#hockey eyeless jack

[jin-jamm-desu]

•°^:Sukuna Headcanon hear me out:^°•

Modern!Nerd! Sukuna who's into creepy pasta and (early) internet horror and is weirdly extremely obsessed with Marble Hornets.

Like he puts together Halloween costumes of Ticci Toby, Eyeless Jack and Alex Kralie and somehow n o o n e gets the references??

He calls them stupid morons with no good interests but his big, nerdy, gremlin ass stays awake at night foaming at the mouth about Ben Drowned theories.

Like obsessed with Marble Hornets to the point that he tries to find the filming locations for some godforsaken reason to see if there are any clues but he can't figure out the locations because the videos were made in the late 2000s before the areas were developed.

Hell, just plain Nerd! Sukuna who gets reeaaaallly good grades but keeps them under the table because he needs to uphold an image of himself that big and bad and brutal but even though it would actually help if people also knew he could beat them with words he needs to think it was his own idea first.

Also he'e a jock I've just decided. He plays (American) football, Rugby and Hockey because they're pretty brutal and he does boxing/mma/martial arts on the side

How does he fit any of this shit in his schedule?

Fuck if I know!

Anyways that's it lmao bye

[creepy-bi-day]

okay but how would ej react when his figure skater s/o loses intrest in skating..🥺 i have a video related to it...:((( like- LEMME WRITE IT OUT.

Y/n skated around the rink, she tried spinning and fell down. She sat there for a bit and let out a sad sigh, it didn’t feel like a rush of happiness when she figure skated, or got on the ice. The butterflies were no longer there. She got up again and tried once more, feeling empty and dull as she did her tricks. Y/n stopped and stood in the middle of the rink, the thought of her first competition ran through her mind. The sound of the music rang through her ears.

Ej walked into the rink, he saw Y/n standing there. He was confused, he continued to walk to her, slipping a bit, “Hey, whats the matter sweetheart?” His accent slipping through a bit, Ej put a hand on her shoulder.

Y/n looked up, “You know...when you get on the ice and start skating? You get this rush of butterflies? Or when you hear the crowd cheering? Or when you score a goal?” She asked, still staring up.

“Yeah?” He answered back quietly.

“I don’t have anymore motivation to figure skate Jack...” Y/n looked at Ej, her eyes filled with sadness, “It’s boring now..I feel like I’m just doing it to make people happy. I don’t feel happy figure skating anymore.”

this is the song she would dance too in her last competition...and she most definitely would cry in the rink during the performance because shes done for good...

as martha graham said, “A dancer dies twice—once when they stop dancing, and this first death is more painful.”

[fekst-fucker]

mothman anon here again! 👀 how about some fluffy hockey ej, maybe a some angst, like he been gone for a while and reader misses him :( (and,, perhaps male reader? 👀)

Hi moth!! I wrote a short little story this time I hope u don’t mind 🥺🥺

Context is that Jack is at a tournament in a different city cuz his team kicks ass but, unfortunately, this means he is not with you :,(((

You stared uncertainly at your phone, chewing on your lip thoughtfully. You’d texted Jack four times today, and he hadn’t opened any of them. You probably shouldn’t call out of nowhere.

“But it’s not out of nowhere.” You rationalized out loud, picking up your phone and calling him, “I’ve texted four times today.” To your surprise (and frustration), he picked up immediately.

“Hey! What’s up with you?” Jack answered, laughing though his words. You could hear his teammates rioting in the background, whooping and hollering. They could be at a bar, they could still be at practice, there was no way to tell.

“Missing you.” You answered honestly, glancing down at your lap and sighing out. You heard another soft chuckle from him.

“Aw, isn’t that cute. Is something wrong, why’d you call?”

“What, I’m not allowed to just call you?” You almost snapped, and took a deep breath. “I haven’t talked to you. I feel like it’s been forever.”

“Huh, I guess it has been three days.” He said, and you could almost see him glancing down at his watch.

“Yeah, three very long days without almost any word from you!” You chided, trying to keep the hurt out of your voice.

“Fuck, I’m sorry, babe, I didn’t even realize. We’ve been training like crazy.”

“Really?” You asked snidely, “is that all you’ve been doing, training?”

