#new jersey lottery

[jhugh86]

[puckinghischier]

https://www.tumblr.com/puckinghischier/769886216017657856/i-need-to-talk-more-timo-immediately

Omg fr!? He is so one of us

yes!!

i can’t remember the name of the account, and i wouldn’t share it even if i did, but it popped up one day and it’s private of course, but it’s totally a spam/finsta i swear it

all of his hockey buddies followed it, so i’m sure it’s probably his off season travels and his memories with his family and friends and stuff like that !

[vainaspaver]

Sunny Days Hot Air Balloon by mmontuoro

[monkeymeghan]

I just won $8 in the Cash 4 Life lottery game! It’s not much, but it’s a win! 🥳

If you use my link below, you’ll get a free ticket when you join. :)

[lewisvinga]

real reconoce real ! | carlos sainz x fem! football player! reader!

summary; everyone knew carlos is a huge madridista, nobody ever expected for him to date one of their female players

fc; athenea + girls from pinterest

note; idk how to explain it but ‘crack’ is like slang for cool😭 but carlos being a madridista is everything to me

masterlist !

liked by yourusername, charles_leclerc and 1,039,937 others!

carlossainz55: fue un placer a ver el nuevo estadio santiago bernabéu, muchísimas gracias ! hala madrid!🤍 [it was a pleasure to see the new santiago bernabeu stadium, thank you very much!]

tagged; realmadrid

vinijr: fue en placer, smooth operator 😎🌶️[it was a pleasure]

carlossainz55: igualmente, nuestro 7! [likewise, our 7]

username: madridista carlos is everything

username: as a culer, i love carlos

charles_leclerc: oh i wish to see your reaction 😂

yourusername: never seen a man so excited before 🤣

yourusername: nice jersey!

carlossainz55: it’s gorgeous, right?

camavinga: 🔥

username: historia que ti hiciste historia por hacerrr

username: mr smooth operator 😎😎

liked by carlossainz55, judebellingham, and 596,927 others!

yourusername: otra victoria en casa! hala madrid! 🤍 [another victory at home]

tagged; realmadridfem

judebellingham: crackkkkk

liked by yourusername

carlossainz55: nuestra potm 😎 [our player of the match]

yourusername: ya tu sabes 😁 [you already know]

username: porque nadine resiste tus ganas de vencerrr

username: my goat

username: prettiest ever

username: y’all seeing carlos sainz in her likes 👀👀

username: and comments 😫

username: jude bellingham commented??

username: duh he’s a real madrid player and he’s supporting their women’s team silly

liked by yourusername, charles_leclerc, and 1,204,927 others!

carlossainz55: G R A Z I E 🇮🇹❤️

tagged; scuderiaferrari

yourusername: que crackkk🌶️

carlossainz55: 😎

username: p3! you make all of us proud

username: forza ferrari!

charles_leclerc: great day for ferrari!

username: hey siri, play smooth operator!

username: vamos!!!

username: 👏 👏

username: bien hecho!! ❤️❤️ [well done]

username: y/n commenting, i am connecting the dots

username: you aren’t connecting anything

scuderiaferrari: ❤️❤️

liked by carlossainz55, vinijr, and 602,938 others!

yourusername: un fin de semana muy especial ❤️🌶️💙 [a very special weekend]

tagged; vinijr, scuderiaferrari, mercedesamgf1

vinijr: los mas rápidos 😎😎😎 [the fastest]

yourusername: obviamenteeeee💅💅 [obviously]

scuderiaferrari: pleasure to have you!!❤️🤍🤍

mercedesamgf1: thanks for joining us 🙌💙🤍

username: guys she was in the ferrari garage…

username: it’s a coincidence it has to be!

carlossainz55: mi amuleto de la suerte🍀[my lucky charm]

yourusername: ❤️🤍

username: HIS COMMWNT??

username: q linda [how pretty]

username: crackkk😝

username: my fave football players + my fave f1 teams together 😫

liked by carlossainz55, linda__caicedo11, and 789,938 others!

yourusername: real reconoce real [real recognizes real]

tagged; carlossainz55

carlossainz55: mi amor🤍 [my love]

yourusername: mi querido 🤍🤍 [my dear]

linda__caicedo11: por fin 🤣 [finally]

yourusername: waited too long!

camavinga: y/n and her madridista boyfriendddddddd

yourusername: i won the lottery 💯

username: llevo tu camisetaaaa pegada al corazónnnn

judebellingham: i like it, picasso!!

liked by yourusername!

username: HELLO??

username: i actually called this

username: awhhh

olgacarmona7: now we know the reason for your amazing performance last week🤣😂

yourusername: shhh🤫🤫

username: why are they so perfect for each other

username: guess carlos p3 and the real madrid remontada [comeback] made them hard launch their relationship 😭😭😭

username: it’s the madrid dna

liked by yourusername, landonorris, and 1,038,938 others!

carlossainz55: yo real nací y real me muero [real i was born and real i will die]

tagged; yourusername

yourusername: te quiero 🥹 [i love you]

carlossainz55: te quiero muchísimo ❤️ [i love you very much]

username: can’t even hate they’re so cute

username: i wanna be jealous but gosj lskdkd

username: madrid madrid madrid

username: hala madrid

username: y nada más

username: sitting on the highway tonight

username: i want what they have

landonorris: my parents 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️🤍🤍

yourusername: nuestro hijo 🤍 [our son]

carlossainz55: hijo????

landonorris: VAMOSSS [lets go]

alexandrasaintmleux: my ferrari girl🥹❤️ love u

yourusername: love u❤️

charles_leclerc: #betrayal

charles_leclerc: couldn’t even do a proper soft launch 🤣🤣

carlossainz55: i tried my best

username: carlos sainz dating a female player from his childhood football club is everything🥹

[woso-dreamzzz]

Shirt Swap III

Hardersson x Child!Reader

Aitana Bonmatí x Hardersson!Reader

Part of The Big Adventures Universe

Summary: Aitana gets the video

She's halfway through the gym session, relaxing back and laughing with Keira when she gets the message.

Well, she gets a lot of messages and each one causes her smile to get wider and wider.

"What is it?" Keira leans over to look at Aitana's phone, just as Aitana flicks onto the picture of you standing against the wall, smiling widely while wearing Keira's England jersey.

You're grinning like you've just won the lottery, not quite fully looking at the camera, just to the side of it where Aitana assumes Pernille is taking the picture. Magda is half in frame too, head turned to smile fondly at you.

"Is that why you wanted my shirt?" Keira asks, staring at the picture," She's a cute kid. Who is she?"

"That's Harder and Eriksson's kid."

Both Keira and Aitana jump as Alexia's voice sounds behind them. She's standing just a bit away, leaning over the pair to look at Aitana's phone too.

"I've met her before. Once when they were on holiday and at that Champion's League final we had against Chelsea. She's a sweet kid."

"So sweet," Aitana confirms, nodding her head as she flicks to a picture of you wearing Caro's Norway shirt - complete with Magda's pursed lips.

She flicks through all of the pictures, one for each jersey she sent. It's clear that they were all taken one after the other and it's fun to watch Magda's reaction to each one (the Norway national jerseys garnering a pinched look from the woman). Your wide smile never dims, though it does seem to get brighter when you wear certain jerseys.

"There's a video," Keira points out.

