#captain michael quinn

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Still need a season 3 @projectbluebook

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TV shows emo grumpies who actually cry themselves to sleep

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👽 2 gay truth seekers 📘

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Michael Malarkey at Eddie’s Attic - 7/5/23

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Of 24 F/0s, only 12 can move to the next round...

💗🌹 Match 8/12 🌹💗

⚘️Joker⚘️vs⚘️Michael Quinn⚘️

(The Batman 2004 Series) (Project Blue Book)

💮💓🫀💓💮

❣️The Prompt For This Match Is...

🔺️Future Together!

(Responses in First Person)

💮💮💮💮💮💮

🌷 Joker 🌷

Hmmm, I never really thought about it! I guess I just plan to keep having the time of my life with my wacky exotic little freak! I wouldn't exactly be OPPOSED to a uh... family? kinda thing? but there's no-way no-how am I settling down! That's just not my style, and I don't think she'd like a BORING Joker anyhow.

🌷Michael Quinn🌷

You want me to be honest? ... I wouldn't want my chance at a "normal" life to be with anyone else. I wanna settle down with her, sometimes I just drift off when the thought of having a kid pops in my head. Heh, didn't think I'd get to this point. Especially with a girl like her.

Thank you for voting! 💕

Dividers by @firefly-graphics • Title Pic by Me

[mommahughes19-23]

Can't Hide Forever - Q.H

@mcdavid97 just posted a story :

@mcdavid97: Had my social media team get a pic of this girl at our last away game so I could get the internet to do its job and find her for me 💓❤��� been looking for a new wifey 😝😝

↪ Replies :

jackhughes : bro WHAT THE FUCK IS @_quinnhughes girl doing on your story 😤🫨

↪ lexlexdemko : @jackhughes you idiot you aren't supposed to SAY ANYTHING! HE WAS WAITING!

y.user: hi @mcdavid97 um that's me but I have a man who doesnt beat other people 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

bboeser : @icole28 ready to bust some heads?😬😬

↪ icole28 : time and place @bboser 🤨

↪ y.user : @bboeser @icole28 its ok not everyone knows

↪ lhughes_06 : I dont think that's his point sis...

nicohischier : the devils locker room is going mad with this take it down you low life 🤬🤨🫨

ilyamikheev66 : I got some Russian hitmen still if you want me to call them @jackhughes 🤑🥵

tdemko30 : bud really thought he had something going here 🫨

j.tmiller9 : PLEASE LET ME DROP THE GLOVES ONCE WITH THIS FUCKING IDIOT PLEASE🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@_quinnhughes just posted to his story

_quinnhughes : since some people can't keep their fucking eyes to themselves PSA to anyone and everyone : mention, or look sus at @y.user and believe its on sight with the Canucks. 😤🤬🤬

A.N : GOOOOOOOD EVENING this is based on this request "I was thinking if you could make one with quinny where he's in a relationship and his friends, fam, and teammates know but the world doesn't know, she goes to his games, so hear me out, in one of his games a player of the other team sees her in the crowd and asks his staff to take a pic or something and then he posts it on ig story saying that she's so beautiful and it's looking for her, so obviously hell break loose cuz Quinn connot say anything coz none knows, but eventually he can't take it anymore and makes them public 💖🥰" and "Omggg maybe one of the players that have hit Quinn real hard yk. If it's not too much, the girl can have brownish hair pls"

I ABSOLUTLEY LOVED THIS AND I TRIED MY BEST TO MAKE IT HAPPEN <3

I know the first pic isn't at a hockey game but if we just use our imaginations we can pretend it is.

LOTS OF LOVE AND QUINN HUGHES and I will forever not forgive mr mcdavid the same again after he DARE touch THE MASTERPIECE that is Quinn hughes.

xoxoxoxoxox, M

TAGS: @skylershines

[wanderingmind867]

My first Justice League Canada annual. There's like two more of these, and i'm already beginning to get sick of transcribing and posting all of this. It's exhausting, honestly.

Justice League Canada annual #1: Set in between Issues #24 and #25, this story features the occult side of the DC universe. More specifically, it features Eclipso and The Enchantress playing a game of deception with the Justice League: pitting the team's members against the team of redeemed supervillains (the new league). It's team against team, as only captain marvel/shazam, deadman and ma'alefa'ak end up going up against the real threat.

