#bonus points for anyone who spots the two hookups/casual relationships that have not previously been mentioned in the gc

[princesstillyenna]

Is there/will there be an origin story for the og qhl chat?

I mean, no... there isn't. I have no PLANS to write it.

But here's how it VAGUELY happened.

The flyers.

The end

No, ok, so in the EARLY DAYS it was Carts and Richie and Danny on the flyers as team queer. Right? And they were all buddies with each other, and then Claude showed up and just broke Danny's brain, and the three of them had a lil GC to chat about Claude being a thirsty lil bitch. For reference this is the 08/09 NHL season. Danny also adds in the only other queer guy he knows in the NHL who he knows from 02/03 and 03/04 Worlds team - Bobby Lu.

Bobby adds in Paul Kariya (who he played on the olympics team with), who adds HIS partner Teemu Selänne.

And they all spend a year or so laughing at Danny.

Who then eventually adds in Claude when they start dating for real.

And for a while, that is the QHL chat.

For the next few years nothing of note happens. Then we get to the 13/14 season and Bobby gets his OWN thirsty rookie. It's worth noting that bobby resists the thirsty rookie far FAR less than Danny ever did and Eddie is far quicker at getting into the chat than Claude was.

ALSO that's an olympic season... AND there are a FEW HEART TO HEARTS HAD AT THE OLYMPICS. Because Olympics are like that but also... Cartsy is overheard bullying Lu about his thirsty rookie... and a rather young looking John Tavares sidles over and nervously asks if anyone has any advice for how to deal with a really cute rookie who is thirsting all over you and giving you mixed signals but you don't really know what to do about it...

They also side eye crosby for a VERY LONG TIME. Because EVERYONE'S GAYDAR IS PINGING but also, it's a very flyers heavy chat... and they're not sure what to do about it.

And then they're talking more about thirsty rookies... and Sid appears and quietly asks what you should do about a thirsty rookie who is like 100% an infant and also thinks you're a god.... and they're like WE DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE A PEN YOU ARE CLEARLY ONE OF US

And Cartsy adopts Tazer as his tiny gay angry rookie. Because he thinks he's adorable for pining over an american. He thinks that's the funniest shit in the world and has much mocking potential. He's not wrong. It does.

So JT and JT and Sid get added to the chat and there is MUCH angsting over tiny rookies and Americans.

THEN Danny goes to the Avs, and he adds Tyson Barrie. And Tyson Barrie ONLY.

Tyson adds EJ. Sid stops talking about Nate at ALL.

The boys still tease Sid about nate, but for some reason Tys and EJ think they are teasing him because of Nate's GIGANTIC CRUSH ON HIM so they join in the teasing.

THEN TAZER DOES SOMETHING ABOUT FANCYING KANER. And Kaner gets added to the chat, and he's like "Oh, I feel outnumbered, there are a lot of canadians, is this a chat for gay canadians and if so where is Segs?" and so he adds in Segs. Because they used to play together. Facts.

And then Kaner doesn’t like being the only American and so he’s like, well, while Tazer was being adopted as Cartsys gay rookie, I got adopted by an american gay vet... so... like, I get to add him in right? And he adds in Paul Martin, who in turn adds in James Neal and then Sid is like I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY GAY IN THE VILLAGE... pens... and has a little meltdown. And is more comfortable with being open about stuff and also with talking to Nate...

And then Nate gets with Sid and Nate gets added in and I think that brings us roughly up to date?????