Aitana clicks play.

The camera remains unfocused and blurry for a moment before it's wiped clean and points towards you. You're wearing Keira's England shirt and still smiling, tugging at the hem. Your head is tilted to the side and Aitana can just pick out the low murmur of a different language (Danish or Swedish, she doesn't know) before you're fully looking at the camera.

"Thank you, Aitana!" You say.

"For?" That's Pernille's voice.

"For my new jerseys! Thank you!"

You tilt your head again, peering at something just behind the camera. There's another murmur of a foreign language which you reply happily too.

Magda comes into the frame, laughing and shaking her head fondly as she suddenly hoists you up onto her hip.

It's like neither of you has realised that the camera is still rolling because Magda blows raspberries on your cheeks as you try to push her away, shrieking with laughter.

Pernille laughs too, from behind the camera and her hand appears in the frame to rest on Magda's hip.

The video cuts out there and Aitana can't help but smile.

Keira's smiling too and so is Alexia.

"I've never met their kid," Keira says finally," I've seen her on the bench when I used to play against Chelsea. I didn't realise that she likes to collect jerseys so much."

"Pernille was telling me that she's a big fan of yours, which, apparently, says a lot."

Keira's face goes a little red and Alexia laughs.

"Send her a picture," Alexia says," It's only fair."

Aitana squeezes next to Keira, who's still got a red face. Alexia leans down to get into the frame too, teasingly poking at Keira's face.

"Smile for your biggest fan."

[realmsalot]

Oh, How Forgetful Of You

"Did you see him," Caryn asks, breaking the heavy silence. "Did you see him before he died?"

"Yes," he answers truthfully. She already knows that it him who asked Stanley to come up here.

"Did ya two talk?" And he knows what she's hoping for. He knows what she's hoping he'll say.

Yes. We worked it out. We talked things through. We apologize to each other. He died knowing his twin loved him.

He doesn't have it in him to lie.

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Or my take on a reverse portal au. Enjoy :)

Edit: So this isn't done yet. I was writing this on Tumblr mobile and thought I saving this in my drafts when app decided to post it! So now I guess this is sneak peak for a really long oneshot I'm working on. So enjoy I guess. I will appreciate any feed back on this. Don't write your fics directly on Tumblr.

Edit Edit:

Started posting the actual fic. It's a chapter fic now. Ao3 link

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It's a cold March day in Gravity Falls. There's a fresh layer of snow on the ground glistening in the cool sun. And yet, the signs of the upcoming spring are as clear as the current sky. The snow is a mere inch on the ground, no where near the hight it was earlier in the year. There are starts of new growth on the deciduous in the area and songs from a few individual birds of migrating species that came back a tad early.

It's a beautiful day.

Even at a funeral, he acknowledges that. He's pretty sure everyone else there does as well.

Stanford Pines stands in front of an empty grave, with a hallow coffin waiting to be put in by its side and staring at the name of his twin brother etch on the headstone.

He knows that the death date on the headstone is wrong. It says that his twin had died last week, when the Stanley Mobile had careened off a cliff and was later found with no body inside. When he sent it off that cliff with a cut of the breaks, a quick hot wiring of the car and the heaviest chunk of firewood he had on the pedal. Stan had loved that car. Ford remembers the face - the smile that Stan had when he first bought it at sixteen. He remembers Stanley shoving him into that car for the first time before they went for drive, where they drove it way too fast with the windows down and shouting kings of New Jersey at the top of their lungs to celebrate. Ford remembers the last time he got in that car, screwdriver in hand, and looking around for just a moment and seeing stolen motel bedding on the back seats and trash on the floor consisting of fast food wrappers, bags convince store snacks, and losing lottery tickets. Stanley had lived in that car.

And now, thanks to Ford, the only things left of that car are a burnt pile of metal in the dump, the license plate sitting on a table in his cabin, and an old photo he stole from the drivers visor.

The death date on the headstone is wrong, but Stanford doesn't know what the real date would be. By the time Stanley had come, Ford was so paranoid and sleep deprived he didn't know what day it was anymore. But he should know. Ford should know the date. Ford should know the date he sent his twin brother to his demise. And he hates that he doesn't.

A hand touches his shoulder, and Ford is startled out of his recently encrypted head. He looks over.

It's Ma. And she's staring at the headstone, too. They stay silent for a while.

When Ford saw her arrive, he was honestly surprised she came alone. He thought for sure that she would somehow drag Filbrick or Shermie along, but no. She came alone.

The only other guest that came, aside from Fiddleford who came here for Ford not Stan, was an IRS agent. (And Ford is pretty sure he heard him whisper to the, "I know you're not dead," while glancing at Ford. )

Did Stan really have no one?

"Did you see him," Caryn asks, breaking the heavy silence. "Did you see him before he died?"

"Yes," he answers truthfully. She already knows that it him who asked Stanley to come up here.

"Did ya two talk?" And he knows what she's hoping for. He knows what she's hoping he'll say.

Yes. We worked it out. We talked things through. We apologize to each other. He died knowing his twin loved him.

He doesn't have it in him to lie.

"We talked," he starts. Scenes of that night flash in his mind.

Stan's face filling with hope as Ford talks about their old childhood dream. The way it fell as Ford tells he to sail away.

"We argued..."

I'm giving you a chance to do the first worthwhile thing in your life and you won't even listen!

"We fought..."

Stanley’s scream as he kicks him back dowases the anger for a moment, and Fort starts to apologize. And then Stanley punches him in the face, and it all comes back.

"And then he..."

Stanley had pushed over the danger line. Now all Ford can see is the fear taking over his brother’s face as he floats up to the open maw of the portal. And Ford stupidity calls out for him to do something. To not let his creation- his mistake eat him.

And Stanley does.

He doesn't doesn't hesitate to jump and push Stanford away from the portal. Consequently pushing himself in. And all Ford could do is watch as his self made monster ate Stanley.

"...he left."

It's silent again for nothing but a moment before Caryn starts to sob. She pulls Stanford into a hug that he weakly returns and she cries into the hand-me-down suit his father gave him.

Ford's eyes don't leave the headstone again until long after the mostly empty coffin is buried.

He had killed his own brother.

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Stanford had contacted Fiddleford not long after Stanley went through the portal.

He needed help to finish the mind encrypter because it was getting harder and harder to keep his eyes open and he knew that as soon as he closed them, Bill will come out and destroy it. He needed the mind encrypter to be finish and fast. He didn't know how much longer he could wait. So he went back to his ex-assistant, who (unfortunately) knows how to make machines that affect the mind best.

Ford was prepared to beg, having just lost a brother and just reached a breaking point that even his pride couldn't get to. But to his surprise, Fiddleford readily agreed. That was the second time that week someone whom he wouldn't want to see his again helped.

The mind encrypter got done in record time, and Stanford's mind was finally safe.

Then, for some reason, Fiddleford stuck around.

Then, for some reason, Fiddleford started acting like they're friends again.

[toasttt11]

draft day

May 10, 2022

The Hughes family were all sitting around their couch in the lake house watching the draft lottery for the 2022 NHL draft.

Jack and Luke hoping the Devils get the number one pick as it’s known there is only one person going number one and that’s Carter Hughes, despite being a woman she above and beyond any of the others draft contenders.

