#💙⌇ rolling up the welcome mat (for good) au

[voidvannie]

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆꒰𝐈 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄꒱ ᯓ★

✦. ── 🎶they say to get out with the old, you get in with the new and i haven't been on a date since i was 22 my friend has a friend, and they say they're my type. 🎶how do i do this, kelsea ballerini

✦. ── pairing: auston matthews x kinsley baker

✦. ── in which: mitch comes home from an away game, only to have his fiancé tell him that her best friend has shown up out of the blue, and that leads kinsley to telling them she's getting a divorce.

✦. ── feel free to send in any request for things you want to see in this series, or in any of the other series on my page. Or if you just want to share some thoughts about what you read, or if you want to talk about oc's!

❪ 𝙹𝚄𝙻𝚈 𝟷𝟼, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸 .ᐟ ── .✦ ❫

𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒 out a sigh of relief as he sits his hockey bag by the front door of his shared home with his fiancé, Steph. But he's both confused and concerned when Zeus doesn't run up and greet him like he usually does.

And he's equally as confused and concerned when Steph comes around the corner, hugging herself with a sad expression painted on her face.

"What's wrong?" Are the first words that leave his lips as he wraps his arms around the blonde's waist.

"Kinsley."

"Is she okay? Why didn't you call me?" Mitch asks almost a million questions, worried for his best friend's little sister, who had become like his little sister, "Where's Zeus?"

"He's on the couch with Kins. She showed up out of the blue with her suitcase and in tears." Steph mumbles against his chest, "It's bad this time."

"C'mon." He wraps his arm around her waist, moving them both towards the living room where he could see his dog lying next to the blonde country singer, who was wrapped up in a blanket that usually was thrown over the back of the couch.

Mitch frowns at the tear stains on her tanned cheeks. He knew that her marriage had been on the rocks, but he never thought that it would get as bad as it was to where she just showed up out of the blue without calling.

"She hasn't moved from that spot since she got here, and she hasn't eaten either." Steph tells him softly, running her hand through Kinsley's hair, "I'm gonna go make her something quick."

"Okay." Mitch nods, crouching in front of the couch as Steph heads towards the kitchen. He runs a hand through her hair, softly calling her name, "Kins. Kinny."

Kinsley's eyes flutter open, locking with Mitch's and her bottom lips instantly begins to tremble as she sits up and hugs him.

"It's okay." Mitch mumbles, hugging her tightly as she cries into his shoulder, kissing the side of her head. "It's okay. I got you."

The two stay hugging for a brief moment, Zeus between them before Kinsley pulls away from him, wiping away her tears.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to just show up out of the blue." She tells him as she changes her position so that she was hugging her knees to her chest.

"No, hey, it's okay." Mitch shakes his head with a gentle smile. "I'm happy you came here instead of staying like last time."

He moved so that he was sitting next to her. Zeus laid his head on his owner's lap while Kinsley laid her head on Mitch's shoulder.

"You wanna talk about it?"

A sigh leaves her lips, "Same as usual. We fought about the same stuff. He said some pretty harsh shit. I told him that I was the only one trying to make this marriage work. Got called a bitch, then told that I was giving up easy just like my parents."

Mitch listens to her, feeling himself grow angry at the Australian that she was married to, but her next words shock him.

"So, I told him that I wanted a divorce, and I flew here."

He turns his head, kissing the top of her head and wrapping an arm around her shoulders, "I'm proud of you, Kins."

"At least someone is. My dad was pretty angry at me when I told him." She mumbled bitterly, "Seems he loves him more than his own kid."

"Your dad always seemed like a dick to me."

"Mitch!" She throws her head back laughing.

"It got you to laugh!"

"Thank God for Mitch." Steph smiled, coming back with a plate and a wine glass in hand, "I made you a grilled cheese, and poured you some adult juice!"

"Ugh, I love both of you so much." Kinsley smiled, taking both dishes from her best friends hands.

Zeus barks, causing the three adults to laugh.

"But I love you the most, buddy!" She pets the top of his head.

"Would now be a bad time to ask if I could talk you up to some of the single guys on the team?"

"Mitch!"

"What?! Her and Auston would be perfect for each other!"

[voidvannie]

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆꒰𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐓 (𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃)꒱ ᯓ★

✦. ── 🎶they say to get out with the old, you get in with the new and i haven't been on a date since i was 22 my friend has a friend, and they say they're my type. 🎶how do i do this, kelsea ballerini

✦. ── pairing: auston matthews x kinsley baker

✦. ── in which: kinsley baker has just gotten a divorce from her husband when she meets auston at a maple leafs game, and she realizes that love actually does exist for her.

✦. ── feel free to send in any request for things you want to see in this series, or in any of the other series on my page. Or if you just want to share some thoughts about what you read, or if you want to talk about oc's!

✦. ── key : written💌 blurbs🪻 smau📸

୨୧ kinsley baker ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

── ⋆ i wanted a divorce .ᐟ 💌 ── ⋆ number 34 .ᐟ 💌 ── ⋆ how do i do this .ᐟ 💌

[voidvannie]

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆꒰ 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑꒱ ᯓ★

✦. ── 🎶they say to get out with the old, you get in with the new and i haven't been on a date since i was 22 my friend has a friend, and they say they're my type. 🎶how do i do this, kelsea ballerini

✦. ── pairing: auston matthews x kinsley baker

✦. ── in which: we meet kinsley!

✦. ── feel free to send in any request for things you want to see in this series, or in any of the other series on my page. Or if you just want to share some thoughts about what you read, or if you want to talk about oc's!