“Well I’ve also been sleeping and going out so I can eat, what’s your problem? Why are you so snippy all of a sudden?” He asked impatiently, and you let out an indignant breath.

“Because I’ve been texting you for the past two days and I’ve gotten NOTHING! No text back, no pictures, no call or goodnight message, the only reason I know you’re alive is because your teammates are posting pictures with you in them!” You barked, your sheets balled in your fists and holding back tears. Jack was silent. “I miss you, damnit, the bed is cold as hell and I made too much coffee because I forgot you weren’t gonna come shuffling into the kitchen like you just rose from the dead.” You sniffled, “I hate not coming home to you.”

“I’m… sorry.” He said after a long second, “I’m sorry for not calling you. I miss you too, I’m just so busy-“

“It feels like you never make time for me!” You interrupted with an incredulous scoff.

“I’m sorry you feel that way.” He said through a tight voice, “but right now I genuinely, really, am very busy training, because I have a tournament coming up.” He stressed, “so can you please understand that it’s hard to find a free second?” You screwed up your face in frustration, then exhaled, letting the muscles relax.

“Yes. I’m sorry for getting mad. I just really, really, really want a hug from you right now.” You admitted, rubbing your arm and shoulder with one hand.

“I’ll make it up to you, I’ll get you something while I’m out here. What do you want, a keychain? Little plant? Bracelet? Boyfriends like bracelets, right?”

“I want you.” You hiccuped, and he let out a soft noise between a sigh and a laugh.

“I’ll be back soon. Two days. You can manage that, right?” He asked, “you’re tough.”

“But I miss you!”

“And I miss you too, now come on, say it with me, I’m tough!”

“Jack, I’m not-“

“I’m not hanging up until you say it!”

“I dont think you understand how this works.” You said in amusement, gently wiping tears off of your cheeks.

“There he is.” Jack laughed, “I gotta go, we’re taking the bus back to the hotel and the coaches are putting an absolute silence rule in place. I’ll text you.”

“Will you?” You scoffed.

“Absolutely. You still gotta say it, I’m tough!” He prodded again, and you sighed out, rolling your eyes to the ceiling.

“I’m tough.” You gave in, face falling back to your lap.

“Yes you are.” He said matter-of-factly, “alright. I swear I’ll call again tomorrow.”

“Promise?” You pleaded childishly, but you didn’t care. You wanted to hear from him again.

“Promise.” He agreed, “I love you. Sleep tight, baby.”

“I’ll try. I love you too.”

[awitchwithnoplan]

I’m not a demon fucker I’m not a demon fucker I’m not a demon fucker I’m not a demon fucker I’m not a demon fucker I M N O T A D E M O N F U C K E R

[intimidating-fettuccine]

Could you please do EJ, Ben, and Jeff with an s/o that plays/played hockey? If you don’t think it fits that’s ok! Thank you have a great day!

Eyeless Jack:

I don't see Jack as the sporty type, but I know that if you're active in any sort of sport, he's going to end up taking an interest in learning about it so he can support you in all of your hobbies. I'm sure he'd like to sneak in and watch your practice, although I think that would only be a one or two time occurrence as I think the sound of the puck being hit probably affects him because of his noise sensitivity, however, he still wants to watch you play, so worst case scenario he might even have one of the others go to one of your games and record it so he can watch it at home. He always makes an effort to cheer you on and make sure you're resting well and taking care of yourself so you don't exhaust yourself from how hard you work. 

BEN:

Honestly, I think I can see BEN being a big fan of hockey. Not playing it, of course, with his distaste for heavy physical activity, but I think he would absolutely enjoy supporting you and your own love for hockey. If there's merch he can buy for your team if you play for a school or an official team he will absolutely buy it, and he makes an effort to go to your games so he can watch you out there on the ice. He does get a bit nervous in all of the crowds, but his own strong love for hockey and for you drive him to attend most of them. Also???? He yells so fucking loud for you and cheers you on whenever you're playing, and he probably records a ton of videos, sharing them with everyone and bragging about how amazing you are and how he's your biggest fan. 