“The number three overall selection belongs to the New Jersey Devils.” Jack and Luke both groaned both disappointed, Carter was not disappointed as she honestly have not wanted to go to the Devils, she gripped Quinn hand with the hopeful anticipation for the first overall selection.

“The first overall selection in the 2022 NHL draft belongs to Vancouver Canucks.” Carter froze seeing the team she been dreaming up become the first selection, the same selection she’s projected to go to.

Quinn grinned excitedly shaking his sister as he pulled her into a hug, knowing she will be going first overall and the two can finally live out their dream for playing together.

“Oh my god.” Carter mumbled hugging Quinn back feeling Luke hold on of her hands and the hand on her shoulder from Jack squeezing her shoulder gently.

Ellen smiled glad her kids will now both have one of their siblings with them, it’s gives her a peace of mind, also knowing her youngest’s wont be alone either. Ellen has no doubt her daughter will be going first, the Canucks would be stupid not to pick Carter and Carter been protected to go first the entire time no one has got even close to her stats.

July 7, 2022

Carter eyes were stuck on the ceiling of the dark hotel room, the small puffs of breathes coming from where Luke was sleeping across the room in a bed, Jack moving around as he slept in the bed next to Luke, and the silence coming from Quinn who was in the bed next to her.

Carter knew she should be doing the same and getting good sleep for the big day tomorrow, the 2022 draft.

They day she has been dreaming up since she could remember. The day she was dreaming of, that has been nothing but presssure and people wanting to know if a girl will really go first, people either are loving or hating the idea of her doing so.

Cater blew out a few breath before slipping out of the warm blankets and quickly walking a few steps and slipping into the spot next to her big brother, who quickly woke up at the movement.

Quinn turned his head, his eyes squinting open as he felt his sister curl up into his side and his hand naturally went to the back gently rubbing it, “What’s wrong Cart?” Quinn could feel the stuttering breath that she took.

“What if..” Carter hesitated licking her lips, “What if i don’t go first.”

Quinn felt his face soften realizing Carter is nervous for tomorrow more than she’s been letting on, “Then you don’t. And it doesn’t matter where you end up first or last i’m going to be proud of you, i am already proud of you, okay.”

Carter took a deep breath releasing some of the tension in her shoulders, “Okay.”

“Okay, now try to get some sleep it’s a big day for you tomorrow. I love you little sister.” Quinn kissed the top of her head.

“I love you too Quinny.” Carter could feel her body relaxing more and more and her eyes fluttering shut and before she knew it she heard the sound of a door opening and two sets of footsteps and then the blinds being pulled, making the bright sun blast the whole room and four identical groans came from each of the siblings.

Carter dug her head deeper into Quinn chest as he tried to hide his face in her hair. Jack chucked his pillow over his head and Luke turned around shoving his face into the mattress hiding from the light.

Jim just chuckled use to his kids never being morning people.

Ellen took her phone out quickly snapping a photo of a cuddling Carter and Quinn, a sight that’s very familiar to her.

“Come on it’s draft day.” Ellen clapped excitedly.

Jack’s head popped up, “You should have started with that.” Jack groaned sitting up running a hand through his fluffy hair.

Luke leaned against the headboard rubbing his face trying to wake up.

Quinn looked up at the ceiling trying to wake also feeling Carter wake up more next to him.

Jack got out of the bed walking across the room and jumping onto the spot next to Carter and cuddling onto her, “Happy draft day little bird.” Jack kissed the top of her head. The siblings having made nicknames for each other years ago and Carter’s has always been little bird or birdy, as she was obsessed with going outside and watching birds and would try feeding them, so she got stuck with the nickname.

“Thanks.” Carter mumbled back still half asleep.

Luke looked over seeing Jack cuddled in the bed so he decided to get up walk across the room and he jumped right across all three of his siblings legs.

“Luke!”

“Really?”

“Moose.”

Three groans and complaints were all said at the same time as the tallest of the siblings decided to lay on all three of them.

“What i want cuddles to.” Luke grinned mischievously turning his head letting his cheek rest on Quinn’s leg looking up at the three.

Carter slipped her hand out of the comforter and put it down towards her legs where Luke was laying and grabbed his hand holding it with hers.

Ellen and Jim shared a fond look, glad their kids are still so close with one another.

“Alright get off your siblings, You all need to get ready, The cameras are coming in two hours and you all need to eat still so please chop chop.” Ellen gently order the four, making Luke get off his siblings and head to the bathroom to shower first, Quinn sat up stretching his arms, Jack jumped out of the bed heading to grab his phone having already showered last night and he can’t do anything till Luke finishes his shower anyway, He jumped onto his bed going onto his phone.

“Quinn you can use our bathroom.” Ellen told her oldest who nodded at his mother and got up grabbing his stuff and heading to his parents room that is connected by a door to theirs.

“And you sweetheart can you order some room service for you and your brothers? When Quinn is done we will get you ready, hmm?” Ellen walked over to her daughter sitting on the bed next to her brushing some hair from Carter’s face.

“Sure mom.” Carter smiled slightly from the comforting gesture from her mother, having missed the days she could get comfort from her mother any day, having lived away for so much of the last few years.

“Thank you sweetheart.” Ellen leaned down kissing Carter’s forehead before getting up and walking back to her room when Jim alreadly went back too.

Carter sat up rubbing her eyes with her hands before leaning over and grabbing the phone and the room service menu, deciding to grab a little of everything knowing her brothers are not that picky with food especially when it’s breakfast food. She quickly dialed the phone and order their breakfasts before handing up and putting everything back on the nightstand.

Carter grabbed her phone deciding to ignoring the long list of notifications from people for today and clicked on the text from her best friend having not seem him for a few weeks having been getting ready for the draft and the combine training.

Connor ❤️

Hey good luck today Roo. You’re gonna do great.

Carter💜

Thanks Con.

Carter and Connor continuing texting for a good while, long enough Carter didn’t even realize Quinn has finished showering untill she felt water droplets hit her face and she looked up seeing Quinn grinning down at her as he shook his wet hair onto her.

“Really.” Carter deadpanned not even bothering hiding her smile at her brother.

“You were really focused.” Quinn excused himself but the glint in his eyes told her exactly what he meant by that.

Quinn and Carter having moved out only a year apart and having moved only a few hours apart from each other and both moving to another country from their family. They spent more time with each other than the rest of their family and have got even closer the last few years. Quinn and Carter’s bond had gotten even more special and became more of each other’s best friends rather than just siblings.

“Shut up.” Carter slapped his arm feeling her cheeks heat up, Quinn threw his head back laughing always finding it enjoyed that his little sister who has never got flustered by anything, always being blunt about everything but anything with Connor and she gets flustered so easily.

Jack looked up from his phone seeing Carter bury her face in her hands and the way Quinn shoulders were shaking with laughter and wondered what Quinn said but just shrugged it off knowing the two are the closest out of all the siblings.

Quinn just chucked walking off towards the door hearing the knock and knowing room service was coming.

Carter texted her goodbyes to Connor and she smiled slightly having always feeling more relaxed around or even texting Connor.

Carter got out of bed stretching hearing her brother bring the tray of food and setting it at the table by the window, giving a great view of Montreal Canada.

Carter walked over plopping down in the seat feeling Jack sit next to her and Quinn sat on the other side of her, the three started grabbing food just as they heard Luke finally come out of the bathroom and not even fully dressed just wearing a pair of basketball shorts and his hair still dripping wet.

