Hockey Homos

Because I really need a fourth side blog to neglect so this is going to be my Check Please! blog to ignore lol Main blog is literally-dont-care, you can call me Benny

[omgcheckplease]

👋 Hi Wellies,

First—

Ukazu says, a rising tide lifts all boats, including the S.S. Check, Please! She’s hopeful that the success of Heated Rivalry, as well as another queer romance graphic novel-turned-TV show Heartstopper, will make the dream of seeing her work onscreen into a reality: The book has been optioned for adaptation. — Vanity Fair

Check, Please! has been optioned for a film/television adaptation. A while ago, actually—and that’s lovely. Nevertheless, the vast majority of options do not become television because it takes a million things going right to get projects off the ground.

That being said.

Ahem.

Speaking of getting projects off the ground...

From when Bitty first stepped out into the rink at Faber, to when he kissed the ice at graduation, we've all been part of this fun, weird, magical world of Samwell hockey. But when I left the world of Samwell hockey, I left knowing Jack and Bitty's story was done. Bitty's journey as the first openly gay NCAA Division I hockey captain was done. We baked the last pie; we shut off the lights at the kegster; the story was complete.

…But as I looked around I realized, I had one more story to tell.

Which is why I'm thrilled to announce that a brand new volume of Check, Please! will be serialized in 2026. Dozens of new comics, exciting update drops, your favorite characters with brand new storylines, and characters you've yet to meet.

Hello, Internet Land—SMH is coming home.

This fifth year of Check, Please! will be filled with shenanigans, drama, hockey, pies, Haus parties, and a new message of acceptance that is near and dear to me. And it's been brewing over the last year and half! But with the latest boom in queer hockey stories, I figured, hey! ¯\(ツ)/¯ Here's another one to look forward to. :)

Marginalized athletes still face harmful bigotry, and for this reason, queer sports stories are more important than ever. I love Samwell hockey and how each of you has embraced this roster of athletes.

There's so much more to come.

Ngozi 🏒🥧❤️

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MORE NEWS? SURE:

I’ll be at Emerald City Comic Con 2026, and yes, I will be dropping exclusive details about Check, Please! Year Fived uring my spotlight panel: Ngozi Ukazu - From Check, Please! to DC and Back! (Be there!)

If only there were an original mm romance that you could read right now while you wait for more Year Five updates! Good news—John Rich & The Big Picture is very cute and laugh-out-loud funny and you can read it now, for free.

My latest graphic novel FLIP has made the best-of lists for the New York Public Library, the A.V. Club, Kirkus Books, School & Library Journal—and more. Get it here.

[the-hwaelweg]

Here is my problem when I write Patater. I have a cousin named Alexie. Every time I use "Alexei", she pops into my head. Would Kent call him Tater, especially in an intimate moment? Probably not. Does it prevent me from thinking about my cousin while writing a sex scene or lead-up to a sex scene? Absolutely yes. I do not want my cousin and sex to even exist in the same sentence in my imagination. Thus, he is Tater. I have revised his birth certificate. Apologies etc.

[jatersade]

which would you rather find living in your attic:

1000 roaches

a person

Voting ended onJan 29, 2023

[suburbanjustice]

this is truly on god the first would you rather that i've ever had to devote significant thought to. neither of these answers feel good

[adambirkholtz]

‘SWAWESOME — A haus party playlist inspired by Check, Please! 

listen on spotify | for @omgcpanniversaryweek day 2 🥧

[adambirkholtz]

everyone go do yourself a favor and read if it’s not you it’s not anyone by @jennybeantime if you want to experience 23871237 different emotions and maybe some tears <3

[frogbaker]

Bitty's vlog in the age of cottagecore

Outstanding

People would eat him up, I'm mean:

Homemade jam in cute little canning jars

Artisanal homemade pies

A dedication to quality/seasonal/local produce

Sweet sunshine boy and his dashing dark haired soft eyed husband

That's the dream baby

[lardomylove]

shitty is protective of his friends and has a very strongly developed sense of right and wrong. he also has a tendency to be overbearing, and doesn’t always know where to stop.

I’m picturing shitty in the dean of students office approximately 35249875x a week.

ransom’s anxiety is hitting never-before-seen levels, and it might be helpful to have a quiz moved? shitty’s on it.

holster’s econ prof didn’t include religious observance in her list of excused absences, and yom kippur falls on a wednesday this year? shitty’s out the door before holster’s finished his sentence.

dex’s lab ta keeps misgendering him, even though he got his name changed in the samwell system? you guessed it. shitty’s waiting outside the dean of students office first thing the next morning, wildly lecturing the unsuspecting passersby on the importance of administrators being available to deal with students’ concerns.

wicks, on crutches after deciding to figure skate, despite being in hockey skates and lacking any physical grace, mentions that he had a hard time with the stairs outside one of the academic buildings? SHITTY IT’S FINE. NO IT’s nooooootttttt…shitty yells, volume quickly decreasing as he sprints toward lake quad.