The story ends due to the ma'alefa'ak and deadman calling upon The Protectors to help them repel Eclipso and The Enchantress. They manabe to successfully do this (Doctor Fate temporarily banishes eclipso, and the others manage to render The Enchantress unconscious. But before the battle's over, the enchantress curses deadman: his spirit ends up bound to the Justice League Canada's headquarters for a year, meaning he'll be stuck haunting them for the next 12 issues.

But with Eclipso and The Enchantress gone, the Justice League Canada and the New League make peace. But ashamed of their actions, the Justice League Canada lose most of their members with this issue. Although the New League keeps most of their members. But really, this story ties in to one of my big DC comics ideas: The War between the Lords of Order and the Lords of Chaos (which is set to culminate in a dramatic story involving the Anti-Monitor.

Justice League Canada members:

1. Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)

2. Aqsarniit

3. The Angel of Dawn/Ange de L'aube (Samantha Guizzon)

4. Captain Marvel/Shazam (Billy Batson)

5. Gypsy (Cynthia Reynolds)

6. Red Tornado

7. Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)

8. Green Lantern III (Guy Gardner)

9. The Red Bee (Richard Raleigh)

10. Deadman (Boston Brand)

The New League members:

1. Captain Cold (Leonard Snart)

2. Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel)

3. Heat Wave (Mick Rory)

4. Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley)

5. Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz

6. The Calculator (Noah Kuttler)

7. Livewire (Leslie Willis)

8. Captain Boomerang

9. The Shade

10. Deadshot

The Protectors:

1. Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)

2. Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)

3. Ocean Master (Orm Marius)

4. Solomon Grundy

Battles:

Captain Cold and Heat Wave vs Blue Beetle and Booster Gold: These two may honestly be an even match. I'm gonna hand it to Ted and Michael, simply because of their superior tech. But Captain Cold and Heat Wave make just as strong a unit as Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. So it'd be an interesting match up.

Red Tornado and Gypsy vs Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn: Considering Red Tornado and Gypsy's romance is best described as a train wreck by this point, their team work is less than stellar. And when sent up against Harley and Ivy (two ladies who have an amazing team dynamic), it's no contest. Red Tornado may be able to do some serious damage to Harley, but I think Poison Ivy's pheromones a would beat Gypsy's illusions.

Captain Boomerang and Deadshot vs Green Lantern III (Guy Gardner): Two hot-heads, and one level headed ex-assassin. I honestly don't know who'd win this fight. I want to say Guy Gardner would, simply because of his power ring. But Deadshot and Captain Boomerang would surely make for formidable opposition.

The Red Bee vs The Calculator: Although The Calculator has all of his gadgets and tech wizardry at his disposal, The Red Bee is able to shrink small enough to mess with all of their internal mechanisms. Also, The Red Bee's stinger gun would surely pack a mighty punch. But The Calculator would more than likely suffer another mental breakdown after realizing a bee defeated him and his genius plans.

The Angel of Dawn/Ange de L'aube and Aqsarniit vs The Shade and Livewire: This one is a real toss up. But I think Shade would beat The Angel, while Aqsarniit defeats Livewire. Because although light is a powerful force, Shade can snuff out that light. And overpowering darkness is stronger than overpowering light (in my opinion). And considering Aqsarniit is an inuk demigod/nature spirit, i don't think Livewire stands much of a chance.

Captain Marvel/Shazam, Deadman and Ma'alefa'ak vs The Enchantress: Ma'alefa'ak and Captain Marvel working together could easily overpower The Enchantress physically, but I think Deadman trying to possess June Moone and override The Enchantress would be the killing blow here. Hence The Enchantress cursing Deadman.

The Protectors (Doctor Fate, Martian Manhunter, Solomon Grundy and Ocean-Master) vs Eclipso: This is the fight the whole story was building up to. Eclipso was once God's Angel of Vengeance, until his lust for blood got him exiled (and considering the old testament god regularly flooded the world and killed humans for disobedience, eclipso being too violent and crazy for him says something). But seeing as Eclipso is such a mighty foe, it's no wonder we need four powerful figures to even stand up to him.

And even The Protectors can't fully defeat him! Doctor Fate can only banish him temporarily. But Eclipso is strong. He'll be back. And the only thing that can stop him would be a force on his level. Another godly being, more or less.

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TW: flashing lights in the video. Badass, though.