“Long enough shower Lukey boy.” Jack teased his brother biting the bacon, knowing Luke is surprising always the longest one in the shower.

“Shut up.” Luke rolled his eyes sitting between his brothers grabbing food and starting to eat.

“I don’t even want to know what takes you so long.” Carter pretend to gag only grabbing a little bit of fruit the anticipation being to much to really eat anymore than that.

Jack and Quinn both snickered having both thought the same thing.

“Really?” Luke deadpanned looking at his snickering brothers and the mischievous smile on his little sister’s face.

“What i don’t.” Carter just innocently shrugged plopping a strawberry into her mouth.

Luke rolled his eyes grabbing a grape about to throw it at Carter when his name as called out, “Luke Hughes you better put that grape down right.” Ellen sternly called as walked into the room.

Luke slowly plopped the grape into his mouth, “Yes mom.”

Carter coughed to cover her laugh, but Jack who seemingly couldn’t do the same got a smack on the back of his head from their mother.

“Mom!” Jack exclaimed looking at their mother in pure offense.

Ellen only raised her eyebrow giving him a look making Jack look back towards his plate and Ellen smile slightly.

“Ready sweetheart.” Ellen looked at Carter seeing her plate already empty. Carter nodded grabbing her phone standing up and following her mother to her bathroom.

Carter having washed and blow dried her hair last night having planned just to straighten today. She sat on the toilet seeing the straighten already heating up. Ellen grabbed the heat protectin spraying it all around Carters hair before brushing it out and sectioning it. Ellen started straightening Carters very long hair, while Carter started doing her makeup.

Carter just chose a very light base that would good with the bright lights and cameras, some mascara and just a light pink glossy lip. Carter finished her makeup just as Ellen finished her hair.

“You look beautiful.” Ellen smiled resting her hands on Carter shoulders remembering all the times with Carter growing up where they did her hair like this.

“Thank you mom.” Carter smiled resting her hand on top of her mother’s.

“Ok i hung up your outfit and your shoes are here as well.” Ellen gestures to the outfit on a hanger hanging on the towel rack and the boots on the floor below the outfit, “I’ll let you get dressed.” Ellen squeezed her shoulder before walking out the bathroom and closing the door.

Carter got up grabbing her outfit she had picked for her a big day and put it on, she picked a all white jumpsuit with a brown belt and a black blazer that will lay over her shoulders, she zipped up her black pointed toe heeled boots.

Carter slipped on all her meaningful rings. A ring she got from Connor, the first thing he ever gave her was a ring that they found when shopping around a market in Sweden it’s silver with two small gems one green and one red, a all silver ringer with the engravings of waves that Quinn gave her when he visited her for the first time in Regina, A infinite knot ring that Luke and Carter have matching and got for each other when they moved away from each other, another ring with a raven figure on the top a present from Jack in honor of her nickname, a ring her parents got that are two rings connected together one all smooth and the other has a ribbed pattern.

Carter smiled in the mirror before she walked out of the bathroom grabbing the other’s attention.

“Well?” Carter softly questioned as did a soft little spin and seeing her family’s stunned faces.

“Oh darling you look perfect.” Ellen smiled clapping her hands, Jim smiled nodding in agreement with his wife.

“Beautiful Cart.” Quinn softly smiled making her smile back.

Luke playfully whistled making Carter laugh.

Jack could only see how much his little sister has grown, it hit him then just realizing how much they have missed with each other’s life’s and how much she really grown up.

Jack stood up pulling Carter in a tight hug, “You look beautiful Ree.” He pressed a kiss to the side of her head.

“Thanks Jacky.” Carter squeezed him tighter before pulling away.

Quinn, Jack and Luke shared a look before Quinn got up walking out the room, Carter looked at him in curiosity, before looking at her other two brothers seeing their smiles.

Quinn walked back in with a small box with a little bow on the top and handed it to Carter, “It’s from all three of us.” Quinn smiled knowing how much they all tried to find something for their little sister on her big day.

Carter gently took the box, untying the bow and taking the top off she gently picked up the necklace, she looked at the necklace seeing it’s a pendant with the a bird engraved on the front, she clicked it open seeing a picture of her and her brothers when they were kids and they were all grinning together on the ice. A pendant small enough she could easily play hockey with it on.

Carter gently brushed her fingers over the photo, “It’s beautiful.” Carter looked up smiling. softly at her brothers, “Thank you.” Jack smiled nodding he stood up gently gesturing to the necklace, Carter handed it to him. Jack walked around to her back and gently moved her hair to the side clipping on the necklace.

Carter smiled touching the pendant that fell perfectly onto her chest, having not been able to find a necklace that she liked to wear for her draft day and decided she wasn’t going to wear one but now it’s even more special as it’s a piece of her brothers with her.

“Ready darling.” Ellen looked at her daughter proudly. Knowing the camera’s were going to be coming any minute and the rest of the family would be joining them soon. Carter having wanted to be ready before the cameras wanting to have that moment with her family only.

“Ready.” Carter nodded just as a knock on the door echoed through the room.

Carter wasn’t sure how the time seemed to past so fast but she was already on the bus that was talking them to the arena for the draft. She had asked Jack to sit next to her on the bus, knowing Luke and Quinn were sitting next to her in the Arena.

The four siblings having moved around every draft so they are all there together, Quinn’s draft Carter and Jack sat next to him and Luke next to Carter, Jack’s draft Luke and Quinn sat next to him and Carter next to Quinn, Luke’s draft Jack and Carter sat next to him and Quinn next to Carter, So Carter’s draft she would have Luke and Quinn next to her and Jack next to Luke.

“Nervous.” Jack quietly whispered quietly to his sister even though he knew she had a microphone on her for the video NHL films for the drafts.

“No, Anticipation.” Carter answered fiddling with her rings.

“Yeah that’s the worst part.” Jack gently laid his hand over hers stopping her from fiddling and accidentally chipping her nails, he knew she would be upset if she chipped her red nails.

“I’m excited.” Carter quietly whispered back, feeling like she was back to the days when she was a child and she would go to Jack and hide in his bed during the night and they would whisper back and forth with each other.

“I’m excited for you. I’m proud of you.” Jack gently laid a soft kiss to her forehead already feeling emotional knowing his sister is making history and he’s got to see her grow up into an amazing young women and he couldn’t wait to see how much she continues to grow.

Carter smiled squeezing her brothers hand in gratitude before resting her head on his shoulder for the remainder of the drive.

The bus stopped in front of the Arena and Carter could hear all the cheers from the fans waiting outside, she took a breath before feeling Jack knock his shoulder to hers, She looked up at him and saw Jack smiling at her and gave her a wink, Carter just breathed out a small chuckle before standing up and fixing her Blazer over her shoulder and walking out the bus blinking slighty from the loudness of cheers that grew when she stepped out.

Carter walked down the red carpet signing lots of stuff for fans and taking pictures with alot of the fans, stopping to do a few quick interviews but before she knew she was already in her seat seeing the Arena almost fully filled and the draft just about to start.

Carter reached over to her right grabbing Quinn’s hand latching onto his hand the same way she had for years, Quinn smiled gently squeezing her hand back.

