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we are getting FED gabe and emma content, and i am here for it! i love your writing and other aus but we were in a gabe and emma drought!

Y'ALL i've been moving this past week so i have not been as active and i'm sorry i will be more active soon! however... i LOVE my gabe and emma pookies and i’m trying to make up for making everyone endure their short lived breakup 😖

here’s some small emma + tyler action because i feel like i don’t show their twin relationship that much? a few days post getting back together where emma updates him while they swim laps at the local pool together

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when emma touched the edge of the pool she broke to the surface, gasping for breath while tyler came up a second later. he pulled his goggles off, an annoyed look on his features.

“how’d you beat me again?” they were at their local pool doing laps, something they liked doing together to spend time with one another.

“i dunno. you’re the d1 swimmer not me,” emma giggled, pulling her own goggles off.

it was a peaceful day. no one else was at the pool, but it was also 7:30 in the morning so any young kids looking for a pool day were definitely not awake yet. the twins leaned up against the ledge where they caught their breath for another second.

“you ever miss it?” tyler wondered. he met his sisters gaze and he could see the way she was thinking.

“sometimes, yeah, but i don’t miss the competitiveness. you had a good season,” she hummed but her brother shrugged.

“yeah it was alright.”

“alright? come on, ty. give yourself some credit. you went personal best in all of your races and you were named all-american,” emma named off his accomplishments knowing he was trying to be humble.

“okay, no need to toot my own horn. you know, coach tells me sometimes that..if you ever did wanna get back into it..she has a spot for you,” tyler lifted himself out of the water to just sit on the ledge instead. the water pooled around them and the floor.

emma’s expression fell. she carefully pulled herself up too, the weight of her brother’s words sinking in. “i’d rather shoot myself than become what i was my senior year of high school.”

“you were good, em. everyone knows it. don’t forget she recruited both of us,” the blonde shook off tyler’s words.

as much as she loved swimming, she stopped for a reason and while she’d always praise her brother for continuing it, emma could never picture herself on the diving block shaking like a nervous mess waiting for the whistle to blow to dive in ever again.

“can we not talk about it anymore?” it came off harsh, but emma didn’t want to talk about the what if of her collegiate swimming career. she had shut all of those conversations down the moment she quit and declined the offer. tyler nodded though and dropped the subject.

“so..you never told me how the whole date thing went,” he shifted the topic and emma was quick to blush.

“it went really, really well. he was..sweet and did everything right,” emma smiled thinking about gabe who was back home in indiana right now.

she missed him so much.

“so i’m assuming you’re back together?”

“yeah. we are. i’m really happy we are,” the girl beamed and became all shy at the idea of gabe.

“i’m happy for you too, em. you think he’s learned his lesson?”

“yeah, i think he has. he really proved to me how much he cares and..honestly, i don’t know what i would’ve done if we went into the summer not being together. i love him. a lot,” it still felt so weird letting that leave her lips. emma wasn’t a lover girl, never had been, not really, so gabe coming around and changing all of that for her..it was still hard to wrap her head around.

tyler smiled though, “wow, you’ve become a sweet talker. he’s a good guy. i think..he just had a lot on his plate and what he did was sucky yeah, but he came around in the end. a lot of guys don’t.”

talking about gabe made emma miss him so, so much. they had plans to see each other in the next few weeks, but gabe was pretty tied up with development camps and this and that, she didn’t know how much she’d see him this summer.

“i mean we’re young. it was miscommunication. it wasn’t like he cheated on me. if he cheated i wouldn’t have taken him back so easily, but he was so, so apologetic..”

“hey, i get it. i always believe in second chances,” tyler cut in and emma smiled.

she watched her brother slip back into the water, his goggles sliding back on, “taking another lap. wanna join?”

emma nodded, quickly sliding back in. her and tyler said they wouldn’t race each other but their laps turned into races anyway because that was who they were. it was the sibling rivalry sparking.

the twins went for another thirty minutes before deciding to head out. they were getting hungry anyway. emma was changing when her phone buzzed against the bench. her lips grew into a smile when she saw it was gabe calling.

“hi,” she beamed when his face came onto her phone.

“hi, pretty girl. good morning. what are you doing up so early?” the boy wondered, still in bed.

“tyler and i went for a swim. feeling restless i guess,” the blonde chuckled.

“sounds like fun. i’m trying to soak up my time in bed before i gotta get up and do chores,” the hockey player rolled his eyes.

“chores? what kind of chores?”

“mom needs me to cut the grass. i have to weed. i gotta do my laundry..it’s a list at this point,” emma giggled when her boyfriend rolled his eyes.

“sounds like so much fun. good luck with all that.”

“i miss you. i’m already counting down the days until i can see you again,” emma blushed at gabe’s words.

“i miss you lots too. it’s not the same being at home and not being able to just walk over to your place. june will come soon.”

“not soon enough. i want you to come visit me in new york too. i wanna show you the city," the dark-haired boy smiled. emma beamed at the idea knowing she's always wanted to go.

"please, that would be so fun. we can plan something when i see you in a few weeks."

"will do. how was the swim?" gabe shifted the conversation back to swimming. emma shrugged, her and tyler's conversation still in the back of her head.

"it was fun. we just did laps," the girl explained.

"i forget you used to swim. do you miss it?" gabe asked the question everyone liked to ask. the blonde’s expression turned, secretly hoping gabe wouldn’t ask her that.

“uhh..i don’t know. kind of? not really?” emma flushed.

she could still vividly remember the day she told tyler she wasn’t going to swim anymore because she’d never forget his expression that fell as soon as the words left her lips and he refused to talk to her for two days.

“what do you mean you’re not swimming anymore?” tyler’s mouth was agape as the twins stood in the middle of the hallway where emma had just broke the news. the girl cringed.

she’d never seen him look at her that way. his lips were set into a frown, his eyebrows were furrowed, and he just looked so..disappointed.

“i just..i dunno. i cant. i..i can’t keep doing it, ty. it’s not fun anymore. i dread going. i dread waking up. i dread putting on a swimsuit. i dread the pre-race anxiety,” emma rambled hoping it’d make sense to the boy. his expression didn’t change though.

“but..but we’ve been swimming together since we were six! we..you can’t just..we applied to the same schools because i thought we were gonna..” tyler lost his words and emma frowned.

“i just..i thought about it more and i just..i can’t. my body can’t keep doing it. it’s not good for me. i..i don’t even take care of myself during the season and i can’t imagine how much worse it’d get if i did it collegiately too. we can still go to the same school. i like boston. they have a really good program for my major and the school seemed really cool..” she tried looking on the bright side but stopped when she saw her brother consistently shaking his head.

“so you’re just gonna throw it all away just like that? our whole life is just gone? it doesn’t matter to you?”

“tyler, come on. it does matter to me. it always has and i’ll always have a love for it but i just can’t anymore. not competitively at least.”

emma watched the way tyler just shook his head and slammed the door to his bedroom just leaving her in the hallway. the girl’s lip quivered as she blinked away tears and disappeared into her own room.

“can i ask why you don’t anymore?” gabe brought emma back to reality. he was looking at her through the camera and she quickly flushed again.

“uh..just..wasn’t for me anymore. i didn’t wanna put myself through it for another four years,” emma said as honestly as she could without saying too much. she didn’t talk about swimming a whole lot anymore unless it was with tyler and she would prefer to keep it that way.

“i get it. good on you for knowing your boundaries. hey, i better get up and get moving before my mom comes and bothers me. i’ll talk to you later, yeah? i love you,” gabe blew a sweet kiss to the camera.

“i love you more. it was good talking with you. see you so soon!” emma beamed. the couple waved goodbye and then gabe’s face was gone.

for a moment, the blonde sat there in silence. the washed up memories of senior year always left a shaky feeling in her that she would much rather try and forget.

what mattered was that her and tyler made up and neither of them had fought about it since that moment. tyler knew his limits about talking about it and emma asked as much as she was comfortable with about the season whenever she saw him.

she got herself ready knowing the boy was probably impatiently waiting in the car for her.

when she got out there, she was right. tyler was in the driver’s seat waving her over. the blonde huffed as she jogged to the car and climbed in beside him.

“jeez what took you so long?” he teased as she threw her bag into the back.

“gabe called me. i had to talk to him for a few minutes,” emma explained, buckling her seatbelt as tyler drove out of the parking lot.

“oh, i see. i see,” there was a teasing smirk on his lips which earned him a punch in the arm. the boy laughed.

“i hate you,” emma mumbled, but her own smile tugged at her lips too.

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do you have any samy and will content up your sleeve 🫣

ooo specifically samy and will? i lowkey love writing their dynamic where will just yearns to be at her side and follows her around like a lost little puppy because it is very them.

maybe a thing where samy would be back in ann arbor for her summer development camp and will just like is always around waiting for her to come out of practice or watching up in the bleachers and it's so peaceful because it's just him in the stands and samy's teammates will chirp at her about him but she's just all blushy because she loves it

lowk a little suggestive. will just loves his girl (me in my posting my drafts i’ve been gatekeeping era)

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the morning was warm, but not hot enough yet to be sweltering. the girls were on the field starting their usual stretches before coach had them run drills and samy and her captains would practice some of their own drills they wanted to test out. with her new captaincy, she had a lot to prep for with the oncoming season and one of them was running drills.

they were determined to run back the championships in december and with the right determination, they were definitely going to do it.

right now though, samy's mind wasn't on morning stretches or the drills they were doing later. her back was to him, so she couldn't see him, but she knew he was looking at her and a tingling sensation shot through her back knowing her boyfriend had his eyes on her figure.

technically, it was supposed to be a closed practice, but their coach didn't care that much during the summer so will hadn't gotten kicked out yet. he sat at the top of the bleachers, eyes on his girl down on the field, catching her every move. will's hat covered most of his eyes along with a black hoodie that was supposed to be his "disguise" but everyone knew it was him. the girls on the team were used to him lingering by now and they loved to chirp their captain for it.

the team stood up to do some toe touches which meant will now had full view of the brunette's back side and it would be a lie if he said he wasn't looking. samy already knew he was, her face burning at the idea of him staring right at her ass in front of everyone, but it was lowkey kind of hot too. she liked when he got a bit more possessive and clingy than he usually was.

"bend over a little more, he'll be weak," beth, her teammate, snickered in a teasing way. samy slapped her arm. "stop."

"what? he's always staring, babe," she chuckled and so did the other girls listening in.

samy's eyes shifted towards the blonde. she couldn't see his eyes, but she knew his gaze was on her. she felt her heart flutter against her chest before turning back into another stretch.