Jeff:

Another fan of hockey, and one that would absolutely play with you. Jeff loves all kinds of sports, and he's a very active person, so I can definitely see him wanting to play a few rounds with you when the two of you have some time off to spend together. He's a pretty good player, and I can see the two of you have a lot of fun together. He just very much enjoys taking things easy and being able to bond with you over something like this, and he probably sneaks a bunch of kisses from you in the middle of one of your matches. He would also be the type to attend every single one of your matches, and he'd do the embarrassing thing where he's always yelling and cheering for you so loudly, but you let it slide because he's a dork, but he's also your dork. Treats you to dinner out in town after all of your games as well, since you'll be tired.

[canadiantimwright]

Eyeless Jack HC’s.

((Again, from my friend and I’s ideas)) 

Was a med student who wanted to be a surgeon. 

Then the cult got him and turned him into a demon :) 

Ate the cult members who did it. 

Can eat any part of the human body but goes for kidneys because he doesn’t want to actually hurt people. 

He tried going without human flesh. 

That didn’t go so well. 

He physically requires it otherwise he goes into some kind of starved craze and then he doesn’t care, he will eat anything and anyone. 

Its put a toll on his mental state. 

Has the most medical knowledge of all the creeps. 

Biiiig boy. Was big before the sacrifice but then he shot up to like 7′0/7′2 

Has claws, fangs, the whole demonic shebang. 

Hates talking cause of how deep his voice is now. 

He doesn’t recognize it as himself. 

Avoids mirrors. 

Has a lot of patience actually. If he’s not near rut or a starvation craze he’s a very sweet dude. 

If he is near one of those two, then he’s kind of a dick. 

Learned how to walk extremely quiet, he prefers his victims to be asleep while he takes their kidney. 

Loves kids. Would never dream of hurting one. 

HE’S CANADIAN 

He played hockey

Still eats ketchup chips even if the taste is not as there due to being a demon. 

Is actually pretty high up on the demon hierarchy 

Has a niece. 

He doesn’t know he does though as once he became a demon, he stopped seeing his family as much as that crushed his now non-existent soul. 

[ifsomeoneasksiwasnothere]

Hi hunny, in opinion which sport suits most creepypasta? And which of the masses are sedentary! -🐙

Are interested in sports, and the sports which most suits them:

Splendorman → Dodgeball

Jeff Hodek → Hockey or Boxing

Liu Hodek → Tennis

Jane Arkensaw → Archery or Swimming

Clockwork → Soccer

Ticci Toby → Axe Throwing

Eyeless Jack → Paintball or Knife Throwing

Laughing Jack → Chase Tag

Emra Amelia → Ice Skating or Gymnastics

Zachary Gibson → Basketball

Jason the toymaker → Golf

Dr. Smiley → Bowling or Chess

The X → Baseball

Photography → Volleyball 

The Rake → Tug of War

Judge Angels → Fencing

Kagekao → Parkour

Aren’t interested in sports:

Slenderman

Trenderman

Offenderman

Ben Drowned

The Puppeteer

Candy Pop

Bloody Painter

[edgypasta-headcanons]

What are the creepypastas favorite foods including the slender bros please. Sorry if it's to much.

[I should really start including the Slender Bros but sometimes it’s hard to think of some headcanons for them in some asks. But I’ll try to add more to them in the future!]

Jeff The Killer: At one point in his life, Jeff lived off of Hot Cheetos and Mountain Dew. But he has always loved Cajun food. He always loved the kick.

Ben Drowned: Ben has always loved pizza. Authentic or not, he’ll eat it as long it has a lot of cheese. 

Eyeless Jack: Besides his love for human organs, he loves Lengua(Cow tongue). A few times he’s cooked it not in the normal fashion, but the way his dad used to make it in red sauce and bell peppers. He’s cooked it for the mansion a couple of times, laughed evilly once everyone found out it was cow tongue and continued to eat his serving. 

Masky: Homeboy really loves Mexican food. But it has to be the authentic food, no Taco Bell, Chipotle, or Del Taco. It has to be legit Mexican food or he’ll get the runs. 

Hoodie: Hamburgers. he doesn’t care from were as long they don’t get him sick, they’re dry as hockey pucks and have no flavor. He likes juicy and flavorful patties. 