ARKHAM VILLAINS ARE JUST BETTER

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Tag Yourself As: My Favorite Characters

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i'm having trouble deciding on which poll should be next on my bracket blog. and since you guys have been so kind with helping me decide what writing thing to work on, i hope you can help me decide which poll to start next 😃

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jo's nhl fic rec list !

hi - welcome to my attempt at being a fic writer again. i have a wip list in the works but first things first: my fic rec list of all the works i've found and adored.

if you don't know yet, you will know soon that i am such a sucker for angst. i hope you find something new to love from the list below !

how to navigate

i update this list weekly (try to) and place all the new fic recs at the top under NEW.

when searching for a specific player, they will always be listed under their current team.

* updated saturday 15 march 2025 *

weekly note: the last few weeks i got to really find out how lethal the flu can be! probably for the best bc this fic rec was both an update on the recent fics i've found and loved and a shuffle for players to their new homes. enjoy!!

all summaries outlined have been written by their respective writers. if you do not wish to be featured on this list, please don't hesitate to let me know! this is just an outlet for me to share all my favourite works 🫰🏼

like my selection of fic recs? have a player who's not been featured? let me know and i'll go on a deep dive for you!

NEW

the world never ended (jack hughes) by @leaderwonim summary: y/n and Jack Hughes have been inseparable since childhood, spending every summer at his family’s lake house—until his hockey career takes off and leaves her behind. As Jack’s life moves forward and Y/N tries to do the same, the distance between them grows in ways neither of them expected. But when their paths cross again at a breaking point, they’re forced to confront everything they never said and the feelings that never really went away. word count: 3.8k

the puck-cident (clayton keller) by @captain-huggy-bear summary: You are the unfortunate soul that takes a puck to the face during one of Utah's games, Clayton sees whole thing and demands to be let off the ice. word count: 5.5k

i just had sex with my ex in a new york apartment (nathan mackinnon) by @mattyanonwrites summary: the biggest trade in hockey in years has you texting your ex, something you swore you would never do. but you thought it would be harmless. word count: 7.1k

it ain't me babe part 1 + part 2 (sidney crosby) by @angelsuecult summary: you feel out of place at a wedding with Sidney, left wondering where your relationship is going. word count: 13.3k total

you gotta kiss somebody (sometimes) (matthew tkachuk) by @antoineroussel-archiveword count: 1.8k

double or nothing (quinn hughes) by @sweethischier summary: Falling for a hockey player was risky, but falling for a hockey player your dad coached was an entirely different gamble. word count: 7.4k

so damn needy (quinn hughes) by @sweetestdesire summary: in which Quinn Hughes is a surprisingly needy boyfriend. word count: 1.3k

five chances and one kiss (quinn hughes) by @777bae summary: Five times Quinn has the chance to kiss you, and one time he takes that chance. word count: 5.8k

FIC REC MASTERLIST

total number of fics: 208

anaheim ducks fic rec list players: trevor zegras

boston bruins fic rec list players: jeremy swayman

carolina canes fic rec list players: andrei svechnikov - pyotr kotchekov - sebastian aho - seth jarvis - tyson jost

colorado avs fic rec list players: cale makar - erik johnson - jack drury - nathan mackinnon

dallas stars fic rec list players: wyatt johnston

detroit red wings fic rec list players: jt compher

florida panthers fic rec list players: matthew tkachuk

montreal canadiens players: juraj slafkovsky

nashville preds fic rec list players: brady skjei - michael bunting

new jersey devils fic rec list players: jack hughes - luke hughes - nico hischier

new york islanders fic rec list players: mat barzal - matt martin

philadelphia flyers fic rec list players: jamie drysdale

pittsburgh penguins fic rec list players: sidney crosby

toronto maple leafs fic rec list players: auston matthews - matthew knies - mitch marner - william nylander

utah hc fic rec list players: clayton keller

vancouver canucks fic rec list players: arturs silovs - brock boeser - quinn hughes

washington capitals fic rec list players: anthony beauvillier

ALL OUR WONDERFUL WRITERS

thank you to all the incredible fic writers on this godforsaken app ! i am always so in awe of how creative people are and am constantly inspired by your minds ! i can't wait to find more of you on here 🤍