"hasn't he followed you everywhere this summer? i see him all over your story," amelia chirped in this time.

"i kind of like a man who yearns though..i don't know. it's kind of hot that he wants to be near her all the time," an underclassman piped in, her name was georgie.

"wait, you're so real though. kind of jealous of you, samy. wish i had a guy getting up to come watch my dreadful 8am practice," clara smirked and all samy did was blush.

she knew she had it good with will. he was everything to her, definitely proving his hockey boy stereotype wrong (even if it did take him a stupid breakup for a summer.)

she was everything to him, too. if he had to give it all up, samy was the one person he would give it up for because honestly the idea of even breathing without her in his life or by his side was something the boy did not want to face. he needed her like the air he needed to breathe.

the girls wrapped up stretches with some a-skips before moving into more faster paced drills. the hockey player watched with curiosity because he always wondered how samy and her teammates knew what to do on the field without a second thought. he never saw any hesitation when it came to quick decisions that could get them a goal.

it looked like a dance to him. they came at each other from different corners of the field practicing blocking and passing to each other, incoherent yelling falling from each of their mouths that was probably perfectly clear on the field.

samy was fast, running like she skated. she was shouting at one of the girls about a pass and then the pass happened and samy weaved between two other girls, doing some fancy trick with her feet to keep the ball in her possession. she's told will all of the plays countless of times, but he tended to forget because he just stared at her the whole time instead. she passed it into the net like it was easy and she could do it in her sleep.

her coach and teammates praised her while a proud smile sat on will's lips.

as the sun continued rising and the morning got warmer, the plays heated up. will lost his sweatshirt knowing he didn't need to hide himself so much since no one was here besides the soccer team. he shook his hair out of his baseball cap, his curls falling everywhere and mumbling something to himself about getting it cut soon.

samy and her two other captains were the ones running the drills now. he watched her shout things and point in the direction she wanted her teammates to go. she sounded so authoritative, will's hardly heard her talk like that before.

it bubbled a fiery feeling in his chest.

occasionally, the brunette would look up at him, her little smile making his knees weak. she looked back at him after barking orders, a sort of glint in her eye that will understood as something a lot more. his face flushed and suddenly he was warm all over and it wasn't because of the heat.

their practice lasted for another hour. coach sent them back inside to clean up after some cool down stretches. will texted that he would meet her outside and in the locker room her teammates were back to their chirping from earlier.

"i bet he was thinking, oh my god she's so hot i want her soo badly right now," beth teased and the others roared with laughter. it echoed off the walls.

"i mean, any man loves a woman who can bark orders and assert dominance," lauren cheesed.

"seriously, hughes. where do you find a guy like that?" clara said and poor samy's face was crimson from all the teasing.

"i don't know. i known him for like forever. he was just kind of there, i guess," samy mumbled with a smile.

her teammates laid off after a few more comments. it was fun to tease and samy found it funny, so she never minded too much. the boys and her brothers toughed her up so they rolled off her back at this point. samy rushed herself out of the complex so she could find will who was patiently waiting for her outside. he picked up her favorite after practice snack, cherry gatorade and an apple. he leaned against his car, watching for the side doors to open.

samy emerged a moment later, smiling wide when she spotted him (he was the only car in the parking lot.) will smiled too, opening his arms to hug her despite her being sweaty still.

"enjoyed watching?" she hummed, taking the treats he had.

"i always like watching you practice," the boy kissed her forehead.

"beth teased me about you looking when we were stretching," the girl smirked a bit and will flushed. he thumbed the open skin on her waist, "you expect me to not look or something?"

"you're cute," she leaned up to peck his lips, but will didn't want just a peck. he tugged her in, catching her off guard when he captured her lips in a more passionate kiss. his one hand clasped around her jaw, tilting her head into his so he could be greedy and kiss her harder.

he was such a boy sometimes. samy loved it though. she loved his little possessive, clingy side that came out more often than not. it meant she got to be kissed like she was his oxygen and would die without it. she loved how he clung to her hips, pressing himself into her like watching her demand her teammates around burned a fire in his chest. she loved when he turned into a puddle if she even put a finger on his skin.

this will was samy's favorite even if she didn't admit it often. his obsession with her was so dizzying in a good way.

when they finally pulled apart they were breathless and sick with love it was a good thing the parking lot was empty. his sharp, blue eyes melted her, "i love you so much."

"i love you. you should come to more practices," the girl hummed.

"same time tomorrow?" he grinned and she just laughed as they climbed into the car.

if it was up to will, he'd be inside her skin so they'd never have to be apart. that was how obsessed he was with the girl and he never minded the teasing anymore.

the drive back to her ann arbor apartment was quick. maybe a little too quick. will's foot pressed harder on the gas like he wanted to get them back a little quicker. their kiss in the parking lot was on his mind and he suddenly needed her more. his thoughts ran wild, especially when he kept stealing glances over at her and saw the way her skin glowed with sweat and how her shorts rode up her thighs.

god he was obsessed.

samy had some time before she needed to be back on campus and will planned to use that to his full advantage.

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hi all, i wanted to make a post acknowledging the recent happenings with the 5 canadian hockey players and e.m. that has come back to national news after the recent trial despite the actual events taking place back in 2022.

as someone who has learned about hockey culture through writing these fics, i know a lot of what i write is fabricated and definitely glorifies and romanticizes hockey and hockey players and that actual hockey culture is a lot more rougher, meaner, and political in some ways.

hearing what has happened about e.m. truly breaks my heart. i understand those players were found not guilty, but i am still truly disturbed and heart broken for her. not guilty does not mean innocence. always believe the victim 🩷

with that being said, i wanted to acknowledge what's been happening in the hockey world and that my messages are always open for anyone who needs a shoulder to lean on. sexual assault is something no one should ever go through and taking advantage of someone who is extremely inebriated and cannot make proper decisions for themselves is never consent.

i write these au's because i genuinely enjoy writing and all of you on here have expressed how much you love them as well! however, i understand that sometimes it can glorify players and make them what they are actually not, especially since many of us do not actually know how these players behave off cameras. writing these au's have brought me a lot of joy, but i wanted to make sure i acknowledge what's been happening in recent hockey news before continuing to post like i usually do after reading the news stories and verdicts of the trial.

again, i am always here for a shoulder to lean on or just to be someone to talk to. i promise you are never alone 🩷

[peachhcs]

Samy and Will hanging out on the East Coast for the the 4th of July

awww yeah maybe they’d have a little family get together on cape cod watching the fireworks and having a cookout and stuff. just super fluffy and relaxing :)

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samy was curled into her boyfriend’s side while the two of them sat together on the back porch listening to her brothers fight about something and inhaling the delicious smell of the food cooking on the grill. the brunette’s legs were curled underneath her and her eyes were jumping from sentence to sentence as she read her latest book. will’s arm rested lazily at her side, absentmindedly running his finger up and down her forearm while his other hand held his phone to watch reels.

the sun was warm for a friday afternoon, but the weather was beautiful. there was hardly a cloud in the sky and it looked to be holding up for tonight when the fireworks would shoot off. it was a slow day at the house, but all of the kids were in town to celebrate the day.

jack’s voice kept getting louder inside where they were arguing about some game they were playing on the xbox. it was getting heated because jack’s voice kept getting madder and luke’s laughter didn’t stop which was probably only adding fuel to the fire. samy attempted to block it out as she eagerly flipped to the next page of her book.

sounds of will’s reels were soft in her right ear, but it was basically background noise at this point. samy’s engrossment on her book was too strong to even pay attention.

“wait look at this,” will nudged her arm. samy looked up at his phone, a laugh already falling from his lips as the reel played.

the girl didn’t quite know what she was watching but a spongebob meme flashed at the end of the video and will just cracked up. unfortunately, samy didn’t really understand the humor behind it. she looked at her boyfriend who was almost wheezing.

“do you not get it?” will got out when he realized she wasn’t laughing.

“uh..not really?”

"okay, whatever. you don't get it i guess," the hockey player huffed in annoyance while the brunette rolled her eyes. they clearly had very different tastes in humor and what they found funny.

samy went back to her book while will scrolled to another video. even though her brothers were inside yelling at each other, it was kind of peaceful. the hugheses and smiths hadn't been all together since the holidays and the weather was perfect for a slow afternoon and some fireworks later.

"hey! what the fuck!" they heard jack yell and then there were heavy footsteps. the older boy was on the porch a second later with an anger-written expression.

"smitty, your game is fucking broken," jack grumbled. luke was on the porch a second later, still laughing.

"he's just mad he lost. it's not broken, it's a skill issue," luke mumbled which just set jack off even more because he lunged at his younger brother to tackle him onto the wood. luke steadied his feet so they didn't fall.

"fuck off, moose," jack pushed him pretty hard before storming back inside. luke couldn't stop laughing and the couple just looked blankly at the exchange.

"he's so butt hurt. wanna play a round?" the younger hughes brother wondered. will looked at samy who shrugged. she didn't care much for the video games her brothers played and was more than happy to stay on the porch reading her book.

"yeah, sure," the blonde removed his arm from samy's waist. the girl smiled as they went inside.

"have fun! don't get too mad," she giggled when she heard jack grumble something in frustration.

she took advantage of having the couch all to herself now and stretched her legs across the cushions while settling against the armrest.

samy lost track of how much time passed, but it must've been a lot because she was now halfway through her book when will came back out on the porch. samy lifted her legs so he could sit, resting them on his lap when he was settled. he had a bowl of something in his hands, offering it her way.

"it's watermelon," he read her curious expression.

"thank you," the brunette hummed as she took a few pieces and popped them into her mouth.

"how's your book?" the blonde questioned.

"it's really good. i can't put it down."

"i know you've been reading all morning. jack lost another game. it's definitely a skill issue," will smiled and that made samy snort. jack was always so dramatic and a sore loser.

"figures. he gets mad so easily. did you win?"

"i was second. quinn won again," the blonde shrugged and then passed the bowl over to samy again. she happily took more watermelon and disregarded her book for the moment to pester her boyfriend.

she sat up to drag her fingers through his hair that surprisingly didn't have a hat hiding it today. the blonde curls were getting a bit long again, but the perfect length to make him look so good in her eyes. his head fell against the couch, a soft smile adorning his lips while meeting samy's gaze.

"what are you thinking about?" the brunette wondered.

"you," the boy admitted which brought a soft bush to the girl's cheeks.

"wow, how charming."

"i'm excited for the lake house with everyone next week. i haven't seen some of them in like..forever," will continued and samy nodded in agreement.