Ticci Toby: Breakfast foods. Waffles, bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, etc. He doesn’t know what makes breakfast food taste so good but he’d eat it all day, every day. 

Jane The Killer: Greek food. As expensive and weird as it sounds, she likes the different food combinations they have. 

Clockwork: Barbecue. 

Slenderman: Souls of the innocent  He actually likes French food

BONUS 

Dr. Smiley: Tripas de Leche. A delicacy that he loves eating but they’re hard to find at grocery stores now. 

Jason The Toymaker: Korean food.

The Puppeteer: Pasta. 

Nina The Killer: Japanese take out.

Trenderman: French food.

Splendorman: Mexican food and mac and cheese.

Dracul (Satine): Human blood and fruit smoothies

Her (Darkelle): Besides human flesh, she loves Dim Sum and Japanese food.

Ghost In The Trees (Misty): It’s unknown if she eats humans like her uncles and father, but she loves spicy food. 

[superonceuponawholock]

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[nomorelonelydays]

kick your pretty feet up on my dash

Part 1 | Part 2

 -

Two days after the Instagram account opens, Sidney unofficially gets put on naming duty.

 The strawberry shortcake biscuit is named The Taylor.

 The cream cheese-stuffed banana muffins, crusted with dark chocolate ganache, is The Fleury.

 The slice of warm spiced peach cobbler (available for just two weeks), topped with a generous portion of thick, whipped cream and vanilla ice cream, is The Deidre.

 He shares the account password with her, but she seems more interested in digging up her mom’s old recipes from an ancient box filled with yellowed index cards than photographing.

 “I’ll leave that up to you,” she says, then passes him a card titled, ‘Cherry Layer Chocolate Cake.’ “I think I’ll make this for the holidays. What do you think?”

 Deidre makes just one and a half cakes for a trial run (the other half, which had come out lopsided, is sitting in the back of Sidney’s fridge). It’s another instant hit.

 Sidney watches a couple, two teenagers who are making it pretty painfully obvious that they’re on their first date, split a slice in a corner seat. She’s chasing the cherry around the plate with her fork, and he watching her like she hung the literal moon. He laughs a little too hard at her jokes, his eyes crinkling like Geno’s when he’s chirping Sidney. But with the way she’s beaming, it’s clear that she doesn’t mind at all.

 He’s not jealous—or, at least, he doesn’t think he’s jealous. Having hockey and having a boyfriend have always been mutually exclusive. But now, with no obligations to the NHL, he’s supposedly free to do everything that he’s wanted to. He doesn’t dwell too long on it though, because the last thing he needs is to have an existential spiral in Deidre’s store over whether or not he’s missed his his golden hour to be happy the exact minute the Penguins drafted him all those years ago.

 He finishes lettering the card for the cherry chocolate cake and slides ‘The Jack’ neatly into its proper holder.

-

Geno calls him on Thursday nights now, like clockwork. He’s grateful for the routineness of it, especially when he knows how much Geno lives on spontaneity. It’s always the same—updates on how the team is doing (good, the weather over in Pittsburgh (not so good), another dumb prank the rookies are trying to pull (hilarious, but slightly unoriginal with the shaving cream), even though it’ll never be as good as the ones Flower used to plan.

 “How are you?” Geno asks one night, while Sidney is puttering around the kitchen to figure out what he wants to make for dinner. “Your tomatoes grow?”

 “I think those are a goner,” Sidney grimaces. The entire plant had shriveled up weeks ago, despite Sidney faithfully watering them. “Guess I’ll just have to stick with the storebought ones.”

 Geno is silent for a bit. Then, “Is quiet in locker room without you.”

 Sidney pauses. “I doubt that’s true.” There’s plenty of rookies every year, eager to prove themselves on the ice and to establish themselves as a personality on the team. Besides, Sidney has never been the life of the party—that’s always been Geno himself.

 “No, is quieter.” Geno sounds like he’s swallowing a yawn. “Different without you.”

 Sidney’s heart flounders, and he has to blink a couple of times before his throat unclogs. “Maybe you should get to sleep. It’s pretty late over there.”

 “No, I’m not tired,” Geno mumbles, sounding very drowsy. Sidney can almost picture Geno, hair-mussed and sleepy eyes about to close as he curls up on his mattress. “Want to keep talking.”