“Canucks you are on the clock.” Carter took a small breath closing her eyes and squeezed Quinn’s hand once more before she opened her eyes watching the many people part of the Canuck’s team walk up on the stage.

“With the first overall selection in the 2022 NHL draft, The Vancouver Canucks are very proud to select from the Regina Pats, The Western Hockey League.” The cheers went crazy as name of the team was said, everyone already knowing who was going to first, “Carter Hughes.”

Carter smiled slightly seemingly breathing out a breath before standing up looking towards her big brother who was grinning so wide, the widest she’s ever seen him smile as he pulled her in a tight hug rocking her back and forth, “I’m so so so proud of you Cart.”

“I love you thank you.” Carter whispered to Quinn and they pulled back from the hug and Quinn’s eyes were misty with tears watching his little sister make history and knowing they will be playing together soon. A dream the two have had for a long time.

Carter smiled turning around towards Luke automatically getting pulled into a tight hug, “Enjoy this moment Reese’s pieces, it’s all yours.”

“Thank you Lu, i love you.” Luke squeezed her tighter before letting her go and letting her scoot by and watching Jack pull Carter into a tight hug, a hug Carter equally hugged back.

“Enjoy this alright little bird, you deserve it.” Jack whispered being torn between being so proud but also knowing firsthand how hard it can be being the first pick and he knows that it will be harder for his sister, not only being the first girl drafted in the NHL but also being drafted first.

“Thank you Jacky so much, i love you.” Carter squeezed him harder having not told anyone but the reason she chose the position she plays was to be like Jack. Quinn was always her protector, Luke her partner in crime but Jack, Jack was her role more and Jack has always been the one she wanted to be the most like.

Carter gently moved past her brother heading right into her mother’s awaiting arms, “Oh my sweet girl i’m so proud of you.” Ellen pressed a light kiss to the side of Carter’s head.

“This is for you mom. Thank you i love you.” Carter having been extra determined to get into the NHL for her mother, the one who gave up her career for her children and didn’t get to play to her full potential. Ellen squeezed her tighter hearing that before letting her go to Jim.

Jim kissed her cheek before pulling his daughter into a tight hug, “Well done sweetheart.”

“Thank you Dad, i love you.” Carter smiled into his shoulders before letting go and slipping of her black blazer letting her dad take it as she shook some of the other draft players hands as she walked down the stairs right before she walked across the cat walk like stage.

Carter took a deep breath before walking across with her head help high and slight smile, she reached the end seeing a man who shook her hand and tuned her towards the crowds that were cheering for her, “Look out there, that’s all for you.”

Carter smiled looking at the crowds before her eyes notice a familiar face sitting in the lower sections watching her, he gave her a slight wave with a proud smile gracing his face, Carter’s smile got a little brighter when she realized Connor was here.

“Congratulations.” The man shook her hand once more letting her then walk across the stage shaking the hand of every person on the stage and thanking them all before taking the beautiful blue Vancouver Canucks jersey from the kid’s hands smiling slightly when she noticed they had got her number on it already, she slipped it on, feeling right at home in the Vancouver Blue, before taking the Hat and putting it on her head. She felt the arms of the other people around her and smiled towards the cameras specifically at the ones she could see her parents holding up at her.

“They already had her number on the jersey.” The player behind the row the Hughes were sitting in whispered to their family.

Everyone already knew who ever got the first pick in the draft would be taking Carter Hughes.

Jack furrowed his brows looking at the jersey when she turned slightly seeing the number 86 on her sleeve, “Oh my god.”

“What?” Luke looked at Jack in question, nothing the mist forming in Jack’s eyes.

“She picked her number.” Jack slowly spoke now realizing why Carter haven’t told anyone the number she chose yet. Carter since playing when she was younger always used 8 and her brothers used 6, Jack then chose 86 and Quinn chose 43, Luke chose 43 as well so Carter thought it was only right for her to pick 86.

Quinn looked at the Jersey loving how well it seemed to fit her already but smiled seeing the number knowing Carter chose that in honor of Jack.

Luke smiled seeing how touched Jack was and now all of there numbers connected with each other and he can’t wait till they are all together on the ice for a game for the first time.

Carter waved slightly to her family chuckling slightly when Jack and Luke were cheering extra loud towards her and the large smile that’s been on Quinn’s face, and the proud expression etched on both of her Parent’s faces.

Carter let herself be lead by the media going straight into a interview before getting dragged to shooting room getting many photo’s and video’s taken before heading to a room to start signing stacks of hats for fans, finally after a few hours she was free to go back to her family after having congratulated the others who were drafted she walked down the hallway that was quiet as most people were already gone or inside the arena where all the seats are, As the draft had already finished for the night.

Carter looked over seeing someone turn around the corner waking down the hallway towards her and she knew that hair from anyway.

“Con!” Carter grinned calling out gaining Connor’s attention making him immediately look up at the sound of his favorite voice.

“Hi Roo.” Connor softly grinned at his best friend quickly meeting her in the middle of the hallway pulling her into a tight hug, “Congratulations Roo you deserved it!” Connor slowly breathed in the soft vanilla scent that has always been around Carter’s.

“Thanks Connie.” Carter rested her head on her best friend’s chest enjoying the comfort that always comes from Connor.

Carter reluctantly pulled away from him, “I didn’t know you were coming today?”

Connor sheepishly smiled brushing a hand through his hair, “Thought it was a good surprise.”

Carter smiled softly grabbing his hands gently squeezing both of his hands, “A very good surprise Connie. Thank you.”

“Of course Roo.” Connor smiled at this best friend, having called her Roo for years after hearing how much she loves Kangaroos, “You should probably get to your family, but if your free later or tomorrow i’m in room 289.” Connor knowing he had to get to an interview and her family was probably waiting for her.

“Alright see you later Con.” Carter leaned up pressing a soft kiss to his cheek before flashing him a soft smile and heading down the hallway towards the inside of the Arena where her family was.

Connor felt the blood rushing to his cheeks and pressed his lips togetehr trying to desperately hold make the grin that wanted to form as he watched her walk down the hallway.

“There she is!” Luke cheered as he walked over towards them. Carter smiled fondly at her brother as she walked to her family and Luke picked her up into a hug spinning her around, Carter just chuckled into the hug use to Luke picking her up.

Luke gently set her down keeping his arm in her shoulders.

“You picked 86.” Jack stated still looking confused as he looked towards his little sister for an answer.

Carter felt her cheeks get a little pink but she ignored it, “We’ll Luke had to have the same as Quinn, i figured i needed to pick yours.” She tired to tease her brother trying to ignore why she truthfully picked that number.

“Hey! I didn’t have to have the same as Quinn!” Luke complained with a groan making his siblings laugh at his annoyance.

Jack walk to his sister pulling her into a soft hug, “Thank you.” Jack saw how Carter tried to ignore the question but he understood why she picked the number.

“Of course.” Carter smiled hugging him back. Before they gently pulled back but Jack put his arm around her shoulder sending a teasing look to Luke.

“You hungry darling?” Ellen asked where her and Jim were watching their kids well almost all adults now.

“Starving!” Carter quickly answered and truthfully she’s been starving for a while.

“Let’s go get you some food yeah.” Ellen smiled at her daughter as the Hughes family walked out the Arena and down the block to the restaurant Ellen had called for a private room for them to eat in.