@43-hugs @adoristsposts @austonwithan-o @babydollmarauders @bagopucks @bedsyandco @behoright @bitchinbarzal @blueskrugs @bqstqnbruin @cellythefloshie @chewingcyanide @comphersjost @comphy-and-cozy @doc-pickles @eyesthatroll @fallinallincurls @happer08 @hischierdevils @hischierhoney @hockeyboistrash @hockeywhy @hockey-fics @hockey-hoe-24-7 @holy-pucks @hookingminor @huggybug @hugshughes @idontgiveaflyinggrayson69 @islesnucks @itsjusthockey @ladylooch @letsgetrowdy43 @marnerparty @matthewtkachuk @mattyanonwrites @matwith1t @mendeshoney @misshoneyimhome @mrsensitive @nhlclover @ohmyeyesmyeyes @pennylanefics @prettytoxicrevolver @pucksnsticksnhockeyboys @silovsmenot @starry-hughes @senditcolton @silverstonesainz-archive @stormsplurge @sunkissed-zegras @sunnyskiesscareme @sydnikov @thatintrovertedwriter @theemporium @thewintersoldierdisaster @undertaurus @unluckyhoneybee @withwritersblock @yelenasdog @youunravelme

[wintfleur]

A NONSENSE CHRISTMAS

⊹ let me come warm you up, you been out in the snow ⊹

🧦 ━━━ 𝒿ulie leclerc , 𝓂at barzal and 𝓆uinn hughes have a 𝓻omantic christmas

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🎵 : winter wonderland — Michael bublé

JulietteLeclerc Christmas with my loves ❤️

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arthur_leclerc merry christmas sissy ♥️

JulietteLeclerc merry christmas thur ♥️

elblue6 oh my babies ❤️

JulietteLeclerc love you mama ellen 😽

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barzal97 haha cute.

charlotte2304 ma beauté you are glowing 🤗

JulietteLeclerc merci merci sœur 🩷

_eliaspettersson to many beers quinn? 🤣

_quinnhughes it was wine actually 🙂

charles_leclerc miss you!

JulietteLeclerc miss you to cha, see you in a few days 🫶🏻

lilymhe hello 🫦 (leans against my expensive mansion)

JulietteLeclerc Hii darling 💋

lilymhe HEKDBDJDN INWNATYOUSOBAD😍

alex_albon 🤨

jackhughes being all lovey dovey in public is diabolical 😠

_quinnhughes jack get your jealous ass out of Julie’s comments

jackhughes 🙄

lance_stroll Canada Christmas’s are superior 💪🏻

JulietteLeclerc thank you for helping me plan the best night 🫶🏻

mattymarts17 not Barzy looking traumatized on Santa’s lap 🤣

JulietteLeclerc he enjoyed it I promise!

lorenzotl ❤️❤️❤️

JulietteLeclerc 😘

lewishamilton Merry Christmas guys, enjoy your holidays!

JulietteLeclerc you too lew ❤️

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JulietteLeclerc happy holidays Brock 😘

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JulietteLeclerc aww lukey we miss you too, see you soon ❤️

haileesteinfeld me and Josh are sending you guys are best wishes!!! love you 😘

JulietteLeclerc love you Hailee, tell Josh hi for us ❤️

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username quinn is always so smiley with them 🥹

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JulietteLeclerc merry christmas ollie, make sure to keep warm darling!

landonorris so happy for you guys! (come hope soon pls im lonely)

JulietteLeclerc lan we offered for you to come with us 😭

landonorris I get that my number is 4 but I refuse to be your 4th wheel ☹️

JulietteLeclerc shhh don’t lie…we all know you love it

landonorris ….okay maybe I do ��

yukitsunoda0511 JULIEEE 🎁

JulietteLeclerc YUKIII 🎄

barzal97 that picture of me is so embarrassing sweetheart

JulietteLeclerc me n quinn think you look adorable ☺️

_quinnhughes yeah the awkward look on your face really pulls the whole thing together babe!

barzal97 look at you 😮‍💨

barzal97 q looks so good in that suit 🫦

JulietteLeclerc it will look better on the….🤭

_quinnhughes I love you, merry christmas angel ❤️

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barzal97 my poor girl, I lost count how many times

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_quinnhughes I’m pretty sure he’s finding the best cinnamon roll recipe to make for you as a sorry

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_quinnhughes IM HELPING TOO? IM A GREAT BAKER 😫

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JulietteLeclerc 🤫

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𝓻oro’s note. my first part of the event!! I really hope you guys enjoy it!! oh I love them so bad; it was so hard find pictures for the boys tho 😾 but I’m glad with how it turned out . . . it’s also my first smau for them so I’m really happy :p please let me know what you guys think!