 “I know you have practice tomorrow, G,” Sidney says. “You have the C now, you can’t get there two hours late anymore.”

 “I’m never late,” Geno huffs. “You too early.”

 “Get some rest,” Sidney says gently. “I’ll still be here next week, same as usual.”

 “Maybe I call tomorrow.’

 “I won’t go anywhere.”

 “Wish you still here, Sid,” he murmurs. “Miss you so bad, some days.”

 Sidney doesn’t miss a beat. “I miss you, too,” he whispers, because any louder and he knows his voice will crack. “I’ll be here tomorrow. And the day after, if you still want to call.”

 “Okay,” Geno says. “Okay.”

 -

 Sidney’s restocking the brioche rolls when Deidre’s voice casually pipes up from the coffee machine, “You have a secret admirer, you know.”

 “I know. It’s Samantha. PTA President,” Sidney says, trying to not sound exasperated. He only knows her name and title because she must’ve giggled it at him as a greeting every single time she’s marched in. “She asked me what the main ingredient was in the banana muffins and I told her banana like, three times.”

 “She just likes to hear you say banana. And no, it’s not Sam.” Deidre makes a come hither motion with her hands and slides a napkin towards Sidney. “Yesterday afternoon, there was a young man, maybe around his 30s, who stopped by for a latte and he asked where you were.”

 “Oh.” There’s something he can’t name fluttering in his stomach. The words on the napkin scrawled out, Jeremy, and a string of numbers. “What did you say?”

 “I told him, ‘He’s a cute one, isn’t he? He’s the store eye candy, bringing in all the sales.’”

 “Dee, you didn’t.”

 “I did, and he went full red. It was adorable. And I told him that you pop in in the mornings and in the afternoon to help with opening and closing.” She leans forward, grinning. “I’m just saying, think about it.”

 He thinks about it.

 At night, he tells Geno, “I think I have a secret admirer. Or a stalker.”

 Geno’s voice suddenly becomes infinitely more awake. “Have what? Someone stand outside your house? I read about this before, you need call police.”

 “No, it was at the bakery. I got his number on a napkin. Well, the owner gave me his name on a napkin, so I don’t really know what he looks like. He could be 100. People in this town are usually���around that age range.”

 Geno still sounds perplexed. “So say no.”

 “What?”

 “Say sorry, only go on dates with girls. But thank you.”

 Sidney’s brain feels like it’s stuttering to a pause. “Geno, what the fuck?”

 “What?”

 “I don’t ‘only go on dates with girls.’ I—” Well, to be quite fair, he hasn’t gone on any dates at all. “You know this.”

 It takes a full ten seconds for Geno to crackled back to life on the line again. His voice is hesitant. “You only bring girls to events. Like Halloween, or—”

 “They’re my friends, I’ve told you. I’m not going to bring a guy in front of you guys,” he exclaims, then reigns in his voice. His heart is beating like a jackhammer boring straight through. “Hey, listen, I have a pretty early day tomorrow, I’ll talk to you next week, okay?”

 “Sid, wait—”

 He hangs up and puts his phone face down on the nightstand. It’s not his proudest moment.

 -

 I’m sorry(((, the text reads. The timestamp indicates that the message had been sent at 2 AM. You should go on a date with secret guy. Maybe he’s secret Ryan Reynolds.

 Geno’s texts are never longer than five words, usually cryptic versions of a yes or no, accompanied by eyeless smilies. Sidney wonders if he’d been painstakingly worrying over each word since Sidney hastily ended the conversation.

 I don’t think he’s Ryan Reynolds, Sidney sends back. Besides, no one in this town knows hockey. That’s gonna be a problem.

 Geno’s reply is instantaneous, as if he’d been waiting.

 Picky)))))

More messages follow in quick succession, before Sidney can even start typing. 

But always best for u. Deserve the best only.

 He laces up his shoes and heads to Dee’s.

 -

 It snows a little mid-December.

 He helps Deidre with the decorations, hanging up tinsel and little snowflake cutouts on the window. She has a box of Christmas lights stored away in a dusty box from the attic, which definitely looks like they haven’t been disturbed since the 80s, but the one of the bulbs dies with a sad fizz the moment Sidney plugs it in. So they have to make do with the other nonflammable options.