[violacakes]

I love this, but also:

The year after Shitty’s graduation, the dean of students feels guiltily relieved because that dude with the moustache won’t be hassling her on behalf of the men’s hockey team any more.

Then she walks out of her office to be faced with the wide, toothsome smile of Chris “Chowder” Chow, wearing a suspiciously familiar floral snapback with a Sharks badge pinned to it.

“Hello, Dean Winters, I need to talk to you about street harassment and the lacrosse team.”

[b1ttle]

10 years into his NHL career, PR finally convinces Jack to make a Twitter and absolutely no one was prepared for how good he’d be at it (Bitty takes all the credit)

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Based off of these tweets by Tony Hawk which gave me BIG Jack Zimmermann vibes…so this was born-

[muppetyaoi]

[chekplease]

that’s my captain :’)

[derogatoryemployed]

#this is a metaphor. dex is gay (via)

[mattcullen]

check please characters as whose line is it anyway party quirks

bitty:

jack:

shitty:

lardo:

ransom:

holster:

nursey:

dex:

chowder:

tango:

whiskey:

tater:

kent:

[spokenfromtheheartandsoul]

sir......mr. bittle........................are you aware that your jawline could cut glass

[zim-tits]

I like it, I love it, I want some more of it

Nurseydex buzzfeed unsolved au

[zim-tits]

[derek-oluransi]

What your favourite Check, Please! Ship says about you

Zimbits: You like canon and prefer to stick to it because there’s nothing wrong with enjoying positive queer rep. You also probably prefer missionary.

Holsom: You think the secondary bros relationship is just as valuable queer rep and practically canon just like the canon one.

Shardo: Your favourite ship dynamic is short, artsy, character with laid back, book smart character. Who also get high as fuck with each other.

Nurseydex: Your favourite ship dynamic is enemies to lovers.

Charmer: You stan a cute couple that doesn’t get or deserve any hate. The only Valid one.

Pimms: You probably liked zimbits at one point but then decided you’d rather stan a relationship that happened in the past. Might be feeling some unrequited love.

BittyParse: You want to see the short blonde who initially disliked the taller blonde fall in love with the taller blonde. Also a fan of enemies to lovers.

PBJ: You believe love and therapy can help anyone be a better person.

Patater: You forgot that ironic shipping leads to unironic shipping.

BittyHoltz: You like extreme size difference.

JackRans: You like Canada and the idea of two anxious bros comforting each other.

OllieWicks: You like Holsom but this is completely canon.

JackLardo: You like extreme size difference but also when big guys get pegged.

NurseChow: Your favourite ship dynamic is friends to lovers. Also, No Whites Allowed.

JackShit: You like the idea that the angsty protagonist was softened up by his super bro-y and also almost always naked best friend and they hookup several times.

Polyfrogs: The author mentioned this one time and now you are all over it.

WTF: You like the idea of Polyfrogs but don’t care for the enemies to lovers trope. You also like how subtle it is for saying what the fuck.

[chirpingbitty]

Shitty B. Knight and the Puritan Name

I just saw a post about how awful some Puritan names were in the 16th and 17th centuries, the most ridiculous of which was “If-Christ-had-not-died-for- thee-thou-hadst-been-damned” (yes. someone genuinely named their child that, apparently he was just called Damned by most people for short, which is ironic), and so I propose a possible Puritan-style name for one Shitty B. Knight.

Existing examples of Puritan names beginning with B include 

Be-courteous

Be-faithful

Benevolence

Belief

Beloved

Be-strong

Be-thankful

These are all pretty bad, but I think we can do worse better… BY COMPOUNDING!

Be-courteous-god-reward Knight

Be-faithful-the-peace-of-God Knight

Benevolence-Temperance-Perseverance-Recompense-Thurgood Knight

Belief-Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes Knight

Beloved-search-the-scriptures-increase-fight-the-good-fight-of-faith Knight

Be-strong-flie-fornication Knight (Be-strong-wrestling Knight also a close contender)

Be-thankful-Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world-to-save-zeal-for-the- Lord-approved Knight

Bonus name from which he could have derived “Shitty”:

Belief-no-merit-increase-humiliation Knight

Here’s my source for names. Feel free to pick your favourite name for Shitty, tag which name you identify most with yourself, or add some more monstrosities using the handy tool provided.

[marchingatmidnight]

Listen I love cheesy zimbits proposals and weddings as much as the next writer but we all have to know that Jack “just kiss him for the first time with no explanation while he’s crying” Zimmermann and Eric “kiss me and come out of the closet in literally the biggest spotlight we are ever going to be in” Bittle elope at a Providence courthouse on their day off because they have no impulse control

[foryouandbits]

“What do you want to do today?”

“I don’t know. D’you want to go to the courthouse and get married?”

“Yeah.”

[foryouandbits]

OR

“I love you so much right now.”

“I love you too. So much. I can’t believe how much.”

“You’re so wonderful. We should get married.”

“Yeah. Yeah, we should. Right now.”

“Yeah, right now.”