They got into the restaurant and stayed there till it was already pitch dark outside just enjoying the time with just the 6 of them.

They all got a car back to the hotel before saying goodnight to each other and going into the two separate hotel rooms for the night and all four of the siblings quickly were in their own bed and relaxing.

Carter sat on her bed looking at her phone before getting up out of bed and slipping on her slides, she got the attention of her other three brothers who were all in their own beds on their phones but looked up when she started walking towards the door.

“Where your going Ree?” Jack questioned looking at his sister.

“Just getting some fresh air, don’t wait up.” Carter quickly explained before heading out for the hotel room.

Quinn raised an eyebrow having seen Connor in the other section during the draft and that’s most likely where Carter is going.

Carter headed into the elevator going down to level two and walked out the doors once they opened and headed to the the number that Connor said was his room, She knocked four times in row a knock, the knock the two had made a few years ago. She could hear Connor’s feet hit the floor getting off his bed and walking towards the door, He opened the door smiling when he saw Carter, “Hey Ro-“

He was cut off by Carter cupping his face and kissing him softly making Connor blink before quickly kissing her back, his hands on her hips pulling her closer as they walked into the room and Carter kicking the door shut behind them.

Connor slowly pulled away from Carter letting them catch their breaths as their foreheads rested together, both of them having kissed a few times before. “Are you sure?” Connor questioned looking at her for any hesitation.

“I wouldn’t want it to be anyone else Con.” Carter reassured rubbing her thumb across his cheekbone as she held his face in her hands. Connor smiled nodding before reconnecting their lips and turning them around and gently leading them to his bed and gently leaning down letting Carter’s back hit the mattress before they were in bed together for the rest of the night.

Carter woke up to feeling of an arm wrapped around her and her forehead leaning against a chest, she heard the sound of Connors heartbeat and could see the sunlight peaking through the cracks of the curtains. Carter shuffled slightly under the blankets feeling her body sore from the night before.

Carter hand gently rested on Connors arm that was across her waist, she gently drew little shapes on his arms, before she felt him shift slighty and looked up seeing his eyes open and looking down at her with a soft expression that made her incredibly nervous.

“Hi.” Connor breathed out his voice deeper than usual.

“Hi.” Carter quietly whispered back smiling slighty towards him.

Connor could see she was nervous from what happened last night and honestly so was he. He knew last night was big for both of them neither having done that before but he also knew neither of them were ready to talk about the change in their friendship. Connor cupped ther back of head his thump gently brushing her hand, “Don’t worry we don’t need to talk now ok.”

Carter seemed to relax after Connor said that, “Thank you.” She smiled at Connor, the boy she’s been falling for the last few years but mostly her best friend first, “I’m sorry but i should probably get back to my hotel.”

Connor felt a pang of disappointment but understood, “Of course Roo.” He reluctantly pulled his arm off her and saw Carter slowly get out from the covers stretching her legs before getting up and pulling on her grey sweatpants that were quickly thrown off last night and her plain blue t-shirt before looking at the desk and chair next to the bed and stealing Connor’s Regina Pats hoodie and slipping it on, she slipped on her slides.

Carter turned around back to bed resting a knee on the bed as she leaned over and gently kissing Connor’s forehead and brushing back his fluffy hair, “I’ll see you soon okay.”

Conor’s hand gently rested on her back pressing a kiss to her cheek, “Yeah i’ll see you soon.”

Connor had been glad that she was going to Canucks as he drives or flys home many time during the season and his home is only a few minutes from the Canuck Stadium. Connor and Carter having made the drive from Regina to Vancouver many times over the last two years.

Carter gently leaned off the bed grabbing her phone on the desk and headed out of his hotel room sending Connor one last look over her shoulder before closing the door.

Carter walked into the elevator and clicked on her phone seeing it’s already 8:30 but knew her brothers would all still be sleeping so there was no need to worry.

She walked out the elevator down the hallway opening her hotel door with the key and froze at the sight of Quinn leaning up in bed on his phone.

Quinn looked up at the sound of the door raising an eyebrow as the disheveled Carter standing at the door, not having a hard time figuring out where she went.

“Don’t. Don’t say a word.” Carter shook her head seeing Quinn open his mouth and walked right into the bathroom to take a shower.

“Word.” Quinn mumbled to himself.

[putschki1969]

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[grantmentis]

A lot of women’s hockey news and I wouldn’t be able to fit everything into screenshots so here is a summary

Most of these from Angélica Rodriguez, Erica Ayala, and Anne Tokarski’s twitter threads

-league looking to start in January, can go as late as may/June

-this year will be shorter and 24 games but should be 32 going forward. In future years season will start in November

-no team names or logos yet

-15 round draft, with a draft lottery, to determine who picks when, and then will be snake format.

-each team can sign 3 players before the draft, and then can fill out the rest in free agency after the draft

-players have until Sept 3 to declare for the draft on Sept 18 in Toronto

-rights of players are held on to for two years after draft, then they can re-enter the draft but the maximum amount of times they can be drafted is twice

-players can be traded this season, draft picks cannot be but will be starting next year

-players pool is 300~ players right now for who’s being contacted but players outside that pool can still declare for draft and aren’t necessarily uneligible

-the league has no plans to do a franchise model and right now mark and Kimbra Walter are the sole investors

-no rinks decided yet for games or practices it seems and multiple rinks may be in play in markets at least for this season. Says it’s possible New York team will actually play in jersey or Connecticut for some games. Nhl collaboration expected and wild writer Michael Russo says xcel energy center expected to be used. AHL and OHL rinks also considered

-no news on streaming but goal is to have all teams streamed

-transgender inclusion policy is being worked on but no collaboration plans with other orgs who specialize in trans rights were stated

-players may submit a Compassionate Circumstance Waiver Request that if the league approves allows them to be considered to only play in one specific market. The team(s) in that market would be the only ones allowed to negotiate a deal but wouldn’t be obligated to sign that player. (Not clear what would be required for that waiver to be approved but I imagine it may be in the CBA)

-CBA is here https://global-uploads.webflow.com/64d22f9c3617ad42d10d32f1/64ed721629f3b2cfe84c7a54_PWHL-CBA-thpwhlcom.pdf (I would like to summarize this as well when I am off work)

-11-13 full time staff for teams not including front office members

[mur-art]

Mur's WTTT Art Master Post (Part 1)

A compilation of all my Welcome to the Table/Ben Brainard-verse art (so far), sorted by topic and character. I think I covered everything! I tried to organize them the best I could but some categories were hard to define. If I missed anything, plese lmk! WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD!

(GEN) COMICS/MULTI-CHARACTER SCENES:

---> Weekend at Congress (Florida, Loui, Gov)

---> Baby's First Hurricane! (Florida, California, Mother Nature)

---> Pile O' Corners (Four Corners)

---> The Gambler, The Family Man, and The Stoner (Nevada, Utah, Colorado)

---> A Family Affair (IDC, Penn, Gov)

---> Gator Onesie (Florida, Gov)

—> Surfin’ USA (California, Hawai’i, Alaska)

—-> To the Town of Agua Fria Rode a Stranger One Fine Day (Texas, Arizona)

FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA ANTICS:

Continued under the cut...

---> Karaoke Night at the Statehouse

---> Halloween Horror Night

---> What is This "Moun-tan" You Speak of?

