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Hockyblr Book Club Month 1 August 2024!

This month we over at hockyblr book club are reading..... (drumroll pease!)

Beartown by fredrik Backman, and Game Misconduct by Evan F. Moore, and Jashvina Shah, read both, read one (🙋‍♀️ me) or lurk while we loose our minds!

join using the link up at the tip top of this post and come join us <3

Edit: AAACK, I forgot to mention that I found copies of each book, and you can find them in the discord!

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A Real Boy - Chapter 14

Just as thing settled down in the magick front, Tim's 'plain' life started to bit back. The first order of the week was his father. Jack Drake had heard that Tim was in Metropolis during the supernatural and/or alien-based riots, and demanded that Tim should 'go back home' to Central City immediately.

Tim managed to evade the order - and avoided telling Dad that Central City was not his home - by sending an email from Bruce requesting his presence for a meeting for three days in a row; because 'Wayne Enterprises' Medical Division is wishing to form a Joint Venture with Drake Industries in order to facilitate the two businesses to generate larger revenue'.

"Blah, blah, blah." Tim grumbled as he hung up the phone with Dad.

"The email worked." Jason concluded.

"He was sold at the word 'revenue'. Thank goddesses for Bruce and Barbara's email manipulation skills." Tim told him. "So now, I'm good to go - or rather, to not go - until the weekends. I just..." he sighed. "Sometimes I wish I don't have to lie to dad and can just tell him what happened in my life, you know?" Jason scowled mockingly, and Tim chuckled. "Sorry, that was a hypothetical remark."

"At least you have a dad to lie to," Dick replied, appearing suddenly from the back of the servers.

Tim has decided that he should definitely utilize Jason's teleportation abilities and mostly reside at the Wayne Manor, and get to his own home by early morning. No matter how nosy they are, his neighbors, he reasoned, would not be suspicious; after all, he was a grad student with full-time job for his own company.

Dick was unmistakably delighted, as was Alfred. Bruce said that it was a "prudent decision, Tim," and was barely seen in the first few days Tim was there.

Barbara and Dick assured him that Bruce was as excited as they were of having Tim in the house. "He's just not used of having feels." Barbara deadpanned. "Just ask Dick, how many times in his life that Bruce had told him he loved him or proud of him or any other 'dad' stuff."

Tim smiled ruefully. "At least he hasn't told me he's disappointed in me."

The sudden awkward silence between Dick and Barbara - and Jason - was unmistakable. Fortunately, Jason was not one to let silence go on for too long. Neither was he one to hide his opinions. "Tim's dad is a royal ass and said he was disappointed that Tim wouldn't move to Central City." Jason quipped.

Tim huffed. "Thanks, Jay..."

"His stepmom was great, though. Obviously the logical brain in the household." Jason added.

Barbara smiled. "Yes, Dana Winters. She was one of my starter physiotherapist. She's good at her work, being a healer and all." she said. "What, you didn't know she's a healer fae?" she added at Tim's surprised glare. Tim then steered his glare to Jason.

"Uh... I thought you knew..." Jason replied sheepishly. "You always thought of her as a 'healer', I thought you meant that literally."

"Yeah, well, no. I didn't. She is a licensed physiotherapist. I just never... no wonder she was so tolerant of me..." Tim sighed. "Anyway! Who is this... Garfield Logan guy and why should I meet him?"

"He's a shapeshifter. Human shapeshifter," Dick clarified. "His transformation was due to a... well, misguided potion of some sort. He had contracted a deadly disease in rural Africa when he was a toddler, and his parents didn't think they could wait for a healer to arrive. They created a potion that would definitely cure him from the disease, but miss... either misspelled or mispronounced some incantation, and Gar... kinda turned green and was able to shapeshift to whatever creature he wants to be. He's 17, and... honestly, is still too young to be around us, you know?"

"You mean he crimps your style." Jason deadpanned.

"Naah, not at all. I'm just personally freaking out if I have to be responsible for a minor, that's all." Dick replied blithely.