"i'm so excited to see everyone. i've literally been counting down the minutes. luke told me he could get stuff for us," the younest hughes smirked and will raised his eyebrow.

"how nice of him. glad to know he supports underage drinking," will teased which earned him a pinch on the shoulder.

"hey. one more year. i know you've been looking forward to that," samy said and her boyfriend rolled his eyes. he was never too slick with those photos of him and mack from the season when they were out and were most definitely taking advantage of the lower drinking age in canada.

will tugged his arm around her so she'd lay more comfortably next to him. samy giggled as she got herself settled into his side again and reached for her book so she could continue where she left off. the hockey player pressed his lips to the top of her head as the couple resumed their position from earlier.

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jack and luke were already fighting about who got what burger when jim and bill brought the food to the table. the wooden legs rocked as the boys pushed into one another. samy rolled her eyes at her brothers’ behavior and quinn beside her must’ve kicked each of their shins under the table because they immediately stopped fighting when the oldest boy glared at them.

even at 25 he never stopped being the mediator. grace giggled from beside jack.

“i’m so glad we could have everyone here this weekend,” ellen happily grinned as she started dishing her plate.

“yes, how lovely it is to have everyone here. i know you kids have been busy this summer, so i’m glad we could have this,” colleen agreed.

“thank you for hosting this year. it’s been wonderful,” jack beamed.

“our house is your house, always. who’s excited for fireworks later?” will’s mom continued and everyone nodded. fireworks were one of those things that could never get old.

“thinking about taking the boat out? wanna be front and center,” luke hummed as he began digging into his pasta salad, always talking while chewing. that earned him a glare from ellen.

“that should be fun. just be safe and everything. you never know with those fireworks debris. what’s your plans for the rest of the summer?”

“probably hanging around the lake house and then back to jersey to see some friends,” jack chirped in.

“yeah, same,” luke nodded.

“being at home, right? i know samy and will have a lot of friends coming up to the house next week right?” ellen looked at her daughter who nodded.

“yeah, like everyone is coming. we’re super excited,” samy grinned, looking at will who also smiled.

“that should be really fun. i’m glad you still all keep in touch and get together. that’s really special,” colleen’s own smiled spread across her lips.

the families talked for the entire dinner until it was time to clean up where will and samy were put on dishwashing duty since jack and luke did it last night. the couple didn’t mind though as they stood at the sink with samy washing and will rinsing. it was good practice for whenever they would move in together which felt subconsciously closer each time they talked about it.

“i think i want our place to be a mix of both of our personalities. i’ve never been into minimalist or anything..just whatever we feel like is right,” samy hummed as she thought more about what their first apartment together would look like.

“so you’d let me put up decals of the sharks mascot?” will teased.

“if that’s what you’d really want, yeah,” the girl laughed.

“i’m kidding. i wouldn’t do that. i don’t know..i’m down for whatever you’d want. you have a better eye than me anyway,” his words made samy blush.

“maybe it will be all hot pink since that was the color of my room,” the girl giggled.

“sure,” will smiled.

they fell into a comfortable silence. samy gazed out the window where she could see peaks of the beach through some of the bushes at the edge of the yard. she imagined their younger selves running around the same yard playing stupid games like tag or cheese touch.

“can i ask you something?” samy turned back to her boyfriend. he nodded. “has anyone ever said anything about me in all that locker room talk?”

will blinked, “why are you asking?”

“i dunno. i was just wondering. i know there’s talk, i have three brothers and i’m not proud or fond of the things that are said in there and they know that, but i just wanted to know.”

“i mean they tease me about you and how down bad i am, but there’s never been anything offensive if that’s what you’re wondering. they love you,” will said, unsure of where the conversation was going.

“when there is talk about other girls, and i know there’s talk so don’t deny it, do you..engage in it?” samy wasn’t trying to fault her boyfriend or anything, she was just genuinely curious knowing that there have been things said amongst her brothers’ locker room talk.

“i mean i try not to. can i ask what’s sparking this question? did someone say something to you?”

“no, no. i was just wondering. like just wondering, i swear. i know stuff can be said and i know sometimes it’s not good stuff,” the brunette shrugged.

will stopped for a moment, turning more towards her. “i get it and i try to never engage in the stuff that’s said. i know it can be icky but know that i’d always defend you if someone said something. you know i would. i don’t let people say stuff about my girl.”

samy blushed again, “i know you would too and i appreciate that. sometimes though other girls don’t have someone defending them, so stick up for them too if you can.”

will still didn’t quite know what sparked the conversation even though samy said it was anything, but he didn’t pry. instead, he placed a gentle kiss to samy’s temple and nodded.

they finished the dishes and by that time, they were hurrying down the dock to the boat where they’d head into the main port to see the fireworks. quinn got them into the water while the kids talked excitedly about their favorite firework shape.

“i like the ones that make that noise after they set off,” luke said.

“wait me too. those are cool,” samy piped up as she settled into will’s side who held her tightly against him.

he was feeling a bit protective of her after their conversation.

“ooh, i ike the ones that just go boom,” jack smiled.

“boringg,” the youngest hughes mumbled.

“fuck off,” jack rolled his eyes.

“i like the multi color fireworks,” grace added.

“same. i like when they’re simple and big,” quinn shrugged.

“yeah, same. when they get too complex it becomes too much,” will hummed.

“i feel like fireworks are just complex in general?” samy raised her eyebrow.

“i mean like the extravagant ones that try to outdo all the other ones. it’s not necessary,” the sharks rookie argued.

“okay funkill. me and my noisy firework will take ourselves elsewhere,” luke poked and that made everyone laugh.

the closer they got to the main port, the more boats there were in the water. quinn slowed them down so they’d drift in and join the others. as the sun set the temperature began dropping from the warm heat into the cool evening. will could feel the goosebumps running up his girlfriend’s arm.

“cold?” he wondered.

“a bit,” samy admitted.

“here,” will sat up so he could pull his sweatshirt off knowing she’d be cold so he wore one just to give to her.

the soccer player blushed as she happily accepted will’s hoodie, slipping it over her head as it engulfed her and wrapped her in his scent.

“thank you,” she kissed his cheek.

the fireworks started a few minutes later, starting strong with the big multi-colored ones. they lit up the sky each time one was shot off and they could hear the collective ooh’s and ahh’s when each one showed a different color and shape.

“there’s the one i like!” luke exclaimed when his noisy firework shot into the sky and exploded into sounds of birds. everyone laughed.

the show lasted for fifteen minutes and then the grand finale came with fireworks being shot off every few seconds, one after the other and lighting up the entire sky. other people cheered as the finale drew to a close and then everyone was clapping once it was over and there was only smoke in the sky.

“that was so fun. i liked that,” grace smiled as quinn got the boat started again.

“anywhere else before we go home?” the older boy wondered and everyone shook their heads. despite it being a slow day, they were tired and needed sleep.

the soft rocking of the boat on the water almost put samy to sleep as she dozed off on her boyfriend’s shoulder. will held her tightly, rubbing his thumb across her arm in soothing circles in the way he knew she liked.

he couldn’t shake the conversation they had earlier about the locker room talk. he wondered if someone said something to her or she saw something online that made her ask about that because she never asked him about it before then.

will would always defend and call out anyone who said something mean about his girl and people knew he would so that’s why there wasn’t talk of samy in the locker room unless will forgot about some hickey or something. the stuff samy mentioned about defending other girls though..will wondered what had pushed her to say that.

jack and luke jumped out once they got to the dock to help tie the boat to it. will gently woke samy up so she could at least walk back into the house. she mumbled something tiredly, but let the blonde help her out as they carefully made their way back up the beach.

“what a fun day,” the youngest hughes muttered.

“it was a fun day. you tired?” will wondered and samy nodded, yawning too.

“me too. we’ll be in bed soon,” the boy promised and smiled when the girl laid her head against his shoulder as they walked.

“can’t wait. i’m gonna crash.”

they made it inside where the couple beelined for will’s room. samy didn’t even bother to change or brush her teeth as she collapsed onto the bed. the boy chuckled.

“you should at least brush your teeth and wash your face. i know you’ll regret it in the morning,” he knew her too well.

samy mumbled something into the pillow that he didn’t catch. it was definitely something about being too tired to do it.

“if i help, will you?” will tried.

she mumbled something else but carefully lifted herself from the mattress. will chuckled as he helped her up and took her to the bathroom.

he squeezed the toothpaste onto her toothbrush and then carefully directed her chin up and opened her mouth. will was no stranger to brushing samy’s teeth for her since he did it anytime she was too drunk to do it herself. he didn’t mind it. it was cute when she just stared at him as he helped her.

“spit,” will directed and samy spat the toothpaste out. he let her rinse her mouth out before going to her face wash. he pumped a few drops onto his hand before going to gently rub it into her skin.

“can i ask what brought up the locker room talk earlier? i feel like it was more than just plain wondering,” will asked softly as he got every part of her face.

“uh..well..i was talking to marcie the other day. she’s been talking to this guy. he’s a hockey player…they’ve been talking for awhile, but i guess she found out him and his teammates were saying some pretty nasty stuff about her from a guy who never played into it but listened to them say it all..”

“oh,” will had no idea.

“i just..i guess i wanted to know if..if you let your teammates say stuff about me or..or anyone for that matter. i dunno. i’d just like to think you’d stand up for them, especially if it was someone like mar,” samy shrugged.

will’s expression softened out as he washed his hands off and carefully cupped samy’s face, “first, you’d know i’d beat the hell out of someone if they said something about you in that way. that wouldn’t ever slide by me. second, i would stand up for whoever they started talking about in an incriminating way. i’m sorry that happened to mar.”

the girl’s lips turned up, “i never thought any differently ever, i just wanted to..ask. be nosy. mar’s okay. she’s doing better. stopped talking to that guy.”

“good. it’ll be good for her to get away and come home for a bit, hmm?”

samy nodded and will pressed a gentle kiss to her lips. “ready for bed now?”

he helped her back into bed before throwing off his t-shirt and climbing in beside her. samy reached over to caress his cheek, a smile spreading across her lips.

“sleep well. i love you.”

“i love you more. sleep well,” will copied and reached out to curl her into his chest.

they were asleep in almost seconds which had to be a new record for both of them, but ever since the summer started and they got to spend nearly every day together, the quality of sleep improved significantly when they got to be in each other's arms every night.