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OFFSEASON – quinn hughes

featuring ; quinn hughes x fmc (sydney gray)

✮⋆˙ warning & content ; swearing

✮⋆˙ word count ; 3.7k

✮⋆˙ previous chapter – series masterlist – next chapter

a/n ; woohoo quinn's back & it's not just luke for hughesbowl lol! not really proof-read. happy reading <3

CHAPTER FIVE

QUINN

Simon: ‘Touch my sister, and you’re dead.’

Simon: ‘She’s off-limits, so don’t even think about it, Hughes.’

I woke up to a very cryptic text from Simon. A threat, really.

My eyes idle at it for a long moment, then tossed my phone back onto my nightstand and rubbed my hands down my face.

What the fuck did that even mean?

Simon never texted me ever, not once in our years together with the Canucks. He never had the reason to reach out to me. So, he most likely got my number from our team’s group chat–which I had to be very active on as the captain. 

The team and I sent messages to each other, updated each other during breaks or days off, hockey shit, and a few memes here and there. Simon never responded to it, maybe once or twice, but almost never. 

The only time he would text in the chat was when he had something to show off to the guys. Typical. 

I didn’t bother answering him. I figured I’d get my answer when I saw Sydney later today, but that text threw me off guard. 

Sydney Gray.

During the few days after officially meeting her, I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that she was the cafe girl from weeks ago. On top of that, she was our trainer and–worst of all–she was Simon’s sister. How does one cope with all that information dumped onto them all at once?

But, she wasn’t anything like I’d imagined.

The few times I overheard Simon talking about her over the years, I’d expected her to be just as lively, stubborn, and prideful as her brother. Sure, they had the same spunk and shared some traits with one another. But she was nothing like that at all.

Sydney was more level-headed, quieter, and dry-witted. The complete opposite to Simon.

If Simon was all fire, then Sydney would be ice. Not cold…just more controlled.

When I showed up to the Lumé Wellness studio days ago, I was fully prepared to at least tolerate her–and Simon–just to get through the summer. But what I didn’t expect to find out was that the same girl I had met at the café–who I couldn’t stop thinking about–was siblings with the one person who had it out for me.

I wasn’t sure why Simon thought otherwise and was implying that I had a ‘thing’ for his sister. This thing between me and her was strictly professional, nothing more and nothing less. 

I had no intention of going for Sydney Gray.

So why were you eager to leave this Canuck’s campaign shoot to get to the studio earlier to see her?

I scoffed at the little voices in my head. Shut the hell up.

As soon as I arrived at Lumé Wellness not long after the shoot, I walked in the same studio room from the other day, but stopped by the door frame when I saw her.

Sydney was already stretching on the mats, bobbing her head to the rhythm of the music blasting through the speakers.

“Rihanna? What happened to Michael Jackson?” My voice cuts through the music, just enough for her to hear me. 

Sydney turned to face me. Our eyes collided, causing me to stand upright by the door. 

She looked surprised at me as she stood up to turn the volume down. “I didn’t think you’d ever listen to a Rihanna song.” 

“Oh come on, Gray. Way to underestimate me.” I said as I placed my stuff on the floor, next to hers. “I don’t live under a rock.”

“I highly doubt that.” She smirked.

I found my spot next to her and started following her stretches, keeping one eye on her as she moved through the routine with ease.

For a moment, we fell into a comfortable silence, the soft hum of the speaker filling the space. 

The stretch had become routine now, something that should have felt mindless. But as I reached down towards my toes, feeling the familiar pull in my hamstrings, my gaze flicked to the clock on the wall. 1:17 PM. Simon was late. 

I recalled the events that happened on Monday, when Simon got an emergency call from his wife and left the session early. Then Sydney mentioned that he was going to be a father soon. It made me realize, even as teammates for the past few years, that I really knew nothing about him at all.

I exhaled through my nose holding the pose as I glanced at Sydney. She was focused, rolling out her shoulders, which I noticed she always did before we started.

“Is Simon coming?” I finally asked.

Sydney paused for a second, then shook her head. “No, not today. Or–” she tilted her head. “–at all, actually.”

I gave her a confused look. “What do you mean?”

Was I missing something here?

“Simon’s wife is going into labour,” she started, sighing. “He left for California the same night he got the call. Your coach okayed his leave and he’s officially out for the summer. So, that means it’s just the two of us now.”

Now that explained the random-ass text I woke up to this morning.