 The store looks nice. ‘Well-loved’ is a better word for it, with its mismatched decorations and ancient garlands. He snaps a photo of the mini tree on the counter for Instagram before he goes to help Deidre frost the rest of the ornament-shaped sugar cookies.

 There’s commotion on the streets from all the tourists and families coming back for the holidays. He thinks about flying to Nova Scotia for the holidays, but then he realizes that none of Deidre’s children will be coming to Cardwell Point.

 “They’re busy,” she shrugs indifferently, but she turns her back to Sidney as she busies herself with rearranging the shelfs. “It’s alright. That’s what Skype is for, right? Besides, I have to watch the store.”

 He thinks about Geno, who’s probably headed to Florida soon to escape the onslaught of winter chill that he absolutely abhors, no matter how much he loves the city. He could Skype Geno, or Facetime him. Except Geno would always have the angle wrong, and Sidney’s sure he’d just get an on-brand mugshot of Geno’s nostril from the bottom up for the whole conversation. 

He did ask Sidney if he wanted to go to Florida, except the way he had asked had felt like a given tagged with a question mark at the end (Florida w me this year?). Nonetheless, Sidney had been tempted.

 But he also wonders if he’d feel even more homesick when Geno is physically standing in front of him again, all tall and loud and too big, too much, too many years of his unrequited love staring at him and making Sidney think that he has a chance. He doesn’t want to go to Florida to watch Geno pick up strangers at a club.

 “I’m not going anywhere, either,” he tells her.

 She looks over, finally, pursing her lips like she’s trying to hold back her smile.

 @DeesBakeryandCafe

Season’s greetings and a happy New Year to our wonderful customers and families here in Cardwell Point. Hope everyone is spending time with their loved ones this holiday season.

-

 Winter refuses to go. The clouds hang over the streets stubbornly, and each days trudges on like it’s dragging its feet.

 He misses skating.

 He misses Geno. Especially as it gets closer to February and teenagers and adults alike start coming to the shop in twos, their gloved hands clasped together as they squeeze through Dee’s tiny corridor when it’s really much easier to be in a single-file line.

 He’s not jealous. He is not.

 But he is lonely. And really fucking cold.

 He serves up at least thirty slices of The Jack, which is apparently the most popular item these days thanks to Instagram. Deidre switches up the decoration, so the cherry-glazed design in the middle forms a big, gaudy heart. The Internet completely eats up. Sidney doesn’t understand it.

 “It’s like a Titanic reference, right?” a customer asks, as he picks up the cake for his wife. “Like, an ‘I’ll never let you go,’ kind of thing. Jack and Rose?”

 “Sure,” Sidney says. It’s really for his first childhood crush, but he can work with the Titanic.

 The moment Deidre fills her last custom order of The Jack (and there had been plenty of those, for anniversaries to birthdays to just becauses), she tells Sidney that she’s figured out how to make her mother’s cheesecake.

 “Finally worked out how to stop the goddamn filling from clotting,” she says, cutting him a slice. The cake has a brownie bottom, and the inside is perfectly creamy and smooth and dotted with dark chocolate chips. “What do you think?”

 “I’m biased,” Sidney says, trying to not scarf down the whole thing like an animal. “I love cheesecakes. This one is my favorite so far.”

 “Good,” she tells him. “You can name this one, then.”

 His fork stops mid-air. “Weren’t you going to call it ‘The Lily’?”

 She pats his arm affectionately, not unlike the day she did when Sidney told her why he ended up at Cardwell Point. “I figured she wouldn’t mind. This can be our second February special. God, I’m sick of The Jack.”

 The next week, Sidney carefully slides The Geno in its display cabinet.

 (Deidre doesn’t ask about the peculiar name. She never does, and Sidney is grateful.)

 After over a decade in the NHL, he’s well aware of what he can and can’t have. But lately he’s been feeling selfish. He snaps a photo of the cheesecake and sends it to Deidre.

It’s a good photo.