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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6rdp8pt/

Samy in the comments: “HELL YEAH, I GET THIS”

YUPPP she eats this up and everyone is replying and teasing her about it

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samyhughes HELL YEAH I GET THIS THATS MY MANNNNN

| user1 i was wondering when she’d see this

| user2 PLEASEEE she’s so us tho

| user3 media training?? who is that 😅😅

| user4 i’m jealous of her every single day ugh

| user5 mmhmm yeah speak on it girl! period!

| user6 i love her

| user7 she has zero shame and i love that tbh

| user8 LMAOOOOO samy is so me she’s so funny

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Samy and will at the draft!!

i’ve been gatekeeping this in my drafts for some reason but i’ve had this finished for like 3 weeks now LOL 😅

my babies would have so much fun together for sureeee. samy gets to be backstage while will films his little talkshow with zeev and it's just overall a lot of fun for them getting to talk to players, samy being proud of her boyfriend, and will admiring her when he doesn't need to be talking. they've definitely come a long way from last summer at the draft where will was seething through his teeth because the boys kept talking her up after they had broken up

a bit suggestive at the end but nothing actually happens besides kissing

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samy wasn't quite sure to wear as she stared at the clothes in will's closet and felt like none of them fit the vibe of the night. it was the draft, so she had to look nice obviously, but samy wasn't going to be on stage or anything. she was doing a segment with will and zeev on their little talkshow, but after she was just watching from behind the camera.

"babe, i don't know what to wear," samy complained when will entered the room to check on her. he laughed when he saw her distraught expression and settled onto the bed.

"just wear something pretty like you always do," the blonde hummed and samy rolled her eyes. he was never much help when it came to giving fashion input.

"i just feel like what i have is too much or not enough, you know?" she looked through the clothes she had hanging up. will's closet had basically become hers and from all of their traveling, she's basically moved in with him for the summer.

"wear something i'm wearing. you don't have to look extravagant or anything," the hockey player tried again. samy huffed, eyeing the options that just were not speaking to her like they were a few days ago when she packed all of it.

"none of this looks good though. ugh," the girl was getting frustrated. will got up so he could see for himself, his one hand wrapping around her waist as he eyed the options she had.

will thought anything she wore looked good, so sometimes he had a hard time understanding why it was so hard to choose. his gaze landed on a pretty pink skirt with little roses and lace trim near the bottom. he pulled it out, "what about this?"

"you like that?" samy wasn't a huge fan of that skirt. her eyes were a little too hopeful when she bought it a few months ago.

"i've never seen you wear it, but it looks pretty. what about this top to go?" will pulled out a plain white shirt with an open back. he held the two articles of clothing up to her as if he was dressing a barbie doll.

sometimes that's what will did when samy let him pick her outfits and she loved how blushy he always got when he had her try on different things to see what he liked. she liked how blushy he looked now along with his shy smile.

"i'll try it," she said and pecked his cheek.

it was useless to tell will to not look, so she just stripped her t-shirt and dropped her sweatpants to the ground. the hockey player didn't say anything, but samy knew what he was thinking. she could see it in the look he was giving her, carefully watching how she stepped into the skirt and pulled it over her thighs to rest low on her waist below her belly button. she pulled the shirt over her head and then adjusted her outfit a bit before turning back to her boyfriend so he could see.

"well?" samy gazed at herself in the mirror behind him.

"i think you look pretty. do you like it?" will wondered as he moved aside so samy could see herself better.

"yeah, actually i do. i like how the skirt is a bit asymmetrical, it gives more depth," samy agreed, looking at herself and tugging at the fabric so it sat right. she blushed when will came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her neck and pressing a kiss to her cheek.

"looking beautiful as always. we'll probably go soon if you're almost ready then," will said and the brunette nodded. she just needed to touch up her makeup and then she'd be good to go.

she turned around in will's hold, loving how he never took his eyes off of her. his blazer and jeans was definitely an outfit choice, but she knew he was comfortable and glad he didn't have to wear a suit. "what?" the boy flushed under her gaze.

"nothing. just admiring you, you look pretty too," samy's compliments always brought a hot blush to his cheeks. his shyness was cute.

"thank you, baby," will hummed and then leaned down to capture her lips in his. the girl's grip on his biceps tightened and will's head became a little dizzy at the feeling of her against him. he loved her so much.

"i'll finish getting ready and then i'll see you downstairs, okay?" samy said once they pulled away. will nodded.

"sounds good."

all the soccer player had to do was reapply mascara and touch up her blush. she lined her lips with her strawberry lipgloss, one of will's favorites and one that she only wore now because of how much the boy loved it. she packed her purse with things she thought she would need and then headed downstairs to where her boyfriend was waiting at the counter. his eyes lit up at the sight of her all beautified.

"damn, you look gorgeous," will mumbled even though he just saw her minutes ago. samy giggled as she stepped into his embrace.

"you're such a sweet talker. ready?" the couple headed out the door to will's car. he drove which samy was grateful for because the drive from san jose to los angeles was a bit long and it dragged when she went to see hannah yesterday.

samy texted her best friend about how her and james were doing. she worried for the younger boy after seeing how nervous he was last night and she worried about hannah too because samy knew how much hannah worried for others and stopped caring about herself due to it.

"how do you think they are?" will wondered as if he was reading samy's mind.

"nervous i'm sure. i think he'll do great though. so many people want him," the brunette hummed and the boy nodded.

"oh for sure, hags is a beast on the ice. wherever he goes i know he'll be a good asset they need."

the couple enjoyed each other's company for the rest of the ride mindlessly talking about whatever or just riding in comfortable silence. samy was glad she had will by her side this year knowing last year was so hard to be at the draft and not even talk to him because they were broken up and mad at one another.

will had special access to parking around the back where he flashed his badge and the guard let him through. he did it with such ease, there was just something so attractive about watching will get into places because of who he was. once parked, the boy sprinted around to samy's side to help her out.

the screaming and cheering of fans could be heard from the front of the arena, "does this give you deja vu?" samy giggled as will intertwined their fingers while walking in.

"kind of, yeah. i miss the adrenaline," the boy smiled.

it was different to experience the back end of things after samy's only experienced being an audience member and watching her brothers and friends get drafted. there were numerous staff walking around, shouting things to one another about this and that. samy kept a tight hold on her boyfriend's hand as he navigated them to the check-in table.

"will smith and samy hughes. welcome. badges are here and you can sign in here," the guy instructed and the two beamed.

the couple signed their names and took their name badges. will took her hand again as they weaved through the back corridors to the lounge rooms where there was a lot of food and drinks scattered everywhere. zeev was inside already and the boy grinned when he saw the two.

"good to see you two!" samy let will hug his friend before hugging him too.

"how've you been zeev? i haven't seen you in ages," samy smiled.

"i know. i've been good though. long and busy season, but it's been good. i'm excited to hang with your boyfriend for most of the night," the dark-haired boy poked the blonde's shoulder. will flushed a bit.

"you two are more boyfriends than anything," samy played into the joke and the two boys beamed. they got some drinks and some food since they had a bit more time until they headed to their interview room and got the rundown of what was happening.

samy got a text back from hannah.

hannah

we're good! nervous ofc, but good

let me know where you end up we're just getting there now

samy

we'll be backstage for most of the night but i'll come say hi when were finished!!

the soccer player happily listened to her boyfriend yap on with zeev about hockey and the past season like he's done with most people they've seen recently. she never minded though because she liked how excited he became and how much his face lit up. plus, it helped samy knew exactly what they were talking about so she followed the conversation easily.

"dude, i don't know what's been up with you but the things i see you post on instagram..sheesh," zeev teased and will's face heated up. the dark-haired boy looked over at samy and winked while the girl giggled. "you trained him well."

"i don't even ask him to post those he just does," samy hummed.

"shows how much he loves you and is so down bad," zeev commented.

"i just think everyone deserves to see my girl. is that a crime?" will raised his eyebrow and his friend laughed.

"not one bit, smitty."

the start of the draft was getting closer which meant the boys needed to get ready for their little talkshow. the staff showed them into the interview room where they were set up against a chipotle background. it looked so official and fancy. samy smiled watching will and zeev get themselves comfortable and introduce themselves to their co-host, kate pettersen.

"it's good to meet you both. i've heard a lot of great things and i'm excited to have some fun tonight," kate smiled at the two.

"we're excited to be here," zeev grinned.

the camera crew got samy ready for her first segment. they touched up her makeup and fixed up her hair. she would be occasionally popping in to make her input and talk about her own experiences at the draft. she noticed will watching her from where he was in his chair, a soft smile on his lips seeing her get all pretty.

they were gonna start with samy's segment since there was time still until the newest draftees came in. the girl settled herself next to kate where she could look at will from across the way. he gave her a gentle, loving smile that made her insides feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

"you look pretty," he mouthed before they started rolling. the girl just blushed.

"let's welcome the lovely, samy hughes. hi samy, welcome to our 2025 draft talk," kate began and samy smiled.

"hi, thanks for having me on."

"throughout tonight between our newest draft picks, we will be having special guest stars talk about the world of hockey and what the draft means to them. samy hughes is the youngest hughes sibling to quinn, jack, and luke, so she's been through the experience multiple times now. talk us through what it's been like getting to come back year after year?" kate started.

"it's been so fun. when quinn was drafted it was our first time experiencing something so big like this and then when it was jack's turn it was like second nature to us. i love getting to be able to come back and see how these talented guys get to chase their dreams on a stage as big as this."

"what was it like with it being covid during luke's draft year?" zeev wondered.

"it was weird for sure, but it was still all the same excitement and anticipation. i think it was a lot less nerve racking because we got to be in the comfort of our home instead of in front of everyone," samy giggled.

"how has hockey shaped your life? i know you don't play anymore, but i know it's still a huge part of you?" kate wondered.

"it's definitely given me a lot and i've met a lot of great people through it. hockey runs in my family's blood so i'm always gonna love it, you know? it really helped me become close with my brothers too because it was all we did when we were younger," the soccer player smiled.

she noticed how will smiled the entire time she talked. he's heard her talk about it so many times before, but he listened like it was his first time hearing it every time.

they finished samy's first segment and the crew took 5. will found her by the back, a loving smile on his lips. "i love hearing you talk about hockey," he mumbled.

"i know you do. do you think it went okay?" she wondered a bit nervously and her boyfriend quickly nodded.

"i think it went more than okay. you were great. you're a natural out there," he pressed a soft kiss to her temple before getting back on to continue filming.

samy hung back on one of the stools. she listened to how excited will and zeev got and how they played off of each other's jokes so well. when matt came in everyone got up to hug him and congratulate going first overall.

samy liked how each of the interviews had a different spin on them to cater to whoever they were talking to. when james came in, samy gave him a big hug before he went to will and zeev.