If I hadn’t been so groggy and barely awake, I would’ve understood that more clearly. But now, hearing Sydney say that Simon was officially out of the cross-training sessions, it made more sense.

“Wait,” I said, my brows clashing together. “Then why are we still doing this? If Simon’s out, doesn’t that mean we should–”

Sydney shook her head, denying my question before finishing it. “Grace said the agreements between the studio and the Canucks were already signed and the program was already paid for. There was no going back just because one person had to make a sudden leave.” 

“Right.” I stood up straight, finishing my stretches, and turned to face her. “And you’re okay with this?”

I was only curious about what she thought in light of recent events. I mean, I don’t blame her for being upset or annoyed that this was how things turned out. It wasn’t ideal for the both of us given her slight tinge of annoyance in her voice while she was explaining. 

What if she was looking forward to it? Nah, who was I kidding? Of course she wasn’t.

Sydney shrugged her shoulders as we exchanged glances. “It’s not like I had a choice.”

Oh come on, don't look so disappointed.

I pressed my lips into a thin line. “I guess there’s no point in fighting it. So now it’s just you and me.” 

She only nodded, “Yeah.”

I let out a slow breath, settling onto the reformer before Sydney demonstrated an exercise using the carriage and the foot rest. 

This whole thing was getting more complicated than I wanted it to be.

I wasn’t opposed to the idea of having one-on-one training with Sydney–as much as I hate to admit it, I enjoyed the first session more than I expected. But that wasn’t the point.

I also couldn’t stop thinking about how I could be in Michigan right now.

Spending time with my brothers, training with my dad, cooking with my mom, playing pool in the basement, getting out on the lake, watching the on-going Stanley Cup finals–although, it would've been difficult for me to watch knowing our team could’ve been playing on the big stage as well.

The point was, if I didn’t have to be here, I could be back home. Living out the off-season like I always did.

Instead, I was in Vancouver, about to suffer through another session with Sydney Gray. 

“So, are you ready to start for real this time?” Sydney asked once I finished a few sets of the first exercise. “Because you said last time this wasn’t difficult enough for you.”

I will admit, just from that first exercise, I was definitely starting to feel it. But I tried to conceal that from her. “Did I say that? I don’t exactly remember.”

“Yes, you did.” She tapped the frame of my reformer. “Let’s see if you still think that today.”

I didn’t.

We started the real session, and I immediately knew I was in for it.

The reformer exercises were harder than last time. During the first day here, I had held my own, keeping up with whatever Sydney threw at me. I thought it was easier than I assumed, but clearly not since those were only the basic workouts.

Not halfway through the next few exercises when my muscles were burning. My legs shook as I pushed through another rep, my arms were going limp as I struggled to maintain my form.

Sydney noticed. Of course she did.

“Are you sure these aren’t that difficult for you?” she asked, the smirk in her voice making me want to push and power through it out of spite.

I gritted my teeth. “Yeah. Don’t mind me.”

She let out a soft laugh but didn’t say anything else. The sight of me having a hard time was her new source of entertainment.

By the time we finished and hit the end of the session, I was sweating more than I wanted to admit, my breathing a little heavier than it should have been. 

“So, was that enough of a challenge? You look pretty banged up.” Sydney folded her arms, obviously pleased with herself–I was a mess in front of her.

I shot her a look, pretending like that hadn’t absolutely kicked my ass. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand, playing it off. “Barely felt it.”

“Sure…” I heard her mumble out.

She began picking up her things, indicating that our time was up. 

I waited for her by the door of the room, watching as she fetched her water bottle before walking towards me. We yet again found ourselves walking side by side in the hallway.

Not too sure why I did that the first time around–waiting for her. It was like an unspoken rule between us, like we didn’t want to end our conversation just yet. Or maybe it was just me. Most definitely.

I glanced around the studio as we walked in silence. Like the last time I was here, the studio was so empty that it was eerily quiet. No other clients, with the exception of a few other instructors lounging around. And us.

“Where is everyone?” I asked. “Why aren’t there any other classes happening?”

Sydney looked around before shrugging. “Grace said it’s for safety precautions. We clear out the studio before and after your sessions.” 

Well that’s a bit much.

I blinked. “Why?”

“Apparently,” she started. “The studio can’t afford to have too many people know about your special training here.” 

My eyes widen a bit, taken aback. “For me?”

She nodded. “I guess they didn’t want to risk the media circus or something.”