---> "Whatcha readin', Safe Space?"

—> Cali’s Gonna Yeet Him off a cliff

—> The One Where They Work at In-N-Out

INDIVIDUAL WTTT CHARACTERS:

Alaska

---> Good View From Up Here (Alaska + Hawai'i)

---> I Was Born Under a Wan'drin Star... (tw: blood)

Arkansas

---> Pirate Kansas!

California

(This diva has his own category; see below)

Colorado

---> Snowy Selfie

Florida

—> Florida!!! (Mur’s Version) (TW: Blood)

—> Emotional Support Alligator

---> Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

---> The Price of Freedom

---> Gator Onesie

Gov

---> You Should See The Other Guy (tw: blood)

---> "I Was So Worried" (Gov + IDC)

---> Gator Onesie

Hawai'i

---> Good View From Up Here (Alaska + Hawai'i)

---> Gossip Girls (California + Hawai'i)

IDC

---> "I Was So Worried" (Gov + IDC)

Louisiana

---> <3 Heart Eyes <3

Massachusetts

---> Spiked Dunks!

---> I Started a War!

---> Dunks Onesie! (feat. New York)

Michigan

---> "I Brought Salad!"

Montana

---> Treasure State // Big Sky Country

National Guard

---> POV You're Late to Your Date w/Natty Guard

Nevada

—> Playing With Fire (Nevada and Utah)

—> Vegas Vic (collab with @freshwolfhell)

—> Circus, Circus (collab with @freshwolfhell)

—> “Wait, YOU don’t have a lottery?” (Utah and Nevada)

---> Neon Showgirl

---> Caution, Do Not Dig (semi-nsfw)

---> Oh, You're Actin' So Holy (Utah and Nevada)

---> MOBvada

---> Being an Absolute Mood

New Jersey

---> Stick 'Em Up! (tw: blood)

---> Bad Boy (tw: smoking)

New York

—-> Emotional Support Pigeons

Oregon

---> Get In Loser, We're Dying of Dysentery

Utah

—> “Wait, YOU don’t have a lottery?” (Utah and Nevada)

---> "I'm Not Like Other States, I'm a COOL State!"

---> Oh, You're Actin' So Holy (Utah and Nevada)

Washington

---> Get In Loser, We're Dying of Dysentery

---> Judgy Washing Machine

Wisconsin

—> Go Pack Go!

SHIPS/DUOS:

Texas/California

---> Dios Mio, Erán Vaqueros!!

—> “Stay Still, Idiot!” (Hurt/“Comfort”)

—> OMG They Were Cowboys!

---> "Let Him Kiss Me..." (nsfw)

---> I Hate Everything About You

---> Not-So-Lone Star (semi-nsfw)

---> Wildflowers

---> Saw Your Face in a Dusty Daguerrotype

---> "It Suits You, You Know" (Cali/Austin)

Florida/Louisiana

---> Summer Afternoon Flirting

—> Karaoke Night at the Statehouse

---> "Mornin', Sunshine" (semi-nsfw)

---> OMG They Were Pirates!

---> Bisou Ur Face

---> Those eyes, damn those eyes

---> "Hey Loui-- <3"

Utah/Nevada

—-> Playing the slots (slot canyons)

Florida/Gov

—> Send Me a Selfie

California/Nevada

—> “Fighting” Over the Remote

---> California is a Big Spoon (nsfw)

---> 99 Problems

California/New York

---> First Meeting (“I’m Not Here For Your Silly Rocks”)

—-> Working Late

---> Straight Gay Espresso Morning

---> "Get Loved, Idiot"

---> Can't Handle the Cold

New York/New Jersey

---> "What the [bleep] are you lookin' at?"

Massachusetts/Virginia

—> The Gentleman and the Sailor

---> Kingdom of Days

Oregon/Washington

---> Get In Loser, We're Dying of Dysentery

---> May 18, 1980 (tw: blood)

Alaska/Hawai'i

---> Good View From Up Here

Massachusetts/New York:

—> I am NOT Wearing That!! (The Dunks Onesie Saga continues!)

A SECTION just for CALIFORNIA since I draw him so much (whoops):

---> Money, Power, Glory (CA Statehood Day Art 2023)

---> Fem!Cali

---> Looking for the Golden Light

---> Two Sides of the Same Coin/King of Diamonds (NorCal + SoCal)

---> Twelve Atmospheric Rivers Later...

---> "I am California, Can't You See?" (CA Statehood Day Art 2022)

---> Gossip Girls (California + Hawai'i)

---> Firebender Cali

NON-CANON CHARACTERS/OCS:

Jefferson

---> Abolish the Police...Birds? (feat. Austin)

San Diego and San Francisco

---> CA's Favorite/s?

[bandomstuck]

CD: You're single? You? You're My Chemical Romance! You should have had all of warped tour and half of New Jersey lined up at your door by now!

Her little joke aside, she makes a :D face at the mention of her family.

CD: But yeah, husband and two kids! You would not believe the hassle it has been to take care of toddlers who can just float away from you when you're not looking. Thankfully my eldest has good control of her abilities, but my youngest, he's uhh... he's something, alright. Honestly, Coldplay's the one keeping our house from going into complete chaos. Speaking of--

She proceeds to take off her left glove and shows him her wedding ring.

CD: He's sweet, hot, a great father, and very thoughtful. I mean, just look at my ring, it's a goddamn bat! He had it custom-made for me. Ain't that just the coolest thing?

shoving her over here and locking the door -bandomstuck)) Chem squints at her apparent doppleganger, circling around him slowly and eyeing him up, trying to decide if he's some sort of messed up copy, someone doing an impersonation of her, or if this guy is straight up the same as her.

After her visual assessment is complete, she stands in front of him, eyes locked on his.

CD: Alright, if you really are me, let's start from the beginning. I want parents' names and names of siblings. Who's your best friend? I can make it multiple choice if it's too hard for you. What do you think of Green Day? That tour must've been pretty wild, huh? I mean, if you are me, you did go on that tour, right?

All he could do was watched her circle him, he was just as confused but he'll just let her do the talking since she started it. Already so much trouble for him to think up some reason for this chick to show up and get in his face but things just happens to him, it feels like the universe is out for him. Maybe this time he won't get bit, hopefully.

The sudden questions definitely stunned him but it was to be expected since both of them seemed to be the same, maybe? He groans as he rubbed his head to get his gears turning.

EB: Alright, let me think. Uhhh parents are Pulp and Helium, don't know if i even have siblings since i haven't talked to those guys in YEARS. Best friend? Don't know if i have one but maybe Evanescence counts? She still talks to me... sometimes. Annnd Green Day? Seems like a cool guy but haven't went to that tour, was too busy with other things....?

[mintens712]

prologue to my first real fanfic!! feedback is welcome but pls be nice ive never written anything like this before (or really anything at all tbh)

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tags; willmack, will smith, macklin celebrini, mens hockey rpf, san jose sharks

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Will usually tried to stick to a strict sleep schedule, especially on game days. His coach always drilled it into their heads no matter what team he was on: rest was as important as practice. Most nights, Will followed the rule to the letter—lights out by 10:30, phone on silent, no distractions. But tonight was different. Tonight, sleep was nearly impossible.