"So he'll be the big-bro we don't need." Tim added.

"Technically, Jason is currently the big-bro you have right now, and he can't really be held accountable for anything..." Dick said.

"Technically, we don't need a big-bro baby sitter." Tim continued, nonplussed.

"Technically--" Dick stopped and heaved a sigh. "Okay, the thing is that Gar didn't feel like he belonged. He's much younger than all of us, and he thought he would rather be with those his own age. It was his idea to go and hang out with you guys, and we all thought it would be a good idea."

"Nice save." Jason quipped.

"Not a save..." Dick started again, but Tim cut him off.

"Whether it's because you don't want him, or he doesn't want to be with you guys. Whatever. I don't care. He can drop by this Friday and hang. If he can get along with everybody else, he can stick around. If he offends any of us, or act out - sorry, we don't have time to babysit, either." Tim decided.

"Okay," Dick relief seemed palpable, and Tim felt a little sorry for Garfield Logan. To be the one no one wanted to hang out with was not a strange feeling for him. He might have a lot of kids wanting to hang out with him through school; but they all wanted something from him - ranging from his brain to cheat from to job or business opportunities, due to the fact that he was managing Drake Industries.The gang was literally the first group of people who wanted nothing but to hang out with him, as a friend.

Sure, none of them have the funds Tim has; but it wasn't like they would simply leave the bills to Tim. He could still remember when Conner got his first stipend from helping out at the Kent's farm, and he bought everyone donuts. Or when Cassie got her first check from her published short fiction based on Greek mythology and bought them all dinner for the night, as well as a framed photo for Tim because she said he was the inspiration for the hero. Or when Bart tried to cook for them all and managed a very big pile of pancakes, because that was all that he could make, and finished half of it on his own.

The islet itself has a cabin - and said 'cabin' has twelve rooms. Once upon a time, Tim's mom had wondered aloud what it would be like to have and operate a Bed-and-Breakfast. When he bought the islet, Tim had decided to make a sort-of B&B, only with a lot more security installed - both magickal and technological - and not really open for public. From the outside, the islet looked as if it has a tiny little hut hidden in the middle of trees. From the land, it would be a minimalist flat building with a lot of rooms and an indoor Olympic-sized swimming pool in the middle, a large gym, an even larger games' room, and an industrial kitchen.

By that weekend, however, Tim discovered that Garfield Logan was not the only one he would be welcoming into the metaphorical clubhouse. He was about to introduce Garfield, who had arrived via the ocean - as a dolphin, no less - and saying that his family has an island a little farther North; when something crashed on the back of the clubhouse.

They scattered, with Bart ahead of the line and Tim was 'ported there by Jason in full protective mode to the point of, if Tim had allowed it, Jason would have probably ensconced him in a steel bubble or something along the line. Rachel and Cassie arrived a little later, followed by a cheetah-formed Garfield.

"It's... it's alive!" was Bart's first comment. Rachel stepped forward, ready to help. The human-formed something stirred, and its-- her hand glowed.

"Step back, Rach!" Cassie ordered and took the brunt of the sudden blast that fired from the injured woman's hand.

"Stop!" Tim commanded the injured woman. "you're hurt. We're not gonna harm you!"

Her eyes landed on Jason, still fully winged; and then Garfield who had just morphed back to human form, and then decided better and changed to a monkey. "Kory!" he squealed. "Kory it's me!"

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who else up pommeling their hose til they win americas first men’s team gymnastics medal since 2008????……. anyone????? is it just me and Steve?

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does anyone else see the resemblance between Connor and this build a bear highland cow or….. or am I weird for opening instagram seeing this build a bear highland cow and think ‘omg it’s just like Connor Bedard’……..

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THE COW-NOR BEDARD TSHIRT ARRIVED OHHHHHH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST DAY OH MY LIFE HOLY SHIT!!!!!

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I am DEEP enemy territory.

ft. @mercurymilkcap’s hand.

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Can I say something really embarrassing???