"so proud of you, haggy. congratulations," she beamed and the boy grinned from ear to ear.

"thanks, hughesy, good to see you here," james hummed and then went to will and zeev next. the soccer player pulled out her phone to text hannah saying she just saw james.

when the boys sat down together to begin their interview, samy snapped a few photos to send them hannah's way knowing the gymnast would appreciate seeing them so she knew james was doing good.

all of the boy's smiles were wide and eager to talk about what got them here and what their plans were moving forward. it was quite endearing to see and it made samy a bit nostalgic as she thought back on all the years she's experienced this. will was now a pro hockey player and to think it was only two years ago that he was in this exact position after getting drafted with the same eager grin and adrenaline pumping through his veins.

they concluded the night of interviews after almost three and a half hours of nonstop talking. will was definitely wiped by the end of it as he went to samy who offered him water. his lips were turned up into a lazy, tired smile while his hand snaked around her waist.

"so, whatdya think?" the blonde mumbled, blushing when he felt the girl's nails scrape into his scalp.

"you were perfect out there," she grinned. will took it upon himself to press a soft, yet hungry kiss to her lips despite them still being in the interview room.

samy flushed, gently pushing him back knowing she didn't want the camera staff still around them to feel weirded out by their kissing. will pouted in disappointment, "what?"

"why don't we save that for later. let's go find hannah," samy hummed.

the two walked into the main foyer hand in hand looking for where the hagens' private suite was. it was exciting to see the families reuniting with their kids to properly congratulate them after the hours of media that kept them away. when they made it to the hagens' suite, james still wasn't back yet. hannah caught their gaze however and quickly ran to greet the couple.

"hey!" samy hugged her best friend tight.

"hey, so good to see you two. how was the talkshow?" hannah wondered as she hugged will too.

"super fun. zeev and i really enjoyed it," will grinned. mike joined the conversation a moment later, greeting will the same with a hug and a nod to samy.

"good to see you, man," mike said.

"you too, mikey. how's it been?" the blonde wondered and the two got into a conversation about boston's season and how they fell short once again. samy turned to her roommate, "how are you doing?"

"i'm good. i really wanna see him soon. i've been feeling all of the emotions," the gymnast said.

"i get it. he should be done soon. i gotta say, the bruins got a good one. i'm glad he doesn't have to go far," samy squeezed her arms and as if they summoned him, james came around the corner into the entryway.

his family were on their feet in seconds giving him another round of applause as the boy stood there to take it all in. his smile had never been bigger and will and samy fell back so the family could have their moment with the new nhl player. will's arm snaked back around samy's waist, holding her close while they smiled at the loving moment between everyone.

"i remember the feeling well," will whispered where samy met his gaze.

"what a great night," the brunette agreed.

hannah jumped into james' arms and more aw's were shared across the room. samy got her phone back out to capture the sweet moments for them and when they kissed the whole room erupted. will and mike whistled and the blushes on their cheeks reminded samy of the shyness her and will felt in nashville when feelings seemed so complicated still.

the older couple stuck around for a bit more making their rounds to some of james' family before deciding to head out. the drive back to san jose would be long and will had to be up early for some work at the rink.

"thanks for coming. it was really good seeing you this weekend," hannah hugged her friends tight.

"of course. we'll see you super soon in july," samy reminded.

"of course. i can't wait," the gymnast beamed.

"yeah, thank you again for being here and everything. it's meant a lot and i'm just happy i got through it," james added.

they exchanged one last goodbye before will guided them through the arena to the back entrance where his car was. "what a perfect night," will admitted.

"i'm so happy for them and everyone," samy agreed, blushing a bit when will opened the door for her and helped her in so she didn't hurt herself in her heels.

"thanks for coming along," the hockey player cheesed as he pulled out of the lot to the main road.

"thanks for bringing me again," samy pinched his cheek, loving how he got all red under her touch.

"couldn't have asked for a better date."

the ride back up to san jose was peaceful once they made it out of downtown la. the sun slowly set beneath the horizon and it was quite literally a perfect end to such a long, but impactful and fun night.

"can we stop for ice cream?" the younger hughes wondered as they got closer into the city.

"of course we can. the usual place?" the boy wondered and samy nodded. they'd been going to this ice cream place all week that sold really good scoops of any flavor if it was there and it was starting to become the couple's favorite the more they went.

by the time they made it back to will's place, they were quite tired from the day and their bellies were full of ice cream. samy kicked her shoes off by the door, dropping her bag on the little table will had beside it.

"want anything?" the blonde wondered as he flicked some of the lights on so they could see their way into the rest of the house.

"i don't think so. i'm probably going to bed," samy admitted as a yawn escaped her lips as soon as she said it. her boyfriend chuckled.

"i'll meet you upstairs soon then."

she shuffled upstairs, not bothering to shower, but she did wipe the makeup off her face. by the time will made it into the bedroom with water for both of them, samy was slipping out of her dress and into pajama shorts and one of will's old t-shirts. the boy smiled when he caught a glimpse.

"you looked really pretty today. i know i said it a hundred times," will mumbled, catching samy's arm to spin her into him. the brunette blushed.

"i never get tired of hearing it though. thank you. i'm excited to watch the full show soon."

the sharks rookie smiled, bringing her lips back up to his to finish what they couldn't back in the studio. samy had no problem indulging his request, their lips molding into the other's. his hands traveled down her waist, the excitement and want between the two quickly growing, especially when will nipped harder at her lips.

it was safe to say neither of them went to bed yet the more heated the kiss became.

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if and when i do a roger mcqueen au the height difference would be everyone’s dream bc he is tallllll like 6’5 TALLL so yeah that height difference would pop off

but i’m getting ahead of myself. i just wanted to say that though LOL

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something in my teeth..

will, gabe, james, macklin, matthew x the girls

summary: the boys reaction to their girlfriend's doing the something in my teeth trend on tiktok 

author's note: i keep seeing this trend on my fyp and have been talking about writing it into the au's and what's a better way than to just combine everyone's reaction? enjoy!!

collegiate/pro hockey player masterlist

samy & will

samy was on quite a roll this summer with all of the tiktok trends, but she was hoping will would like this one. the two sat at the counter eating their lunch, samy on her phone when she came up with the idea to do it. will hadn't been paying attention to what she was doing, so it was the perfect opportunity for her to get him.

she began making it believable by acting like she saw something in her teeth. will, still not paying attention, didn't really notice the action. samy really eyed the camera, examining her teeth like she jammed something in there.

"what are you doing?" the blonde mumbled when he finally noticed samy's phone in her face.

"i think there's something in my teeth," the girl mumbled, still acting like she was trying to find it.

will raised his eyebrow, "let me see."

"hold on," samy said, discreetly switching to tiktok where she already had the audio and video ready to go. she put her phone up where will was even more confused when he saw that she was recording.

"like, i think there's something really up there. look," samy urged, quickly turning to her boyfriend who looked up her mouth.

he genuinely thought there was something stuck in her teeth because his expression turned to worry. samy hooked her finger further into her mouth as her eyes softened up and she tilted her head down with a cheeky smile when the audio turned.

will immediately flushed when he caught her expression change. his eyes bounced down her face, stopping at her lips briefly while the brunette bursted out into laughter. she fell into his arms while he just looked at her and the camera in confusion on what just happened and why she just did that.

"w-what...what was that? what were you doing?" will laughed a bit, his flush turned into a small blush as he watched the video playback.

"it's a tiktok thing where girls will pretend there's something in their teeth then do that to their boyfriends," samy explained, grabbing her phone so she could see the video.

"oh."

"you're so cute. you were so confused," samy continued laughing as she typed out a witty caption and posted the video.

"i've just never had you look at me like that before," the hockey player muttered.

"did you like it?" the youngest hughes raised her eyebrow. will's red cheeks was all she needed to know, a smirk crossing her features.

"noted. i'll be sure to do that to you again," samy leaned in to press a soft kiss to his blush. will was glad she wasn't recording how flustered he was after that.

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user1 BYEEEEE i've been waiting for her to do this

user2 not will being confused aww

user3 green flag reaction

user4 NAHHH U SEE THAT LOOK HE GAVE HERRR my man is hungryyyy

user5 PLEASE i love this trend never stop it

user6 oh he was blushing hardddd

user7 this is how every man needs to react to this trend

gabe & emma

emma wasn't a huge tiktoker, but she'd been dying to do that one trend where the girls made their boyfriends think there was something in their teeth. after seeing samy's video, she wanted to try it on gabe since he was a reels watcher and didn't really know the tiktok trends.

they were laying in her bed watching their own things on their phones when emma quickly sat up, leaving gabe's embrace. the boy raised his eyebrow, his gaze flying to hers in concern.

"you okay?"

emma had her phone set up, pretending to look into it like she saw something on her face. gabe sat up too when the blonde didn't answer. "emma?"

"shit, look at this," emma said and started the tiktok.

gabe's confusion and worry didn't ease, especially when he heard music coming from her phone as she looked at herself through the camera. she turned to him like she was going to show him what was wrong. the hockey player searched her face for something wrong, but didn't find anything.

emma slipped her nail into her mouth and tilted her head down into that cheeky smile every girl used. gabe's gaze flickered across her expression, his worry morphing into a bright blush when he realized what she was really doing. his eyes followed a similar path will's did as they gazed over emma's lips and then back up to her eyes.

the blonde laughed as the video ended and gabe was sat with red cheeks. "was that like some sort of prank?" he wondered.

"like..kind of yeah. samy and will did it," emma explained as she grabbed her phone to watch the video back. gabe's little flustered expression was the highlight of the video.

"i see. well, whatever it was, it worked," gabe hummed, leaning in to press a kiss to his girlfriend's lips.

emma indulged his request as she closed the distance and his lips pressed into hers with a bit of need. the video blew up on her page with fans commenting silly things about gabe's reaction and how they were living for the content since emma and gabe weren't as public as samy and will were with their relationship.