I took that in, feeling a strange mix of appreciation and guilt.

They went through all of this for me, to make it easier for me. They didn’t have to, but they still did.

At the same time, I understood why they couldn’t risk it. I’d had moments before where reporters caught me outside of hockey, anywhere in public really. Fans stopping me for pictures and autographs wasn’t anything new, I didn't mind that. But to this extent? Where would they clear out a whole studio for me?

That was an overkill. I didn’t think I was that much of a celebrity for it. I was sure I could handle it if anything did happen–

I spoke too soon.

The second Sydney and I reached the foyer to the front doors, we were swarmed and blinded by flashing cameras from the other side of the glass doors–deafened by the voices overlapping as questions were thrown at me from all directions.

“Quinn! How do you feel about losing in the second round of the playoffs?”

“Quinn! Quinn! When did you start taking Pilates?”

“Rumors say that you’re training with Simon Gray this summer. Is this true?”

“Is she your girlfriend?”

"Quinn! Are you two hooking up?"

I tensed, my jaw clenching as I stared at the sea of reporters and photographers in front of us. I had thought I was in the clear on my way here from the arena. I guess not considering that they found me here. 

How?

I have dealt with this kind of thing before, but never in my life like this. Never where I felt trapped or confided. And I hated it–the sudden ambushes, invading my space, making me want to just flip them off–but I couldn’t do that.

And then I looked over to Sydney.

She was stiff beside me, her eyes wide, her breathing slightly shaky. Anxiety and discomfort was written all over her face, and I knew she wasn’t used to this. She didn’t deserve to deal with it.

I had to get us out of here. Fast.

Without thinking, I reached for her arm and pulled her back into the hallway. “Is there another way out?”

“Back exit, through there.” Another voice cuts in, I glanced and recognized the woman who was presumed to be the owner of the studio. Grace–was it? “I’ll handle them. Go. Now.”

Sydney and I nodded quickly, not wasting a second leading her through the hall, navigating through the studio, moving faster than I thought possible after the workout I just finished.

We made it out the back door, into the back alleyway of the studio, and carefully walked towards the other end of the building.

I peeked around the corner, enough to see the mob still crowding the front.

Grace was out there, stepping outside the studio doors, trying to get them to leave. But it wasn’t working as they continued to press on her.

“Shit,” she said under her breath. “My car is parked right in front of them. They’ll definitely see me if I make a run for it.”

In my head, I tired coming up with different ways to get–

One of the reporters turned, locking their eyes on me. Fuck.

There was no time to think.

“Follow me.” I said, my hand finding hers, clasped together tightly, as she ran with me to my car.

Sydney slid into the passenger seat, then I immediately started the engine, pulling out of the lot before anyone of the reporters could catch up. I wasn’t even sure where I was driving. I just knew I needed to get us out of here.

The car ride was quiet for a moment, save for the faint hum of the engine and the distant sound of traffic as I drove away from the chaos.

I kept my eyes in front of me, but I could see her in my peripheral. Sydney was staring out the window, her hands still clenched into fists in her lap. She was trying to calm down, so I gave her the space to do that. 

I was anxious about how she was feeling, most likely feeling all sorts of emotions. But the last thing she needed was me bombarding her with questions.

After a long while, Sydney let out a slow breath. “Thank you for what you did back there. I wouldn’t have known what to do if it weren’t for you.”

I took my eyes off the road for a second, glancing at her. “You okay?”

She let out a slow breath and nodded. “Yeah. Just…probably didn’t expect my first encounter with the media to be this crazy.” She shook her head slightly, like she couldn’t believe what had just happened. Then she turned to look at me. “Does that happen to you often?”

“No. Not like this.” I admitted, but I found it hard to believe that she had never experienced something like that–considering who her brother was. “You’ve really never had this happen to you? I figured you’d have to deal with it before since Simon gets swarmed all the time.” 

Her brother had been in the league longer than I have, and let’s just say, he wasn’t exactly media-trained. Reporters loved to leech on Simon, always trying to get him to slip up, to say something worth putting on the articles. I mean, it was his fault for giving the reporters nothing to work with during post-game interviews. The guy was a walking soundbite, whether he meant to be or not. 

If she was related to him, surely, she would have been dragged into it at some point.

Sydney sighed, leaning her head against the seat. “Simon and I don’t really get involved in each other’s lives like that. As much as I stay out of his hockey career, he stays out of mine too. We have our own things, our own spaces, we don’t overlap much.”

