we will. But right now, you should get some sleep."
"Thank you, Ty. For everything." He tucked me into the bed, placing a kiss on my forehead.
"Good night."
~
A few weeks later, Jamie and I were over at Tyler's place. Empty take-out containers were littering the coffee table and there was music playing over the stereo. Tyler had just gone to the bathroom, leaving Jamie and me alone.
"So?" He started, keeping his voice low.
"So?"
"How's Princeton? You two still together?"
"God, you're starting to sound like Tyler."
"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked, sliding closer to me.
"Tyler has never liked any of the people I was with but for some reason, he really hates Princeton."
"Cause he likes you."
"What?" I whispered, my stomach twisting.
"Oh come on. We both know you're not that oblivious."
"There's no way. He keeps calling me kid."
"Okay, maybe you are." Before I could have my rebuttal, Tyler walked in, a pair of sweatpants in hand.
"Maybe you're what?" He asked, throwing the pants on my lap.
"Nothing," Jamie answered, a shit-eating grin taking over his face.
"You guys are fucking weird."
~
For our second year anniversary, I decided to surprise Princeton. He had been extremely busy with work and I had a feeling that he would forget. I went shopping for a new dress, picked up our favourite take out and made my way to his apartment. When I finally arrived, I smoothed out my dress before getting to the door. I grabbed the key from under the mat and walked in.
"Princeton?" I called, not seeing him anywhere. "Prince?"
I set the food down onto the island and walked over to the couch, sitting on the couch. As I grabbed my phone to text him, I heard something from further into the apartment. I slowly walked down the hall and started hearing some more questionable sounds. Everything broke when I heard another woman moaning Princeton's name. Just like that, I froze. I finally came back to when I heard footsteps in the bedroom. I ran back to the front door and back to my car. I was able to drive away and got to a park before I broke down. I grabbed my phone and quickly called Tyler, not thinking straight at that point.
"Hello?" He yelled, some loud music in the background of his call.
"Ty." I squeaked out, hoping I would be able to keep it together.
"Hey, kid. You okay?"
"Yeah. I just, it's been a long day." I wiped away some tears, laying back in my seat remembering that conversation we had when I first told Tyler of Princeton. "Are you busy? I should let you go. I'm sorry."
"I have a few people over but we're not doing anything crazy. Do you want me to come over?"
"No, it's okay. I uh, I um." I started, feeling my throat starting to close up. "I'll talk to you tomorrow," I whispered, hanging up quickly.
Throwing my phone onto the seat next to me, I covered my face with my hands and just let it out. I was able to recover fairly quickly and safely made it home. I ripped off my dress, took off my makeup and put on some sweats and a t-shirt, falling back on my couch. I laid there for a while before feeling the hunger taking over. I got up to grab the takeout I got but quickly realized I had left it at Princeton's place. Shaking my head, I ordered something else and returned to the couch. About 20 minutes later, there was a knock on the door. I got up and opened the door to see Tyler standing there with a grocery bag in hand.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, shocked to see him.
"You said you had a long day so I brought some of your favourite food. Can I come in?"
"Uh yeah," I said, taking a step aside. "I uh, ordered some food in. There should be enough if you want some."
"Sounds good." He smiled, pulling me back to the living room. "So, you want to watch a movie?"
"Ty..."
"Nope. We're not going there. We're going to have a relaxing night tonight." He placed his hand on my knee, squeezing it slightly. "We could watch the Hurricanes game? We play them next."
"Sure"
"Okay. Here." He said, passing me some chips from the grocery bag. He grabbed the remote and put the game on. He put the remote back on the coffee table and laid back. Only a few minutes later, there was another knock on the door. "I got it."
"My cards on the table," I called, leaning back to watch him.
He came back and passed me my dinner. We both ate in silence, the game on in the background. When we finished, I threw everything out and sat back next to Tyler. As the night went on I got closer and closer to him, finally laying my head on his shoulder. Before the third period even started, I had fallen asleep.
When I woke up the next morning, I found myself wrapped in Tyler's arms. I slipped out of his hold and made my way to the kitchen. I made both Tyler and me some coffee and went back to the living room to see Tyler finally sitting up.
"Morning." I smiled, passing him a mug.
"Good morning. How did you sleep?"
"Pretty good. How about you?"
"Really well. Probably the best sleep I've had in a while." He laughed, hiding a smile behind his mug.
