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If ANY of yall EVER do this shit to me, im deleting every single fic out of spite.

If I ever catch one of yall doing this to another author and I know youre a follower of my work I will block you personally on every platform

None of yall are the fic police. I DESPISE genai. I think its an insult to art, humanity, and the planet itself. But aint not a single fucking person here qualified to pick apart a strangers fic looking for a gotcha moment to make yourselves feel superior. If you think something is ai you can ask the author (most are proud of the ai use and will just tell you straight up) if they say yes you have your answer and can warn people. If they say no and you dont believe them you block and quietly keep it between you and maybe a close group of friends. Spreading misinformation is DANGEROUS. And NONE of you doing this shit are anywhere near qualified to do it.

THIS GOES DOUBLY FOR ARTISTS.

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Addieverse Preview

Everything below the cut for anyone who doesn't care/doesn't want to know!

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At the end, Addie called out and asked Lauren if she could get ones with her friends, which the photographer thought was an excellent idea. Lauren hung back as two very opinionated girls directed the other three into poses, but her jaw dropped when Margot very confidently said that there should be one of Addie and Xander by themselves. 

Lauren saw Addie freeze and Xander look like he was going to vomit, which confirmed every single one of her instincts about Xander and Kayla. 

“Come on, you two. You’re the future faces of Canadian hockey, we should mark this day so they can show this photo on Sportsnet, like, seventy thousand times,” Margot reasoned. 

“You are, too, Gogo,” Addie said and Margot shook her head. 

“I’m good carrying your hockey bag, Ads, I’ve told you that. Not interested in posters and shit, I like being the guest star in the public version of your life,” Margot reasoned and Lauren had never heard the girl say it like that before. “We have the three of us and all that shit, you and Xander. Come on, my bra is fucking uncomfortable and the faster we get this whole thing over with, the faster I get the shrimp cocktail I’ve been promised.” 

Addie and Xander moved towards each other and posed stiffly. 

“Oh Christ, it’s a wedding, not an abduction,” Taryn called from the door way. “Hold your breath and do a side hug.” 

And when they did, Lauren watched as they both visibly relaxed into each other. She wondered if that was the first time they’d hugged since Kayla appeared, and her heart hurt for all three people in that triangle. Kayla, who deserved someone who chose her, Xander, who deserved to choose, and Addie, who deserved both of those things. 

“Is it weird I want that to be the cover of NHL35 or whatever?” 

Lauren laughed and turned to make eye contact with Tyler. “They usually have hockey gear on though, right?” 

“Yeah, I guess. We could recreate it in full pads.” 

~*~

How we feeling about Xander and Addie?

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Matthew in St. Tropez rn and Drai is getting married in Provence foaming at the mouth

In my fingers-in-my-ears treatment of reality, I am obviously getting ideas because BE SO FOR REAL BOYS. The narrative!

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I am so endeared by this child

“When I went out against Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, it was like I was playing on a PlayStation. The players were skating around me, my head was spinning, I didn't understand where I was at all, even the light was falling on the rink differently, everything was different.

"I was under the impression when I was still doing the rookie lap. I thought, 'Damn, where did I end up?' It was such a pleasant excitement."

🎥: Matvei Michkov on his NHL debut against the Canucks (machine translated) • ЛЁД | 16/07/2025

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actually the sluttiest thing a man can do is be matthew tkachuk

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the funcles are baaaack

Leon peered at Matthew’s phone. “You think he’d talk?” 

Matthew smirked. “He’s USNTDP, too. Don’t you call us a cult? I’m sure I could get him to have dinner with a fellow cult member.” 

Leon rolled his eyes and kept scrolling. “I mean, just from headlines and rumors, TK’s concerns are valid.” 

“Bedsy but different, like entirely different,” Matthew commented, “so not Bedsy, but…”

“You wanna tie yourself in any more verbal knots there, sweetheart?” 

Matthew flipped him off. 

“But yeah, I think he’s got a whole city obsessed with him, negatively and positively, and he’s being held up as a piece of their future, and that’s odd when Anaheim just…” Leon trailed off. 

Everyone had heard Zegras’ intro presser with the Flyers; they knew how he felt about Anaheim.

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Coming soon to Ao3

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—richard siken

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Fic Update!

“Who the fuck is that?” Matthew said to Bowie when the doorbell rang at 3pm the Saturday after the press conference. He heaved himself off of the couch and moved slowly to the door. Timbit was exceptionally active and he knew what everyone would say if he told them. They’d say it was twins and he should pay more attention to the rhythms because it’s definitely twins, and hasn’t he checked the old texts, it’s absolutely twins.

Matthew was barely ready for one pup, much less two, thanks so much, everyone.

Nonetheless, he and whoever was gestating made their way to the front door. He swung it open without any concern, as it was probably a teammate or a WAG or someone delivering Bowie’s food.

But it wasn’t.

It was his parents.

Burn the Ships Chapter Four available now - click here

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Ask me anything you want she says… soooooo

What was the scene in Addie verse that made you realize “welp I’m gonna be writing 10 fics for this”

I mean it! I love talking about my fics.

In Cedar Park All Stars, there’s a small scene where Taryn starts to pack because she’s decided she’s moving to Edmonton. I think that was the turning point. I knew it was longer at Timbits on the porch, but I think that’s when I knew I had to write to Addie’s draft.

Which I am, ps, still, with an epilogue full of jump cuts to see what she’s up to for a little while. I mean, I promised that she’d do the seal dance at her wedding with her beloved Dandelions, so I figure we should see that.

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Ao3 version that lets you open the 'director's cut' where I, the author, explain every detail in excruciating detail to you and what it is in reference to.

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Every time someone comments on my old fic, i feel like I'm an old actor getting paid residuals. Appreciate you, old-fic-commenters. Key source of emotional income, tbh.

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Where can I find your fics! I am a ravenous Mattdrai fan and I require more!!

They’re all on Ao3! Same user name. Enjoy!

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As a fic writer, i need every reader to know that:

I don’t care if your comment is coherent. I know what you mean and i love you

I don’t care if you ramble. I read every word and i love you

I don’t care if you leave a comment on a fic from four years ago or leave comments/kudos on like ten of my fics in one go. This isn’t IG, pls stalk my AO3. I love you

I don’t care if you mention the same thing in your comment that four other people have already mentioned. It’s actually really useful to know what resonated with people and I love everyone who takes the time to tell me they liked a particular turn of phrase

I don’t mind if your comment is super long or just a couple of sentences, i love them all

I love you

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Heyyyy so when is the next chapter of burn the ships comes out? Because I love it so much and I’m dying to see what comes next

As soon as it’s ready, I promise. I post as I write, so that doesn’t move in a rhythm. Thanks for your excitement - that means a lot!