-

 “I got invited to a neighborhood potluck yesterday,” Sidney mumbles into the receiver, when Flower asks him how retirement is treating him. “I don’t know what to bring. Maybe I’ll bring something from the bakery.”

 “Do you officially work at the bakery or are you just there because the owner is blackmailing you? Does she know who you are?”

 “I just help out when I can. And no, I told you, it’s not a hockey town. They do have competitive knitting here. It’s a thing.” Sidney doesn’t have much to do these days, aside from working out and catching up on reading, which means that he does end up doing most of the latter in the café. Maybe he should take up competitive knitting. “I started an Instagram for her shop. We just hit 200 followers.”

 “You know how to do that?” Flower asks, because he’s a little shit. “I’m kidding, I know you’re not actually a senior citizen.”

 Sidney rolls his eyes. “I haven’t checked it in a while though. I let Deidre handle the posting now. It’s her shop, anyways.”

 “What’s the handle?”

 He tells him. Flower is quiet for a bit as he searches through the page. “Pretty cool, eh?”

 “Yeah,” Flower says, his voice slightly off. “Yeah, it’s—it’s good. Looks like the real deal.”

 “What’s that supposed to mean? Of course it’s the real deal.”

 Flower makes a noncommittal noise. “Nothing. Cheesecake looks good. Does Geno know?”

 “No,” Sidney says. “I mentioned the bakery once or twice. He didn’t ask. Not, uh—not after I told him about Jeremy.”

 “Secret napkin man?” Flower remembers. “You didn’t go on that date?”

 “No, I didn’t go on a date with ‘secret napkin man,’” he mimics. “I don’t think he’d care.”

 “I think he’d care.” Flower always sounds so sure when he wants to be serious, and it’s one of the things Sidney missed most when he left for Vegas—there’d been a metaphorical hollow within the team for a good few months following his departure, and that void never quite got replaced no matter what.  

 “Maybe.”

 Sidney can only hope. But he’s a little too old for hoping these days.

 -

 Foot traffic is slower when they hit March, but Deidre promises that it’ll pick up when Cardwell Point’s 11th Annual Theater Festival starts in the middle of the month, because that’s apparently the other big thing aside from the 4th of July Carnival Bash. Sidney has just packed up another dozen of red velvet cupcakes for Samantha the PTA Queen when the front bell jingles.

 “Hello? I’m look for—”

 Sidney heart leaps to his throat.

 “Sid,” Geno says softly. He looks like the wind knocked him in (it probably had), mismatched Frakenshirts and all. “Hi, Sid.”

 Samantha may as well not have even walked into the store at all.

 “How are—“ He must be imagining things. But Geno takes another step, until he’s right in front of the counter and Sidney can reach out and touch just how real he is. He hasn’t changed much--still the same eyes, the same nose and lips, and maybe his hair is a bit thinner but he still makes Sidney’s chest feel too small and too big all at once. “Where did you—how are you here?”

 “Fly,” Geno says sheepishly. “Wanted to see you.”

 “What about—”

 “No games until Friday.” He’s staring at Sidney like he’s looking his fill and he can’t get enough. “I—I see your post, and I just—buy ticket.”

 “What post?”

 Geno pulls out his phone and flips through it until he lands at a familiar Instagram account. He passes it over to Sidney, his hands warm as it brushes against Sidney’s fingers.

 @DeesBakeryCafe

‘I love you’ tastes a lot like our chocolate chip cheesecake, The Geno.

 “Oh,” Sidney breathes. “Oh.”

[fekst-fucker]

Hockey EJ Hockey EJ

You bounced back down the steps of the arena, bundled in your favorite sweater and thick socks. The concession stands weren’t too hot, but your seat right in front of the ice tended to get chilly. Jack’s team was winning the game, you had your delicious iced coffee and fried donuts, you were cozy, and everything was going great.

“NICHOLS, TO THE BOX!” The referee screamed, and you almost dropped your coffee. Again? This was the third time this game! You scuttled around the stands, getting as close to the penalty box as you could. In this arena, it meant leaning over a balcony and staring into the box about fifteen feet below.

“JACK!” You yelled, and he didn’t respond, “JACK NICHOLS!” He turned his head side to side first, then looked up, flashing you a cocky grin.

“Hey, I see you bought me donuts and coffee! Toss them down!”