"Do you want some breakfast?" I asked, going to get up. Before I could, Tyler grabbed my wrist, pulling me back.
"Before that, do you want to talk about last night?"
"Yeah, sure." I sighed, getting comfortable.
"Y/N, you called me crying. I know you and I also know what last night was. What happened?"
"Ty, I'm not doing this," I whispered, getting up.
"What do you mean?"
"You um, you told me not to come to you when it all went wrong so..."
"Oh, kid." He sighed, pulling me into his chest. I took a breath but quickly fell apart. We sat there for a while, Tyler rubbing my back as I cried.
"I'm sorry Ty."
"Don't apologize. I'm sure it's not your fault."
"I don't know. Maybe it is?" I said, sitting up and wiping the tears from my eyes.
"Oh, kid. He didn't." He sighed, pulling me into his chest again. "I'm gonna kill him."
"Ty."
"I'm not actually going to do it." He laughed, rubbing my back again. I started laughing as well but stopped when I heard my phone ring. "Is that him?"
"I think so." I sighed, picking my phone up from the coffee table. I checked the name before showing it to Tyler.
"Are you going to answer it?"
"I'm going to have to. I didn't last night so I have to break up with him somehow."
"Do you want me to stay here?" I nodded before picking up the phone and putting it on speaker.
"Hello?"
"Hey, babe. Did you bring some takeout to my place last night?" He asked a little bit of guilt in his voice.
"Uh yeah. I just assumed you were working last night so I thought I'd bring you some dinner." I said, feeling the anger bubbling in my body.
"That's so kind of you. Yeah, I was super busy last night. You should have come to see me, hun. I was just in my office."
"Huh. I thought I heard you in your bedroom. It sounded like you had company so I just left the food there for you."
"Oh."
"Yeah. What were you doing in there?" I asked looking up at Tyler, wondering how Princeton was going to try and dig himself out of this.
"My buddy recommended a tv show so I was checking it out..." He slowly said, not believing his own story.
"How long?"
"What?" He whispered out.
"How long have you been cheating on me?" I whispered, feeling Tyler grab my hand.
"Baby. Come on..."
"Princeton. I deserve to know."
"A year." He choked out, taking my breath away.
"Okay. Um, have a good life Princeton." I looked up at Tyler and hung up. "I can't, I."
"C'mere kid." He said, pulling me onto his lap. I spent the next almost 10 minutes bawling my eyes out. Eventually, I was out of tears and was drained of energy.
"I should have listened to you," I whispered, slipping my sleeves over my hands.
"Oh, kid. You know I don't like any of the people you date. Even the good ones. There's no way you could have known."
"But I should have," I said, sitting up. "Ty?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you like me?"
"Of course I like you. More than Jamie, you know that."
"Tyler..." I whispered, placing my hand on his arm.
"Kid..."
"You do." I smiled, looking down for a minute. "That's why you never like anyone I date."
"Kid, you just found out your boyfriend was cheating on you for a year."
"And I know I'm in no shape to start a new relationship but if I was going to, it'd be you."
"What?" He choked out, wide-eyed.
"Ty, you have always been there for me. You were a much better boyfriend than Princeton could have ever been. You were with me on both of my anniversaries."
"So you would go out on a date with me if I asked?"
"In a heartbeat. I just need some time."
"Of course. I can wait." He smiled, grabbing my hand. "Oh, by the way. Can I get you saying you should listen to me in writing? Or I could record it."
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Chapters: 4/10
Fandom: Men's Hockey RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jamie Benn/Tyler Seguin
Characters: Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Medieval, Alternate Universe - Historical, Religious Guilt, Internalized Homophobia, Lord!Tyler Seguin, Knight Templar!Jamie Benn, Masturbation, Voyeurism, Sexual Fantasy
Summary:
Tyler, the young lord of Ashton Court, has a secret. For years, he has pined for his sword master, a gentle giant of a man. However, this man cannot possibly return Tyler's affections...his heart belongs to God alone.
Brother Jamie is a Knight Templar. Despite trying his best to combat his sinful urges, namely his unnatural attraction to men, he has fantasized about the young lord of Ashton Court ever since they met, tormented by his beauty and kind heart.
Will Jamie be able to resist temptation, remaining true to his heavenly Lord, or will Tyler be the cause of the Knight's fall from grace?