“So you never go to the games? Or attend family events?”

“Maybe one or two games in his whole career. The only time we really spend together is at each other’s house or when we text and call.” 

“You two are pretty close then.”

“Yeah, well, we try our best to be. We grew up here in Vancouver with our parents, so we were naturally close. Even though Simon was three years older than me and played sports on the ice together as kids, we still got along well. He was like my built-in best friend. Always looking out for me.”

Although I hated that the conversation was about Simon, I could easily get lost in Sydney’s voice. It was less about the subject–her brother–and more about her. Just the way she spoke–soft, thoughtful, unguarded. 

I could listen to her talk all day.

But then something she said caught my attention, and I wasn’t going to dismiss it either. 

“Wait, sports on the ice?” I repeated her words, my grip on the wheel tightening. “Did you play hockey too?”

Sydney hesitated. I saw the flicker of uncertainty cross her face, the way she tensed faintly like she revealed something she hadn’t meant to.

I was about to take it back, tell her she didn’t have to answer, but then she spoke.

“No, I didn’t play hockey,” she paused before continuing. “For as long as I can remember, we both grew up on the ice together. While Simon had hockey, I had figure skating. I’ve been a figure skater for almost half of my life and then I quit years ago when I was eighteen.”

I slowly nodded, not missing the way she said it–regret, maybe?–like there was something more to it. I figured if she wanted to talk about it more, she would. So I knew better than to push on the matter.

Still, the fact that she had a background in skating–that was something I never would have guessed. It was weird. I hadn’t thought I would ever get a glimpse into Sydney’s life like this. At first, she seemed so closed off and had her wall up from anyone trying to break their way in. 

But now that she was opening up, I was more intrigued than ever.

I was so lost in my thoughts while my gaze was still on her, that I barely realized that the lights were changing and she noticed. Shit.

“Quit staring and eyes on the road, Hughes.”

I snapped my attention forward, just in time for the light to turn green, pressed my foot on the gas. 

Clearing my throat, I scrambled to cover up the fact I had been caught staring at her. “We can’t go back to the studio. Not if the reporters are still there.”

Sydney checked the time on her phone and sighed. “Yeah, I figured. It wouldn’t be a smart idea to head back right now.”

I paused before asking. “Did you have plans later?”

“Yeah, sort of. I was supposed to meet my friend at her workplace after training today.”

I thought about it for a second. I still had about an hour to kill before my own training. Considering what happened earlier, I owed it to her. And besides, I still haven't made it up to her for ruining her hoodie the first time we met.

“I can drive you there.”

She paused, giving me a look. “You don’t have to do that.”

“I want to.”

For a long while, Sydney eventually caved in, as if deciding it wasn’t worth arguing about.

She handed her phone over with the address, and the moment I saw it, recognition hit me instantly. It was the arena was the same place I was heading to for practice. 

“Funny story actually,” I paused. “I’m heading to the exact arena for practice.”

“Oh, that’s convenient.” Sydney said, her expression was unreadable. “Are you sure? I could just bus–”

“Gray, I am completely sure. Just let me do this for you, please?”

She seemed very reluctant to accept any offers from me–first the hoodie, now this. I wasn’t sure if that was a good or bad thing, but gave me a short nod and didn’t say anything more. 

My curiosity was starting to get the better of me, though. “Do you often not let other people help you? Or is it just towards me?”

“Just to you, Hughes. And It’s definitely on purpose.” Sydney said.

I caught the corners of her lips curve in my peripheral, making me chuckle at her words. “I believe that. You know, since you don’t need anything from an NHL player and all.”

She gave me a look once I repeated what she had said to me during our first encounter.

Sydney rolled her eyes, “How do you still remember that? Seems like ages ago.”

I shrugged. “It’s easy when you’re not that hard to forget, Gray.”

She was quick to turn her head out towards the window, shaking her head with a small laugh, not commenting any further. So instead, I chose to let it go and focused on driving.

Then my mind wandered back to what she had said about her friend that she was going to meet up with. 

If her friend worked at the arena, then maybe I worked or knew of them. A trainer? An employee? Maybe even a player? God, I hope it’s not someone I already knew.

Instead of keeping my thoughts to myself, I asked her. “What does your friend do at the arena?” 

Sydney simply smiled, glancing at me. “I guess you’ll have to wait and see.”

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