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user1 THESE BC HOCKEY BOYS GET FLUSTERED CONFIRMED

user2 stopp this was so cute

user3 emma and gabe sign of life!!!!!!!!

user4 need a man like that ugh

user5 wait is all of the guys gonna do this trend now with their gfs?? who's next??

user6 oh he was so flustered after him and will are the same

user7 need need a man who yearns like this...

james & hannah

hannah knew james would know what she was doing as soon as she started it. he was online as much as she was which was where all his stupid brainrot came from. he could scroll that clock app for hours on end without getting bored, but hannah wanted to do it anyway. she thought the trend was funny and she liked seeing how flushed the boyfriends got.

the two were having a lake day on the boat when hannah decided to try it on him. she was curled into his side when she shamelessly began recording with the audio. the hockey player noticed almost immediately, but he didn't catch the audio so he didn't know what video she was making.

hannah lifted the phone to her mouth as if she was checking for food before bringing it back down so james was in frame as well. the boy looked at her in confusion as she lifted her lips up so he could check for her. he hadn't gotten yet, so maybe hannah would get him.

he scanned her teeth for any leftover food, but they were clear. she dropped her finger into her mouth and then james finally understood what she was doing as soon as the beat turned and she tilted her head. he quickly copied her movements as they made the same face at the same time.

the gymnast flushed, laughter falling from her lips seeing her boyfriend copy her, "ha. you can't get me with that because i already know that one."

"fuck. i thought i could," hannah mumbled as she watched the video back and laughed again when she saw james do the pose.

"babe, you should know by now that nothing on tiktok gets by me. i see it all."

the brunette rolled her eyes, but smiled when she felt james press a soft kiss to the side of her head and then nuzzle his head into the crook of her neck to watch her post the video.

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user1 AYEEEEE not him knowing it already

user2 wait this was cute

user3 james trolling her is so funny

user4 we're collecting this trend like infinity stones

user5 oh he was ready

user6 it makes sense why he knows this he knows so much tiktok brainrot

user7 wait i liked this one this was cute

user8 i guess haggy is the only bc guy who doesn't get flustered 😔

macklin x blaire

macklin was not on tiktok, nor did he ever really understand the trends anyway. he watched the videos blaire sent him, but it never went further than that. he thought the trends were stupid and whenever blaire tried pranking hi, they never really worked, but she was determined with this one after seeing samy, emma and hannah do it now.

they were in the car eating lunch after getting rained out on their picnic. everything was a bit wet kind of everywhere, but the smiles on their lips never disappeared as they passed jokes back and forth.

blaire set her phone up on the dash without much explanation. mack grew confused as he watched her start recording and then stuck her face in the camera like she was looking at herself really intently.

she leaned back, looking at mack with worry as she showed him her teeth, "is there something there?"

the boy leaned forward more to see, not really finding anything when blaire's expression quickly changed and suddenly her finger was in her mouth and she had a strange grin on her lips.

mack stared at her in confusion still, his eyebrows pinched together.

"what are you doing?" he mumbled and blaire broke.

she doubled over in a fit of giggles as the video ended and replayed the moment. poor mack had never been more confused in his life.

"it was a tiktok thing," the girl giggled as she snatched her phone back to see the video.

"oh? wait, i didn't get it then," mack said.

"it was like the girl pretends there's something in her teeth then looks at her boyfriend and then makes a seductive face at him which is what i just did," blaire explained.

"oh. i..i get it now," the hockey player said. "that's an idea of a seductive expression?"

"yeah, was it not?" the figure skater laughed.

"well, i can think of a lot of better faces than that one," the brunette mumbled and that earned him a slap on the arm.

"you need to get on tiktok more," blaire said as she posted the video and disregarded her phone again.

"right. it's not like i don't watch a 100 videos from you everyday."

"hey. those are funny videos that i think will resonate with you," blaire defedned.

her boyfriend just shrugged and continued eating his lunch.

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user1 i'm on 4 so far???

user2 mack not knowing the trend...😭

user3 he needs to be cultured more

user4 this was funny i like this

user5 THE DEAD STARE LMAOOOOO please

user6 bro was not having it

user7 he's just not chronically online like us and thar's okay!

matthew & bella

"matt come here," bella called her boyfriend into the kitchen. she heard him shuffle in from the living room. she already had her phone ready to go and hit record. the boy appeared behind her in confusion.

"what's wrong?" he wondered.

"there's some shit in my teeth, it kind of hurts," bella leaned forward to make it seem like she was looking at her teeth. matt raised his eyebrow.

"there is? let me see?" he urged but bella didn't turn around yet.

she looked a bit closer, sort of exaggerating her movements as she pressed record and the audio started playing. matt's confusion grew as he stepped back a bit.

"what are you doing?" he mumbled as bella finally turned to him with her finger holding her lip out of the way. the hockey player leaned forward to get a better look.

he was about to say how he didn't see anything when bella's finger slipped into her mouth and she tilted her head into a sultry way with a cheeky smile. the boy stared at her for two seconds before understanding what she was trying to do.

he gently pushed her back, "oh my god, stop."

bella laughed as she unhooked her finger, "like that?"

the boy met her gaze, his heart thumping against his chest as he answered her by bringing his face to his and kissing. she flushed at the quick affection, momentarily forgetting about her phone that finished recording.

"yeah, i liked that," he muttered when they were panting and breathless. "might have to do that some more," the light-brunette winked.

bella grabbed her phone to watch the video. matt watched her her shoulder with a smile because it was a funny prank.

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user1 OHHH woah he liked that

user2 10/10 reaction

user3 i think we collected them all

user4 he was so quick with that wow

user5 i fucking love these videos

user6 wait he was so smiley and cutie they're so so cutie

user7 why do people not know who bella is like i swear she's so so nice

[peachhcs]

Wait, what was the other teddy au idea about? I saw that you said you got two sent in. The first one is super cute and I love it so much!

Obviously, you don’t have to answer I’m just curious…

it was sent in by crazy4eky and she suggested a teddy x broadway girl where he meets her in ny when him and some of the guys go to a musical because gabe suggested it and teddy wasn't into it at first until he saw her on stage!!

super cutie idea and crazy4eky is gonna use it for her own au now! :))

i'll prob be posting the teddy au details in a few days once i lay out all the details

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I was thinking because of all the social media posts you posted. Out of all your girls whose accounts are public and which ones are private and like if any are verified like the ones that are athletes.

oooo wait good question i like this one

samy has always been public and her account got verified when she was like 16 i’d say so she’s no stranger to social media and being chronically online LOL but also because of her brothers and her athletic presence growing up, she’s always been public

hannah is also public and verified! she’s always been public and has never been private. i’d say she always gets verified at like 17 because of her up and coming gymnastics presence.

emma was private for awhile, especially in the early days when her and gabe were talking. she has never had a huge social media presence and only really accepted a few of gabe’s hockey friends when they found out they were talking. eventually she does go public though.

blaire is private all the way through. she’s not too fond of the idea of people on her instagram so she keeps it private and it takes her awhile to accept all of mack’s friends and teammates.

bella was private for some time but when she started getting better at tennis and like people started knowing her she made her account public and has been ever since :)

so in short, samy and hannah are the only ones verified and are public. emma and bella are also public, so blaire’s the only private one.

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omg em the teddy au idea is so cute!!!

awwww thank you!!!! i definitely think i’m gonna make it happen so….new au stay tuned coming soon 😙😌😌

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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6jWH7Qe/

Ok imagine Bella posting this on TikTok and Matthew’s reaction would be hilarious because he was the number 1 draft pick

I SAW THIS and i thought it was sooo funny

matthew would definitely be like 🤨🤨🤨 and not know why bella was asking him that because he literally went 1st overall?? he would ask back if she thought he wasn't athletic and when she plays into it and shrugs it gets him all hurt until bella caves and says it was just a tiktok prank

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"do you ever wish you were athletic?" bella said and matthew's head had never turned so fast in her direction. they were sitting in the kitchen where matthew was snacking on random food in his fridge while bella sat on the other end of the counter secretly recording him to capture his reaction.

"what?"

"do you ever wish you were athletic?" bella innocently repeated the question. the hockey player stared at her, confusion on his features.

"what do you mean?"

"like..i dunno. do you ever wish you were?" bella's nonchalant acting skills were coming in handy because her poor boyfriend had no idea what she meant. he stared at her from across the way, dumfounded and maybe a bit hurt.

"i..are you pranking me or some shit? i am athletic. they drafted me 1st overall," matt laughed mostly because he didn't know what else to say. he literally thought he was being pranked or something because the question felt so..stupid?

"i know but like..do you wish you were..more athletic?" bella hummed, still being innocent and causual.

the hockey player studied her expression, trying to figure out if she was fucking with him or not. she just stared back, her stare blank and curious, lips set in a simple straight line as she awaited his response.

"more athletic? how would i be more athletic?" matt wondered but bella shrugged.

"i dunno. practice more?" the boy's face twisted and bella knew that was a bit of a harsh comment, but she held out still wanting to let her video drag out longer.

"i..i do? i've been practicing since i got hurt..i feel like you're fucking with me right now. do you not think i'm athletic or something?" matt huffed, now a bit upset.

"no, i do. i just..am wondering if you wish you were athletic. like the kind of athletic..sidney crosby is or like..any of the hughes brothers," the tennis player shrugged and matt felt his gut twist.

was she comparing him to sidney crosby? did she not think he was good like them?

"okay. jeez. didn't know you felt that way about me," matt mumbled in hurt, turning away from her.

bella instantly felt bad and decided to end the prank. she quickly showed him that she was recording, "matt, i'm just kidding. i was making a tiktok prank video. i'm sorry. you are athletic and you are a really good hockey player," bella apologized.

matt looked between her and the phone before rolling his eyes, "you're so mean. i thought you like..thought i didn't work out or work hard. i was so confused."

"i'm sorry, you do work hard and have been since coming back from your injury. i appreciate what you've been doing," bella reached out for his hand. he clasped it with hers without hesitation and that smile she loved returned to his lips.

"just do't prank me like this again. i seriously thought you didn't think highly of me anymore," his words broke bella's heart. she ran over to envelope him into her arms.

"i promise i won't. you are very athletic and i love you. i think so, so highly of you," the girl gushed. matt wrapped his arm around her waist, finally smiling some more as he laighed.

"i love you," matt kissed her head.

"i love you. you're amazing," she littered his entire face with kisses. the boy blushed at the action, holding her tighter and closer to his body as she attacked him with her lips.