“Not a chance, mister, these are for people who behave! What the hell are you doing in the box again!” You chastised, nearly falling over the balcony as he took his helmet off, wavy hair plastered to his forehead and sticking in his eyes. They sparkled mischievously up at you, and he shrugged, the gesture almost totally obscured by his bulky outfit. He had a bruise along his jaw.

“I knocked someone over.” He said simply, and you rolled your head on your neck in exasperation.

“Seriously, Jack? I don’t know why I keep coming to see you at games if you’re gonna be in the penalty box the whole time!”

“Sorry.” He said, rolling his eyes, and the ref jumped into the box to signal he was ready to come back out on the ice. “You can watch me now!” He called with another bright, cheeky grin, popping his mouth guard back in place and waving to you as he exited onto the ice.

[fekst-fucker]

AHA we need ej skiing and snowboarding stuff- from ur local Coloradan skier & snowboarder bitch (this made me UwU just thinking about it)

Bro I DO NOT know how to ski or snowboard at all so here goes:

- his family probably rents a cabin for a night or two

- One of those cute little places with the lights, made of wood, lots of fairy lights everywhere, just so dreamy

- And he wants to bring you!!

- And I’m gonna go with the classic you can’t ski or snowboard uwu

- So he’s gotta hold you by the elbow so gently and guide you down

- He mostly makes fun of you for needing to practice on the bunny slopes first but he really is a good teacher

- I do know falling over in skis mcfrikkin sucks cuz you cannae get your because your feet are now LONG

- he’d think it’s really funny listening to you complain about it, and, even worse, will purposefully fall over and get back up to show you how easy it is

- He’s scared of the ski lifts, I’ll die on this hill

- He keeps his eyes closed the whole time

- he owns. So many beanies for skiing

- And they make his hair flat but like it’s pushed back it’s 🥺🥺

- Your favorite parts of the trip is chilling in the cabin, sitting in the big wooden chairs in front of the fire, sipping hot cocoa, playing board games with him and his family and maybe friends as he’s making fun of you for being bad at skiing

- Like you can help it

- If you’re good at skiing or snowboarding.… he HAS to be better than you and will race you over and over again until he wins

- He’s very impressed by your skill but he honestly is so competitive and like. Cocky

- It’s really hot

[the-acolytes-collection]

pERFECT

Give me some hockey ej or else I might die

OKAY to distract us from lactating EJ, I HAVE WANTED CANADIAN HOCKEY EJ FOR SO LONG!!!! I have headcanons written and everything I just want a Hockey EJ AU 😭😭😭

@creepy-bi-day PLEASE back me up !!!

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Hockey EJ Hockey EJ

You bounced back down the steps of the arena, bundled in your favorite sweater and thick socks. The concession stands weren’t too hot, but your seat right in front of the ice tended to get chilly. Jack’s team was winning the game, you had your delicious iced coffee and fried donuts, you were cozy, and everything was going great.

“NICHOLS, TO THE BOX!” The referee screamed, and you almost dropped your coffee. Again? This was the third time this game! You scuttled around the stands, getting as close to the penalty box as you could. In this arena, it meant leaning over a balcony and staring into the box about fifteen feet below.

“JACK!” You yelled, and he didn’t respond, “JACK NICHOLS!” He turned his head side to side first, then looked up, flashing you a cocky grin.

“Hey, I see you bought me donuts and coffee! Toss them down!”

“Not a chance, mister, these are for people who behave! What the hell are you doing in the box again!” You chastised, nearly falling over the balcony as he took his helmet off, wavy hair plastered to his forehead and sticking in his eyes. They sparkled mischievously up at you, and he shrugged, the gesture almost totally obscured by his bulky outfit. He had a bruise along his jaw.

“I knocked someone over.” He said simply, and you rolled your head on your neck in exasperation.

“Seriously, Jack? I don’t know why I keep coming to see you at games if you’re gonna be in the penalty box the whole time!”

“Sorry.” He said, rolling his eyes, and the ref jumped into the box to signal he was ready to come back out on the ice. “You can watch me now!” He called with another bright, cheeky grin, popping his mouth guard back in place and waving to you as he exited onto the ice.