❪ 𝙺𝙸𝙽𝚂𝙻𝙴𝚈 𝙱𝙰𝙺𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ ── .✦ ❫ ��� 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼'𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌

── ⌇ profile .ᐟ

୨୧ FULL NAME. KINSLEY NOELLE BAKER ୨୧ DATE OF BIRTH. SEPTEMBER 12, 1997 ୨୧ PLACE OF BIRTH. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSE ୨୧ NICKAMES. KINS, KINNY, ELLE, KB ୨୧ FAMILY. NANCY BAKER ❪ MOTHER ❫, CORBYN BAKER ❪ FATHER ❫, KOLSON BAKER ❪ TWIN BROTHER ❫ ୨୧ PREFERED NAME. KINSLEY ୨୧ ASTROLOGICAL SIGN. VIRGO ୨୧ LAST KNOWN ADDRESS. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSE ୨୧ CURRENT ADDRESS. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ୨୧ HEIGHT. 5'6 ୨୧ EYE COLOR. GREEN ୨୧ HAIR COLOR. BLONDE ୨୧ OCCUPATIONS. COUNTRY SINGER/SONGWRITTER ୨୧ TATTOOS. 'HOW SWEET THE SOUNDS' NEAR LEFT WRIST, 'LOVE.LOVE' IN MOM & DAD'S HANDWRITTING ON RIGHT RIBCAGE, TRIBUTE TATTOO FOR 'SQUARE PEGS' ON LEFT WRIST, HUMMINGBIRD ON SIDE, WAVE ON HIP, MOUNTAIN WITH VIEW ON LEFT FOREARM ୨୧ PIERCINGS. EARS ୨୧ CLOSEST FRIENDS. KOLTON BAKER, STEPHANIE LACHANCE, MITCH MARNER, AUSTON MATTHEWS ୨୧ RELATIONSHIPS. MORGAN EVANS ❪ EXHUSBAND ❫, AUSTON MATTHEWS ❪ BOYFRIEND ❫ ୨୧ INSTAGRAM. BAKER.KINSLEY ୨୧ FACE CLAIM. KELSEA BALLERINI

── ⌇ favorites .ᐟ

୨୧ FAVORITE ANIMAL. DOG ୨୧ FAVORITE DRINK. SPRITE, WTER, APPLE JUICE ୨୧ FAVORITE FOOD. PASTA, PIZZA ୨୧ FAVORITE COLOR. SAGE GREEN ୨୧ FAVORITE SEASON. WINTER ୨୧ FAVORITE HOLIDAY. CHRISTMAS ୨୧ FAVORITE MOVIE. THE MAZE RUNNER ୨୧ FAVORITE TV SHOW. CRIMINAL MINDS

── ⌇ life facts .ᐟ

୨୧ she was born september 12, 1997 to parents nancy & corbyn baker. ୨୧ she has a twin brother named kolton & he is 15 minutes older. ୨୧ she discovered her passion for singing at a young age. ୨୧ her musical influences included shania twain and taylor swift, who inspired her to pursue a career in country music. ୨୧ her parents divorced when she and kolton were six years old & they moved in with their mother. ୨୧ she wrote her first song at the sage of twelve. ୨୧ she married australian country singer morgan evans in 2017. ୨୧ in 2018, she met toronto maple leafs player, mitch marner, due to his friendship with her twin brother and she soon became best friends with his long-term girlfriend, stephanie lachance. ୨୧ in august of 2022, she and husband morgan evans announced their separation. ୨୧ she was stephanie's maid of honor in her wedding in july 2023.

── ⌇ career facts .ᐟ

୨୧ she signed her first record deal at the age of 19 with black river entertainment. ୨୧ she made quit the impression with her debut single, who claimed its way to the top of the billboard charts. ୨୧ she became the first female artist in country music history to have three consecutive number one songs from a debut album. ୨୧ in 2015, kinsley released her debut studio album, 'the first time', which garnered critical acclaim and commercial success. ୨୧ she co-wrote all 12 songs on her debut album. ୨୧ she won the acm award for new female vocalist of the year in 2016. ୨୧ she embarked on her first headling tour, 'the first time tour' in 2016. ୨୧ kinsley's second studio album 'unapologetically' was released in 2017. ୨୧ she has collaborated with prominent artists such as halsey & the chainsmokers. ୨୧ kinsley's third studio album "kinsley" was released in 2020. ୨୧ kinsley is known for her empowering and relatable lyrics. ୨୧ utilizing the power of social media, kinsley engages with her fans regularly, keeping them updated on her music, life, and upcoming projects. ୨୧ she is an advocate for female empowerment in the music industry. ୨୧ she has been nominated for a grammy award. ୨୧ she actively promotes mental health awareness. ୨୧ kinsley has performed duets with renowned artists such as kenny chesney & lukas graham. ୨୧ kensley has been recognized as one of rolling stone's "10 new country artists you need to know". ୨୧ on valentine's day in 2023, kinsley released an ep called 'rolling up the welcome mat', full of songs based on the truth of what happened before and during her divorce with ex-husband, morgan evans.

── ⌇ kinsley & auston .ᐟ

୨୧ in november 2022, she was introduced to auston matthews during her visit to toronto, going with steph to a maple leafs game. ୨୧ she and auston were rumored to be dating after being spotted with one another in an arizona airport but both parties, their families and their friends have denied the rumors. ୨୧ kinsley was seen at the nhl all-star 2023 game, showing her support for teen bieber, which included auston, mitch, and mat barzal on feburary 4, 2023. ୨୧ kinsley and auston began dating may 16, 2023. ୨୧ they announce their relationship just three months later when she released her new album 'rolling up the welcome mat (for good) on august 11, 2023 where she thanked auston for being the reason and inspiration for getting through her divorce.