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user1 HA aww he got so hurt wait

user2 him looking so sad after thinking bella thought he was athletic..my baby

user3 my shaylasss awww

user4 need this kind of love and teasing

user5 i loled so funny and cute

user6 bella posting era!

user7 they're so cute awww

user8 the way he looks at her...ugh he's in love and so is she

[peachhcs]

https://www.tumblr.com/peachhcs/789649638997229568/the-espys-were-last-night-a-blurb-of-hannah-and

I love this it was so good. If you want instead of an Insta post we can do an Insta story that James posted just him showing off his girl saying how proud he is (in a hot non-possessive way just showing that it's his girl). You don’t have too if you don’t want too but I think it would be cute and all their friends just teasing him about it

COOKINGGGG on this i like this i made it a whole thing with insta story post from james of hannah and then the text conversations of the gc of all of their friends just straight up teasing him and tearing him apart for being so down bad 😌

(let’s say the story post is an outfit change hannah had before the after party (bc i couldn’t find a pic of the dress i was envisioning 😖))

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jameshagens_4 story 30 minutes ago

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chronically online that we're shipped together

lean

who else seeing haggy's story rn???

my boy is WHIPPEDDDD

gabo

was just about to text that

so fucking down bad

lean

i'm laughing

fort

still can't believe duker's tied down now

never saw that coming

julianne

ok but why is no one congratulating hannah rn???

CONGRATS HANNAH!!!! ur amazing i love u sm bae

samy

y'all are just jealous

fowler

i need someone to post me like james posts her

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congrats hannah!!!!!

smitty

why r u chirping him when u two are just as bad

lean

ur just as bad too smitty don't get off that easy

smitty

and?

marcie

need a man like that who posts me

also hannah u look drop dead gorg like holy shitttt mama eat mama slay mama purrrrrr

buium

well we ALL know what they'll be up to later 😏

fort

AYEEEEE yeah ur right ur right

stiga

i see i've been replaced 😔

minnetian

aw cheer up stig you'll get him back

emma

well i think hannah looks gorg like marcie said and whenever she sees these we're so so proud of you!!!!!!!

julianne

need to know where EVERYTHING is from

don't even ask me the color of anything

lean

ayoooo???

julianne

appreciating my best friend's beauty rn no hard feelings babe

samy

my best friend my roomie ugh she's gorgina

smitty

better call her a COUGARRRRRRRRRRR

hags like older women..don't worry me too 😏

samy

ok bruh

buium

AYEEEEE own it smitty hell fucking yeah

lean

mad respect

samy

i should just remove myself tbh

julianne

u and me both

emma

count me in

marcie

me too

fort

we moved on way too fast to zeev's joke about them fucking later

minnetian

i mean is it a joke if its true??

fowler

ayeeee

lean

need haggy to see these rn i know we're blowing up their phones

haggy

u are yes

stiga

AYE there he is hey bud

gabo

i've stood up and applauded for u btw

lean

my mannnnnn congrats

haggy

buium ur joke gets old fast

buium

ok but i'm not wrong

minnetian

they're totally fucking tnnnn

hannah

i wonder how i'm friends with u all

thank you though!! feels unreal still

samy

u deserved it soo much!!!

julianne

my baby hi ur amazing congrats

hannah

my bby thank u ily

emma

wanna be u hannah

marcie

gold medalist, best breakthrough athlete, has a boyfriend

a girl's got it all

hannah

🤗

wish u are all here i miss u all

emma

miss u hannah!!

lean

hag u better treat her right

haggy

yes 🫡

stiga

well i'd like to hope he will he's been chasing her for three years bruh

gabo

LMAOOOO someone get teddy a new best friend

fort

i'll be ur friend stiggy

stiga

gee thanks fort

fort

anytime

author's note: how fun this was to write!! i may start making more texting + social media mix posts soon because i always think they're so funny and the texting chat fics were my JAM back on wattpad LMAO

[peachhcs]

This is soo samy and will coded - https://www.tiktok.com/@thepinterestfairy/video/7515261074036313375?_t=ZP-8y3M8zg2Hex&_r=1

YUPPP this is very samy and will

he is so clingy towards her and just hates letting her out of his sight, especially during the summer like they literally have to do everything together

and sometimes it gets so bad that will gets into these weird funks/moods where he just cannot let go of her. like he always needs to have a hand on her or just be near her to the point that he complains about not being close enough when he's literally already on top of her and samy is like

"will, you've been laying on me all day. what's wrong?"

"just wanna be near you. wanna be in your skin honestly," he would say and samy just laughs because she secretly loves when he gets in those moods too.

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Teddy with a HUUGE book/movie nerd, like obsessed with romance books and cliche love stories in movies and books, but her love life has been the complete opposite of everything she’s read and watched. So she kind of gives up on finding love like that and tells herself love like that unfortunately does not exist.

Well that was until she had a meet cute with Teddy (you pick how since it’s your au) but completely forgot to ask for his number due to being so unbelievably flustered. All she knew was his name is Teddy.

But when she gets into BC she crosses paths with him again and is like “Teddy?!” and he gasps and is says her name in the same tone kinda like that scene is Grease when Sandy and Danny see each other again but minus him being an asshole.

But after getting to know him more and more she pulls back slightly because of the kind of life he lives—partying, drinking, traveling for hockey, the fear of him hooking up with other girls—even though she wants to be with him so badly.

And Teddy actually has no clue what he did for her to pull away as much as she did. He is super upset and hurt about it though because his hopeless romantic self thinks that he’s not necessarily good enough for her. So the pining over each other is absolutely unbelievable because they both don’t know how to communicate because they’re dumb. (Love them though)

I kinda blank after that so 😭

waitttt i kind of really like this idea (LOVED the other idea as well!!! thank u sm for writing all this 🥹)

i think this could cook up i like the idea of oc like being stand offish at first because hockey guys have just never been her thing and she doesn't want herself to get hurt and poor teddy is all confused because he's actually not really like that and the biggest hopeless romantic like you said!

LOVE a good bookworm because i, too, love reading. let's say oc has had her fair share of relationships and all of them have been the worst thing she's ever been in :(

like one guy cheated on her, another one just didn't like her as much as she liked him, and one guy hurt her real bad like...assaulted her and it just turned her off to any relationship because she did not want to be hurt like that again

until she met teddy! i think they'd meet somewhere up in northern michigan when teddy's still in dev program and traveling for a game. she's just out and he's out with some of his teammates and she accidentally bumps into him and spills her drink all down his nice shirt and she's so embarrassed and flustered because like..she just ruined his shirt

but teddy's not mad at all or anything and tells her it's okay while she keeps apologizing a hundred times. she's so flustered that she doesn't even get his number, but she did find out his name after he told her she did not need to get him a new shirt or anything.

they unknowingly go to BC the following fall and the SAME THING almost happens where she bumps into him and nearly spills her drink on him again until she catches it and when they lock eyes they quickly realize its each other and they're like..omg..

ANYWAYS really like this idea i can cook with it...excited to soon add a new au to my au universe :) still need name ideas so if anyone has any let me knowww but i think this would be super fun and cutie :) also bc i keep not giving teddy a gf and i think he finally deserves to join everyone in their relationships :p

[peachhcs]

The ESPYs were last night. A blurb of Hannah and James there and her being nominated for one. And they are just being this cute power couple. So many people just making edits or take clips of them just saying how adorable they are. Also imagine she wins one and her speech

the FIC i promised i was writing that i mentioned in hannah’s bday post. they would be sooooo cute together there and james is just happily following her around while she talks to the media + taking like a 100000 photos of her

i definitely think hannah would win best breakthrough athlete award this year since she’s on the high after the olympics last summer and has been continuing to excel and make a name for herself at umich people are really starting to notice her and know her name (i kind of hate the ending but this was cute to write) (p.s. i don’t usually proofread my fics immediately after finishing them so if there’s errors i’m sorry i don’t mean there to be 😭)

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it felt like the nhl draft all over again as hannah took on the red carpet with james at her side. they were back in town for the espy awards where hannah was nominated for best breakthrough athlete, a high honor after the past year she just had at the olympics and at college.

there were paps everywhere trying to capture photos of the athletes coming in and reporters calling out for interviews. hannah wasn’t a stranger to this, but it was still a bit overwhelming when the flashes went off in her eyes and she could barely hear anyone due to all the yelling. she clutched james’ arm tighter as they posed together for photos.

“you okay?” he wondered when he felt her grip tighten.

“yeah, just a lot,” hannah said and she felt james tighten his own grip on her waist as a way to comfort her.

“it’ll be over soon, don’t worry,” he kissed her forehead briefly, the paps definitely getting photos of the moment that would probably headline tomorrow morning. hannah blushed and put on her best smile as they moved further down the carpet.

“hannah duke! do you have a moment?” one girl asked in the sea of cameras. the brunette nodded as she stepped towards her, bringing james along too.

“hi hannah, it’s so lovely seeing you here tonight. congratulations on your nomination,” the girl gushed and hannah smiled.

“thank you so much, i’m excited to be here.”

“if you don’t mind i’d just like to ask you a few questions for social media,” the gymnast was handed a little tiny mic to speak into.

“of course, i’d love to,” hannah looked at james who grinned.

“so first tell us about the year you had. i know you were in paris last summer for the olympics and then you had quite a performance this past season at the university of michigan.”

“yeah, honestly that was the best experience i’ve ever had and i’m so grateful i got to represent my country on one of the world’s biggest stages. i learned so much from my teammates and there was just so much support in paris, it was amazing. i love my umich girls too they’re the best people and i think after being in paris i really started to understand my groove and what my strengths were so i could utilize them in competition,” hannah explained and the girl smiled.

“you earned some pretty big titles this past season as all-american, all-acc, and big ten female player of the year. how is that gonna impact you coming into this next season?”

“i mean it’s such a honor and it’s what keeps me motivated to do my best and be my best. i tend to put a lot of pressure on myself all the time, but in the end it definitely pays off and i’m just so grateful for how well the season went.”

“well we’re all hoping for a good season for you. i see you’ve brought along a guest tonight,” hannah looked over at james who smiled again. she wrapped her arm around his and pulled him closer.

“yes, i did. this is my boyfriend, james. he’s a boston college hockey player, recently drafted to the boston bruins,” the boy waved into the camera.

“how nice to see you two together tonight. well, i hope you enjoy your night and good luck!”

they ended the interview and hannah stepped back into line as more photos were taken of her and james. at one point, he let her get some solo ones, admiring from the side with a proud and loving smile on his lips. the fans were for sure to go crazy over it later when the photos dropped.

“you look stunning, hannah!” people called making the brunette blush at the compliments.

she was wearing a long, fitted baby pink dress with orange ombré tones. a professional hair stylist and makeup artist came in to do her hair and makeup for her which was something she’s never had done before. they did her well though because she was basically glowing and james couldn’t take his eyes off of her when she stepped into the main room once everything was finished.

no one could take their eyes off of the gymnast as she walked down the red carpet. she looked like a complete princess as james followed after her.

once they were inside, there were more reporters and media wanting interviews and snippets from the athletes. hannah caught sight of simone who quickly ran over to give the younger girl a hug.