I will watch hawks games, and whenever they play the like PR shots of players I judge the network (not you CHSN you’re doing amazing sweetie) when they use last years shots for Connor (Bedard) and not this years, like 1st of all, if you are billing him as this other worldly wunderkid… use the current photos, and also 2nd of all he’s a BABY his face isn’t even adult shaped yet so looks pretty different this year from last year… ALSO he has that gigantic scrape/wound on his chin in last years.

Like, he went to media this year, he has new fancy shots you have access to them!! USE THEM!!!

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“Oh no my team/athlete lost at the olympics!!! :( now I need to wait four more years” BITCH THEY PLAY ALL THE DAMN TIME!!!!! I guarantee that they do not show up at the olympics and never play again until the next one rolls around!! Watch the sport!!! ‘I don’t know how to watch XYZ it’s not on my cable package!!’ Girl reddit is FREE and they will tell you exactly who to pay or where to pirate!!!

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just woke up and either had a dream that I saw a video of Matthew fucking a dude on instagram OR he got outed by fucking bleacher report very late last night and I fell asleep very soon after. So time to figure out if my brain was horny from too much fic, or if a crime has been done upon him.

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Hey besties, I have a question, please answer, want need data.

LD = Learning disability, I am not going to police what does and doesn’t count as a learning disability, because 1) I’m not a cop, and 2) you might have something that affects your ability to read that isn’t a “learning” disability, and you are included in LD for data’s sake (you are more then welcome to specify, but again I’m not a cop)

And I swear to god if someone gives me shit for using the term “learning disability” they are legally required to send me 4000 Canadian dollars (the cost of my last psychoeducational assessment which diagnosed ME with multiple learning disabilities)

I’m asking both because I love first line indents and they seem rare in hrpf, also that one post about formatting for ao3 that is popular on tumblr is really bitchy about not having first line indents ‘it’s fanfiction not a book don’t be fancy it’s bad and wrong’ like damn typesetting got you this passionate, it fucking helps me read you dingbat.

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yall

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thinking about maybe starting a lil hockeyblr book club…. thoughts and opinions?

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I make my most banger posts between the hours of 8-10am, which means no one sees them but my most beloved mutuals and also europeans (and of course my most beloved european mutuals) it’s like a fun lil club, an email blast to my most dedicated fans <3

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Normally I’d post this on main, but like I actually have followers over here from Ottawa, anyways I have feelings™️ about capital pride this year, 1) I am fucking angry that so many government and corporate sponsors pulled out because of capital pride’s (honestly pretty milquetoast) statement about the genocide in Palestine being a bad things (like is that where the world is right now ‘genocide is bad’ is controversial???) 2) I’m annoyed at how so many Ottawans (okay the people on r/ottawa) have suddenly forgotten that pride is and always has been political, like i can’t count the amount of times I’ve seen some variation on “pride shouldn’t be political” online (and in person) and 3) back to point #1 I am SO FUCKING ANGRY at the school boards and CHEO (children’s hospital of eastern Ontario) for pulling out of pride this year, because it’s telling queer kids that their existence is only supported when it’s not controversial for the institutions charged with the care, which fuck that horseshit. And 4)… I don’t have anyone to go with…. All my irl friends are in Toronto and I was going to march in the parade with my workplace… BUT MY JOB PULLED OUT!!!!! And I just, I wanna go and have fun and enjoy pride and my community but I just feel like I can’t.

Anyways all this to say, my fellow Ottawa peeps 👉👈 yall wanna goto pride this weekend????

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Here’s what I think they are all thinking

Jakob: Jesus wept… bronze again??

Sorato: I can’t believe I fucking fell

Toby: I bet the blue ribbon makes my eyes pop

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WOOOO!!!!

I started working on this back in May! and i last worked on it...... uhhhh..... in May. so.... here it is! I only covered the Ducks, Yotes, Bruins, Sabres, and Flames. I'm gonna make one that is less structured, and covers all of them, eventually.