It was 2 a.m., and the glow of his phone, dimmed to the lowest brightness, illuminated his face as he perched on the edge of his bed. His roommate, Ryan Leonard, sprawled out in the other corner of the tiny dorm, snored softly, blissfully unaware of the internal chaos Will was navigating. The draft lottery was streaming live, and though he’d told himself a hundred times that it didn’t matter, here he was, legs bouncing nervously.

He hated himself for caring so much. It wasn’t like this was just any draft lottery.

San Jose had a shot at the first overall pick. The Sharks were his team and tonight would determine a lot more than a name on a jersey. Everyone knew what the first overall pick meant, Macklin Celebrini.

Sure it wasn’t set in stone yet but any team would be crazy to not pick the 18 year old first. His rival, the kid who somehow always knew exactly where to be, what to say, and how to get under his skin. The guy Will couldn’t stop thinking about even after they’d gone their separate ways. He was insane, Will hated him for it.

Will’s thumb hovered over the screen as the final envelope was revealed. He leaned forward, his breath catching in his throat.

“And lastly, the first overall pick goes to…the San Jose Sharks.” The camera immediately switching over to Macklin who was sitting on the couch next to the interviewer. His hair had grown since he last saw him and he was wearing an all black suit with a black button up. Will had to pause the stream for a second to get a good look.

Will stared at the screen, his chest tight. For a moment, all he could hear was the rush of blood in his ears. A part of him felt vindicated—of course Macklin would go first overall. Of course he’d get exactly what he deserved. Will could try to be petty, but he couldn’t lie to himself. Macklin was that good. He always had been.

But there was something else, too. A flicker of…something. Will couldn’t quite place it, but it made his lips twitch into a reluctant smile. Macklin in San Jose. It was almost too perfect. The teal jerseys, the California sun, the inevitable headlines: Celebrini leads Sharks rebuild. He could already picture the highlight reels, the contact deals, the flood of texts they would exchange.

He knew there would be texts, there always were, even now, Will’s phone buzzed with a message—some friend reacting to the news—but he ignored it, shutting off the screen and tossing it onto his desk.

He flopped back onto his pillow, staring at the ceiling, the faint glow of his phone still teasing the edges of his vision. His lips pressed into a tight line, the ghost of a grin tugging at the corner of his mouth. Macklin in San Jose. Will couldn’t wait to see it. Couldn’t wait to see him.

Rivalries didn’t just disappear. That much Will knew.

But maybe—just maybe—he wanted this one to.

[whirlpool-blogs]

Jack Hughes set to ‘revolutionize’ hockey but will be grateful for any NHL team

April 8, 2019

Plymouth Twp. — There was a time early this season when Jack Hughes was as interested in the NHL Draft lottery as hockey fans.

And for good reason. Hughes, the 17-year-old star forward of the U.S. National Team Development Program, based in Plymouth, is projected to be the No. 1 player picked in the draft.

Hughes got caught up in it, too, checking the odds over which team held the best chance of landing the No. 1 pick.

“Once it came to October and November I just kind of stopped looking at it and realized I have no say whatsoever,” Hughes told The Detroit News, shortly after another powerful performance for the USA team last month. “I have no choice where I go, so there’s nothing I can do. All I can do is control my play.

“I don’t get to choose where I go.”

Maybe Hughes hasn’t thought about it much lately, but the teams at the bottom of the NHL standings certainly have. The team that wins the draft lottery on Tuesday (8 p.m., NBCSN) will be very happy.

Ottawa has the best chance to win the No. 1 pick at 18.5 percent, but the Senators traded their selection to Colorado last year. No. 2 on the odds list is Los Angeles (13.5 percent) followed by New Jersey (11.5 percent), Detroit (9.5 percent) and Buffalo (8.5 percent).

Many scouts (there were about 30 at nearly every USNTDP game this season) and draft analysts believe Hughes is a generational talent who is capable of transforming an organization in a short period of time with his speed and skill.

“Hughes remains the best player available this year,” said Craig Button, TSN director of scouting wrote in his late-season report, “combining elite offensive skill and imagination with his will to compete every time he comes over the boards.”

Hughes broke the all-time scoring record for the USNTDP this season, passing Clayton Keller (Arizona Coyotes), with 202 points (63 goals, 139 assists) in 101 games over two seasons.

On a USA team that could find a half-dozen or more of its players drafted in the first round this year, Hughes’ talent stands alone.

Still, there was a bit of a slow start this season for Hughes, as the attention, speculation and notoriety gradually built.

“When we went overseas (Czech Republic tournament in November), that was a turning point for him,” USA coach John Wroblewski said. “Just to get away from everything and concentrate on hockey for a week and be able to go about his business.

“We went over there, there were four games, and he put up 16 points (won the tournament's Most Valuable Player honors) with no media, and he was just able to go and play hockey.”

Playing and practicing daily at USNTDP against some of the best competition in his age group has been a tremendous benefit, Hughes said.

“It’s awesome, you’re playing with the best kids in your age group, the best 20 kids in your age group in the USA,” Hughes said. “Our practices are just as hard as the games. We practice, we compete every day.

“It’s been an awesome two years here. You go through the same things, create a bond, friendships that will last a lifetime.”

The only hesitancy some hockey personnel have regarding Hughes is his smallish frame. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds, Hughes will no doubt fill out more and become that much more of a threat on the ice.

And even if he doesn’t get that much bigger, the way the NHL is trending, with speed and skill more important than physical size, Hughes could be entering the league at just the right time.

“If there’s ever been an era to come into if you’re good enough and you’re going to make it, this is it,” Wroblewski said. “Here’s the other thing with Jack — he’s an athlete. He’s not even close to hitting his max as an athlete. He’s going to put on 20 or more pounds between now and when he peaks (physically).

“And with that skating ability? He’s going just revolutionize the sport.”

Many hockey people have compared Hughes’ game to Patrick Kane’s (Chicago Blackhawks), another prolific, smaller player out of the USA program.

Kane has gone on to win Stanley Cups and Olympic medals, and has helped transform the Blackhawks organization despite not being 6-foot tall.

But Wroblewski sees a bit of a difference between Kane and Hughes on the ice.

“Kane, as I watch him play, he’s an expert at slowing the game down, where Jack speeds the game up and try to catch me,” Wroblewski said. “Kaner slows it down and everybody starts to watch him and he carves you up.

“Jack is going to go at you and he’s going to out-skate you and he’s going to go at someone else and take him on. He has the same vision; they are both very acute with their vision. But they’re different how they attack.”

Hughes has taken parts of Kane’s game into his own.

“I love to watch him play,” Hughes said. “I don’t think I’m exactly like him, but there are similarities there. He’s played 12 years in the league already. He kind of slows the game down. My game is a little more like (Mathew) Barzal’s, up the ice and dart through. I enjoy watching (Connor) McDavid, guys like that.”

As with any young player, Hughes feels there’s work to do on his game, along with physically getting stronger.

“I have to work on my whole game, I have to round out my game to 200 feet,” Hughes said about developing his two-way game. “That’s a big thing with me.”

Hughes knows who has the best odds of winning the lottery, and casually knows the rosters. If Hughes has a preference where he’d like to go, he isn’t saying.

“There’s obviously some teams you’d love to go to, but it’s the National Hockey League — anywhere you go it’s going to be an unbelievable spot,” Hughes said. “You have to be grateful to go there.”

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