“hannah! hi! so, so good to see you again. how are you?” simone gushed while hannah flushed. even james was in awe that he was standing in front of one of america’s best gymnasts.

“i’m really good, how are you?”

“i’m so good, babe. i kept up with your highlights from this past season, how incredible! you dominated out there, congratulations!” simone smiled wide like a proud mom.

“thank you so much. that means a lot,” hannah still couldn’t get over that she knew simone biles and competed as her teammate last summer. a lot of the things that happened in the last year felt like a dream still.

“is this your boo?” simone looked at james lingering behind the brunette. hannah grabbed his arm to bring him forward, a soft smile on her lips.

“this is james hagens. he’s a ice hockey player for boston college and newly drafted to the boston bruins,” james carefully reached his hand out so the gymnast could shake it. simone beamed.

“very nice to meet you, james. i remember you were sending her flowers last summer. how sweet of you,” her words made the young couple blush.

“it’s so nice to meet you too, simone. you’re incredible,” james hummed.

“you’re sweet. i’ll catch you inside. congratulations on your nomination and good luck!” the two girls exchanged one last hug before simone hurried off.

“i can’t believe you know her,” james mumbled when she was out of earshot. hannah giggled, clutching his bicep a little tighter as they continued navigating their way through the crowds.

hannah took some time with some more reporters looking to ask fun questions and serious ones about the night ahead. james stood to the side most of the time watching how easily his girlfriend spoke about herself and the love for her sport. sometimes he’d get invited into the interview when hannah brought him up and it was more often than not she would be mentioning him and he’d blush as she pulled him beside her.

he loved getting to be at her side now that they were more public with their relationship.

“talk to me about growing up in gymnastics and how it’s become such an integral part of who you are?”

“i love hockey but it was never something i really wanted to do. i tried it with my brothers and it never hooked me like it hooked them. i was itching to try something else and i remember one day my friend told me how she had gymnastics practice after school and i was so interested in what it was that i went with her. my first time seeing girls swing across bars and flip on beams i instantly knew i wanted to do that too. my parents got me in and i fell in love with it. it’s definitely taught me a lot about holding my own and working hard to achieve something great,” hannah smiled and so did the interviewer.

“what a lovely way to put it. we’ve all loved watching you grow throughout the years and we can’t wait to continue to see what you do next. thank you so much,” hannah waved and she fell back into step with james who’d been holding onto her little purse.

“i love watching you talk,” the boy said.

“really?”

“really. i can see how much you care. i love you,” he kissed the side of her head, the action making the girl blush deeply. she intertwined their fingers as they finally made it to where they’d be sitting.

“i love you. thanks for being here,” she looked up at him and he looked back at her. his blue eyes soft and full of love that hannah always saw whenever he looked at her.

“thanks for inviting me.”

the couple took their seats closer to the front of the stage. hannah twiddled with her fingers, her nerves becoming a little more evident the closer the award show got. she’d been thinking about her nomination all week, wondering who would win it because she was nominated with some really great athletes that they all deserved it. she made a small speech just incase, but the paper was tucked deep into her purse because it felt like a long-shot that she’d win.

hannah didn’t realize james noticed her fidgeting until his hand clasped around her own so she’d stop picking at her skin. she looked over at him, the squeeze bringing her comfort.

“you okay?” he asked.

“nervous,” hannah mumbled.

“i get it. you got this though. whatever happens, i’m proud of you. just being here is an accomplishment you should be proud of,” he hummed softly, bringing himself a bit closer into her personal bubble. his thumb rubbed soothingly across her fingers.

“i know, i know. just in my head like always. i’m grateful that i’m here,” the brunette nodded. james’ head gently bumped against hers, his breath on her skin as he softly kissed her cheek.

“well, i’m right here, okay? not going anywhere,” his words were comforting and eased the anxiety coursing through hannah’s head like he always did anytime before a meet. she breathed out once, squeezing his hand along the way.

the award show started shortly after everyone got their seats. shane gillis’ hosting style fell a bit..short and sometimes awkward when his jokes didn’t necessarily land. sometimes the crowd was silent and sometimes there was some laughter. hannah and james sat silently, hannah mostly wanting to get to the award part and not the cringey dialogue that was supposedly shane’s humor.

the closer they got to the best breakthrough athlete, the more nervous hannah became. her one leg became bouncing against the floor, her heel making quiet tap, tap, tap sounds that james began picking up on. his hand slid to her thigh, squeezing it and gently but firmly holding it in place in hopes of helping hannah ground her thoughts. she nervously swallowed and took another breath, meeting james’ gaze briefly. he smiled.

she breathed out again.

“and now, let’s hear it for the nominations for best breakthrough athlete,” the presenter voice came through and then the screen shifted to show pictures of each of the nominees.

they went down the list. hannah’s breath caught in her throat when she heard her name read and her headshot of her in her umich sports gear. james squeezed her leg tighter.

“hannah duke, university of michigan women’s gymnast.”

when all the names were read the woman presenting the award was handed the card. it felt like time stopped and hannah’s breathing shortened as she unfolded the envelope.

“the best breakthrough athlete award goes to…hannah duke of the university of michigan!”

the applause came and the brunette swore her heart stopped for a second. her face was put on the screen as she slowly rose from her seat in pure shock. james’ arms were around her muttering a bunch of congratulations, but she couldn’t even process his words nor what was happening. he was digging her speech out from her purse for her while everyone made room for her to get to the stage.

there were whistles and people chanting her name, probably her family in the higher seating. it was such a blur as she made her way to the stage and the award came out.

the woman hugged her before letting her have the mic as she accepted her award.

“oh wow, this is..this is so unexpected. i’m in shock still,” hannah mumbled, hands shaking as she unfolded her little paper.

she couldn’t even see the crowd because the lights were so bright, but it was probably for the better because she’d definitely pass out if she made eye contact with every single person in the audience.

“i prepared a little speech last night..not even thinking i’d win. i just wanna say how amazing all of the other athletes that were nominated are. you all are so amazing and you deserve this so much too,” hannah said, finally getting her paper opened completely.

“when i was a little girl i dreamed of being one of the girls at the olympics. every summer, i asked my mom, “when is the olympics coming back on?” and every year she told me, “not yet honey, you have four more years.” i looked forward to it every summer. i looked up to every gymnast i watched and saw compete at such a high level, dreaming it would be me one day. when i made the olympic team earlier that summer i couldn’t have been more happy. i was shocked that i would be competing alongside some of the best gymnastics i’ve ever known. i realized how much little girls started thinking of me that way and..it was all i had ever wanted, was to be looked up to like that. this award, this nomination, this past year has meant so, so much to me and i’m so grateful and thankful to everyone who helped me get here. my parents, my siblings, dylan, tyler, and alyssa. my best friends, my coaches, my teammates. i couldn’t have done it without them. this is all for you. thank you so much!” hannah rounded out her speech as soon as the countdown ended. the audience erupted into more cheers as she waved one last time before being directed off the stage where she’d take some media photos and answer some more questions in interviews.

every step felt like she was floating in some dream. simone was backstage still, already ready to greet the girl and congratulate her.

“babe, i knew you could do it! i am so, so proud of you!” the older girl exclaimed. hannah squeezed her tight.

“thank you. i..i can’t believe it. congratulations to you too!” hannah said.

“you are what everyone is looking up to right now and i am so proud of how far you’ve come. you deserve every part of this,” simone’s words made the younger brunette tear up. the two hugged again before hannah got pulled away for her pictures and interviews.

she smiled wide and proud with her award.

james made it to the back after being directed to where hannah would be. the gymnast ran to him, hugging him tight as he spun her around. “god, i’m so proud of you. so proud of you!” he gushed.

“i can’t believe i won. i..i didn’t even think..”

“you had an incredible season and everyone thought so too. my girlfriend is so fucking cool,” james leaned in more to press a kiss to her lips. hannah blushed deeply, pulling him in as well as they shared a passionate, deep kiss.

“guess we’re both cool now, huh?” the younger duke sister mumbled when they broke apart.

hannah finished her media and reunited with her entire family that happened to fly in. their excitement was evident as they collected her into a tight hug.

“guess you’re the cooler twin now, huh?” tyler teased making the girl roll her eyes.

“congrats hannie!!! so proud of you!” alyssa exclaimed and dylan roughed up her hair.

“congrats, squirt. so proud of you,” he smiled.

the espys were also hosting an after party for the athletes and their families in the convention place a block over. there were even more photographers and reporters inside looking to get interviews and snap some pictures. hannah stuck close to james as they navigated their way inside, waving to familiar faces and smiling for the paps.

“how are you feeling?” james wondered when they made it to a more quieter area.

“uh..like good. still in shock i think,” hannah admitted, flushing when he ran his hand up her arm.

“makes sense. i’m gonna say it a hundred more times tonight, but i am really, really proud of you. you’re the best,” the hockey player smiled sweetly, his hand dragging further up until it was holding her cheek. hannah leaned into his touch.

“thank you. it means a lot. this means a lot. you coming out here with me means a lot. i love you,” she pulled him an inch closer by the lapel of his suit jacket. the boy blushed at the action when their bodies pressed together.

“i love you more. c’mere,” he muttered and their lips were connecting again in a sweet kiss. he held her cheek, his thumb directing her chin up.

it was safe to say that the fans who caught all of their interviews and photos of them together went crazy and gushed over the couple the entire night.

comments

user1 someone get me a man like james hagens bc holy shit he loves her so much

user2 james and hannah being together makes soo much sense they’re adorable

user3 RHE WAY HE LOOKED AG BER WHEN SHE WAS TALKING OMGGGGG shit

user4 need this kind of man wow

user5 it’s so cute seeing how much they support each other like awww

user6 stop hannah coming to the draft and now james with her at the espys!!!!

user7 the way they’re looking at each other in that pic…damn

user8 MY otp

user9 they’re sooo attractive together wow

user10 ugh they speak so highly of each other i love it

user11 james being her plus 1 is adorable

user12 a 2x olympic gold medalist and a nhl hockey player…how much better could it get?

user13 their kids’ genes are gonna be insaneeee

user14 i hope they never break up i love them sm

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Also adding onto that would you ever make a Teddy au? Like he seems like a hopeless romantic in your au I’m ngl 😖 OBVI NO PRESSURE BTW just curious 🩵🩵

HAHA i actually really want to i just would have to cook up a storyline soooo any ideas pls send them my way 🤩🤩🤩